Battlefords—Lloydminster

Federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada

Battlefords—Lloydminster Saskatchewan electoral district

Battlefords—Lloydminster in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.

Coordinates:| 53°07′41″N 109°01′37″W﻿ / ﻿53.128°N 109.027°W﻿ / 53.128; -109.027
Federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
MP| |

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Rosemarie Falk
Conservative
District created| 1996
First contested| 1997
Last contested| 2021
District webpage| profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]| 70,918
Electors (2015)| 48,638
Area (km²)[2]| 29,491.82
Pop. density (per km²)| 2.4
Census division(s)| Division No. 12, Division No. 13, Division No. 16, Division No. 17
Census subdivision(s)| Antelope Park No. 322, Aquadeo, Battleford, Battle River No. 438, Britannia No. 502, Buffalo No. 409, Cochin, Coleville, Cut Knife, Cut Knife No. 439, Denzil, Dodsland, Edam, Eldon No. 471, Eye Hill No. 382, Frenchman Butte No. 501, Glaslyn, Glenside No. 377, Grandview No. 349, Grass Lake No. 381, Grizzly Bear's Head 110 and Lean Man 111, Heart's Hill No. 352, Hillsdale No. 440, Kerrobert, Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay, Landis, Lashburn, Little Pine 116, Lloydminster, Luseland, Macklin, Maidstone, Major, Makoo 120, Manitou Lake No. 442, Mariposa No. 350, Marsden, Marshall, Mayfield No. 406, Medstead, Medstead No. 497, Meota, Meota No. 468, Mervin, Mervin No. 499, Metinota, Min-A-He-Quo-Sis 116C, Moosomin 112B, Mosquito 109, Neilburg, North Battleford, North Battleford (crown colony), North Battleford No. 437, Oakdale No. 320, Onion Lake 119-1, Paradise Hill, Parkdale No. 498, Paynton, Paynton No. 470, Plenty, Poundmaker 114, Prairiedale No. 321, Primate, Progress No. 351, Red Pheasant 108, Reford No. 379, Rosemount No. 378, Round Hill No. 467, Round Valley No. 410, Salteaux 159, Scott, Seekaskootch 119, Senlac, Senlac No. 411, Smiley, St. Walburg, Sweet Grass 113, Sweet Grass 113-M16, Thunderchild First Nation 115B, Thunderchild First Nation 115C, Tramping Lake, Tramping Lake No. 380, Turtleford, Turtle River No. 469, Unity, Waseca, Wilkie, Wilton No. 472, Winslow No. 319

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

## Geography[edit]

The district is in Central-Western Saskatchewan. It includes the communities of North Battleford, Battleford and Unity; as well as the Saskatchewan portion of Lloydminster.

## Demographics[edit]

Panethnic groups in Battlefords—Lloydminster (2011−2021)  Panethnic group  | 2021[3] | 2016[4] | 2011[5]

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Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | %
European[a] | 46,095  | 66.69%  | 49,280  | 68.78%  | 51,620  | 75.17%
Indigenous | 17,115  | 24.76%  | 17,250  | 24.08%  | 14,910  | 21.71%
Southeast Asian[b] | 3,655  | 5.29%  | 3,125  | 4.36%  | 1,115  | 1.62%
South Asian | 865  | 1.25%  | 840  | 1.17%  | 325  | 0.47%
African | 515  | 0.75%  | 340  | 0.47%  | 210  | 0.31%
East Asian[c] | 400  | 0.58%  | 425  | 0.59%  | 280  | 0.41%
Latin American | 285  | 0.41%  | 155  | 0.22%  | 140  | 0.2%
Middle Eastern[d] | 40  | 0.06%  | 75  | 0.1%  | 0  | 0%
Other/multiracial[e] | 165  | 0.24%  | 170  | 0.24%  | 60  | 0.09%
Total responses  | 69,120  | 97.46%  | 71,645  | 97.47%  | 68,675  | 98.06%
Total population  | 70,918  | 100%  | 73,506  | 100%  | 70,034  | 100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

According to the Canada 2011 Census[6]

Languages: 87.4% English, 4.5% Cree, 2.5% German, 1.4% French, 1.0% Tagalog, 3.2% Other
Religions: 71.4% Christian, 3.6% Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality, 0.8% Other, 24.2% None
Median income: $29,976 (2010)
Average income: $37,724 (2010)

## History[edit]

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.

