Melfort (electoral district)

For the provincial electoral district, see Melfort (provincial electoral district).

Melfort was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953. It was created in 1924 from Prince Albert riding, and was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Humboldt—Melfort, Mackenzie, Prince Albert, and Rosthern ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Malcolm McLean, Liberal (1925–1930)
  2. Robert Weir, Conservative (1930–1935)
  3. Malcolm McLean, Liberal (1935–1940)
  4. Percy Ellis Wright, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1940–1953)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCLEAN, Malcolm 3,688
ConservativeKEOWN, Herbert Elwood 2,646
ProgressiveGREAVES, Rupert James 2,178
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCLEAN, Malcolm 7,270
ConservativeKEOWN, Herbert Elwood 4,306
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeWEIR, Robert 8,689
LiberalMCLEAN, Malcolm 7,367
     Farmer DOYLE, Ferman E. 1,435

By-election: On Mr. Weir's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 8 August 1930

Canadian federal by-election, 25 August 1930
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeWEIR, Hon. Robert acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMCLEAN, Malcolm 6,389
ConservativeWEIR, Hon. Robert 4,814
Social CreditLEWIS, Arthur John 4,721
Co-operative CommonwealthPOPE, Dorothy C. 2,977
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative CommonwealthWRIGHT, Percy Ellis 11,358
LiberalMCLEAN, Malcolm 8,019
New DemocracyHAVER, Malcolm James 1,732
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative CommonwealthWRIGHT, Percy Ellis 9,849
Progressive ConservativeHOPE, Ernest Charles 5,793
LiberalFRASER, Finlay Thomas 5,408
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative CommonwealthWRIGHT, Percy Ellis 7,208
LiberalMACNUTT, Thomas Russell 7,117
Progressive ConservativeCAMPBELL, Andrew McCallum 2,228

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