Photo: SriMesh · CC BY-SA 3.0Cathay Wagantall took Yorkton—Melville in 2021 by 19,555 votes, more than the margin in 97% of ridings
Yorkton’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. For federal votes, Yorkton belongs to Yorkton—Melville, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Cathay Wagantall (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it. Yorkton is a city by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Mayors and councillors in Saskatchewan aren’t on any open list, so Yorkton’s council goes unnamed here.
What stands out in how Yorkton 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 Yorkton 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
Yorkton, 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.
Yorkton has no upper-tier council: Division No. 9, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Yorkton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Yorkton councilCity
- 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 Yorkton votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkton 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. After the 13 November 2024 election, Yorkton council next goes to the polls on 8 November 2028. The The Local Government Election Act, 2015 fixes that date: the second Wednesday in November every four years for cities, towns and villages. The last general elections came on 28 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
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’s party, the Conservative Party of Canada, has 13 of the 14 seats from Saskatchewan.
The MP’s record
First elected in 2015, Cathay Wagantall is serving the 4th term of a Commons career. 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
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.
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%. 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 Yorkton 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. 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.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- 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.
Questions about how Yorkton is run
Who is the MP for Yorkton?
Cathay Wagantall of the Conservative Party of Canada is the MP for Yorkton—Melville, which includes Yorkton.
Which party won Yorkton 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 Yorkton?
Yorkton’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 Yorkton?
The head of Yorkton’s council isn’t named here; as a city, 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).