Battlefords—Lloydminster
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| Image:Battlefords-Lloydminster.png Battlefords—Lloydminster in relation to the other Saskatchewan ridings | |
| Population, 2001 | 73,396 |
| Electors | 51,507 |
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| Population density (people per km2) | |
Battlefords—Lloydminster is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.
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Geography
The district is in Central-Western Saskatchewan. It includes the communities of North Battleford, Lloydminster, Kindersley, Battleford and Unity.
History
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following member of the Canadian House of Commons:
- 1997-present: Gerry Ritz - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Gerry Ritz, a former farmer and contractor. He was first elected in 1997. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as vice-chair of the 'Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food'.
Election results
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row |Conservative |Gerry Ritz |align="right"|16,491 |align="right"|54.05% |align="right"| |align="right"| Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Elgin Wyatt |align="right"|4,782 |align="right"|15.67% |align="right"| |align="right"| Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row |Independent |Jim Pankiw |align="right"|4,396 |align="right"|14.41% |align="right"| |align="right"| Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Dominic LaPlante |align="right"|3901 |align="right"|12.78% |align="right"| |align="right"| Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Norbert Kratchmer |align="right"|637 |align="right"|2.09% |align="right"| |align="right"| Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Christian Heritage/row |Christian Heritage |Harold Stephan |align="right"|306 |align="right"|1.00% |align="right"| |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|30,513 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| !align="right"| Template:End
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row |Conservative |Gerry Ritz |align="right"|15,441 |align="right"|58.25% |align="right"| |align="right"|$45,813 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Shawn McKee |align="right"|5,367 |align="right"|20.24% |align="right"| |align="right"|$41,961 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Del Price |align="right"|4,617 |align="right"|17.41% |align="right"| |align="right"|$32,265 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Kelsey Pearson |align="right"|766 |align="right"|2.88% |align="right"| |align="right"| Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Christian Heritage/row ||Christian Heritage |Diane Stephan |align="right"|316 |align="right"|1.19% |align="right"| |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|26,507 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|94 !align="right"|0.35% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|26,601 !align="right"|51.65% !align="right"| !align="right"| Template:End
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Canadian Alliance/row |Canadian Alliance |Gerry Ritz |align="right"|17,691 |align="right"|60.23% |align="right"| |align="right"|$43,761 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Elgin Wayne Wyatt |align="right"|5,107 |align="right"|17.38% |align="right"| |align="right"|$22,558 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Peter Frey |align="right"|5,098 |align="right"|17.35% |align="right"| |align="right"|$15,510 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Harry Zamonsky |align="right"|1,474 |align="right"|5.01% |align="right"| |align="right"|$3,102 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|29,370 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|107 !align="right"|0.36% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|29,477 !align="right"|59.92% !align="right"| Template:End
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Reform/row |Reform |Gerry Ritz |align="right"|13,125 |align="right"|42.74% | |align="right"|$37,206 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Len Taylor |align="right"|8,535 |align="right"|27.79% | |align="right"|$49,152 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Glenn Hornick |align="right"|6,155 |align="right"|20.04% | |align="right"|$43,136 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Ken Ritter |align="right"|2,888 |align="right"|9.40% | |align="right"|$22,635 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|30,703 !align="right"|100.00% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|91 !align="right"|0.30% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|30,794 !align="right"|63.24% ! ! Template:End