Saskatoon—Wanuskewin

For the park and interpretive centre, see Wanuskewin Heritage Park.

Saskatoon—Wanuskewin

Saskatchewan electoral district
Saskatoon—Wanuskewin in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1996
District abolished	2013
First contested	1997
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	82,553
Electors (2011)	55,327
Area (km²)	10,233.82
Census division(s)	Saskatoon
Census subdivision(s)	Saskatoon, Corman Park No. 344, Martensville, Warman

Saskatoon—Wanuskewin was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. (In the Cree language: ᐋᐧᓇᐢᑫᐃᐧᐣ / wânaskêwin means, "being at peace with oneself".) It covers a part of the city of Saskatoon.

Geography

The riding includes the northwest quadrant of Saskatoon and extends north past Duck Lake, northwest past Lucky Man and west past Ruddell. The riding also includes the city of Martensville.

History

It was created in 1996 as "Wanuskewin" from Saskatoon—Clark's Crossing and portions of Kindersley—Lloydminster, Prince Albert—Churchill River and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.

In 2000, it was renamed "Saskatoon—Wanuskewin".

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Wanuskewin Riding created from Saskatoon—Clark's Crossing, Kindersley—Lloydminster, Prince Albert—Churchill River and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake
36th	1997–2000		Maurice Vellacott	Reform
	2000–2000			Alliance
Riding renamed — Saskatoon—Wanuskewin
37th	2000–2003		Maurice Vellacott	Alliance
	2003–2004			Conservative
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek, Saskatoon West, Prince Albert and Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Maurice Vellacott whose previous career was an ordained minister. He was first elected in 1997. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as vice-chair of the Standing Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament and a member of the Standing Committee on Official Languages.

Election results

Saskatoon–Wanuskewin

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Maurice Vellacott	21,183	58.43	+1.92	$34,890
	New Democratic	John Parry	11,395	31.43	+7.07	$16,104
	Liberal	Patricia Zipchen	2,428	6.70	-5.70	$15,022
	Green	Mark Bigland-Pritchard	1,250	3.45	-3.28	$991
Total valid votes/Expense limit			36,256	100.00		$83,569
Total rejected ballots			134	0.37	+0.06
Turnout			36,390	64.33	+5.55
Eligible voters			56,570	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Maurice Vellacott	18,320	56.51	+7.12	$36,224
	New Democratic	Clint Davidson	7,898	24.36	+2.28	$20,679
	Liberal	Patricia Zipchen	4,020	12.40	-11.68	$13,240
	Green	Tobi-Dawne Smith	2,182	6.73	+3.14	$3,675
Total valid votes/Expense limit			32,420	100.00		$80,396
Total rejected ballots			100	0.31	+0.04
Turnout			32,520	58.78	-8.57

See also

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

References

• "Saskatoon—Wanuskewin (Code 47011) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

External links

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