Saskatoon—Grasswood

Saskatoon—Grasswood
Saskatchewan electoral district
Saskatoon—Grasswood in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Kevin Waugh
Conservative
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 72,010
Electors (2011) 57,268
Area (km²)[2] 342
Pop. density (per km²) 210.6
Census divisions Division No. 11
Census subdivisions Corman Park No. 344, Saskatoon

Saskatoon—Grasswood is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompasses most of the portions of Blackstrap (93%) and Saskatoon—Humboldt (7%) that had been located in the city of Saskatoon.[3]

Saskatoon—Grasswood was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, on October 19, 2015.[4]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Saskatoon—Grasswood
Riding created from Blackstrap and Saskatoon—Humboldt
42nd  2015–Present     Kevin Waugh Conservative

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeKevin Waugh19,16641.58-8.64$68,859.20
New DemocraticScott Bell13,90930.18-9.66$103,289.43
LiberalTracy Muggli12,16526.4+19.09$63,065.97
GreenMark Bigland-Pritchard8461.84-0.65$2,839.31
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,086100.0   $194,681.77
Total rejected ballots 137
Turnout 46,22378.59
Eligible voters 58,810
Conservative hold Swing -9.13
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative18,11850.22
  New Democratic14,37239.84
  Liberal2,6417.32
  Green9002.49
  Independent430.12

References

  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. "Final Report – Saskatchewan".
  4. "Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts".
  5. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saskatoon—Grasswood, 30 September 2015
  6. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  7. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections


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