Regina—Lewvan

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Regina—Lewvan
Saskatchewan electoral district
Regina—Lewvan2 2013 Riding.png
Regina—Lewvan in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order. Dotted line shows Regina city limits.
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Erin Weir
New Democratic
District created 2012
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 79,587
Electors (2011) 61,879
Area (km²)[2] 58
Pop. density (per km²) 1,372.2
Census divisions Division No. 6
Census subdivisions Regina

Regina—Lewvan is a federal riding in Saskatchewan, made up of those parts of the former Palliser and Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre ridings within the city limits of Regina. [3]

Regina—Lewvan was created in the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and is legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It will be first contested in the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[4]

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Regina—Lewvan
Riding created from Palliser and Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
42nd  2015–Present     Erin Weir New Democratic

Election results[edit]

Canadian federal election, 2015
The 2015 general election will be held on October 19.
Party Candidate Votes % ∆% Expenditures
New Democratic Erin Weir 16,843 35.21 -9.97
Conservative Trent Fraser 16,711 34.93 -8.94
Liberal Louis Browne 13,143 27.47 +19.27
Green Tamela Friesen 839 1.75 -1
Libertarian Wojciech K. Dolata 298 0.62
Total valid votes/Expense limit 100.0     $196,860.23
Total rejected ballots 181 0.38
Turnout 48,105
Eligible voters 61,879
New Democratic hold Swing −9.97
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote  %
  New Democratic 17,400 45.18
  Conservative 16,894 43.87
  Liberal 3,157 8.20
  Green 1,060 2.75

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