Kelvington-Wadena
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Kelvington-Wadena is a provincial
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 electoral district
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 for the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

 of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
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, Canada
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, located in the east-central region.

The largest population centres in the constituency are Wadena
Wadena, Saskatchewan
Wadena is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located east of Saskatoon, north of Fort Qu'Appelle and north-west of Yorkton on the eastern shore of the Quill Lakes. The town is known for its birdwatching opportunities, and hosts the Shorebirds and Friends Festival every year...

, Kelvington
Kelvington, Saskatchewan
-Area statistics:*Dominion Land Survey Sec.4, Twp.37, R.11, W2*Time zone UTC-6-Location:-External links:****...

, Porcupine Plain
Porcupine Plain, Saskatchewan
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 and Quill Lake
Quill Lake, Saskatchewan
- History :Quill Lake was originally established as Lally, Saskatchewan, named after a railway official, of the day, later renamed Quill Lake to conform to the name of the post office. The site was originally the location of a log school house, as business started to develop around the sight the...

. Villages in the riding include Lintlaw
Lintlaw, Saskatchewan
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 and Archerwill
Archerwill, Saskatchewan
-See also:*Barrier Valley No. 397, Saskatchewan*Villages of Saskatchewan*List of communities in Saskatchewan-References:* Pederson, Laurette, ed. . The Past To The Present. North Battleford, Saskatchewan: Turner-Warwick Publications Inc....

. Both major Canadian railways – the Canadian National
Canadian National Railway
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 and the Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific Railway
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 – have branch lines serving the area.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament Years Member Party
18th
Saskatchewan general election, 1975
The Saskatchewan general election of 1975 was the eighteenth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 11, 1975, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan...

1975–1978     Neil Byers New Democrat
19th
Saskatchewan general election, 1978
The Saskatchewan general election of 1978 was the nineteenth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on October 18, 1978, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

1978–1982
20th
Saskatchewan general election, 1982
The Saskatchewan general election of 1982 was the twentieth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on April 26, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

1982–1986     Sherwin Petersen Progressive Conservative
21st
Saskatchewan general election, 1986
The Saskatchewan general election of 1986 was the twenty-first provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on October 20, 1986, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

1986–1991
22nd
22nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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1991–1995     Ken Kluz New Democrat
23rd
23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1995 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow....

1995–1997     June Draude
June Draude
June Draude is a Canadian provincial politician. She is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Kelvington-Wadena....

Liberal
Saskatchewan Liberal Party
The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...

1997–1999     Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
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24th
24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The 24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1999 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow...

1999–2003
25th 2003–2007
26th
26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 2007 Saskatchewan election, and was sworn in on November 21, 2007. It is controlled by the Saskatchewan Party under Premier Brad Wall.-Members:...

2007–present

Election results (1975–present)

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| style="width: 130px" |Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...


|June Draude
June Draude
June Draude is a Canadian provincial politician. She is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Kelvington-Wadena....


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|NDP
|Graham Reid
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|Greens
Green Party of Saskatchewan
The Green Party of Saskatchewan is a left-leaning Green political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.It was founded in 1998 as the New Green Alliance by environmental and social justice activists frustrated by the social democratic Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's move to the right...


|Elaine Hughes
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|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|
!align="right"|100.00%
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|-

| style="width: 130px" |Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...


|June Draude
June Draude
June Draude is a Canadian provincial politician. She is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Kelvington-Wadena....


|align="right"|5,330
|align="right"|70.17%
|align="right"|+12.36%

|NDP
|Mervin Kryzanowski
|align="right"|1,753
|align="right"|23.08%
|align="right"|-8.19%

|Liberal
|Don Gabel
|align="right"|294
|align="right"|3.87%
|align="right"|-3.02%

|Greens
Green Party of Saskatchewan
The Green Party of Saskatchewan is a left-leaning Green political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.It was founded in 1998 as the New Green Alliance by environmental and social justice activists frustrated by the social democratic Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's move to the right...


|Elaine Hughes
|align="right"|138
|align="right"|1.82%
|align="right"|–

|Western Independence
Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan
The Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan is a provincial political party in Saskatchewan, Canada. It advocates the independence of Saskatchewan, and the formation of a new country. It is not affiliated with any federal party...


|John Koban
|align="right"|81
|align="right"|1.06%
|align="right"|-2.97%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|7,596
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

| style="width: 130px" |Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...


|June Draude
June Draude
June Draude is a Canadian provincial politician. She is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Kelvington-Wadena....


