Wood River (electoral district)

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Wood River
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
provincial electoral district
SK Electoral District - Wood River.png
Member of the
Legislative Assembly
      Yogi Huyghebaert
Saskatchewan Party
Population (2001)
Electors (2011) 10,005
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created 1995
Census divisions Division 3, 4, 7, 8
Subdivisions

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.

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.

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[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament 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 – present

[edit] Election results

Saskatchewan general election, 2011:

Wood River electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert 5,354 82.03 +12.44
     NDP Randy Gaudry 961 14.72 -2.54
     Greens Amelia Swiderski 212 3.25 +1.02
Total 6,527 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 2007:

Wood River electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert 5,325 69.59 +14.23
     NDP Steve Ryan 1,320 17.26 -8.61
     Liberal Michael Klein 768 10.04 -6.09
     Greens Lynn Arrayel 171 2.23
Western Independence Party Rocky Young 67 0.88 -1.76
Total 7,649 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 2003:

Wood River electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert 4,324 55.36 -9.73
     NDP Trevor Davies 2,021 25.87 +8.91
     Liberal Louis Stringer 1,260 16.13 +4.58
Western Independence Party Nick Yorga 206 2.64
Total 7,811 100.00%


2000 By-election: Wood River electoral district[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert 4,384 65.09 +25.35
     NDP Robert Anderson 1,142 16.96 -3.55
     Liberal Jerry Ruehs 778 11.55 -28.20
     New Green Alliance Peter Borch 431 6.40
Total 6,735 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 1999:

Wood River electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Glen McPherson 3,163 39.75 -8.27
     Saskatchewan Party D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert 3,162 39.74
     NDP Robert Anderson 1,632 20.51 -9.89
Total 7,957 100.00%


Saskatchewan general election, 1995:

Wood River electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Glen McPherson 4,146 48.02
     NDP Allen Engel 2,624 30.40
     Prog. Conservative D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert 1,863 21.58
Total 8,633 100.00%


[edit] 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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wood River By-Election 2000. Elections Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 23, 2009.

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 49°40′N 106°50′W / 49.667°N 106.833°W / 49.667; -106.833

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