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
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 		 
Larry Doke
Saskatchewan
District created2002
First contested2003
Last contested2016
Demographics
Electors8,363
Census divisionsDivision 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%±%
SaskatchewanLarry Doke5,76579.83+16.56
New DemocraticDanica Lorer95813.26–20.08
LiberalRod Gopher2553.53-
Progressive ConservativeRick Cline1542.13-
GreenTammy Fairley Saunders901.25–2.14
Total valid votes 7,222100.0  
Eligible voters –
Saskatchewan hold Swing -
Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[2][3] Global News[1]
2011 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanLarry Doke3,97763.27+2.24
New DemocraticBernadette Gopher2,09633.34+1.89
GreenVinessa Currie2133.39+1.29
Total valid votes 6,286100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing +0.18
2007 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanMichael Chisholm4,06061.03+12.55
New DemocraticRoger Emberley2,09231.45–7.35
LiberalMargaret MacGowan2944.42–5.60
GreenVinessa Currie1402.10–
Western IndependenceJohn Nesdoly660.99–1.71
Total valid votes 6,652100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing +9.95
2003 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%
SaskatchewanMichael Chisholm3,13048.48
New DemocraticJohn Vinek2,50538.80
LiberalLarry Ingram64710.02
Western IndependenceJosiah Rise1742.70
Total valid votes 6,456100.0  
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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.


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