Rosthern-Shellbrook
Rosthern-Shellbrook is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was created by the Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan) out of the districts of Rosthern, Shellbrook-Spiritwood, and Redberry Lake.
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | ||
| MLA |
Saskatchewan | ||
| District created | 2002 | ||
| First contested | 2003 | ||
| Last contested | 2016 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors | 11,022 | ||
| Census divisions | Division 12, 15, 16 | ||
The riding was last contested in the 2016 election, when incumbent Saskatchewan Party MLA Scott Moe was re-elected.
Communities in the district include the towns of Rosthern, Shellbrook, Hafford, Blaine Lake, and Spiritwood; and the villages of Canwood, Laird, Medstead, Leask, and Shell Lake.
History
The constituency was first contested in the 2003 election, and has returned Saskatchewan Party members ever since, including the current premier (as of February 2, 2018), Scott Moe.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th | 2003 – 2007 | Denis Allchurch | Saskatchewan Party | |
| 26th | 2007 – 2011 | |||
| 27th | 2011 – 2016 | Scott Moe | ||
| 28th | 2016 – present | |||
Election results
| 2016 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Scott Moe | 4,724 | 71.58 | +6.52 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rose Freeman | 1,288 | 19.51 | -12.33 | ||||
| Liberal | Orrin Murray Greyeyes | 468 | 7.09 | +7.09 | ||||
| Green | Jade Duckett | 119 | 1.80 | -1.30 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,599 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[1][2] Global News[3] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Scott Moe | 4,442 | 65.06 | +7.56 | |
| NDP | Clay DeBray | 2,174 | 31.84 | -3.67 | |
| Green | Margaret-Rose Uvery | 212 | 3.10 | +0.83 | |
| Total | 6,828 | 100.00 | |||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | - | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Denis Allchurch | 4,134 | 57.50 | +6.81 | |
| NDP | Ron Blocka | 2,553 | 35.51 | -1.03 | |
| Liberal | Linda Neher | 339 | 4.72 | -5.79 | |
| Green | Margaret-Rose Uvery | 163 | 2.27 | – | |
| Total | 7,189 | 100.00 | |||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | - | |||
| 2003 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Denis Allchurch | 3,421 | 48.36 | |||||
| New Democratic | John Serheinko | 2,585 | 36.54 | |||||
| Liberal | George Cameron | 744 | 10.52 | |||||
| Western Independence | Laverne Isaac | 324 | 4.58 | |||||
| Total | 7,074 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives Board – Election Results by Electoral Division, pg. 2.14–101 | ||||||||
References
- "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 8 November 2016.
- McElroy, Justin (5 April 2016). "Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Rosthern-Shellbrook riding". Global News. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
External links
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Archives Board – Election Results by Electoral Division
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