Photo: Daniel Paquet from Regina, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Cathay Wagantall won Yorkton—Melville by 19,555 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 97% of Canada’s ridings
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Foam Lake is Yorkton—Melville, and Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons. With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s ridings map, Foam Lake isn’t placed in a riding here. Locally, Foam Lake is run as a town. No open list of councils exists in Saskatchewan, so no mayor of Foam Lake is named here.
What stands out in how Foam Lake is governed
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Yorkton—Melville finished 56.4 points ahead of the runner-up (New Democratic Party), a wider lead than in 97% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Foam Lake 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
Foam Lake, 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 Foam Lake; Division No. 10 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Foam Lake, from the most recent elections.
- 1Foam Lake 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 Foam Lake votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Foam Lake council | 13 November 2024 | 8 November 2028 |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Foam Lake council was elected on 13 November 2024, and the next vote is on 8 November 2028. It is the second Wednesday in November every four years for cities, towns and villages, as the The Local Government Election Act, 2015 provides. 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.
Cathay Wagantall sits with the Conservative Party of Canada, which holds 13 of the 14 seats from Saskatchewan.
The MP’s record
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. 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
In 2021, Yorkton—Melville re-elected Cathay Wagantall of the Conservative Party of Canada
Results in Yorkton—Melville as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
In 2019, Cathay Wagantall had won the same riding with 76%. 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%.
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 Foam Lake 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. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Not on this page. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
Questions about how Foam Lake is run
Who is the MP for Foam Lake?
Yorkton—Melville’s MP, Cathay Wagantall of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Foam Lake.
Which party won Foam Lake 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 Foam Lake?
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Foam Lake has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Foam Lake?
The head of Foam Lake’s council isn’t named here; as a town, it publishes its council itself.
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).