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Kelvington-Wadena

Coordinates: 52°10′N 103°40′W / 52.167°N 103.667°W / 52.167; -103.667
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Kelvington-Wadena
Saskatchewan electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 		 
Chris Beaudry
Saskatchewan
District created1975
First contested1975
Last contested2024
Demographics
Electors9,509
Census division(s)Division 10, 14

Kelvington-Wadena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada, in the east-central region.

The riding was last contested in the 2020 general election, when it returned Saskatchewan Party MLA Hugh Nerlien.

The largest population centres in the constituency are Wynyard, Wadena, Foam Lake, Kelvington and Porcupine Plain. Villages in the riding include Bjorkdale, Elfros, Rama, Archerwill, Margo and Lintlaw. Both major Canadian railways – the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific – have branch lines serving the area.

History

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Kelvington-Wadena was created in 1975 by merging the ridings of Kelvington and Wadena. However, the riding has been significantly reconfigured several times since then. For the 1995 general election, the riding was significantly expanded east and west, taking in territory from Canora and Quill Lakes which were being merged and eliminated, respectively. The next major reconfiguration came prior to the 2003 general election, at which time the riding exchanged significant territory between Canora-Pelly, Last Mountain-Touchwood, Melfort and Carrot River Valley. For the next general election, the riding will gain territory west and south of Wynyard from Arm River and lose territory around Invermay and Tisdale to Canora-Pelly and Carrot River Valley, respectively.

From its creation until 1999, the riding returned MLAs from all three major parties. It originally alternated between the New Democrats and Progressive Conservatives, before being won by Liberal MLA June Draude with a thin plurality. Draude joined the Saskatchewan Party upon its founding in 1997, and the riding has been held by Saskatchewan Party MLAs since.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
Kelvington-Wadena
Riding created from Wadena and Kelvington
18th  1975–1978     Neil Erland Byers New Democratic
19th  1978–1982
20th  1982–1986     Sherwin Petersen Progressive Conservative
21st  1986–1991
22nd  1991–1995     Kenneth Kluz New Democratic
23rd  1995–1997     June Draude Liberal
 1997–1999     Saskatchewan
24th  1999–2003
25th  2003–2007
26th  2007–2011
27th  2011–2016
28th  2016–2020 Hugh Nerlien
29th  2020–2024
30th  2024–present Chris Beaudry

Election results

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2020

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2020 provincial election redistributed results[1]
Party %
  Saskatchewan 70.7
  New Democratic 17.9
  Buffalo 5.3
  Green 2.4
2020 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Hugh Nerlien 4,791 69.57 -0.40
New Democratic Linda Patenaude 1,223 17.76 -0.69
Buffalo Justin Chrobot 370 5.37 –
Progressive Conservative Wayne Mastrachuk 331 4.80 -0.51
Green Melissa Fletcher 172 2.50 +1.03
Total valid votes 6,887 99.57
Total rejected ballots 30 0.43 –
Turnout 6,917 – –
Eligible voters –
Saskatchewan hold Swing –
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

2016

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2016 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Hugh Nerlien 5,133 69.97 –8.75
New Democratic Danny Hiscock 1,354 18.45 +0.09
Progressive Conservative Tim Atchinson 390 5.31 -
Western Independence Walter Hrappsted 218 2.97 -
Liberal Bernie Yuzdepski 132 1.79 -
Green Owen Swiderski 108 1.47 –1.45
Total valid votes 7,335 100.0  
Eligible voters –
Saskatchewan hold Swing -
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[2][3]

2011

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2011 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan June Draude 5,091 78.72 +8.55
New Democratic Graham Reid 1,187 18.36 –4.72
Green Elaine Hughes 189 2.92 +1.10
Total valid votes 6,467 100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing +6.64

2007

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2007 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan June Draude 5,330 70.17 +12.51
New Democratic Mervin Kryzanowski 1,753 23.08 –8.35
Liberal Don Gabel 294 3.87 –3.05
Green Elaine Hughes 138 1.82 –
Western Independence John Koban 81 1.06 –2.93
Total valid votes 7,596 100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing +10.28

2003

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2003 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan June Draude 4,515 57.66 –7.99
New Democratic Ryan Calder 2,461 31.43 +3.43
Liberal Harry Kerr 542 6.92 +0.57
Western Independence Neil Fenske 312 3.99 –
Total valid votes 7,830 100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing –5.56

1999

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1999 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan June Draude 5,045 65.65 –
New Democratic Doug Still 2,152 28.00 –13.67
Liberal Sean Macknak 488 6.35 –36.86
Total valid votes 7,685 100.0  
Saskatchewan gain from Liberal Swing +39.66

1995

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1995 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal June Draude 3,294 43.21 +33.18
New Democratic Darrel Cunningham 3,177 41.67 –12.67
Progressive Conservative Dwayne Evans 1,153 15.12 –20.51
Total valid votes 7,624 100.0  
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +22.92

1991

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1991 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Kenneth Kluz 3,956 54.34 +10.33
Progressive Conservative Sherwin Petersen 2,594 35.63 –15.34
Liberal Bill Kerluke 730 10.03 +5.01
Total valid votes 7,280 100.0  
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +12.84

1986

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1986 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sherwin Petersen 4,129 50.97 –1.20
New Democratic Ken Folstad 3,565 44.01 –1.23
Liberal Orvall Enge 407 5.02 +2.43
Total valid votes 8,101 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.02

1982

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1982 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Sherwin Petersen 4,330 52.17 +10.37
New Democratic Neil Erland Byers 3,755 45.24 –6.49
Liberal Ben Ferrie 215 2.59 –3.88
Total valid votes 8,300 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +8.43

1978

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1978 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Neil Erland Byers 4,165 51.73 +1.14
Progressive Conservative Ray Meiklejohn 3,366 41.80 +15.44
Liberal Ben Ferrie 521 6.47 –16.58
Total valid votes 8,052 100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing –7.15

1975

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1975 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Neil Erland Byers 4,051 50.59
Progressive Conservative Don Austring 2,111 26.36
Liberal Joe Bencharski 1,846 23.05
Total valid votes 8,008 100.0  
New Democratic pickup new district.


References

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  1. ^ "Kelvington-Wadena". 338Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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