Cypress Hills—Grasslands

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Saskatchewan electoral district

Cypress Hills—Grasslands in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts

Federal electoral district

Legislature

House of Commons

David L. Anderson
Conservative

District created

1996

First contested

1997

Last contested

2011

District webpage

profile, map

Demographics

Population (2011)^[1]

60,983

Electors (2011)

44,478

Area (km²)^[2]

73,267.33

Pop. density (per km²)

0.83

Census subdivisions

Swift Current, Assiniboia, Maple Creek

Cypress Hills—Grasslands is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Geography

The district is in the southwestern corner of the Province of Saskatchewan.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia ridings.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament	Years		Party
36th	1997–2000	Lee Morrison	Reform
36th	2000	Lee Morrison	Canadian Alliance
37th	2000–2003	David L. Anderson	Canadian Alliance
37th	2003–2004		Conservative
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is David Anderson, a former farmer. He was first elected in 2000. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and for the Canadian Wheat Board. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food'.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Conservative	David L. Anderson	20,555	69.8	+5.4	$39,752
	New Democratic	Trevor Peterson	6,248	21.2	+5.4	$9,855
	Liberal	Duane Filson	1,838	6.2	-7.1	$27,813
	Green	Helmi Scott	788	2.7	-3.9	$517
Total valid votes/Expense limit			29,429	100.0		$94,253
Total rejected ballots			79	0.3	0.0
Turnout			29,508	67.1	+4
Eligible voters			43,997	–	–

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Conservative	David L. Anderson	17,922	64.4	-2.1	$51,570
	New Democratic	Scott Wilson	4,394	15.8	-1.1	$5,879
	Liberal	Duane Filson	3,691	13.3	+0.4	$23,849
	Green	Bill Clary	1,840	6.6	+2.8	$4,012
Total valid votes/Expense limit			27,847	100.0		$91,352
Total rejected ballots			81	0.3	0.0
Turnout			27,928	63	-3

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Conservative	David L. Anderson	20,035	66.5	+5.8	$42,285
	New Democratic	Mike Eason	5,076	16.8	+0.3	$12,076
	Liberal	Bill Caton	3,885	12.9	-5.8	$3,553
	Green	Amanda Knorr	1,141	3.8	-0.4	–
Total valid votes			30,137	100.0		–
Total rejected ballots			85	0.3	-0.1
Turnout			30,222	66.5	+3

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Conservative	David L. Anderson	18,010	60.6	–	$35,176
	Liberal	Bill Caton	5,547	18.7	–	$29,831
	New Democratic	Jeff Potts	4,901	16.5	–	$17,512
	Green	Bev Currie	1,243	4.2	–	$805
Total valid votes			29,701	100		–
Total rejected ballots			117	0.4	+0.1
Turnout			29,818	63	-2

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Alliance	David L. Anderson	18,593	61.6	+12.5	$33,948
	New Democratic	Keith Murch	5,101	16.9	-2.5	$14,293
	Liberal	Marlin Bryce Belt	3,791	12.6	-8.7	$722
	Progressive Conservative	William Caton	2,676	8.9	-1.3	$7,462
Total valid votes			30,161	100		–
Total rejected ballots			90	0.3	0.0
Turnout			30,251	65	-2

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Reform	Lee Morrison	16,439	49.1	–	$36,935
	Liberal	Ron Gleim	7,130	21.3	–	$52,705
	New Democratic	Dean Smith	6,490	19.4	–	$36,138
	Progressive Conservative	Marcel Fournier	3,421	10.2	–	$9,917
Total valid votes			33,480	100		–
Total rejected ballots			105	0.3
Turnout			33,585	67.4

References

"(Code 47004) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

Notes

↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012
↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012

External links

v t e Federal ridings in Saskatchewan

Conservative	Battlefords—Lloydminster Blackstrap Cypress Hills—Grasslands Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Palliser Prince Albert Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre Regina—Qu'Appelle Saskatoon—Humboldt Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar Saskatoon—Wanuskewin Souris—Moose Mountain Yorkton—Melville

Liberal	Wascana

v t e Federal ridings in the Canadian Prairies

Rural Manitoba	Brandon—Souris Churchill Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette Portage—Lisgar Provencher Selkirk—Interlake

Winnipeg	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia Elmwood—Transcona Kildonan—St. Paul Saint Boniface Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg North Winnipeg South Winnipeg South Centre

Saskatchewan (South, North)	Battlefords—Lloydminster Blackstrap Cypress Hills—Grasslands Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Palliser Prince Albert Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre Regina—Qu'Appelle Saskatoon—Humboldt Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar Saskatoon—Wanuskewin Souris—Moose Mountain Wascana Yorkton—Melville

Rural Alberta	Crowfoot Fort McMurray—Athabasca Lethbridge Macleod Medicine Hat Peace River Red Deer Vegreville—Wainwright Westlock—St. Paul Wetaskiwin Wild Rose Yellowhead

Edmonton and environs	Edmonton Centre Edmonton East Edmonton—Leduc Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont Edmonton—St. Albert Edmonton—Sherwood Park Edmonton—Spruce Grove Edmonton—Strathcona

Calgary	Calgary Centre Calgary Centre-North Calgary East Calgary Northeast Calgary—Nose Hill Calgary Southeast Calgary Southwest Calgary West

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Cypress Hills—Grasslands

Geography

History

Members of Parliament

Current Member of Parliament

Election results

See also

References

Notes

External links