Blackstrap (electoral district)

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Blackstrap

Saskatchewan electoral district
Blackstrap in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP		Lynne Yelich Conservative
District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2006
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006)	76,273
Electors (2006)	58,882
Area (km²)	11,157
Pop. density (per km²)	6.8
Census divisions	Saskatoon
Census subdivisions	Saskatoon, Corman Park No. 344

Blackstrap 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 riding includes the southeast quadrant of Saskatoon and extends south to Elbow southeast to Bladworth and east to Jansen.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Mackenzie, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Saskatoon—Dundurn and Saskatoon—Humboldt ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

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

• 1997-2000: Allan Kerpan - Reform (1993-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000)
• 2000-present: Lynne Yelich - Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

The current Member of Parliament is Lynne Yelich, a former administrator and executive assistant. She was first elected in 2000. She was re-elected in 2004 and 2006. She represents the Conservative Party of Canada. Lynne currently serves as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. She is also a member of the Standing Committee on Human Resources and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA). During her Parliamentary tenure, Lynne has served on the Citizenship & Immigration, Transport, Government Operations & Estimates, and Status of Women committees. She has also served as Critic for Women Entrepreneurs, Families and Caregivers, Status of Women, Cities, and Grain Transportation.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Lynne Yelich	19,430	47.99%		$62,564
	New Democratic Party	Don Kossick	12,376	30.57%		$41,367
	Liberal	Herta Barron	6,841	16.90%		$25,287
	Green	Mike Fornssler	1334	3.29%		$549.75
	Independent	D.-Jay Krozser	410	1.01%		$4,469.10
	Communist	Sonje Kristtorn	96	0.24%		$514.97
Total valid votes			40,487	100.00%
Total rejected ballots
Turnout

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Lynne Yelich	15,608	41.47%		$71,019
	Liberal	Tiffany Paulsen	11,815	31.39%		$50,307
	New Democratic Party	Don Kossick	8,862	23.55%		$51,849
	Green	Lynn Oliphant	1,168	3.10%		$25
	Christian Heritage	Clayton Sundberg	177	0.47%
Total valid votes			37,630	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			98	0.26%
Turnout			37,728	63.90%

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Canadian Alliance	Lynne Yelich	16,028	44.23%		$40,528
	New Democratic Party	Noreen Johns	9,551	26.36%		$43,141
	Liberal	J. Wayne Zimmer	8,206	22.64%		$28,857
	Progressive Conservative	Tim Stephenson	1,926	5.31%		$1,200
	Green	Neil Sinclair	519	1.43%		$17
Total valid votes			36,230	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			93	0.26%
Turnout			36,323	65.81%

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Reform	Allan Kerpan	13,502	36.88%		$31,124
	Liberal	Morris Bodnar	10,365	28.31%		$48,752
	New Democratic Party	Steven Bobiash	10,117	27.63%		$53,988
	Progressive Conservative	Bob Chisholm	2,414	6.59%		$9,565
	Natural Law	Leon Laforge	208	0.56%		$169
Total valid votes			36,606	100.00%
Total rejected ballots			138	0.38%
Turnout			36,744	70.13%

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External links

• Riding history for Blackstrap (1996– ) from the Library of Parliament
• Expenditures - 2004
• Expenditures - 2000
• Expenditures - 1997
• Website of the Parliament of Canada

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