Yorkton (provincial electoral district)

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).

Yorkton
Saskatchewan electoral district
2022 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 		 
Greg Ottenbreit
Saskatchewan
District created1905
First contested1905
Last contested2020
Demographics
Electors10,961
CommunitiesYorkton

It was created when Saskatchewan became a province, replacing the territorial electoral district by the same name, which was established in 1894. The current boundaries of the constituency were set by the Representation Act, 2012 (Saskatchewan).

Founded as "York City" in 1882, Yorkton (pop. 15,038) became a city on February 1, 1928.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Legislature Years Member Party
10th 1943–1948     Arthur Percy Swallow Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
11th 1949–1952
12th 1953–1956
To be added
22nd 1991–1995     Clay Serby New Democratic
23rd 1995–1999
24th 1999–2003
25th 2003–2007
26th 2007–2011     Greg Ottenbreit Saskatchewan Party
27th 2011–2016
28th 2016–2020
29th 2020–present

Election results (1991–present)
2020 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanGreg Ottenbreit4,17174.01+1.46
New DemocraticCarter Antoine1,30123.08+0.42
GreenJudy Mergel1642.91+1.05
Total valid votes 5,63698.96
Total rejected ballots 591.04–
Turnout 5,695––
Eligible voters –
Saskatchewan hold Swing –
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
2016 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanGreg Ottenbreit4,58572.55+0.10
New DemocraticGreg Olson1,43222.66-3.04
LiberalAaron Sinclair1842.91-
GreenChad Gregoire1181.86+0.01
Total valid votes 6,319100.0  
Eligible voters –
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[1][2]
Saskatchewan General Election 2011, Yorkton electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanGreg Ottenbreit5,44672.45+12.99
  NDP Chad Blenkin 1,932 25.70 -11.82
GreenKathryn McDonald1391.85–
Total 7,517 100.00
Saskatchewan General Election 2007, Yorkton electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanGreg Ottenbreit5,00559.46+18.64
  NDP Randy Goulden 3,158 37.52 -14.01
LiberalJoyce Landry2543.02-1.77
Total 8,417 100.00
Saskatchewan General Election 2003, Yorkton electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Clay Serby 3,993 51.53 +10.54
SaskatchewanRandy Atkinson3,16340.82+4.17
LiberalCharles Gunning3714.79-17.57
Western IndependenceBruce Ritter2222.86–
Total 7,749 100.00
Saskatchewan General Election 1999, Yorkton electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Clay Serby 2,893 40.99 -8.58
SaskatchewanLorne Gogal2,58736.65–
LiberalRichard Yaholnitsky1,57822.36-16.19
Total 7,058 100.00
Saskatchewan General Election 1995, Yorkton electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Clay Serby 3,588 49.57 -9.41
LiberalDavid Bucsis2,79138.55+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 –
LiberalDonna Taylor Yaholnitsky1,56018.79–
Total 8,303 100.00

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly
#MLAServedParty
  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

References
  1. "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

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