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Battlefords—Lloydminster
Saskatchewan electoral district
Battlefords—Lloydminster in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Coordinates:53°07′41″N 109°01′37″W / 53.128°N 109.027°W / 53.128; -109.027
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Rosemarie Falk
Conservative
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]70,918
Electors (2015)48,638
Area (km²)[2]29,491.82
Pop. density (per km²)2.4
Census division(s)Division No. 12, Division No. 13, Division No. 16, Division No. 17
Census subdivision(s)Antelope Park No. 322, Aquadeo, Battleford, Battle River No. 438, Britannia No. 502, Buffalo No. 409, Cochin, Coleville, Cut Knife, Cut Knife No. 439, Denzil, Dodsland, Edam, Eldon No. 471, Eye Hill No. 382, Frenchman Butte No. 501, Glaslyn, Glenside No. 377, Grandview No. 349, Grass Lake No. 381, Grizzly Bear's Head 110 and Lean Man 111, Heart's Hill No. 352, Hillsdale No. 440, Kerrobert, Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay, Landis, Lashburn, Little Pine 116, Lloydminster, Luseland, Macklin, Maidstone, Major, Makoo 120, Manitou Lake No. 442, Mariposa No. 350, Marsden, Marshall, Mayfield No. 406, Medstead, Medstead No. 497, Meota, Meota No. 468, Mervin, Mervin No. 499, Metinota, Min-A-He-Quo-Sis 116C, Moosomin 112B, Mosquito 109, Neilburg, North Battleford, North Battleford (crown colony), North Battleford No. 437, Oakdale No. 320, Onion Lake 119-1, Paradise Hill, Parkdale No. 498, Paynton, Paynton No. 470, Plenty, Poundmaker 114, Prairiedale No. 321, Primate, Progress No. 351, Red Pheasant 108, Reford No. 379, Rosemount No. 378, Round Hill No. 467, Round Valley No. 410, Salteaux 159, Scott, Seekaskootch 119, Senlac, Senlac No. 411, Smiley, St. Walburg, Sweet Grass 113, Sweet Grass 113-M16, Thunderchild First Nation 115B, Thunderchild First Nation 115C, Tramping Lake, Tramping Lake No. 380, Turtleford, Turtle River No. 469, Unity, Waseca, Wilkie, Wilton No. 472, Winslow No. 319

Battlefords—Lloydminster is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain Beaver Lake, Spiritwood, Meadow Lake, Loon Lake and the remainder of the Medstead Rural Municipalities, including enclosed Indian Reserves, Villages and the City of Meadow Lake from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River; lose the Rural Municipalities of Eye Hill, Grass Lake, Tramping Lake, Reford, Rosemount, Heart's Hill, Progress, Mariposa, Grandview, Antelope Park, Prairiedale, Oakdale, Winslow and all enclosed towns and villages in those RMs to Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley.[3]

Geography

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The district is in Central-Western Saskatchewan. It includes the communities of North Battleford, Battleford and Unity; as well as the Saskatchewan portion of Lloydminster.

Demographics

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Panethnic groups in Battlefords—Lloydminster (2011−2021)
Panethnic group 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 46,095 66.69% 49,280 68.78% 51,620 75.17%
Indigenous 17,115 24.76% 17,250 24.08% 14,910 21.71%
Southeast Asian[b] 3,655 5.29% 3,125 4.36% 1,115 1.62%
South Asian 865 1.25% 840 1.17% 325 0.47%
African 515 0.75% 340 0.47% 210 0.31%
East Asian[c] 400 0.58% 425 0.59% 280 0.41%
Latin American 285 0.41% 155 0.22% 140 0.2%
Middle Eastern[d] 40 0.06% 75 0.1% 0 0%
Other/multiracial[e] 165 0.24% 170 0.24% 60 0.09%
Total responses 69,120 97.46% 71,645 97.47% 68,675 98.06%
Total population 70,918 100% 73,506 100% 70,034 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.
According to the 2011 Canadian census[7]

Languages: 87.4% English, 4.5% Cree, 2.5% German, 1.4% French, 1.0% Tagalog, 3.2% Other
Religions: 71.4% Christian, 3.6% Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality, 0.8% Other, 24.2% None
Median income: $29,976 (2010)
Average income: $37,724 (2010)

History

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The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.

This riding lost territory to Cypress Hills—Grasslands and gained a fraction of territory from Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Historical boundaries

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  • 1996 representation order
    1996 representation order
  • 2013 representation order
    2013 representation order
  • 2023 final report
    2023 final report

Members of Parliament

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The riding has been represented by Rosemarie Falk since 2017. It has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Battlefords—Lloydminster
Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Kindersley—Lloydminster
and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake
36th  1997–2000     Gerry Ritz Reform
 2000–2000     Alliance
37th  2000–2003
 2003–2004     Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2017
 2017–2019 Rosemarie Falk
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of election results Battlefords—Lloydminster (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)


