Melville (electoral district)
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Melville was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Saltcoats riding.
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Regina East and Yorkton—Melville ridings.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Richard Motherwell | 5,305 | ||||||
| Progressive | William James Hepburn | 2,302 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Robert Dinnin | 1,692 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Richard Motherwell | 7,946 | ||||||
| Conservative | John A.M. Patrick | 3,796 | ||||||
| By-election on 2 November 1926
On Motherwell's acceptance of an office of emolument |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Richard Motherwell | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Richard Motherwell | 6,965 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Nelson Hart | 4,041 | ||||||
| Farmer | John Morris Thomas | 3,221 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Richard Motherwell | 8,726 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Holger Munch | 3,727 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Nelson Hart | 3,010 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Leslie Milford Switzer | 2,892 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Garfield Gardiner | 10,158 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Louise Lucas | 9,042 | ||||||
| Unity | Gilbert Henry Bartlett | 1,837 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Garfield Gardiner | 10,095 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Helmer John Benson | 10,067 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Garfield Gardiner | 11,120 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William James Arthurs | 6,388 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas William Drever | 1,465 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Garfield Gardiner | 10,024 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Percy Ellis Wright | 8,092 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Norris Ormiston | 1,142 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Louis Wendell | 783 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Garfield Gardiner | 7,949 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Burton | 7,590 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Ormiston | 2,596 | ||||||
| Social Credit | David Mercier | 1,429 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Ormiston | 8,440 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Burton | 5,698 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Garfield Gardiner | 5,673 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Ormiston | 8,520 | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert A. Monteith | 5,702 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John Burton | 4,313 | ||||||
| Social Credit | John Lang | 859 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Ormiston | 9,412 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jack Kreiser | 5,629 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Joe L. Phelps | 3,464 | ||||||
| Social Credit | John Lang | 925 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Ormiston | 8,843 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jack Kreiser | 5,242 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Walter M. Blahey | 4,122 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Louis E. Obenauer | 734 | ||||||
