Cut Knife-Turtleford

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.

Cut Knife-Turtleford

Saskatchewan electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA	Larry Doke Saskatchewan
District created	2002
First contested	2003
Last contested	2016
Demographics
Electors	8,363
Census divisions	Division 12, 13, 17, 16

The riding was last contested in the 2016 general election. It returned incumbent MLA Larry Doke of the Saskatchewan Party.

This constituency was created by the Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan) out of the district of Battleford-Cut Knife and the former district of Turtleford.

History

Cut Knife-Turtleford has elected Saskatchewan Party members since it was first contested in 2003. 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
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–Present

Election results

2016 Saskatchewan general election
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	100.0
Eligible voters			–
	Saskatchewan hold		Swing		-
Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[2][3] Global News[1]

2011 Saskatchewan general election
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
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
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
	Saskatchewan pickup new district.

References

1. McElroy, Justin (5 April 2015). "Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Cut Knife-Turtleford riding". Global News. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
2. "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.
3. "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