Cypress Hills—Grasslands
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| Image:Cypress Hills-Grasslands.png Cypress Hills—Grasslands in relation to the other Saskatchewan ridings | |
| Population, 2001 | 65,216 |
| Electors | 47,300 |
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| Population density (people per km2) | |
Cypress Hills—Grasslands 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 the extreme southwestern part of the Province of Saskatchewan.
History
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
- 1997-2000: Lee Morrison - Reform
- 2000-present: David L. Anderson - Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is David L. Anderson, a former farmer. He was first elected in 2000. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the Conservative critic for the Canadian Wheat Board. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food'.
Election results
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row |Conservative |David L. Anderson |align="right"|18,010 |align="right"|60.63% |align="right"| |align="right"|$35,176 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Bill Caton |align="right"|5,547 |align="right"|18.67% |align="right"| |align="right"|$29,831 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Jeff Potts |align="right"|4,901 |align="right"|16.50% |align="right"| |align="right"|$17,512 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Bev Currie |align="right"|1,243 |align="right"|4.18% |align="right"| |align="right"|$805 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|29,701 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|117 !align="right"|0.39% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|29,818 !align="right"|63.04% !align="right"| Template:End
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Canadian Alliance/row |Canadian Alliance |David L. Anderson |align="right"|18,593 |align="right"|61.64% |align="right"| |align="right"|$33,948 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Keith Murch |align="right"|5,101 |align="right"|16.91% |align="right"| |align="right"|$14,293 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Marlin Bryce Belt |align="right"|3,791 |align="right"|12.56% |align="right"| |align="right"|$722 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |William Caton |align="right"|2,676 |align="right"|8.87% |align="right"| |align="right"|$7,462 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|30,161 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|90 !align="right"|0.30% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|30,251 !align="right"|64.88% !align="right"| Template:End
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Reform/row |Reform |Lee Morrison |align="right"|9,590 |align="right"|49.10% | |align="right"|$36,935 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Ron Gleim |align="right"|7,579 |align="right"|21.29% | |align="right"|$52,705 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Dean Smith |align="right"|12,553 |align="right"|19.38% | |align="right"|$36,138 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Marcel Fournier |align="right"|2 ,777 |align="right"|10.21% | |align="right"|$9,917 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|33,480 !align="right"|100.00% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|105 !align="right"|0.31% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|33,585 !align="right"|67.35% ! ! Template:End