Photo: CharmaineZoe's Marvelous Melange from England · CC BY 2.0Cathay Wagantall took Yorkton—Melville in 2021 by 19,555 votes, more than the margin in 97% of ridings
For federal votes, Kamsack belongs to Yorkton—Melville, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it. With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s ridings map, Kamsack isn’t placed in a riding here. Statistics Canada lists Kamsack as a town. Who leads Kamsack’s council isn’t on an open record: there’s no open list of councils in Saskatchewan.
What stands out in how Kamsack 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 Kamsack has voted ↓
High federal turnout
Federal turnout in Yorkton—Melville beat 69% of Canada’s ridings in 2021. 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
Kamsack, 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 Kamsack 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 Kamsack, from the most recent elections.
- 1Kamsack 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 Kamsack votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Kamsack council | 13 November 2024 | 8 November 2028 |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them. Voters last chose Kamsack 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. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan on 28 October 2024.
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.
With Cathay Wagantall, the Conservative Party of Canada counts 13 of the 14 MPs elected in Saskatchewan.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Cathay Wagantall’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Yorkton—Melville puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 69%; Cathay Wagantall held it for the party 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
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.
The 2021 count in Yorkton—Melville put Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 69%, with Halsten David Rust (New Democratic Party) 19,555 votes back. The 2019 result had favoured Cathay Wagantall as well, at 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 Kamsack 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. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. No council budgets, no band councils, and no party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
Questions about how Kamsack is run
Who is the MP for Kamsack?
Kamsack is in Yorkton—Melville, represented by Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Kamsack 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 Kamsack?
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Kamsack has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Kamsack?
Kamsack, a town, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
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).