Weyburn-Big Muddy

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Weyburn-Big Muddy
 Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
electoral district
Member of the
Legislative Assembly		       Dustin Duncan
Saskatchewan Party
Population (2001)
Electors (2003)
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created 1908 (Weyburn)
Census divisions 2
Subdivisions

Weyburn-Big Muddy is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Previous versions of this riding were once represented by former CCF Premier, and federal NDP leader, Tommy Douglas.

Saskatchewan general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party Brenda Bakken 3827 45.14
     New Democratic Party Sherry Leach 3441 40.58
     Liberal Janet Ledingham 1211 14.28

[edit] 2006 by-election

In February 2006, the constituency's seat became vacant when the current member, Brenda Bakken Lackey (Saskatchewan Party) tendered her resignation. On May 19, 2006, Premier Calvert announced a by-election for the seat, to be held on June 19, 2006.

The candidates were:

  • Graham Mickleborough raised on a family farm in the Rose Plain district of Saskatchewan, was the candidate running for the NDP. He lives and works in Weyburn as the government appointed CEO and President of Weyburn Regional College.
  • Dustin Duncan born and raised in Weyburn was the Saskatchewan Party candidate who lives Regina, and worked in the SP caucus office prior to election.
  • Liberal leader David Karwacki who was raised in Saskatoon and was the Liberal Party candidate. David is an entrepreneur and founder of Star Produce Ltd.

The Saskatchewan Party won the constituency by a considerably wider margin than it had in the 2003 Saskatchewan general election, although the party only managed to increase its share of the vote by a modest four percentage points (this swing would be enough for a Saskatchewan Party majority if it were repeated provincewide in the next general election). The Liberal Party was able to gain more support than the NDP, although that may well have been due to the candidacy of their leader. [1]

Compared to typical Saskatchewan by-elections, voter turnout was high.

Weyburn-Big Muddy by-election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party Dustin Duncan 3564 49.00% +3.86
     Liberal David Karwacki 1975 27.15% +12.87
     New Democratic Party Graham Mickleborough 1735 23.85% -16.67

Source: Elections Saskatchewan

[edit] MLAs

  1. Robert Menzies Mitchell, Liberal (1908-1919)
  2. Charles McGill Hamilton, Liberal (1919-1929)
  3. Robert Sterritt Leslie, Progressive (1929-1934)
  4. Hugh Elliott Eaglesham, Liberal (1934-1938)
  5. George Levi Crane, Liberal (1938-1944)
  6. Thomas Clement Douglas, CCF (1944-1961)
  7. Junior Herbert Staveley, Liberal (1961-1964)
  8. James Auburn Pepper, CCF/NDP (1964-1982)
  9. Lorne Henry Hepworth, Prog. Cons. (1982-1991)
  10. Ronald Joseph Wormsbecker, NDP (1991-1995)
  11. Judy Bradley, NDP (1995-1999)
  12. Brenda Bakken, Sask. Party (1999-2006)
  13. Dustin Duncan, Sask. Party (2006-present)

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See also: 2007 election · List of elections · Politics of Saskatchewan