Melville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, this constituency was created before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934. The Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan) merged this riding with parts of the Saltcoats electoral district to form the new riding of Melville-Saltcoats.
It was the riding of Premier James Garfield Gardiner and his son James Wilfrid Gardiner.
Members of the Legislative Assembly # MLA Served Party 1. James Garfield Gardiner 1934–1935 Liberal 2. Ernest Walter Gerrand 1935–1938 Liberal 3. John Frederick Herman 1938–1944 Social Credit 4. William James Arthurs 1944–1948 CCF 5. Patrick Deshaye 1948–1952 Liberal 6. Allan Brown 1952–1956 CCF 7. James W. Gardiner 1956–1967 Liberal 8. John Kowalchuk 1967–1982 New Democrat 9. Grant Schmidt 1982–1991 Progressive Conservative 10. Evan Carlson 1991–1995 New Democrat 11. Ron Osika 1995–2001 Liberal 12. Ron Osika 2001–2003 Independent
Election results
|Conservative |Elisha Forest Scharf |align="right"|1,930 |align="right"|22.93% |align="right"|–
|Farmer-Labour |Wilfrid Wass |align="right"|1,504 |align="right"|17.87% |align="right"|– |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|8,417 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|Acclamation !align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|10,189 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|style="width: 130px"|CCF |William James Arthurs |align="right"|4,575 |align="right"|50.78% |align="right"|–
|Prog. Conservative |Shamus Patrick Regan |align="right"|821 |align="right"|9.11% |align="right"|- |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|9,010 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|CCF |George T. Webster |align="right"|4,690 |align="right"|42.61% |align="right"|-8.17
|- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|11,006 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|style="width: 130px"|CCF |Allan Brown |align="right"|4,578 |align="right"|46.29% |align="right"|+3.68
|- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|9,889 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|CCF |Allan Brown |align="right"|3,808 |align="right"|39.81% |align="right"|-4.77
|Prog. Conservative |Gordon C. Peters |align="right"|189 |align="right"|1.98% |align="right"|- |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|9,565 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|CCF |Joseph Elfenbaum |align="right"|3,411 |align="right"|38.35% |align="right"|-1.46
|Prog. Conservative |Maurice Tallant |align="right"|881 |align="right"|9.90% |align="right"|+7.92 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|8,895 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|CCF |William Wiwchar |align="right"|3,229 |align="right"|38.71% |align="right"|+0.36
|Prog. Conservative |Douglas A. Ellis |align="right"|1,627 |align="right"|19.51% |align="right"|+9.61 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|8,341 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|style="width: 130px"|NDP |John Kowalchuk |align="right"|3,584 |align="right"|45.68% |align="right"|+6.97
|Prog. Conservative |Art Pelzer |align="right"|799 |align="right"|10.18% |align="right"|-9.33 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|7,846 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|style="width: 130px"|NDP |John Kowalchuk |align="right"|4,184 |align="right"|59.60% |align="right"|+13.92
|- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|7,020 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|style="width: 130px"|NDP |John Kowalchuk |align="right"|3,747 |align="right"|45.45% |align="right"|-14.15
|Prog. Conservative |Glenn Miller |align="right"|2,478 |align="right"|30.06% |align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|8,244 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|style="width: 130px"|NDP |John Kowalchuk |align="right"|4,072 |align="right"|48.26% |align="right"|+2.81
|Prog. Conservative |Glenn Miller |align="right"|3,465 |align="right"|41.06% |align="right"|+11.00
|- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|8,438 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|style="width: 130px"|Prog. Conservative |Grant Schmidt |align="right"|4,172 |align="right"|47.57% |align="right"|+6.51
|NDP |Pat Krug |align="right"|3,486 |align="right"|39.75% |align="right"|-8.51
|- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|8,770 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|style="width: 130px"|Prog. Conservative |Grant Schmidt |align="right"|4,575 |align="right"|53.46% |align="right"|+5.89
|NDP |Matt Stecyk |align="right"|3,302 |align="right"|38.59% |align="right"|-1.16
|- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|8,558 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|style="width: 130px"|NDP |Evan Carlson |align="right"|3,656 |align="right"|45.90% |align="right"|+7.31
|Prog. Conservative |Grant Schmidt |align="right"|3,048 |align="right"|38.26% |align="right"|-15.20
|- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|7,966 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|NDP |Evan Carlson |align="right"|2,975 |align="right"|38.07% |align="right"|-7.83
|Prog. Conservative |Doug Gattinger |align="right"|1,566 |align="right"|20.04% |align="right"|-18.22 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|7,815 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
|NDP |Michael K. Fisher |align="right"|2,056 |align="right"|26.91% |align="right"|-11.16 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|7,640 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"|
See also List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts List of Saskatchewan general elections Canadian provincial electoral districts Melville, Saskatchewan
References
Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division