Cypress Hills (electoral district)

Cypress Hills

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan provincial electoral district
Member of the Legislative Assembly		Wayne Elhard Saskatchewan Party
Population (2001)
Electors (2011)	10,041
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created	1995
Census divisions	Division 4, 8
Subdivisions

This page is about a provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada. For other uses, see Cypress Hills (disambiguation).

Cypress Hills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in the extreme southwest corner of the province, this constituency was formed by the Representation Act, 1994 (Saskatchewan) through combining the districts of Shaunavon, Maple Creek, and portions of Swift Current.

The district has an economy based on agriculture, cattle ranching and major oil and gas production. The constituency also contains the Great Sand Hills in its northern areas and Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. A near-complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton – one of only 12 in the world – was found near the town of Eastend.

The largest communities include Maple Creek and Shaunavon with populations of 2,270 and 1,775 respectively. Smaller centers in the district include the towns of Gull Lake, Leader, Cabri, Eastend and Burstall; and the villages of Frontier, Fox Valley, Tompkins, Abbey, Webb and Consul.

An electoral district in the same area called "Cypress" existed from 1917 until 1934.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
23rd	1995 – 1998		Jack Goohsen	Progressive Conservative
	1999		Wayne Elhard	Saskatchewan Party
24th	1999 – 2003
25th	2003 – 2007
26th	2007 – 2011
27th	2011 – present

Election results

Saskatchewan general election, 2011: Cypress Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Saskatchewan Party	Wayne Elhard	5,080	82.90%	+7.18
	NDP	Alex Mortensen	757	12.35%	-3.61
	Greens	William Caton	291	4.75%	+1.80
Total			6,128	100.00%

Saskatchewan general election, 2007: Cypress Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Saskatchewan Party	Wayne Elhard	5,357	75.72%	+10.27
	NDP	Jason Hicks	1,129	15.96%	-4.84
	Liberal	Josh Haugerud	321	4.54%	-9.21
	Greens	Bill Clary	209	2.95%	–
	Western Independence	David Sawkiw	59	0.83%	–
Total			7,075	100.00%

Saskatchewan general election, 2003: Cypress Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Saskatchewan Party	Wayne Elhard	4,442	65.45%	+2.78
	NDP	Eric August	1,412	20.80%	+0.08
	Liberal	Barry Thienes	933	13.75%	-2.86
Total			6,787	100.00%

Saskatchewan general election, 1999: Cypress Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Saskatchewan Party	Wayne Elhard	4,138	62.67%	+11.11
	NDP	Keith Murch	1,368	20.72%	-1.42
	Liberal	Barry Thienes	1,097	16.61%	-9.69
Total			6,603	100.00%

June 28, 1999 By-Election: Cypress Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Saskatchewan Party	Wayne Elhard	2,958	51.56%	–
	Liberal	Barry Thienes	1,509	26.30%	-10.10
	NDP	Keith Murch	1,270	22.14%	-3.15
Total			5,737	100.00%

Saskatchewan general election, 1995: Cypress Hills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Goohsen	2,863	38.31%	–
	Liberal	Barry Thienes	2,720	36.40%	–
	NDP	Carl Wenaas	1,890	25.29%	–
Total			7,473	100.00%

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
• Elections Saskatchewan: Official Results of the 2007 Provincial Election By Electoral District
• Elections Saskatchewan - Official Results of the 2007 Provincial Election
• Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral District