Arm River-Watrous

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Arm River-Watrous
 Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
electoral district
Member of the
Legislative Assembly		       Greg P. Brkich
Saskatchewan Party
Population (2001) 16,966
Electors (2003) 12,843
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created 2002
Census divisions
Subdivisions

Arm River-Watrous is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency is located in south central Saskatchewan. Grain farming and cattle ranching are the major economic activities. Wynyard is home to the larger industries in this constituency. They include: Sunnyland Poultry Products, Big Quill Resources (Canada's largest manufacturer of potassium sulphate) and Cargill. Watrous is well-known for the healing waters of Lake Manitou and its Mineral Spa. This resort community hosts visitors from around the world. Blackstrap Provincial Park is also located in this constituency. The three largest communities are Wynyard with a population of 1,919, Watrous with a population of 1,808 and Davidson (1,035).

Contents

[edit] Geography

[edit] Towns

[edit] Villages

[edit] Resort Villages

[edit] Rural Municipalities

Reno

[edit] First Nations

  • Day Star First Nation
  • Kawacatoose First Nation

[edit] Hutterite Colonies

  • Clear Springs
  • Hillcrest

[edit] Parks

  • Blackstrap Provincial Park
  • Manitou and District Regional Park
  • Last Mountain Regional Park
  • Wynyard and District Regional Park

[edit] History

[edit] Riding

This riding was created by the The Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan). Prior to the act, this constituency was a part of the Arm River, Last Mountain-Touchwood, and Watrous constituencies. The former riding of Arm River makes up much of the new riding.

[edit] Member of the Legislative Assembly

# MLA Served Party
     1. Greg P. Brkich 2003 - Current Saskatchewan Party

[edit] Election Results

Saskatchewan General Election 2003: Arm River-Watrous
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Saskatchewan Party Greg P. Brkich 3,994 48.10%
     NDP Carol Rowan 3,169 38.16%
     Liberal Steven Barlow 914 11.01%
Western Independance Party Gord Pederson 158 1.90%
     Independent Gord Anderson 69 0.83%
Total 8,304 100.00%


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See also: 2007 election · List of elections · Politics of Saskatchewan