Melville (federal electoral district)

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

1925 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Richard Motherwell	5,305
	Progressive	William James Hepburn	2,302
	Conservative	John Robert Dinnin	1,692

1926 Canadian federal election
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 under the Crown, 11 October 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Richard Motherwell	acclaimed

1930 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Richard Motherwell	6,965
	Conservative	George Nelson Hart	4,041
	Farmer	John Morris Thomas	3,221

1935 Canadian federal election
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

1940 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Garfield Gardiner	10,158
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Louise Lucas	9,042
	Unity	Gilbert Henry Bartlett	1,837

1945 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Garfield Gardiner	10,095
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Helmer John Benson	10,067

1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Garfield Gardiner	11,120
	Co-operative Commonwealth	William James Arthurs	6,388
	Progressive Conservative	Thomas William Drever	1,465

1953 Canadian federal election
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

1957 Canadian federal election
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

1958 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	James Ormiston	8,440
	Co-operative Commonwealth	John Burton	5,698
	Liberal	James Garfield Gardiner	5,673

1962 Canadian federal election
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

1963 Canadian federal election
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

1965 Canadian federal election
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

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada