Battlefords—Lloydminster

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Battlefords—Lloydminster

Saskatchewan electoral district
Battlefords—Lloydminster in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Gerry Ritz Conservative
District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	71,184
Electors (2006)	50,801
Area (km²)	32,887
Pop. density (per km²)	2.2
Census divisions
Census subdivisions	North Battleford, Lloydminster, Kindersley, Battleford, Unity

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

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Members of Parliament 3.1 Current Member of Parliament 4 Election results 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Geography

The district is in Central-Western Saskatchewan. It includes the communities of North Battleford, Lloydminster, Kindersley, Battleford and Unity.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

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

• 1997-present: Gerry Ritz - Reform (1997-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Gerry Ritz, a former farmer and contractor. He was first elected in 1997. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as vice-chair of the 'Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food'. He is currently the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Gerry Ritz	16,491	54.05%		$54,526
	New Democratic Party	Elgin Wyatt	4,782	15.67%		$20,468
	No affiliation	Jim Pankiw	4,396	14.41%		$77,133
	Liberal	Dominic LaPlante	3901	12.78%
	Green	Norbert Kratchmer	637	2.09%		$145
	Christian Heritage	Harold Stephan	306	1.00%		$562
Total valid votes			30,513	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Gerry Ritz	15,441	58.25%		$45,813
	New Democratic Party	Shawn McKee	5,367	20.24%		$41,961
	Liberal	Del Price	4,617	17.41%		$32,265
	Green	Kelsey Pearson	766	2.88%
	Christian Heritage	Diane Stephan	316	1.19%
Total valid votes			26,507	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			94	0.35%
Turnout			26,601	51.65%

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Canadian Alliance	Gerry Ritz	17,691	60.23%		$43,761
	New Democratic Party	Elgin Wayne Wyatt	5,107	17.38%		$22,558
	Liberal	Peter Frey	5,098	17.35%		$15,510
	Progressive Conservative	Harry Zamonsky	1,474	5.01%		$3,102
Total valid votes			29,370	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			107	0.36%
Turnout			29,477	59.92%

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Reform	Gerry Ritz	13,125	42.74%		$37,206
	New Democratic Party	Len Taylor	8,535	27.79%		$49,152
	Liberal	Glenn Hornick	6,155	20.04%		$43,136
	Progressive Conservative	Ken Ritter	2,888	9.40%		$22,635
Total valid votes			30,703	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			91	0.30%
Turnout			30,794	63.24%

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history for Battlefords—Lloydminster (1996– ) from the Library of Parliament
• Expenditures - 2004
• Expenditures - 2000
• Expenditures - 1997

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