Yorkton—Melville is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Geography
The district is in east-central Saskatchewan.
History The electoral district was created in 1966 from Yorkton, Melville and Mackenzie ridings.
In 2006, 30.2% of the population of the Yorkton—Melville constituency were of Ukrainian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada. Also during the 2006 election, the Yorkton—Melville riding had the highest percentage of eligible voters over the age of 65, and highest average age of all the then-308 federal electoral districts.
This riding lost a fraction of territory to Regina—Qu'Appelle and gained territory from Saskatoon—Humboldt and a fraction from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Historical boundaries
Members of Parliament
Demographics + Panethnic groups in Yorkton—Melville (2011−2021)Panethnic group202120162011 European 56,145 58,820 61,600 Indigenous 8,765 7,530 6,735 Southeast Asian 2,330 1,910 845 South Asian 915 315 40 African 545 310 255 East Asian 400 435 310 Latin American 250 120 0 Middle Eastern 80 55 10 Other/multiracial 135 60 35 Total responses 69,565 69,530 69,830 Total population 71,220 71,031 71,270
Election results
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Conservative 24,608 68.79 New Democratic 4,332 12.11 People's 3,293 9.21 Liberal 2,257 6.31 Green 623 1.74 Others 658 1.84
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % Conservative 23,607 68.88 New Democratic 7,526 21.96 Liberal 2,266 6.61 Green 817 2.38 Independent 58 0.17
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Expenditures - 2008 Expenditures - 2004 Expenditures - 2000 Expenditures - 1997
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