Cypress Hills—Grasslands

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Cypress Hills—Grasslands in relation to the other Saskatchewan ridings
Population, 2001 65,216
Electors 47,300
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Cypress Hills—Grasslands is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

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[edit] Geography

The district is in the extreme southwestern part of the Province of Saskatchewan.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is David L. Anderson, a former farmer. He was first elected in 2000. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the Conservative critic for the Canadian Wheat Board. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food'.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative David L. Anderson 20,035 66.47% 42,285
     New Democratic Party Mike Eason 5,076 16.84% 12,076
     Liberal Bill Caton 3,885 12.89% $3,553
     Green Amanda Knorr 1,141 3.78%
Total valid votes 30137 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 85
Turnout 30222 66.5%
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative David L. Anderson 18,010 60.63% $35,176
     Liberal Bill Caton 5,547 18.67% $29,831
     New Democratic Party Jeff Potts 4,901 16.50% $17,512
     Green Bev Currie 1,243 4.18% $805
Total valid votes 29,701 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 117 0.39%
Turnout 29,818 63.04%
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Canadian Alliance David L. Anderson 18,593 61.64% $33,948
     New Democratic Party Keith Murch 5,101 16.91% $14,293
     Liberal Marlin Bryce Belt 3,791 12.56% $722
     Progressive Conservative William Caton 2,676 8.87% $7,462
Total valid votes 30,161 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 90 0.30%
Turnout 30,251 64.88%
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Reform Lee Morrison 16,439 49.10% $36,935
     Liberal Ron Gleim 7,130 21.29% $52,705
     New Democratic Party Dean Smith 6,490 19.38% $36,138
     Progressive Conservative Marcel Fournier 3,421 10.21% $9,917
Total valid votes 33,480 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 105 0.31%
Turnout 33,585 67.35%

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Federal Ridings in Saskatchewan
Conservative

Battlefords—Lloydminster | Blackstrap | Cypress Hills—Grasslands | Palliser | Prince Albert | Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre | Regina—Qu'Appelle | Saskatoon—Humboldt | Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar | Saskatoon—Wanuskewin | Souris—Moose Mountain | Yorkton—Melville
Liberal

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | Wascana
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