Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA 19,555-vote win for Cathay Wagantall made Yorkton—Melville safer in 2021 than 97% of ridings
For local government, Orkney No. 244 is a rural municipality. In Saskatchewan, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Orkney No. 244’s mayor isn’t named. No provincial riding is named for Orkney No. 244, because the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s boundary file gives no terms of reuse. For federal votes, Orkney No. 244 belongs to Yorkton—Melville, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it.
What stands out in how Orkney No. 244 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 Orkney No. 244 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
Orkney No. 244, a rural municipality 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.
No county or regional government sits above Orkney No. 244’s council; Division No. 9 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Orkney No. 244, from the most recent elections.
- 1Orkney No. 244 councilRural municipality
- 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 Orkney No. 244 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Orkney No. 244 council | 13 November 2024 | – |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
In Saskatchewan, municipalities last voted on 13 November 2024. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan on 28 October 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. 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.
Of the 14 MPs from Saskatchewan, 13 are with the Conservative Party of Canada, Cathay Wagantall among them.
The MP’s record
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. The current Parliament is Cathay Wagantall’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015.
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
Yorkton—Melville as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before 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. 76% had elected Cathay Wagantall there in 2019.
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 Orkney No. 244 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. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
- Which riding. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
Questions about how Orkney No. 244 is run
Who is the MP for Orkney No. 244?
For Orkney No. 244, it’s Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada), who holds Yorkton—Melville.
Which party won Orkney No. 244 in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Yorkton—Melville still.
Who is the MLA for Orkney No. 244?
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Orkney No. 244 has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Orkney No. 244?
Ask the municipality itself: Orkney No. 244, a rural municipality, 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).