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Meadow Lake (provincial Electoral District)

Meadow Lake is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Incorporated as a city in 2009, Meadow Lake (pop. 5,045) is the largest centre in the constituency.

The riding was last contested in the 2020 election, when incumbent Saskatchewan Party MLA Jeremy Harrison was re-elected.

Smaller communities in the riding include the villages of Green Lake, Loon Lake, Leoville, and Goodsoil; and the town of St. Walburg.

History

The riding was first contested in the 1934 general election. From the 1952 general election until the 1971 general election, Meadow Lake also included the remote far northwest corner of the province, including the northern villages of Île-à-la-Crosse and La Loche. About half of this northern area was transferred back to Athabasca prior to the 1971 election, and the remainder transferred 1975 general election, finalizing Meadow Lake's present northern boundary.

The most recent major boundary change took place before the 2003 general election, when the riding was shifted eastward to take in the northwestern third of the former Shellbrook-Spiritwood constituency, losing its western portion (including Pierceland and the border with Alberta) to Lloydminster. Aside from minor adjustments before the 2016 general election, the district's boundaries have remained largely the same since 2003.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Legislature Years Member Party
8th 1934–1938     Donald MacDonald Saskatchewan Liberal Party
9th 1939–1944
10th 1944–1948     Herschel Lee Howell Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
11th 1949–1952     William Thorneycroft Lofts Saskatchewan Liberal Party
12th 1953–1956     Hugh Clifford Dunfield Saskatchewan Liberal Party
13th 1957–1960     Alphonse Peter Weber Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan
14th 1961–1964     Martin Semchuk Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
15th 1965–1967     Henry Ethelbert Coupland Saskatchewan Liberal Party
16th 1968–1971
17th 1971–1975
18th 1975–1978     Gordon James McNeill New Democratic
19th 1979–1982     George Malcolm McLeod Progressive Conservative
20th 1982–1986
21st 1986–1991
22nd 1991–1995     Maynard Sonntag New Democratic
23rd 1995–1999
24th 1999–2003
25th 2003–2007
26th 2007–2011     Jeremy Harrison Saskatchewan Party
27th 2011–2016
28th 2016–2020
29th 2020–present

