Photo: Kjfmartin · CC BY-SA 3.0Yorkton—Melville gave Cathay Wagantall a 19,555-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 97% of ridings
Esterhazy sends one MP to Ottawa from Yorkton—Melville, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada). The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s riding map is published without a licence, so this page doesn’t place Esterhazy in a riding. Statistics Canada lists Esterhazy as a town. Who leads Esterhazy’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Saskatchewan.
What stands out in how Esterhazy is governed
A safe federal seat
In 2021, 56.4 points separated first and second (New Democratic Party) in Yorkton—Melville, more than in 97% of the 338 ridings. How Esterhazy has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Fewer electors stayed home in Yorkton—Melville than in 69% of Canada’s ridings at the 2021 election. 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
Esterhazy, 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.
There is no county government over Esterhazy; Division No. 5 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Esterhazy, from the most recent elections.
- 1Esterhazy 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 Esterhazy votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Esterhazy council | 13 November 2024 | 8 November 2028 |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Voters last chose Esterhazy council on 13 November 2024 and will again on 8 November 2028. The The Local Government Election Act, 2015 sets the day: the second Wednesday in November every four years for cities, towns and villages. The last general elections came on 28 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
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.
The Conservative Party of Canada holds 13 of 14 seats from Saskatchewan, including Cathay Wagantall’s.
The MP’s record
Cathay Wagantall was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Cathay Wagantall’s 4th. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Yorkton—Melville, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 69%; Cathay Wagantall held it for them in 2025.
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
Counts for Yorkton—Melville within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
19,555 votes separated Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada) from Halsten David Rust (New Democratic Party) in Yorkton—Melville in 2021, when the winner took 69%. Back in 2019, Cathay Wagantall took the riding on 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 Esterhazy 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
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- 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.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
Questions about how Esterhazy is run
Who is the MP for Esterhazy?
Yorkton—Melville’s MP, Cathay Wagantall of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Esterhazy.
Which party won Esterhazy in the 2021 federal election?
Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada) took Yorkton—Melville in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Esterhazy?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Esterhazy isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Esterhazy?
Ask the municipality itself: Esterhazy, a town, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
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).