Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Saskatchewan electoral district
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		  
Rob Clarke
Conservative
District created 1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 67,937
Electors (2011) 43,160
Area (km²) 347,266
Pop. density (per km²) 0.2
Census divisions Division No. 14, Division No. 15, Division No. 16, Division No. 17, Division No. 18
Census subdivisions Meadow Lake, La Ronge, Meadow Lake No. 588, La Loche,

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (formerly known as Churchill River) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

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Geography

This is a rural riding located in northern Saskatchewan.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2001 Census

Ethnic groups: 63.8% First Nations, 35.9% White
Languages: 61.6% English, 1.5% French, 34.3% Other, 2.6% Multiple responses
Religions: 44.9% Catholic, 38.4% Protestant, 2.5% Other Christian, 1.2% Other religions, 12.6% No religion
Average income: $19,675

History

The electoral district was created as "Churchill River" in 1996 from Prince Albert—Churchill River, Mackenzie and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.

In 2004, it was renamed "Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River".

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Prince Albert—Churchill River, Mackenzie and
The Battlefords—Meadow Lake prior to 1996
Churchill River
36th 1997–2000     Rick Laliberte New Democratic
2000     Liberal
37th 2000–2004
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
38th 2004–2006     Jeremy Harrison Conservative
39th 2006–2007     Gary Merasty Liberal
2008     Rob Clarke Conservative
40th 2008–2011
41st 2011–present

2006 election controversy

In the 2006 federal election, Liberal candidate Gary Merasty defeated incumbent Conservative MP Jeremy Harrison by a razor-thin margin of only 68 votes after trailing much of the election night, despite Harrison's vote increasing several points. Merasty's win raised issues of questionable tactics to increase voter turnout.[1] However, an investigation conducted by Elections Canada determined that no wrongdoing had taken place.[2]

Election results

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Rob Clarke 10,509 47.93 +1.26
     New Democrat Lawrence Joseph 9,715 44.30 +26.53
     Liberal Gabe Lafond 1,144 5.22 -25.06
     Green George Morin 560 2.55 -1.27
Total valid votes/Expense limit 21,928 100.00
Total rejected ballots 95 0.43 -0.11
Turnout 22,023 52.43 +7.68
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Rob Clarke 8,964 46.67 -1.16 $81,066
     Liberal David Orchard 5,816 30.28 -1.30 $88,314
     New Democrat Brian Morin 3,414 17.77 +0.24 $1,459
     Green George Morin 733 3.82 +0.75 $1,387
     First Peoples Rob Ballantyne 282 1.47
Total valid votes/Expense limit 19,209 100.00 $90,390
Total rejected ballots 105 0.54 +0.19
Turnout 19,314 44.75 +20.03
     Conservative hold Swing -1.1
See also: Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River by-election, 2008
By-election on March 17, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Rob Clarke 4,992 47.83 +6.74
     Liberal Joan Beatty 3,296 31.58 -9.79
     New Democrat Brian Morin 1,830 17.53 +2.16
     Green Robin Orr 320 3.07 +0.90
Total valid votes 10,438 100.00
Total rejected ballots 37 0.35
Turnout 10,475 24.72
     Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -8.3
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal Gary Merasty 10,191 41.37 +11.50 $69,229
     Conservative (x)Jeremy Harrison 10,124 41.09 +3.70 $78,578
     New Democrat Anita Jackson 3,787 15.37 -4.72 $43,976
     Green John McDonald 534 2.17 -0.60 $128
Total valid votes 24,636 100.00
Total rejected ballots 88 0.36 -0.03
Turnout 24,724 58.43 +11.02
     Liberal gain from Conservative Swing -3.9
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Jeremy Harrison 7,279 37.39 +1.62 $27,194
     Liberal Al Ducharme 5,815 29.87 -11.94 $52,686
     New Democrat Earl Cook 3,910 20.09 -1.72 $9,005
     Independent (x)Rick Laliberte 1,923 9.88 -31.93
     Green Marcella Gall 539 2.77
Total valid votes 19,466 100.00
Total rejected ballots 76 0.39 -0.01
Turnout 19,542 47.41 -12.1
     Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -6.8

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Liberal (x)Rick Laliberte 9,856 41.81 +13.41 $39,223
     Canadian Alliance Kerry Peterson 7,679 32.57 +0.59 $62,019
     New Democrat Ray Funk 5,141 21.81 -12.72 $48,853
     Progressive Conservative David J. Rogers 755 3.20 -1.90
     Canadian Action Brendan Cross 143 0.61 $1,398
Total valid votes 23,574 100.00
Total rejected ballots 95 0.40 -0.09
Turnout 23,669 59.5 +2.3
     Liberal gain from New Democrat Swing -13.1

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in the 1997 election.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     New Democrat Rick Laliberte 7,288 34.53 $41,198
     Reform Daryl Wiberg 6,750 31.98 $25,132
     Liberal Roy Bird 5,994 28.40 $40,104
     Progressive Conservative Bert Provost 1,077 5.10 $79
Total valid votes 21,109 100.00
Total rejected ballots 105 0.49
Turnout 21,214 57.2

See also

References

  1. ^ CBC.ca
  2. ^ Elections Canada

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