Saskatoon—Grasswood

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Saskatoon—Grasswood
Saskatchewan electoral district
Saskatoon—Grasswood in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Kevin Waugh
Conservative
District created2013
First contested2015
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]72,010
Electors (2011)57,268
Area (km²)[2]342
Pop. density (per km²)210.6
Census division(s)Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)Corman Park No. 344, Saskatoon

Saskatoon—Grasswood is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan. It encompasses most of the portions of Blackstrap (93%) and Saskatoon—Humboldt (7%) that had been located in the city of Saskatoon.[3]

Saskatoon—Grasswood was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for October 2015.[4]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Saskatoon—Grasswood
Riding created from Blackstrap and Saskatoon—Humboldt
42nd  2015–present     Kevin Waugh Conservative

Election results

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Kevin Waugh 19,166 41.58 -8.64
New Democratic Scott Bell 13,909 30.18 -9.66
Liberal Tracy Muggli 12,165 26.4 +19.09
Green Mark Bigland-Pritchard 846 1.84 -0.65
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,086 100.0     $193,171.88
Total rejected ballots 137
Turnout 46,223 78.59
Eligible voters 58,810
Conservative hold Swing -9.13
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 18,118 50.22
  New Democratic 14,372 39.84
  Liberal 2,641 7.32
  Green 900 2.49
  Independent 43 0.12

References

  1. ^ Stastistics Canada: 2012
  2. ^ Stastistics Canada: 2012
  3. ^ Final Report – Saskatchewan
  4. ^ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
  5. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saskatoon—Grasswood, 30 September 2015
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  7. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections