Yorkton (provincial electoral district)
 Saskatchewan electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | ||
| MLA |
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| District created | 1905 | ||
| First contested | 1905 | ||
| Last contested | 2016 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors | 10,961 | ||
| Census divisions | Division 9 | ||
| Census subdivisions | Yorkton | ||
Yorkton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It has historically almost always voted for the governing party, selecting an opposition candidate only twice in its history (1938 & 1960).
The current boundaries of the constituency were set by the Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan).
Founded as "York City" in 1882, Yorkton (pop. 15,038) became a city on February 1, 1928.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22nd | 1991–1995 | Clay Serby | New Democrat | |
| 23rd | 1995–1999 | |||
| 24th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 25th | 2003–2007 | |||
| 26th | 2007–2011 | Greg Ottenbreit | Saskatchewan Party | |
| 27th | 2011–2016 | |||
| 28th | 2016–present | |||
Election results (1991–present)
| Saskatchewan general election, 2016 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Greg Ottenbreit | 4,707 | – | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Greg Olson | 1,454 | – | – | ||||
| Liberal | Aaron Sinclair | 188 | – | – | ||||
| Green | Chad Gregoire | 121 | – | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | – | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[1][2] | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan General Election 2011,
Yorkton electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Saskatchewan | Greg Ottenbreit | 5,446 | 72.45% | +12.99 | |
| NDP | Chad Blenkin | 1,932 | 25.70% | -11.82 | |
| Green | Kathryn McDonald | 139 | 1.85% | – | |
| Total | 7,517 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan General Election 2007,
Yorkton electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Saskatchewan | Greg Ottenbreit | 5,005 | 59.46% | +18.29% | |
| NDP | Randy Goulden | 3,158 | 37.52% | -13.72% | |
| Liberal | Joyce Landry | 254 | 3.02% | -1.76% | |
| Total | 8,417 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan General Election 2003,
Yorkton electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| NDP | Clay Serby | 3,979 | 51.24% | +10.31% | |
| Saskatchewan | Randy Atkinson | 3,197 | 41.17% | +4.46% | |
| Liberal | Charles Gunning | 371 | 4.78% | -17.58% | |
| Western Independence | Bruce Ritter | 218 | 2.81% | – | |
| Total | 7,765 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan General Election 1999,
Yorkton electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| NDP | Clay Serby | 2,874 | 40.93% | -8.64% | |
| Saskatchewan | Lorne Gogal | 2,578 | 36.71% | – | |
| Liberal | Richard Yaholnitsky | 1,570 | 22.36% | -16.19% | |
| Total | 7,022 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan General Election 1995,
Yorkton electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| NDP | Clay Serby | 3,588 | 49.57% | -9.41% | |
| Liberal | David Bucsis | 2,791 | 38.55% | +19.76% | |
| Prog. Conservative | Howard W. Evans | 860 | 11.88% | -10.35% | |
| Total | 7,239 | 100.00% | |||
| Saskatchewan General Election 1991,
Yorkton electoral district | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| NDP | Clay Serby | 4,897 | 58.98% | – | |
| Prog. Conservative | Brian Fromm | 1,846 | 22.23% | – | |
| Liberal | Donna Taylor Yaholnitsky | 1,560 | 18.79% | – | |
| Total | 8,303 | 100.00% | |||
History
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Thomas Henry Garry | 1905–1929 | Liberal | |
| 2. | Alan Carl Stewart | 1929–1934 | Independent | |
| 3. | Vincent Reynolds Smith | 1934–1938 | Liberal | |
| 4. | Alan Carl Stewart | 1938–1944 | Unity | |
| 5. | Arthur Percy Swallow | 1944–1956 | CCF | |
| 6. | Frederick Neibrandt | 1956–1960 | CCF | |
| 7. | Bernard David Gallagher | 1960–1971 | Liberal | |
| 8. | Irving Wensley Carlson | 1971–1975 | NDP | |
| 9. | Randall Neil Nelson | 1975–1982 | NDP | |
| 10. | Lorne Aubrey McLaren | 1982–1991 | PC | |
| 11. | Clay Serby | 1991–2007 | NDP | |
| 12. | Greg Ottenbreit | 2007–present | Saskatchewan Party |
See also
- Yorkton – North-West Territories territorial electoral district
- Yorkton – Federal electoral district
References
- ↑ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "Preliminary voting results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
External links
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
- Elections Saskatchewan: Official Results of the 2007 Provincial Election By Electoral District
- Elections Saskatchewan: Official Results of the 2011 Provincial Election
- Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
Coordinates: 51°12′N 102°42′W / 51.200°N 102.700°W
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