Kelsey (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)
# Kelsey (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)

Kelsey was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, encompassing the towns of Hudson Bay and Carrot River. The district was named after 17th century explorer Henry Kelsey.

Created before the 12th Saskatchewan general election in 1952, this riding was combined with part of the Melfort-Tisdale district (as "Tisdale-Kelsey") before the 17th Saskatchewan general election in 1971. It is now part of the constituency of Carrot River Valley.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| # | MLA | Served | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | John Hewgill Brockelbank | 1952 – 1967 | CCF |
| 2. | John Rissler Messer | 1967 – 1971 | New Democrat |

## Election results

1952 Saskatchewan general election: Kelsey electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | John Hewgill Brockelbank | 4,188 | 53.44% | – |
| | Liberal | Donald L.W. Hood | 3,109 | 39.67% | – |
| | Social Credit | E. Pugh | 540 | 6.89% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,837 | 100.00% | |

1956 Saskatchewan general election: Kelsey electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | John Hewgill Brockelbank | 3,189 | 44.41% | -9.03 |
| | Social Credit | Robert S. Claypool | 2,125 | 29.59% | +22.70 |
| | Liberal | Donald Wheaton | 1,867 | 26.00% | -13.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,181 | 100.00% | |

1960 Saskatchewan general election: Kelsey electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | John Hewgill Brockelbank | 2,736 | 41.19% | -3.22 |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Wassill | 1,542 | 23.21% | -2.79 |
| | Social Credit | Elmer Boschman | 1,487 | 22.38% | -7.21 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Allan Oliver Anderson | 878 | 13.22% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,643 | 100.00% | |

1964 Saskatchewan general election: Kelsey electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | CCF | John Hewgill Brockelbank | 2,561 | 39.00% | -2.19 |
| | Liberal | William John McHugh | 2,518 | 38.34% | +15.13 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Carsten Johnson | 1,488 | 22.66% | +9.44 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,567 | 100.00% | |

1967 Saskatchewan general election: Kelsey electoral district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | NDP | John Rissler Messer | 2,473 | 45.29% | +6.29 |
| | Liberal | William John McHugh | 2,381 | 43.61% | +5.27 |
| | Prog. Conservative | Carsten Johnson | 606 | 11.10% | -11.56 |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,460 | 100.00% | |
