Palliser (Saskatchewan electoral district)

Palliser

Saskatchewan electoral district
Palliser in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Ray Boughen Conservative
District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	68,544
Electors (2011)	50,094
Area (km²)	7,486.76
Pop. density (per km²)	9.2
Census divisions	Regina, Moose Jaw
Census subdivisions	Regina, Moose Jaw

This article refers to the federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, for the Alberta electoral district of the same name that existed from 1966-1976 please see Palliser (Alberta electoral district), and for Admiral Palliser see Hugh Palliser.

Palliser is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

It is named in honour of John Palliser, a geographer and explorer of the Canadian west.

Geography

It includes the city of Moose Jaw, the southwest quadrant of the city of Regina and the rural areas around them.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and parts of Regina—Lumsden, Regina—Wascana and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia ridings.

The Conservative Party of Canada took back this historically New Democratic Party (NDP) seat in 2004.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Regina—Lumsden, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Regina—Wascana and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia ridings prior to 1996
36th	1997–2000		Dick Proctor	New Democratic
37th	2000–2004
38th	2004–2006		Dave Batters	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011		Ray Boughen	Conservative
41st	2011–present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Ray Boughen, a former mayor of Moose Jaw and the author of the "Boughen Commission: Financing Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education", prepared for the Government of Saskatchewan. He was first elected in 2008 and is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ray Boughen	15,850	47.00	+3.01	–
	New Democratic	Noah Evanchuk	15,084	44.73	+10.96	–
	Liberal	Russell Collicott	1,797	5.33	-11.72	–
	Green	Larissa Shasko	995	2.95	-2.23	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			33,726	100.00
Total rejected ballots			93	0.27	-0.13
Turnout			33,819	68.51	+4.51
Eligible voters			49,362	–	–

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ray Boughen	14,159	43.99	+1.01	$65,034
	New Democratic	Don Mitchell	10,865	33.77	+0.73	$63,072
	Liberal	Calvin Johnston	5,489	17.05	-3.15	$60,000
	Green	Larissa Shasko	1,580	5.18	+1.78	$213
Total valid votes/Expense limit			32,093	100.00	$77,498
Total rejected ballots			143	0.4
Turnout			32,236	64	-5

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dave Batters	14,906	42.98	+7.13	$71,895
	New Democratic	Jo-Anne Dusel	11,400	33.04	-2.43	$63,803
	Liberal	John Williams	7,006	20.20	-4.61	$35,782
	Green	Larissa Shasko	1,182	3.40	+0.91	$550
	Canadian Action	Marcia Fogal	120	0.34	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			34,614	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			34,614	69.1	+4.7

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dave Batters	11,909	35.85	-5.59	$69,479
	New Democratic	Dick Proctor	11,785	35.47	-2.68	$62,385
	Liberal	John Williams	8,244	24.81	+4.40	$41,057
	Green	Brian Rands	829	2.49	–
	Christian Heritage	Harold Stephan	451	1.35	–	$720
Total valid votes/Expense limit			33,218	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			108	0.32	+0.01
Turnout			33,326	64.42	-0.32

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	New Democratic Party	Dick Proctor	12,136	38.15	-0.06	$54,888
	Canadian Alliance	Don Findlay	11,927	37.50	+8.31	$55,442
	Liberal	Garry Johnson	6,492	20.41	-2.66	$60,150
	Progressive Conservative	Brent Shirkey	1,248	3.92	-4.53	$1,603
Total valid votes			31,803	100.00
Total rejected ballots			99	0.31	-0.27
Turnout			31,902	62.74	-4.51

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	New Democratic Party	Dick Proctor	12,553	38.21		$49,066
	Reform	Alene Tanner	9,590	29.19		$29,487
	Liberal	Tony Merchant	7,579	23.07		$50,830
	Progressive Conservative	Andy McDougall	2 ,777	8.45		$10,066
	Natural Law	Jack Heilman	350	1.06
Total valid votes			32,846	100.00
Total rejected ballots			193	0.58
Turnout			33,042	67.35

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

References

• "(Code 47005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED&Code1=47005&Geo2=PR&Code2=47&Data=Count&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 

External links

• Riding history for Palliser (1996– ) from the Library of Parliament
• Expenditures 2008
• Expenditures - 2004
• Expenditures - 2000
• Expenditures - 1997