Cypress Hills (electoral district)
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 Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewanelectoral district |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly |
Wayne Elhard Saskatchewan Party |
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| Riding created | 1905 (Maple Creek) | |
| Census divisions | 4, 8 | |
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Cypress Hills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the extreme southwest corner of the province. This constituency has an economy based on agriculture, cattle ranching and major oil and gas production. The constituency also contains the Great Sand Hills in its northern areas and Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. A near-complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton was found near the town of Eastend. It is one of only 12 in the world. The largest communities include Maple Creek and Shaunavon with populations of 2,270 and 1,775 respectively.
[edit] Election Results
| Saskatchewan General Election 2003: Cypress Hills | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Saskatchewan Party | Wayne Elhard | 4,442 | 65.45% | ||
| NDP | Eric August | 1,412 | 20.80% | ||
| Liberal | Barry Thienes | 933 | 13.75% | ||
| Total | 6,787 | 100.00% |
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