Wood River (electoral district)

Wood River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southern Saskatchewan, the district was created by the Representation Act, 1994 (Saskatchewan) out of the former constituency of Assiniboia-Gravelbourg and half of the Shaunavon district. The district takes its name from the R.M. of Wood River, which is located in the centre of the constituency.

Wood River
Saskatchewan electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 		 
Dave Marit
Saskatchewan
District created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2016
Demographics
Electors10,005
Census divisionsDivision 3, 4, 7, 8

Communities in the riding include the towns of Assiniboia, Ponteix, Rockglen, Gravelbourg, Mossbank and Lafleche; and the villages of Vanguard, Wood Mountain, Hodgeville, Mankota, Bracken and Val Marie.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Legislature Years Member Party
23rd 1995 – 1999     Glen McPherson Liberal
24th 1999 – 2000
2000 – 2003     Yogi Huyghebaert Saskatchewan Party
25th 2003 – 2007
26th 2007 – 2011
27th 2011 – 2016
28th 2016 – present Dave Marit

Election results
2016 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanDave Marit6,12576.07-6.03
New DemocraticBrenda Shenher99112.30-2.42
Progressive ConservativeBrian Archer5446.75–
GreenJudy Mergel2002.48-0.77
LiberalEdward Ives1912.37–
Total valid votes 8,051100.0  
Eligible voters –
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[1][2]

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2011 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SaskatchewanD.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert5,35482.03+12.44
  NDP Randy Gaudry 961 14.72 -2.54
GreenAmelia Swiderski2123.25+1.02
Total 6,527 100.00%

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2007 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SaskatchewanD.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert5,32569.59+14.23
  NDP Steve Ryan 1,320 17.26 -8.61
LiberalMichael Klein76810.04-6.09
GreenLynn Arrayel1712.23-
Western IndependenceRocky Young670.88-1.76
Total 7,649 100.00%

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2003 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SaskatchewanD.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert4,32455.36-9.73
  NDP Trevor Davies 2,021 25.87 +8.91
LiberalLouis Stringer1,26016.13+4.58
Western IndependenceNick Yorga2062.64–
Total 7,811 100.00%

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2000 By-election: Wood River electoral district[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
SaskatchewanD.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert4,38465.09+25.35
  NDP Robert Anderson 1,142 16.96 -3.55
LiberalJerry Ruehs77811.55-28.20
New GreenPeter Borch4316.40–
Total 6,735 100.00%

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1999 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalGlen McPherson3,16339.75-8.27
SaskatchewanD.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert3,16239.74–
  NDP Robert Anderson 1,632 20.51 -9.89
Total 7,957 100.00%

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1995 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalGlen McPherson4,14648.02–
  NDP Allen Engel 2,624 30.40 –
  Prog. Conservative D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert 1,863 21.58 –
Total 8,633 100.00%

1999 Election controversy

In 1999, a controversy erupted in the Wood River constituency as Saskatchewan Party candidate Yogi Huyghebaert tied Liberal candidate Glen McPherson. The returning officer cast the deciding vote in favour of McPherson, giving the Liberals four seats. This result was later thrown out in court and a by-election was ordered in June 2000. McPherson did not run and Huyghebaert then won a resounding victory.

References
  1. "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. Wood River By-Election 2000. Elections Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 23, 2009.

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