A 19,555-vote win for Cathay Wagantall made Yorkton—Melville safer in 2021 than 97% of ridings
With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s ridings map, Canora isn’t placed in a riding here. For federal votes, Canora belongs to Yorkton—Melville, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it. In the census’s list of municipalities, Canora is a town. No open list of councils exists in Saskatchewan, so no mayor of Canora is named here.
What stands out in how Canora is governed
A safe federal seat
With 56.4 points between the winner and the runner-up (New Democratic Party), Yorkton—Melville was safer in 2021 than 97% of the 338 ridings. How Canora has voted ↓
High federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, Yorkton—Melville out-voted 69% of the country’s ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Canora, a town in Saskatchewan, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
legassembly.sk.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
The census places Canora in Division No. 9, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Canora, from the most recent elections.
- 1Canora councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan–
- 3House of CommonsYorkton—Melville
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Canora votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Canora council | 13 November 2024 | 8 November 2028 |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan on 28 October 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Voters last chose Canora council on 13 November 2024 and will again on 8 November 2028. The The Local Government Election Act, 2015 fixes that date: the second Wednesday in November every four years for cities, towns and villages. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
legassembly.sk.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Cathay Wagantall represents Yorkton—Melville in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Yorkton—Melville · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2015
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada13
- Liberal Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
Cathay Wagantall’s party, the Conservative Party of Canada, has 13 of the 14 seats from Saskatchewan.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Yorkton—Melville, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 69%; in 2025 Cathay Wagantall kept the seat in the same hands. Cathay Wagantall has sat in the Commons since 2015, now for the 4th Parliament.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Yorkton—Melville returned Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Yorkton—Melville; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Yorkton—Melville elected Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 69% of the vote, a lead of 19,555 over Halsten David Rust (New Democratic Party). Cathay Wagantall was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 76%.
All 6 candidates in Yorkton—Melville, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathay Wagantall | Conservative Party of Canada | 23,794 | 68.7% |
| Halsten David Rust | New Democratic Party | 4,239 | 12.2% |
| Braden Robertson | People's Party of Canada | 3,227 | 9.3% |
| Jordan Ames-Sinclair | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,187 | 6.3% |
| Valerie Brooks | Green Party of Canada | 614 | 1.8% |
| Denise Loucks | Maverick Party | 597 | 1.7% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Canora is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.sk.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
Questions about how Canora is run
Who is the MP for Canora?
For Canora, it’s Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Yorkton—Melville.
Which party won Canora in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada: Cathay Wagantall won Yorkton—Melville in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Canora?
Find the riding for Canora on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Canora?
Canora is a town; its own website or the province’s municipal directory names the head of council.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).