Election results

2024 Saskatchewan general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison 4,010 62.49 -9.0
New Democratic Miles Nachbaur 2,010 31.32 +5.5
Saskatchewan United Denis Allchurch 296 4.61
Green Candice Turner 101 1.57 -1.1
Total valid votes 6,417 99.70
Total rejected ballots 19 0.30
Turnout 6,436
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan hold Swing –7.3
2020 provincial election redistributed results
Party %
  Saskatchewan 71.5
  New Democratic 25.8
  Green 2.7
2020 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison 4,540 71.63 +1.77
New Democratic Harmonie King 1,627 25.67 +2.75
Green Carol Vandale 171 2.70 +0.99
Total valid votes 6,338 99.61
Total rejected ballots 25 0.39
Turnout 6,363
Eligible voters
Saskatchewan hold Swing
Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News
2016 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison 4,395 70.46 +8.49
New Democratic Dwayne Lasas 1,430 22.92 -13.77
Liberal Eric McCrimmon 305 4.89 -
Green Eric Schalm 107 1.71 +0.37
Total valid votes 6,237 100.0  
Eligible voters
Saskatchewan hold Swing -
Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News
2011 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison 4,207 61.97 +13.11
New Democratic Helen Ben 2,491 36.69 -11.66
Green Susan Merasty 91 1.34 *
Total 6,789 100.00
Saskatchewan hold Swing -
2007 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Jeremy Harrison 3,507 48.86 +4.59
New Democratic Maynard Sonntag 3,471 48.35 -1.92
Liberal Don Coupland 200 2.79 -2.67
Total 7,178 100.00
Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic Swing -
2003 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Maynard Sonntag 3,472 50.27 +3.54
Saskatchewan Ron Dosdall 3,058 44.27 +2.85
Liberal Don Coupland 377 5.46 -6.39
Total 6,907 100.00
1999 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Maynard Sonntag 2,846 46.73 -1.47
Saskatchewan Bob Young 2,523 41.42 *
Liberal Don Coupland 722 11.85 -24.39
Total 6,091 100.00
1995 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Maynard Sonntag 2,910 48.20 -3.09
Liberal Dennis Barnett 2,188 36.24 +29.80
Progressive Conservative Paul S. Pospisil 939 15.56 -26.71
Total 6,037 100.00
1991 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Maynard Sonntag 3,719 51.29 +16.33
Progressive Conservative George McLeod 3,065 42.27 -17.15
Liberal J. Burton Dougan 467 6.44 +0.82
Total 7,251 100.00
1986 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George McLeod 3,711 59.42 -2.74
New Democratic Bill Krasicki 2,183 34.96 +3.43
Liberal Henry Coupland 351 5.62 +3.70
Total 6,245 100.00
1982 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George McLeod 4,236 62.16 +14.60
New Democratic Dave Bridger 2,149 31.53 -12.45
Western Canada Concept Paul S. Pospisil 242 3.55 *
Liberal R. Hugh Currie 131 1.92 -6.54
Independent Ray L. Manegre 57 0.84 -
Total 6,815 100.00
1978 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative George McLeod 3,016 47.56 +18.45
New Democratic Gordon McNeill 2,789 43.98 +8.23
Liberal Colin Campbell 537 8.46 -26.68
Total 6,342 100.00
1975 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Gordon McNeill 2,094 35.75 -10.84
Liberal Henry Coupland 2,058 35.14 -18.27
Progressive Conservative Leo Jeannotte 1,705 29.11 -
Total 5,857 100.00
1971 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Coupland 3,350 53.41 +10.68
New Democratic Paul Kuffert 2,922 46.59 +5.76
Total 6,272 100.00
1967 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Coupland 2,394 42.73 -7.44
New Democratic Martin Semchuk 2,288 40.83 +7.16
Progressive Conservative Leo Jeannotte 921 16.44 +0.28
Total 5,603 100.00
1964 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Coupland 3,149 50.17 +20.84
Co-operative Commonwealth Martin Semchuk 2,113 33.67 +1.73
Progressive Conservative Fred L. Dunbar 1,014 16.16 -0.92
Total 6,276 100.00
1960 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Martin Semchuk 1,834 31.94 +5.15
Liberal Henry Coupland 1,684 29.33 +1.34
Social Credit A. Peter Weber 1,243 21.65 -23.57
Progressive Conservative Fred L. Dunbar 981 17.08 -
Total 5,742 100.00
1956 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit A. Peter Weber 2,425 45.22 +22.05
Liberal H. Cliff Dunfield 1,501 27.99 -16.30
Co-operative Commonwealth Frank G. Warick 1,437 26.79 -2.81
Total 5,363 100.00
1952 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal H. Cliff Dunfield 2,653 44.29 -2.80
Co-operative Commonwealth Gustav A. Malinowsky 1,773 29.60 -7.92
Social Credit William A. McRae 1,388 23.17 +7.78
Independent Louis M. Marion 176 2.94 *
Total 5,990 100.00
1948 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bill Lofts 3,307 47.09 +10.38
Co-operative Commonwealth Herschel L. Howell 2,635 37.52 -3.85
Social Credit John W. Evanishen 1,081 15.39 -
Total 7,023 100.00
1944 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Co-operative Commonwealth Herschel L. Howell 2,034 41.37 +17.10
Liberal Donald MacDonald 1,805 36.71 -6.21
Labour Progressive Arthur J. Doucet 716 14.56 *
Progressive Conservative William Titley 362 7.36 -
Total 4,917 100.00
1938 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald MacDonald 3,184 42.92 -17.84
Social Credit Judson B. Clark 2,434 32.81 *
Co-operative Commonwealth Robert C. Paul 1,800 24.27 +3.11
Total 7,418 100.00
1934 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Donald MacDonald 4,304 60.76 *
Farmer–Labour Charles Mycroft 1,499 21.16 *
Conservative J.H. Storry 1,281 18.08 *
Total 7,084 100.00

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly

# MLA Served Party
  1. Donald MacDonald 1934–1944 Liberal
  2. Herschel L. Howell 1944–1948 CCF
  3. Bill Lofts 1948–1952 Liberal
  4. H. Cliff Dunfield 1952–1956 Liberal
  5. A. Peter Weber 1956–1960 Social Credit
  6. Martin Semchuk 1960–1964 CCF
  7. Henry Coupland 1964–1975 Liberal
  8. Gordon McNeill 1975–1978 NDP
  9. George McLeod 1978–1991 Prog. Conservative
  10. Maynard Sonntag 1991–2007 NDP
  11. Jeremy Harrison 2007–present Saskatchewan Party

References

  1. ^ "Meadow Lake". 338Canada. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. ^ McElroy, Justin (5 April 2016). "Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Meadow Lake riding". Global News. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

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