Kelvington-Wadena was created in 1975 by merging the ridings of
Kelvington and
Wadena. However, the riding has been significantly reconfigured several times since then. For the
1995 general election, the riding was significantly expanded east and west, taking in territory from
Canora and
Quill Lakes which were being merged and eliminated, respectively. The next major reconfiguration came prior to the
2003 general election, at which time the riding exchanged significant territory between
Canora-Pelly,
Last Mountain-Touchwood,
Melfort and
Carrot River Valley. For the
next general election, the riding will gain territory west and south of Wynyard from
Arm River and lose territory around
Invermay and
Tisdale to
Canora-Pelly and
Carrot River Valley, respectively. From its creation until 1999, the riding returned MLAs from all three major parties. It originally alternated between the New Democrats and Progressive Conservatives, before being won by Liberal MLA June Draude with a thin plurality. Draude joined the
Saskatchewan Party upon its founding in 1997, and the riding has been held by Saskatchewan Party MLAs since. ==Members of the Legislative Assembly==