Saskatoon—Wanuskewin
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| Image:Saskatoon-Wanuskewin.png Saskatoon—Wanuskewin in relation to the other Saskatchewan ridings | |
| Population, 2001 | 72,429 |
| Electors | 54,366 |
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Saskatoon—Wanuskewin (formerly known as Wanuskewin) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. It covers a part of the city of Saskatoon.
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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 includes the communities of Warman and Martensville.
History
It was created in 1996 as "Wanuskewin" from parts of Kindersley—Lloydminster, Saskatoon—Clark's Crossing, Prince Albert—Churchill River and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.
In 2000, it was re-named "Saskatoon—Wanuskewin".
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following member of the Canadian House of Commons:
- 1997-present: Maurice Vellacott - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Maurice Vellacott, a former clergyperson. 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 Joint Committee on the Library of Parliament' and a member of the 'Standing Committee on Official Languages'.
Election results
Saskatoon-Wanuskewin
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row |Conservative |Maurice Vellacott |align="right"|15,109 |align="right"|46.64% |align="right"| |align="right"|$67,717 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Chris Axworthy |align="right"|10,553 |align="right"|32.57% |align="right"| |align="right"|$72,269 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Priscilla Settee |align="right"|5,770 |align="right"|17.81% |align="right"| |align="right"|$38,635 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |David Greenfield |align="right"|960 |align="right"|2.96% |align="right"| |align="right"|$25 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|32,392 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|76 !align="right"|0.23% !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|32,468 !align="right"|59.72% !align="right"| !align="right"| Template:End
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Canadian Alliance/row |Canadian Alliance |Maurice Vellacott |align="right"|17,404 |align="right"|52.57% |align="right"| |align="right"|$59,707 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Hugh Walker |align="right"|8,022 |align="right"|24.23% |align="right"| |align="right"|$34,553 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Bill Patrick |align="right"|5,567 |align="right"|16.81% |align="right"| |align="right"|$16,493 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Kirk Eggum |align="right"|1,709 |align="right"|5.16% |align="right"| |align="right"| Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |David Greenfield |align="right"|402 |align="right"|1.21% |align="right"| |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|33,104 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|86 !align="right"|0.26% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|33,190 !align="right"|61.62% !align="right"| Template:End
Wanuskewin
Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Reform/row |Reform |Maurice Vellacott |align="right"|12,854 |align="right"|39.15% | |align="right"|$39,845 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Walter Kyliuk |align="right"|8,793 |align="right"|26.78% | |align="right"|$57,104 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Tom Hengen |align="right"|8,020 |align="right"|24.43% | |align="right"|$35,221 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Ron Meakin |align="right"|2,602 |align="right"|7.92% | |align="right"|$7,207 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row |Independent |Sam Dyck |align="right"|420 |align="right"|1.27% | |align="right"|$1,781 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Natural Law/row |Natural Law |Patrick J. Coulterman |align="right"|138 |align="right"|0.42% | |align="right"|$61 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|32,827 !align="right"|100.00% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|112 !align="right"|0.34% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|32,939 !align="right"|63.79% ! ! Template:End