Athabasca (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)

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Athabasca
Province	Saskatchewan
Created	???
MLA	Buckley Belanger, New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan
Population, 2001	13,041
Electors	7,146
Area, (km²)	???
Population Density (People per km²)	???

Contents 1 Description 2 Geography 3 History 3.1 Riding 3.2 Member of the Legislative Assembly 4 Election Results 5 External links

[edit] Description

Athabasca is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the extreme northwest corner of the province, this sparsely populated constituency is geographically one of the largest ridings in Saskatchewan, covering the northwestern corner of the province. The major industries are tourism, mineral extraction, forestry, commercial fishing and trapping. The Cluff Lake uranium mine is located in this constituency, as well as the Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park and the Clearwater River Provincial Park. The major communities are La Loche, Ile-a-la-Crosse and Buffalo Narrows with populations of 2,136, 1,268 and 1,137 respectively.

[edit] Geography

[edit] History

[edit] Riding

[edit] Member of the Legislative Assembly

In 1998 Buckley Belanger was elected, winning by 159 votes. Belanger left the Liberals, putting his seat on the line to run as a New Democrat. In the by-election, he defeated the Liberal candidate by 2,050 votes (94% of the popular vote), the second-largest majority in the history of the province.

	#	MLA	Served	Party
	???	Hubert Staines	1941 - ???	Liberal
	???	Allan R. Guy	1972 - 1975??	Liberal
	???	???	1975 - 1995	NDP
	???	Buckley Belanger	1995 - 1998	Liberal
	???	Buckley Belanger	1998 - Current	NDP

[edit] Election Results

Saskatchewan General Election 2003: Athabasca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Buckley Belanger	2,407	69.99
	Saskachewan Party	Greg Ross	803	23.35
	Liberal	Philip Durocher	207	6.02
	Progressive Conservative	Sean Gilchrist	22	0.64
Total			3,439	100.00

By-Election, October 26, 1998: Athabasca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Harold (Buckley) Belanger	2,153	93.65
	Liberal	Winston McKay	97	4.22
	Saskachewan Party	Tyson Delorme	49	2.13
Total			2,299	100.00

By-Election, September 27, 1972: Athabasca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allan R. Guy	1,398	43.44
	NDP	Robert Dalby	1,368	42.51
	Independent	Ray Jones	414	12.87
	Progressive Conservative	William H. McGill	38	1.18
Total			3,218	100.00

By-Election, July 28, 1941: Athabasca
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hubert Staines (acclaimed)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Total			n/a	n/a

[edit] External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts v • d • e
North : Athabasca | Batoche | Biggar | Canora-Pelly | Carrot River Valley | Cumberland | Cut Knife-Turtleford | Humboldt | Kelvington-Wadena | Lloydminster | Martensville | Meadow Lake | Melfort | Prince Albert Carlton | Prince Albert Northcote | Rosthern-Shellbrook | Saskatchewan Rivers | The Battlefords
Saskatoon: Saskatoon Centre | Saskatoon Eastview | Saskatoon Fairview | Saskatoon Greystone | Saskatoon Massey Place | Saskatoon Meewasin | Saskatoon Northwest | Saskatoon Nutana | Saskatoon Riversdale | Saskatoon Silver Springs | Saskatoon Southeast | Saskatoon Sutherland
Regina: Regina Coronation Park | Regina Dewdney | Regina Douglas Park | Regina Elphinstone-Centre | Regina Lakeview | Regina Northeast | Regina Qu'Appelle Valley | Regina Rosemont | Regina South | Regina Walsh Acres | Regina Wascana Plains
South: Arm River-Watrous | Cannington | Cypress Hills | Estevan | Indian Head-Milestone | Kindersley | Last Mountain-Touchwood | Melville-Saltcoats | Moose Jaw North | Moose Jaw Wakamow | Moosomin | Rosetown-Elrose | Swift Current | Thunder Creek | Weyburn-Big Muddy | Wood River | Yorkton
See also: 2003 election | List of elections | Politics of Saskatchewan