Yorkton—Melville gave Cathay Wagantall a 19,555-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 97% of ridings
No provincial riding is named for Wadena, because the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s boundary file gives no terms of reuse. Wadena is in Yorkton—Melville, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Cathay Wagantall of the Conservative Party of Canada. Locally, Wadena is run as a town. No open list of councils exists in Saskatchewan, so no mayor of Wadena is named here.
What stands out in how Wadena 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 Wadena has voted ↓
High federal turnout
In 2021, Yorkton—Melville voted in greater numbers than 69% 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
Wadena, 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.
Wadena has no upper-tier council: Division No. 10, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Wadena, from the most recent elections.
- 1Wadena 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 Wadena votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Wadena 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. Wadena 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 Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was last elected 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
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
The current Parliament is Cathay Wagantall’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015. Mapped onto today’s Yorkton—Melville, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 69%; in 2025 Cathay Wagantall kept the seat in the same hands.
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
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Yorkton—Melville; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
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. Cathay Wagantall was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 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 Wadena 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
- 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.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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. Band councils, municipal budgets and party control are left out; most councils sit without parties anyway.
Questions about how Wadena is run
Who is the MP for Wadena?
Wadena is in Yorkton—Melville, represented by Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada).
Which party won Wadena 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 Wadena?
Wadena’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s members page lists every MLA by riding.
Who heads the council in Wadena?
The head of Wadena’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).