Photo: simpleinsomnia · CC BY 2.0A 17,126-vote win for Randy Hoback made Prince Albert safer in 2021 than 95% of ridings
In the census’s list of municipalities, Melfort is a city. No open list of councils exists in Saskatchewan, so no mayor of Melfort is named here. Melfort’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan isn’t shown: the province’s boundary file states no licence, so it can’t be reused. Melfort sends one MP to Ottawa from Prince Albert, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada).
What stands out in how Melfort is governed
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Prince Albert finished 49.8 points ahead of the runner-up (New Democratic Party), a wider lead than in 95% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Melfort has voted ↓
Low federal turnout
In 2021, Prince Albert voted in smaller numbers than 73% of the 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
Melfort, a city 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.
Melfort has no upper-tier council: Division No. 14, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Melfort, from the most recent elections.
- 1Melfort councilCity
- 2Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan–
- 3House of CommonsPrince Albert
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 Melfort votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Melfort council | 13 November 2024 | 8 November 2028 |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. Elected on 13 November 2024, Melfort council is up again 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. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan on 28 October 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
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
Randy Hoback represents Prince Albert in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Prince Albert · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2008
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 Randy Hoback’s.
The MP’s record
The current Parliament is Randy Hoback’s 6th, counting from a first win in 2008. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Prince Albert, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 64%; Randy Hoback 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
In 2021, Prince Albert re-elected Randy Hoback of the Conservative Party of Canada
Prince Albert as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Randy Hoback was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 68%. Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada) took Prince Albert in 2021 with 65% of the vote, 17,126 votes ahead of Ken MacDougall (New Democratic Party).
All 6 candidates in Prince Albert, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Hoback | Conservative Party of Canada | 22,340 | 64.9% |
| Ken MacDougall | New Democratic Party | 5,214 | 15.2% |
| Estelle Hjertaas | Liberal Party of Canada | 3,653 | 10.6% |
| Joseph McCrea | People's Party of Canada | 2,388 | 6.9% |
| Heather Schmitt | Maverick Party | 466 | 1.4% |
| Hamish Graham | Green Party of Canada | 364 | 1.1% |
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 Melfort 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
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about how Melfort is run
Who is the MP for Melfort?
Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Prince Albert, the riding Melfort is in.
Which party won Melfort in the 2021 federal election?
Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada) took Prince Albert in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Melfort?
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Melfort in one.
Who heads the council in Melfort?
Melfort, a city, 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).