Palliser (Saskatchewan electoral district)

Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Palliser
province = Saskatchewan


caption = Palliser in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 47005
fed-created = 1996
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1997
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Dave Batters
fed-rep-link =
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 65956
demo-electors = 50604
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 7778
demo-cd = Regina, Moose Jaw
demo-csd = Regina, Moose Jaw

:"This article refers to the electoral district in Saskatchewan, for the Alberta electoral district of the same name that existed from 1966-1976 please see Palliser (Alberta electoral district), and for Admiral Palliser see Hugh Palliser."

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

It is named in honour of John Palliser, a geographer and explorer of the Canadian west.

Geography

It includes Moose Jaw, the southwest quarter of Regina and the rural areas around them.

History

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

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

* 1997-2004: Dick Proctor - New Democratic Party
* 2004-present: Dave Batters - Conservative

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Dave Batters, a former pharmaceutical representative. He was first elected in 2004. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the Standing Committee on Transport.

Election results

-
Conservative
Dave Batters
align="right"|14,906
align="right"|42.98%
align="right"| +7.13
align="right"|$71,895
New Democratic Party
Jo-Anne Dusel
align="right"|11,400
align="right"|33.04%
align="right"| -2.43
align="right"|$63,803
Liberal
John Williams
align="right"|7,006
align="right"|20.20%
align="right"| -4.61
align="right"|$35,782
Green
Larissa Shasko
align="right"|1,182
align="right"|3.40%
align="right"| +0.91
align="right"|$550
Canadian Action
Marcia Fogal
align="right"|120
align="right"|0.34%
align="right"
align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|34,614!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|34,614!align="right"|69.1%!align="right"
!align="right"

-
Conservative
Dave Batters
align="right"|11,909
align="right"|35.85%
align="right"|-5.59
align="right"|$69,479
New Democratic Party
Dick Proctor
align="right"|11,785
align="right"|35.47%
align="right"|-2.68
align="right"|$62,385
Liberal
John Williams
align="right"|8,244
align="right"|24.81%
align="right"|+4.40
align="right"|$41,057
Green
Brian Rands
align="right"|829
align="right"|2.49%
align="right"|+2.49
align="right"
Christian Heritage
Harold Stephan
align="right"|451
align="right"|1.35%
align="right"|+1.35
align="right"|$720
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|33,218!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|108!align="right"|0.32%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|33,326!align="right"|64.42%!align="right"
!align="right"

-
New Democratic Party
Dick Proctor
align="right"|12,136
align="right"|38.15%
align="right"
align="right"|$54,888
Canadian Alliance
Don Findlay
align="right"|11,927
align="right"|37.50%
align="right"
align="right"|$55,442
Liberal
Garry Johnson
align="right"|6,492
align="right"|20.41%
align="right"
align="right"|$60,150
Progressive Conservative
Brent Shirkey
align="right"|1,248
align="right"|3.92%
align="right"
align="right"|$1,603
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|31,803!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|99!align="right"|0.31%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|31,902!align="right"|62.74%!align="right"

-
New Democratic Party
Dick Proctor
align="right"|12,553
align="right"|38.21%|
align="right"|$49,066
Reform
Alene Tanner
align="right"|9,590
align="right"|29.19%|
align="right"|$29,487
Liberal
Tony Merchant
align="right"|7,579
align="right"|23.07%|
align="right"|$50,830
Progressive Conservative
Andy McDougall
align="right"|2 ,777
align="right"|8.45%|
align="right"|$10,066
Natural Law
Jack Heilman
align="right"|350
align="right"|1.06%|
align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|32,846!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|193!align="right"|0.58%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|33,042!align="right"|67.35%!!

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1041 Riding history for Palliser (1996– ) from the] Library of Parliament
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=47005 Expenditures - 2000]
* [http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures - 1997]