Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre

Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre (formerly known as Regina—Arm River) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

Geography

The district includes the northwestern part of the city of Regina and extends outward from Regina to Nokomis in the north, Davidson in the northwest and Tugaske in the west.

History

The electoral district was created as "Regina—Arm River" in 1996 from Regina—Lumsden and portions of Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Mackenzie and Regina—Qu'Appelle ridings.

In 1997, its name was changed to "Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre".

For the next Canadian Federal election the riding will be changed to the newly created Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years		Party
Regina—Arm River Riding created from Regina—Lumsden, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Mackenzie and Regina—Qu'Appelle
36th	1997 − 2000	John Solomon	New Democratic
Riding renamed — Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
37th	2000 − 2003	Larry Spencer	Alliance
	2003 − 2004		Conservative
	2004 − 2004		Independent
38th	2004 − 2006	Tom Lukiwski	Conservative
39th	2006 − 2008
40th	2008 − 2011
41st	2011 − Present

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Tom Lukiwski, a former political administrator. He was first elected in 2004. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Tom Lukiwski	18,076	53.2	+2.1	$76,585
	New Democratic	Brian Sklar	12,518	36.2	+7.7	$21,302
	Liberal	Monica Lysack	2,467	7.3	-7.6	$44,964
	Green	Billy Patterson	911	2.7	-2.8	$195
Total valid votes/Expense limit			33,972	100.0		$83,129
Total rejected ballots			89	0.3	0.0
Turnout			34,061	67.6	+5
Eligible voters			50,387	–	–

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Tom Lukiwski	16,053	51.1	+8.9	$68,988
	New Democratic	Fred Kress	8,963	28.5	-0.4	$16,804
	Liberal	Monica Lysack	4,668	14.9	-11.3	$47,936
	Green	Nicolas Stulberg	1,737	5.5	+3.2	$3,513
Total valid votes/Expense limit			31,421	100.0		$80,038
Total rejected ballots			83	0.3	+0.1
Turnout			31,504	63	-5

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Tom Lukiwski	14,176	42.1	+8.9	$60,131
	New Democratic	Moe Kovatch	9,467	28.1	+1.3	$47,556
	Liberal	Gary J. Anderson	8,956	26.6	-6.2	$73,596
	Green	William Sorochan	1,035	3.1	+0.8	$730
Total valid votes			33,634	100.0		–
Total rejected ballots			73	0.2	-0.1
Turnout			33,707	68	+5

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Tom Lukiwski	10,290	33.2	-9.7	$57,639
	Liberal	Gary J. Anderson	10,167	32.8	+18.8	$53,396
	New Democratic	Moe Kovatch	8,300	26.8	-15.6	$60,642
	Independent	Larry Spencer	1,506	4.9	–	$21,488
	Green	Fiorindo Agi	716	2.3	–
Total valid votes			30,978	100.0		–
Total rejected ballots			79	0.3	-0.1
Turnout			31,057	63	0

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Alliance	Larry Spencer	12,585	42.9	+15.1	$58,054
	New Democratic	John Solomon	12,424	42.4	+0.1	$53,957
	Liberal	Hem Juttla	4,296	14.6	-9.0	$22,758
Total valid votes			29,305	100.0		–
Total rejected ballots			113	0.4	+0.1
Turnout			29,418	63	-3

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	John Solomon	12,677	42.3	–	$58,862
	Reform	G.A. Gerry Fuller	8,342	27.8	–	$15,205
	Liberal	Kevin Clarke	7,079	23.6	–	$36,554
	Progressive Conservative	R. Wayne Slinn	1,605	5.4	–	$984
	Canadian Action	John MacGowan	277	0.9	–	$1,940
Total valid votes			29,980	100.0		–
Total rejected ballots			96	0.3
Turnout			30,076	66

References

Notes

↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012
↑ Stastistics Canada: 2012

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

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