This riding lost territory to Cypress Hills—Grasslands and gained a fraction of territory from Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Historical boundaries[edit]

* 1996 representation order

* 2013 representation order

* 2023 final report

## Members of Parliament[edit]

The riding has been represented by Rosemarie Falk since 2017. It has elected the following member of the House of Commons of Canada:

Battlefords—Lloydminster

Parliament | Years | Member | Party
Riding created from Kindersley—Lloydminster
and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake
36th |  1997–2000 |  | Gerry Ritz | Reform
2000–2000 |  | Alliance
37th |  2000–2003
2003–2004 |  | Conservative
38th |  2004–2006
39th |  2006–2008
40th |  2008–2011
41st |  2011–2015
42nd |  2015–2017
2017–2019 | Rosemarie Falk
43rd |  2019–2021
44th |  2021–present

## Election results[edit]

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

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Graph of election results Battlefords—Lloydminster (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

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2021 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Rosemarie Falk | 21,336 | 68.7 | -9.6 | $59,048.66
| New Democratic | Erik Hansen | 3,718 | 12.0 | +0.6 | $12,928.01
| Maverick | Ken Rutherford | 2,162 | 7.0 | – | $21,013.54
| People's | Terry Sieben | 1,847 | 5.9 | +4.2 | $0.00
| Liberal | Larry Ingram | 1,748 | 5.6 | -1.2 | $5,713.77
| Green | Kerri Wall | 237 | 0.8 | -0.9 | $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 31,048 | 99.4 | +0.2 | $112,669.55
Total rejected ballots  | 182 | 0.6 | -0.2
Turnout  | 31,230 | 61.88 | -8.82
Eligible voters  | 50,641
| Conservative hold | Swing | -5.1
Source: Elections Canada[7]

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2019 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Rosemarie Falk | 28,030 | 78.3 | +8.74 | $35,922.24
| New Democratic | Marcella Pedersen | 4,098 | 11.4 | -1.77 | $7,794.87
| Liberal | Larry Ingram | 2,426 | 6.8 | -3.64 | none listed
| People's | Jason MacInnis | 662 | 1.8 | - | none listed
| Green | David Kim-Cragg | 605 | 1.7 | +.15 | $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 35,821 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 278
Turnout  | 36,099 | 70.7
Eligible voters  | 51,033
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5.26
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

On 5 November 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a by-election will be held on December 11, 2017.[10]

Canadian federal by-election, 11 December 2017
Resignation of Gerry Ritz

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Rosemarie Falk | 8,965 | 69.56 | +8.55
| New Democratic | Matt Fedler | 1,698 | 13.17 | -4.44
| Liberal | Larry Ingram | 1,345 | 10.44 | -6.04
| Independent | Ken Finlayson | 681 | 5.28 | -
| Green | Yvonne Potter-Pihach | 200 | 1.55 | -0.16
Total valid votes/Expense limit  | 12,889 | 100.00
Total rejected ballots  |
Turnout  | 12,889  |  27.05 | -39.46
Eligible voters  | 47,651
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.49

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2015 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Gerry Ritz | 20,547 | 61.01 | -4.94 | $70,973.30
| New Democratic | Glenn Tait | 5,930 | 17.61 | -10.45 | $6,284.73
| Liberal | Larry Ingram | 5,550 | 16.48 | +13.10 | $17,912.01
| Independent | Doug Anguish | 1,076 | 3.19 | n/a | -
| Green | Mikaela Tenkink | 575 | 1.71 | -0.90 | $56.97
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 33,678 | 99.45 |  | $214,778.83
Total rejected ballots  | 186 | 0.55 | -
Turnout  | 33,864 | 66.51 | -
Eligible voters  | 50,917
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.76
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Conservative | 17,168 | 65.95
| New Democratic | 7,304 | 28.06
| Liberal | 881 | 3.38
| Green | 680 | 2.61

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2011 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | (x) Gerry Ritz | 19,203 | 66.9 | +6.8 | $57,125
| New Democratic | Glenn Tait | 7,767 | 27.1 | +1.8 | $57,552
| Liberal | Jordan LaPlante | 950 | 3.3 | -4.9 | $4,043
| Green | Norbert Kratchmer | 785 | 2.7 | -2.3 | $345
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 28,705  | 100.0 |  | -
Total rejected ballots  |  109 |  0.4 | 0.0
Turnout  | 28,814  |  58.2 | +7
Eligible voters  | 49,530  | - | -

