Cut Knife-Turtleford
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Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | ||
MLA |
Independent | ||
District created | 2002 | ||
First contested | 2003 | ||
Last contested | 2020 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors | 8,363 | ||
Census division(s) | Division 12, 13, 17, 16 |
Cut Knife-Turtleford is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in northwest Saskatchewan, this constituency has an economy based primarily on farming – while oil and gas development is rising. The Battlefords Provincial Park is located here. Communities in the riding include the towns of Cut Knife (population 610), Maidstone (1,037), Lashburn (914), and Turtleford (461); and the villages of Neilburg, Meota, Glaslyn, Marsden, and Edam.
The riding was last contested in the 2020 general election. It sent Saskatchewan Party candidate Ryan Domotor to represent the district in the Legislature.
History
This constituency was created by the Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan) mostly from the former Battleford-Cut Knife riding, along with parts of Lloydminster and North Battleford. It was first contested in the 2003 general election and has seen only minor boundary changes since its formation.
Cut Knife-Turtleford has elected Saskatchewan Party members since its creation. It is considered a safe seat for the Saskatchewan Party, and typically returns members of that party with large majorities.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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Cut Knife-Turtleford Riding created from Battleford-Cut Knife and Turtleford | ||||
25th | 2003–2007 | Michael Chisholm | Saskatchewan | |
26th | 2007–2011 | |||
27th | 2011–2016 | Larry Doke | ||
28th | 2016–2020 | |||
29th | 2020–2023 | Ryan Domotor | ||
2023–Present | Independent |
Election results
2020 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Saskatchewan | Ryan Domotor | 5,517 | 76.91 | -2.92 | ||||
New Democratic | Matt Fedler | 943 | 13.15 | -0.11 | ||||
Buffalo | Richard Nelson | 572 | 7.97 | – | ||||
Green | Patrick McNally | 141 | 1.97 | +0.72 | ||||
Total valid votes | 7,173 | 99.46 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 39 | 0.54 | +0.09 | |||||
Turnout | 7,212 | 86.24 | +28.28 | |||||
Eligible voters | 8,363 | |||||||
Saskatchewan hold | Swing | – | ||||||
Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News |
2016 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Saskatchewan | Larry Doke | 5,765 | 79.83 | +16.56 | ||||
New Democratic | Danica Lorer | 958 | 13.26 | –20.08 | ||||
Liberal | Rod Gopher | 255 | 3.53 | - | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Rick Cline | 154 | 2.13 | – | ||||
Green | Tammy Fairley Saunders | 90 | 1.25 | –2.14 | ||||
Total valid votes | 7,222 | 99.55 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.45 | – | |||||
Turnout | 7,255 | 57.96 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 12,538 | |||||||
Saskatchewan hold | Swing | – | ||||||
Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[2][3] Global News[1] |
2011 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Saskatchewan | Larry Doke | 3,977 | 63.27 | +2.24 | ||||
New Democratic | Bernadette Gopher | 2,096 | 33.34 | +1.89 | ||||
Green | Vinessa Currie | 213 | 3.39 | +1.29 | ||||
Total valid votes | 6,286 | 100.0 | ||||||
Saskatchewan hold | Swing | +0.18 |
2007 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Saskatchewan | Michael Chisholm | 4,060 | 61.03 | +12.55 | ||||
New Democratic | Roger Emberley | 2,092 | 31.45 | –7.35 | ||||
Liberal | Margaret MacGowan | 294 | 4.42 | –5.60 | ||||
Green | Vinessa Currie | 140 | 2.10 | – | ||||
Western Independence | John Nesdoly | 66 | 0.99 | –1.71 | ||||
Total valid votes | 6,652 | 100.0 | ||||||
Saskatchewan hold | Swing | +9.95 |
2003 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Saskatchewan | Michael Chisholm | 3,130 | 48.48 | |||||
New Democratic | John Vinek | 2,505 | 38.80 | |||||
Liberal | Larry Ingram | 647 | 10.02 | |||||
Western Independence | Josiah Rise | 174 | 2.70 | |||||
Total valid votes | 6,456 | 100.0 | ||||||
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References
- ^ a b McElroy, Justin (5 April 2015). "Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Cut Knife-Turtleford riding". Global News. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
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