Blackstrap_(electoral_district)
Blackstrap (electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada
Blackstrap was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. It is named for Blackstrap Lake. The riding was abolished prior to the 2015 Canadian federal election.
 Saskatchewan electoral district | |
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Blackstrap in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts | |
| Coordinates: | 51.692°N 105.664°W / 51.692; -105.664 |
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1996 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| First contested | 1997 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| District webpage | profile, map |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011)[1] | 85,541 |
| Electors (2011) | 59,797 |
| Area (km²)[2] | 10,921.10 |
| Census division(s) | Saskatoon |
| Census subdivision(s) | Saskatoon, Corman Park No. 344 |
The riding included the southeast quadrant of the city of Saskatoon and extended south to Elbow, southeast to Bladworth, and east to Jansen.
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Saskatoon—Dundurn and portions of Mackenzie, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Saskatoon—Humboldt ridings.
For the 2015 Canadian Federal election, the riding was abolished, with the Saskatoon portion becoming part of Saskatoon—Grasswood, while the rural portion became part of Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan.
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstrap Riding created from Saskatoon—Dundurn, Mackenzie, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Saskatoon—Humboldt |
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| 36th | 1997–2000 | Allan Kerpan | Reform | |
| 2000–2000 | Alliance | |||
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Lynne Yelich | ||
| 2003–2004 | Conservative | |||
| 38th | 2004–2006 | |||
| 39th | 2006–2008 | |||
| 40th | 2008–2011 | |||
| 41st | 2011–2015 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, Saskatoon—Grasswood and Regina—Qu'Appelle |
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| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Lynne Yelich | 23,281 | 54.4 | +0.5 | $66,677 | |||
| New Democratic | Darien Moore | 15,768 | 36.8 | +11.1 | $59,199 | |||
| Liberal | Deb Walker | 2,713 | 6.3 | -8.0 | $13,295 | |||
| Green | Shawn Setyo | 1,033 | 2.4 | -3.6 | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,795 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 113 | 0.3 | -0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,908 | 70.6 | +6.0 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 60,641 | – | – | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Lynne Yelich | 20,747 | 53.9 | +6.0 | $68,414 | |||
| New Democratic | Patti Gieni | 9,876 | 25.7 | -4.9 | $30,120 | |||
| Liberal | Deb Ehmann | 5,509 | 14.3 | -2.6 | $24,743 | |||
| Green | Imre Pallagi | 2,325 | 6.0 | +2.8 | $3,352 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,456 | 100.0 | $81,893 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 152 | 0.4 | +0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,609 | 64.6 | -4 | |||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Lynne Yelich | 19,430 | 48.0 | +6.5 | $62,564 | |||
| New Democratic | Don Kossick | 12,376 | 30.6 | +7.0 | $41,367 | |||
| Liberal | Herta Barron | 6,841 | 16.9 | -14.5 | $25,287 | |||
| Green | Mike Fornssler | 1334 | 3.3 | +0.2 | $550 | |||
| Independent | D. Jay Krozser | 410 | 1.0 | – | $4,469 | |||
| Communist | Sonje Kristtorn | 96 | 0.2 | – | $515 | |||
| Total valid votes | 40,487 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 105 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,592 | 69 | +5 | |||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Lynne Yelich | 15,608 | 41.5 | +2.6 | $71,019 | |||
| Liberal | Tiffany Paulsen | 11,815 | 31.4 | +8.8 | $50,307 | |||
| New Democratic | Don Kossick | 8,862 | 23.6 | -2.8 | $51,849 | |||
| Green | Lynn Oliphant | 1,168 | 3.1 | +1.7 | $25 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Clayton Sundberg | 177 | 0.5 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes | 37,630 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 98 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Turnout | 37,728 | 64 | -2 | |||||
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Alliance | Lynne Yelich | 16,028 | 44.2 | +7.4 | $40,528 | |||
| New Democratic | Noreen Johns | 9,551 | 26.4 | -1.3 | $43,141 | |||
| Liberal | J. Wayne Zimmer | 8,206 | 22.6 | -5.7 | $28,857 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tim Stephenson | 1,926 | 5.3 | -1.3 | $1,200 | |||
| Green | Neil Sinclair | 519 | 1.4 | – | $17 | |||
| Total valid votes | 36,230 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 93 | 0.3 | -0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,323 | 66 | -4 | |||||
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Reform | Allan Kerpan | 13,502 | 36.9 | – | $31,124 | |||
| Liberal | Morris Bodnar | 10,365 | 28.3 | – | $48,752 | |||
| New Democratic | Steven Bobiash | 10,117 | 27.6 | – | $53,988 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Chisholm | 2,414 | 6.6 | – | $9,565 | |||
| Natural Law | Leon Laforge | 208 | 0.6 | – | $169 | |||
| Total valid votes | 36,606 | 100.0 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 138 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Turnout | 36,744 | 70 | ||||||
- "Blackstrap (electoral district) (Code 47002) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
- Riding history for Blackstrap (1996– ) from the Library of Parliament
- Expenditures – 2008
- Expenditures – 2004
- Expenditures – 2000
- Expenditures – 1997
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
- Map of Blackstrap riding archived by Elections Canada
Notes
- Statistics Canada: 2012
- Statistics Canada: 2012