Wascana

Wascana
Saskatchewan electoral district
	Wascana in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
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District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	82,241
Electors (2011)	57,746
Area (km²)	3,826.43
Pop. density (per km²)	21.5
Census divisions	Regina
Census subdivisions	Regina, Edenwold No. 158

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

[edit] Geography

The district is in the southern part of the Province of Saskatchewan.

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Regina—Qu'Appelle and Regina—Wascana ridings. The seat has been held by former Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale since its inception. Along with Winnipeg North, Wascana was one of only two seats retained by the Liberals in the Prairie Provinces in the 2011 election.

This riding has elected the following member of the Canadian House of Commons:

Parliament	Years		Party
Regina—Qu'Appelle and Regina—Wascana prior to 1996
36th	1997–2000	Ralph Goodale	Liberal
37th	2000–2004
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–present

Its Member of Parliament is Ralph Goodale, a former lawyer and broadcaster. He was first elected in 1974. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and has served as Deputy Leader of the party since September 2010.

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Liberal	(x)Ralph Goodale	17,028	46.0	-5.7	$66,057
	Conservative	Michelle Hunter	12,798	34.6	+4.4	$66,686
	New Democratic	Stephen Moore	5,418	14.7	+0.2	$19,393
	Green	George Wooldridge	1,706	4.6	+1.1	$4,204
Total valid votes/Expense limit			36,950	100.0	$77,030
Total rejected ballots			121	0.3	+0.1
Turnout			37,071	64.2	-6

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Canadian Alliance vote in 2000 election.

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