District webpage profile, map Area (km²) 43,272 District created 1966 Population (2011) 71,270 | First contested 1968 Electors (2015) 53,446 Pop. density (per km²) 1.6 Elector 53,446 Last contested 2015 | |
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Yorkton—Melville is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
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30.2% of the population are of Ukrainian ethnic origin, the highest such percentage in Canada.
Geography
The district is in east-central Saskatchewan.
History
The electoral district was created in 1966 from Yorkton, Melville and Mackenzie ridings.
In the 2006 election, the Yorkton—Melville constituency had the highest percentage of eligible voters over the age of 65, and highest average age of all 308 federal ridings.
This riding lost a fraction of territory to Regina—Qu'Appelle and gained territory from Saskatoon—Humboldt and a fraction from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Election results
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
* Denotes incumbent.