Kelsey (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)

{{Short description|Former provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada}}

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Kelsey was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, encompassing the towns of Hudson Bay and Carrot River. The district was named after 17th century explorer Henry Kelsey.

Created before the 12th Saskatchewan general election in 1952, this riding was combined with part of the Melfort-Tisdale district (as "Tisdale-Kelsey") before the 17th Saskatchewan general election in 1971. It is now part of the constituency of Carrot River Valley.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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| 1.

| John Hewgill Brockelbank

| 1952 – 1967

| CCF

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| 2.

| John Rissler Messer

| 1967 – 1971

| New Democrat

Election results

{{Election box begin | title=1952 Saskatchewan general election:

Kelsey electoral district}}

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|style="width: 130px"|CCF

|John Hewgill Brockelbank

|align="right"|4,188

|align="right"|53.44%

|align="right"|–

{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Donald L.W. Hood|3,109|39.67%|–}}

{{CANelec|SK|Social Credit|E. Pugh|540|6.89%|–}}

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!align="left" colspan=3|Total

!align="right"|7,837

!align="right"|100.00%

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{{Election box begin | title=1956 Saskatchewan general election:

Kelsey electoral district}}

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{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}

|style="width: 130px"|CCF

|John Hewgill Brockelbank

|align="right"|3,189

|align="right"|44.41%

|align="right"|-9.03

{{CANelec|SK|Social Credit|Robert S. Claypool|2,125|29.59%|+22.70}}

{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Donald Wheaton|1,867|26.00%|-13.67}}

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!align="left" colspan=3|Total

!align="right"|7,181

!align="right"|100.00%

!align="right"|

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{{Election box begin | title=1960 Saskatchewan general election:

Kelsey electoral district}}

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{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}

|style="width: 130px"|CCF

|John Hewgill Brockelbank

|align="right"|2,736

|align="right"|41.19%

|align="right"|-3.22

{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|Lawrence Wassill|1,542|23.21%|-2.79}}

{{CANelec|SK|Social Credit|Elmer Boschman|1,487|22.38%|-7.21}}

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|Prog. Conservative

|Allan Oliver Anderson

|align="right"|878

|align="right"|13.22%

|align="right"|–

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!align="left" colspan=3|Total

!align="right"|6,643

!align="right"|100.00%

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{{Election box begin | title=1964 Saskatchewan general election:

Kelsey electoral district}}

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|style="width: 130px"|CCF

|John Hewgill Brockelbank

|align="right"|2,561

|align="right"|39.00%

|align="right"|-2.19

{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|William John McHugh|2,518|38.34%|+15.13}}

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|Prog. Conservative

|Carsten Johnson

|align="right"|1,488

|align="right"|22.66%

|align="right"|+9.44

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!align="left" colspan=3|Total

!align="right"|6,567

!align="right"|100.00%

!align="right"|

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{{Election box begin | title=1967 Saskatchewan general election:

Kelsey electoral district}}

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|style="width: 130px"|NDP

|John Rissler Messer

|align="right"|2,473

|align="right"|45.29%

|align="right"|+6.29

{{CANelec|SK|Liberal|William John McHugh|2,381|43.61%|+5.27}}

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|Prog. Conservative

|Carsten Johnson

|align="right"|606

|align="right"|11.10%

|align="right"|-11.56

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!align="left" colspan=3|Total

!align="right"|5,460

!align="right"|100.00%

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See also

References

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  • [https://saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/pdf/2019_elections_results_by_electoral_division.pdf Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division]

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Category:Former provincial electoral districts of Saskatchewan