|align="right"|4,500
|align="right"|57.81%
|align="right"|-7.84%

|NDP
|Ryan Calder
|align="right"|2,434
|align="right"|31.27%
|align="right"|+3.27%

|Liberal
|Harry Kerr
|align="right"|536
|align="right"|6.89%
|align="right"|+0.54%

|Western Independence
Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan
The Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan is a provincial political party in Saskatchewan, Canada. It advocates the independence of Saskatchewan, and the formation of a new country. It is not affiliated with any federal party...


|Neil Fenske
|align="right"|314
|align="right"|4.03%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|7,784
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

| style="width: 130px" |Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...


|June Draude
June Draude
June Draude is a Canadian provincial politician. She is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Kelvington-Wadena....


|align="right"|5,045
|align="right"|65.65%
|align="right"|–

|NDP
|Doug Still
|align="right"|2,152
|align="right"|28.00%
|align="right"|-13.67

|Liberal
|Sean Macknak
|align="right"|488
|align="right"|6.35%
|align="right"|-36.86
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|7,685
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
Saskatchewan Liberal Party
The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...


|June Draude
June Draude
June Draude is a Canadian provincial politician. She is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Kelvington-Wadena....


|align="right"|3,294
|align="right"|43.21%
|align="right"|+33.18%

|NDP
|Darrel Cunningham
|align="right"|3,177
|align="right"|41.67%
|align="right"|-12.67%

|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories....


|Dwayne Evans
|align="right"|1,153
|align="right"|15.12%
|align="right"|-20.51%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|7,624
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

| style="width: 130px" |NDP
|Ken Kluz
|align="right"|3,956
|align="right"|54.34%
|align="right"|+10.33%

|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories....


|Sherwin Petersen
|align="right"|2,594
|align="right"|35.63%
|align="right"|-15.34%

|Liberal
Saskatchewan Liberal Party
The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...


|Bill Kerluke
|align="right"|730
|align="right"|10.03%
|align="right"|+5.01%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|7,280
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

| style="width: 130px" |Progressive Conservative
|Sherwin Petersen
|align="right"|4,129
|align="right"|50.97%
|align="right"|-1.20%

|NDP
|Ken Folstad
|align="right"|3,565
|align="right"|44.01%
|align="right"|-1.23%

|Liberal
|Orvall Enge
|align="right"|407
|align="right"|5.02%
|align="right"|+2.43%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,101
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

| style="width: 130px" |Progressive Conservative
|Sherwin Petersen
|align="right"|4,330
|align="right"|52.17%
|align="right"|+10.37%

|NDP
|Neil Byers
|align="right"|3,755
|align="right"|45.24%
|align="right"|-6.49%

|Liberal
|Ben Ferrie
|align="right"|215
|align="right"|2.59%
|align="right"|-3.88%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,300
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

| style="width: 130px" |NDP
|Neil Byers
|align="right"|4,165
|align="right"|51.73%
|align="right"|+1.14%

|Progressive Conservative
|Raymond Meiklejohn
|align="right"|3,366
|align="right"|41.80%
|align="right"|+15.44%

|Liberal
|Ben Ferrie
|align="right"|521
|align="right"|6.47%
|align="right"|-16.58%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,052
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

| style="width: 130px" |NDP
|Neil Byers
|align="right"|4,051
|align="right"|50.59%
|align="right"|–

|Progressive Conservative
|Don Austring
|align="right"|2,111
|align="right"|26.36%
|align="right"|–

|Liberal
|Joe Bencharski
|align="right"|1,846
|align="right"|23.05%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,008
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|

Members of the Legislative Assembly – Wadena

|MLA |Party
1. Herbert Pierce 1908–1917 Liberal
2. John MacMillan
John Angus MacMillan
John Angus MacMillan was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Nova Scotia and became a barrister....

1917–1921 Liberal
3. William Henry McKinnon 1921–1925 Progressive
Progressive Party of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Party of Saskatchewan was a provincial section of the Progressive Party of Canada and was active from the 1920s to the mid-1930s...


4. William Henry McKinnon 1925–1929 Liberal
5. John Robeson Taylor 1929–1934 Independent
6. George Hara Williams
George Hara Williams
George Hara Williams was a farmer activist and politician. Born in Binscarth, Manitoba, Williams attended Manitoba Agricultural College after serving in World War I...

1934–1944 Farmer-Labour/CCF
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


7. Frederick Dewhurst
Frederick Arthur Dewhurst
Frederick Arthur Dewhurst was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Wadena in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1945 to 1975 as a member of the CCF/NDP....

1944–1975 CCF/NDP
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


Members of the Legislative Assembly – Kelvington

|MLA |Party
1. George Ernest Dragan 1934–1938 Liberal
2. Peter Howe 1938–1960 CCF
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


3. Cliff Peterson 1960–1964 CCF
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


4. Bryan Bjarnason 1964–1969 Liberal
5. Neil Byers June 1969–1975 New Democrat

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