2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rosemarie Falk 21,336 68.7 -9.6 $59,048.66
New Democratic Erik Hansen 3,718 12.0 +0.6 $12,928.01
Maverick Ken Rutherford 2,162 7.0 – $21,013.54
People's Terry Sieben 1,847 5.9 +4.2 $0.00
Liberal Larry Ingram 1,748 5.6 -1.2 $5,713.77
Green Kerri Wall 237 0.8 -0.9 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 31,048 99.4 +0.2 $112,669.55
Total rejected ballots 182 0.6 -0.2
Turnout 31,230 61.88 -8.82
Eligible voters 50,641
Conservative hold Swing -5.1
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2021 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 23,018 67.26
  New Democratic 4,418 12.91
  Liberal 2,506 7.32
  People's 2,050 5.99
  Green 266 0.78
  Others 1,965 5.74
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Rosemarie Falk 28,030 78.3 +8.74 $35,922.24
New Democratic Marcella Pedersen 4,098 11.4 -1.77 $7,794.87
Liberal Larry Ingram 2,426 6.8 -3.64 none listed
People's Jason MacInnis 662 1.8 – none listed
Green David Kim-Cragg 605 1.7 +.15 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 35,821 100.0
Total rejected ballots 278
Turnout 36,099 70.7
Eligible voters 51,033
Conservative hold Swing +5.26
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]

On 5 November 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a by-election will be held on December 11, 2017.[12]

Canadian federal by-election, 11 December 2017
Resignation of Gerry Ritz
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rosemarie Falk 8,965 69.56 +8.55
New Democratic Matt Fedler 1,698 13.17 -4.44
Liberal Larry Ingram 1,345 10.44 -6.04
Independent Ken Finlayson 681 5.28 –
Green Yvonne Potter-Pihach 200 1.55 -0.16
Total valid votes/Expense limit 12,889 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 12,889 27.05 -39.46
Eligible voters 47,651
Conservative hold Swing +6.49
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Gerry Ritz 20,547 61.01 -4.94 $70,973.30
New Democratic Glenn Tait 5,930 17.61 -10.45 $6,284.73
Liberal Larry Ingram 5,550 16.48 +13.10 $17,912.01
Independent Doug Anguish 1,076 3.19 n/a –
Green Mikaela Tenkink 575 1.71 -0.90 $56.97
Total valid votes/expense limit 33,678 99.45   $214,778.83
Total rejected ballots 186 0.55 –
Turnout 33,864 66.51 –
Eligible voters 50,917
Conservative hold Swing +2.76
Source: Elections Canada[13][14]
2011 federal election redistributed results[15]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 17,168 65.95
  New Democratic 7,304 28.06
  Liberal 881 3.38
  Green 680 2.61
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative (x) Gerry Ritz 19,203 66.9 +6.8 $57,125
New Democratic Glenn Tait 7,767 27.1 +1.8 $57,552
Liberal Jordan LaPlante 950 3.3 -4.9 $4,043
Green Norbert Kratchmer 785 2.7 -2.3 $345
Total valid votes/expense limit 28,705 100.0   –
Total rejected ballots 109 0.4 0.0
Turnout 28,814 58.2 +7
Eligible voters 49,530 – –
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures[16]
Conservative (x) Gerry Ritz 15,621 60.1 +6.1 $60,942
New Democratic Bob Woloshyn 6,572 25.3 +9.6 $52,759
Liberal Greg Nyholt 2,140 8.2 -4.6 –
Green Norbert Kratchmer 1,287 5.0 +2.9 $4,638
Christian Heritage Harold Stephan 368 1.4 +0.4 $6
Total valid votes/expense limit 25,988 100.0   $87,340
Total rejected ballots 96 0.4 +0.1
Turnout 26,084 51 -9
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative (x) Gerry Ritz 16,491 54.1 -4.2 $54,526
New Democratic Elgin Wyatt 4,829 15.7 -4.6 $20,468
Independent Jim Pankiw 4,396 14.4 – $77,133
Liberal Dominic LaPlante 3,901 12.8 -4.6 –
Green Norbert Kratchmer 637 2.1 -0.8 $145
Christian Heritage Harold Stephan 306 1.0 -0.2 $562
Total valid votes 30,560 100.0   –
Total rejected ballots 89 0.3 -0.1
Turnout 30,649 60 +8
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative (x) Gerry Ritz 15,441 58.3 -7.0 $45,813
New Democratic Shawn McKee 5,367 20.2 +2.9 $41,961
Liberal Del Price 4,617 17.4 +0.1 $32,265
Green Kelsey Pearson 766 2.9 –  
Christian Heritage Diane Stephan 316 1.2 –  
Total valid votes 26,507 100.0   –
Total rejected ballots 94 0.4
Turnout 26,601 52 -8.3
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Alliance (x) Gerry Ritz 17,691 60.2 +17.5 $43,761
New Democratic Elgin Wayne Wyatt 5,107 17.4 -10.4 $22,558
Liberal Peter Frey 5,098 17.4 -2.7 $15,510
Progressive Conservative Harry Zamonsky 1,474 5.0 -4.4 $3,102
Total valid votes 29,370 100.0   –
Total rejected ballots 107 0.4
Turnout 29,477 60 -3.3
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Reform Gerry Ritz 13,125 42.7 – $37,206
New Democratic (x) Len Taylor 8,535 27.8 – $49,152
Liberal Glenn Hornick 6,155 20.0 – $43,136
Progressive Conservative Ken Ritter 2,888 9.4 – $22,635
Total valid votes 30,703 100.0   –
Total rejected ballots 91 0.3
Turnout 30,794 63

See also

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References

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  • "Battlefords—Lloydminster (Code 47001) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

Notes

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  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2021
  2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2021
  3. ^ "New Federal Electoral Map for Saskatchewan". Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022. April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  6. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". May 8, 2013.
  8. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
  9. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  10. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  11. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  12. ^ "Prime Minister of Canada announces by-elections". Prime Minister's Office. November 5, 2017.
  13. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Battlefords—Lloydminster, 30 September 2015
  14. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 15 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  16. ^ "Canada votes - Map". Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2008.
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