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2008 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures[14]
| Conservative | (x) Gerry Ritz | 15,621 | 60.1 | +6.1 | $60,942
| New Democratic | Bob Woloshyn | 6,572 | 25.3 | +9.6 | $52,759
| Liberal | Greg Nyholt | 2,140 | 8.2 | -4.6 | -
| Green | Norbert Kratchmer | 1,287 | 5.0 | +2.9 | $4,638
| Christian Heritage | Harold Stephan | 368 | 1.4 | +0.4 | $6
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 25,988 |  100.0 |  | $87,340
Total rejected ballots  | 96 |  0.4 | +0.1
Turnout  | 26,084 | 51 |  -9

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2006 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | (x) Gerry Ritz | 16,491 | 54.1 | -4.2 | $54,526
| New Democratic | Elgin Wyatt | 4,829 | 15.7 | -4.6 | $20,468
| Independent | Jim Pankiw | 4,396 | 14.4 | - | $77,133
| Liberal | Dominic LaPlante | 3,901 | 12.8 | -4.6 | -
| Green | Norbert Kratchmer | 637 | 2.1 | -0.8 | $145
| Christian Heritage | Harold Stephan | 306 | 1.0 | -0.2 | $562
Total valid votes  | 30,560 | 100.0 |  | -
Total rejected ballots  | 89 | 0.3 | -0.1
Turnout  | 30,649 | 60 | +8

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2004 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | (x) Gerry Ritz | 15,441 | 58.3 | -7.0 | $45,813
| New Democratic | Shawn McKee | 5,367 | 20.2 | +2.9 | $41,961
| Liberal | Del Price | 4,617 | 17.4 | +0.1 | $32,265
| Green | Kelsey Pearson | 766 | 2.9 | - |
| Christian Heritage | Diane Stephan | 316 | 1.2 | - |
Total valid votes  | 26,507 | 100.0 |  | -
Total rejected ballots  | 94 | 0.4
Turnout  | 26,601 | 52 | -8.3

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2000 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Alliance | (x) Gerry Ritz | 17,691 | 60.2 | +17.5 | $43,761
| New Democratic | Elgin Wayne Wyatt | 5,107 | 17.4 | -10.4 | $22,558
| Liberal | Peter Frey | 5,098 | 17.4 | -2.7 | $15,510
| Progressive Conservative | Harry Zamonsky | 1,474 | 5.0 | -4.4 | $3,102
Total valid votes  | 29,370 | 100.0 |  | -
Total rejected ballots  | 107 | 0.4
Turnout  | 29,477 | 60 | -3.3

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1997 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Reform | Gerry Ritz | 13,125 | 42.7 | - | $37,206
| New Democratic | (x) Len Taylor | 8,535 | 27.8 | - | $49,152
| Liberal | Glenn Hornick | 6,155 | 20.0 | - | $43,136
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Ritter | 2,888 | 9.4 | - | $22,635
Total valid votes  | 30,703 | 100.0 |  | -
Total rejected ballots  | 91 | 0.3
Turnout  | 30,794 | 63

## See also[edit]

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## References[edit]

* "Battlefords—Lloydminster (Code 47001) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2021
2. ^ Statistics Canada: 2021
3. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
6. ^ "2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". May 8, 2013.
7. ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
8. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
9. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
10. ^ "Prime Minister of Canada announces by-elections". Prime Minister's Office. November 5, 2017.
11. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Battlefords—Lloydminster, 30 September 2015
12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 15 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
13. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2008.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

## External links[edit]

* Riding history for Battlefords–Lloydminster (1996– ) from the Library of Parliament
* Expenditures - 2008
* Expenditures - 2004
* Expenditures - 2000
* Expenditures - 1997

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Federal ridings in Saskatchewan

Conservative|

* Battlefords—Lloydminster
* Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek
* Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
* Cypress Hills—Grasslands
* Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan
* Prince Albert
* Regina—Lewvan
* Regina—Qu'Appelle
* Regina—Wascana
* Saskatoon—Grasswood
* Saskatoon—University
* Saskatoon West
* Souris—Moose Mountain
* Yorkton—Melville

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