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Melfort (federal electoral district)

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Melfort was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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

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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

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1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal MCLEAN, Malcolm 3,688
Conservative KEOWN, Herbert Elwood 2,646
Progressive GREAVES, Rupert James 2,178
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal MCLEAN, Malcolm 7,270
Conservative KEOWN, Herbert Elwood 4,306
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative WEIR, Robert 8,689
Liberal MCLEAN, 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
Conservative WEIR, Hon. Robert acclaimed
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal MCLEAN, Malcolm 6,389
Conservative WEIR, Hon. Robert 4,814
Social Credit LEWIS, Arthur John 4,721
Co-operative Commonwealth POPE, Dorothy C. 2,977
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth WRIGHT, Percy Ellis 11,358
Liberal MCLEAN, Malcolm 8,019
New Democracy HAVER, Malcolm James 1,732
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth WRIGHT, Percy Ellis 9,849
Progressive Conservative HOPE, Ernest Charles 5,793
Liberal FRASER, Finlay Thomas 5,408
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Co-operative Commonwealth WRIGHT, Percy Ellis 7,208
Liberal MACNUTT, Thomas Russell 7,117
Progressive Conservative CAMPBELL, Andrew McCallum 2,228

See also

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