Kelvington-Wadena

Provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada

Kelvington-Wadena Saskatchewan electoral district

Current boundaries since 2016 election

New boundaries effective next election

Provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA| |

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Hugh Nerlien
Saskatchewan
District created| 1975
First contested| 1975
Last contested| 2020
Demographics
Electors| 9,509
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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Legislature | Years | Member | Party

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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–Present

## Election results[edit]

### 2020[edit]

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[edit]

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[1][2]

### 2011[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
* "Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. 2023-05-08. pp. 114–267. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

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