Wascana

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Wascana

Saskatchewan electoral district

Wascana in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts

Federal electoral district

Legislature

House of Commons

Ralph Goodale
Liberal

District created

1996

First contested

1997

Last contested

2011

District webpage

profile, map

Demographics

Population (2011)^[1]

82,241

Electors (2011)

57,746

Area (km²)^[2]

3,826.43

Pop. density (per km²)

21.5

Census divisions

Regina

Census subdivisions

Regina, Edenwold No. 158

Wascana 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 southern part of the Province of Saskatchewan.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Regina—Qu'Appelle and Regina—Wascana ridings. The seat has been held by former Minister of Finance Ralph Goodale since its inception. Along with Winnipeg North, Wascana was one of only two seats retained by the Liberals in the Prairie Provinces in the 2011 election.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament	Years		Party
Regina—Qu'Appelle and Regina—Wascana prior to 1996
36th	1997–2000	Ralph Goodale	Liberal
37th	2000–2004
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Ralph Goodale, a former lawyer and broadcaster. He was first elected in 1974. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and has served as Deputy Leader of the party since September 2010.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Liberal	(x)Ralph Goodale	15,823	40.8	-5.2	$65,366
	Conservative	Ian Shields	14,291	36.9	+2.3	$74,976
	New Democratic	Marc Spooner	7,681	19.8	+5.1	$25,821
	Green	Bill Clary	954	2.5	-2.1	$755
Total valid votes			38,749	100.0	–
Total rejected ballots			106	0.3	0.0
Turnout			38,855	68.1	+3.9
Eligible voters			57,034	–	–

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Liberal	(x)Ralph Goodale	17,028	46.0	-5.7	$66,057
	Conservative	Michelle Hunter	12,798	34.6	+4.4	$66,686
	New Democratic	Stephen Moore	5,418	14.7	+0.2	$19,393
	Green	George Wooldridge	1,706	4.6	+1.1	$4,204
Total valid votes/Expense limit			36,950	100.0	$77,030
Total rejected ballots			121	0.3	+0.1
Turnout			37,071	64.2	-6

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Liberal	(x)Ralph Goodale	20,666	51.8	-5.4	$66,648
	Conservative	Brad Farquhar	11,990	30.0	+5.8	$67,579
	New Democratic	Helen Yum	5,880	14.7	-1.3	$30,123
	Green	Nigel Taylor	1,378	3.5	+0.9	$1,653
Total valid votes			39,914	100.0
Total rejected ballots			94	0.2	0.0
Turnout			40,008	70	+7

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Liberal	(x)Ralph Goodale	20,567	57.2	+16.0	$43,226
	Conservative	Doug Cryer	8,709	24.2	-11.9	$57,802
	New Democratic	Erin M.K. Weir	5,771	16.0	-5.5	$29,783
	Green	Darcy Robilliard	928	2.6
Total valid votes			35,975	100.0
Total rejected ballots			80	0.2	-0.1
Turnout			36,055	63.1	+0.9

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Canadian Alliance vote in 2000 election.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Liberal	(x)Ralph Goodale	14,244	41.2	-0.7	$56,685
	Alliance	James Rybchuk	12,492	36.1	+7.2	$59,667
	New Democratic	Garth Ormiston	7,446	21.5	-6.8	$58,098
	Canadian Action	Wayne Gilmer	401	1.2	+0.4	$1,619
Total valid votes			34,583	100.0
Total rejected ballots			98	0.3	-0.1
Turnout			34,681	62.3	-4.0

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

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±pp	Expenditures
	Liberal	(x)Ralph Goodale	14,077	41.9	–	$54,021
	New Democratic	John Burton	9,530	28.4	–	$37,942
	Reform	Glen Blager	7,261	21.6	–	$39,285
	Progressive Conservative	Michael Morris	2,477	7.4	–	$18,266
	Canadian Action	Walter P. Sigda	264	0.8	–	$1,822
Total valid votes			33,609	100.0
Total rejected ballots			136	0.4
Turnout			33,745	66.2

References

"(Code 47013) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
Riding history for Wascana (1996– ) from the Library of Parliament
Expenditures - 2004
Expenditures - 2000
Expenditures - 1997

Notes

↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012
↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012

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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Wascana

Geography

History

Members of Parliament

Current Member of Parliament

Election results

See also

References

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