Wascana (electoral district)

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Wascana

Saskatchewan electoral district
Wascana in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Ralph Goodale Liberal
District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	75,717
Electors (2006)	57,280
Area (km²)	3,858
Pop. density (per km²)	19.6
Census divisions	Regina
Census subdivisions	Regina, Edenwold No. 158

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

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 3.1 Current Member of Parliament 4 Election results 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Geography

The district is in the southern part of the Province of Saskatchewan.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Regina—Qu'Appelle and Regina—Wascana ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following member of the Canadian House of Commons:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Regina—Qu'Appelle and Regina—Wascana prior to 1996
36th	1997-2000		Ralph Goodale	Liberal
37th	2000-2004
38th	2004-2006
39th	2006-

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Ralph Goodale, a former lawyer and broadcaster. He was first elected in 1974. He represents the Liberal Party of Canada. He serves in the Official Opposition as their House Leader.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ralph Goodale	20,666	51.8%		$66,648
	Conservative	Brad Farquhar	11,990	30.0%		$67,579
	New Democratic Party	Helen Yum	5,880	14.7%		$30,123
	Green	Nigel Taylor	1,378	3.5%		$1,653
Total valid votes			39,914	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ralph Goodale	20,567	57.17%		$43,226
	Conservative	Doug Cryer	8,709	24.20%		$57,802
	New Democratic Party	Erin M.K. Weir	5,771	16.04%		$29,783
	Green	Darcy Robilliard	928	2.57%
Total valid votes			35,975	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			80	0.22%
Turnout			36,055	63.14%

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ralph Goodale	14,244	41.18%		$56,685
	Canadian Alliance	James Rybchuk	12,492	36.12%		$59,667
	New Democratic Party	Garth Ormiston	7,446	21.53%		$58,098
	Canadian Action	Wayne Gilmer	401	1.15%		$1,619
Total valid votes			34,583	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			98	0.28%
Turnout			34,681	62.27%

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ralph Goodale	14,077	41.88%		$54,021
	New Democratic Party	John Burton	9,530	28.35%		$37,942
	Reform	Glen Blager	7,261	21.60%		$39,285
	Progressive Conservative	Michael Morris	2,477	7.37%		$18,266
	Canadian Action	Walter P. Sigda	264	0.78%		$1,822
Total valid votes			33,609	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			136	0.40%
Turnout			33,745	66.24%

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history for Wascana (1996– ) from the Library of Parliament
• Expenditures - 2004
• Expenditures - 2000
• Expenditures - 1997

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