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Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River 
Saskatchewan electoral district
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP
Rob Clarke
ConservativeDistrict created 1996 First contested 1997 Last contested 2011 District webpage profile, map Demographics Population (2006) 67,937 Electors (2011) 43,160 Area (km²) 347,266 Pop. density (per km²) 0.2 Census divisions Division No. 14, Division No. 15, Division No. 16, Division No. 17, Division No. 18 Census subdivisions Meadow Lake, La Ronge, Meadow Lake No. 588, La Loche, Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (formerly known as Churchill River) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.
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Geography
This is a rural riding located in northern Saskatchewan.
Demographics
- According to the Canada 2001 Census
Ethnic groups: 63.8% First Nations, 35.9% White
Languages: 61.6% English, 1.5% French, 34.3% Other, 2.6% Multiple responses
Religions: 44.9% Catholic, 38.4% Protestant, 2.5% Other Christian, 1.2% Other religions, 12.6% No religion
Average income: $19,675History
The electoral district was created as "Churchill River" in 1996 from Prince Albert—Churchill River, Mackenzie and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.
In 2004, it was renamed "Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River".
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
Parliament Years Member Party Prince Albert—Churchill River, Mackenzie and
The Battlefords—Meadow Lake prior to 1996Churchill River 36th 1997–2000 Rick Laliberte New Democratic 2000 Liberal 37th 2000–2004 Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River 38th 2004–2006 Jeremy Harrison Conservative 39th 2006–2007 Gary Merasty Liberal 2008 Rob Clarke Conservative 40th 2008–2011 41st 2011–present 2006 election controversy
In the 2006 federal election, Liberal candidate Gary Merasty defeated incumbent Conservative MP Jeremy Harrison by a razor-thin margin of only 68 votes after trailing much of the election night, despite Harrison's vote increasing several points. Merasty's win raised issues of questionable tactics to increase voter turnout.[1] However, an investigation conducted by Elections Canada determined that no wrongdoing had taken place.[2]
Election results
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Canadian federal election, 2011 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Rob Clarke 10,509 47.93 +1.26 New Democrat Lawrence Joseph 9,715 44.30 +26.53 Liberal Gabe Lafond 1,144 5.22 -25.06 Green George Morin 560 2.55 -1.27 Total valid votes/Expense limit 21,928 100.00 Total rejected ballots 95 0.43 -0.11 Turnout 22,023 52.43 +7.68 Canadian federal election, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Rob Clarke 8,964 46.67 -1.16 $81,066 Liberal David Orchard 5,816 30.28 -1.30 $88,314 New Democrat Brian Morin 3,414 17.77 +0.24 $1,459 Green George Morin 733 3.82 +0.75 $1,387 First Peoples Rob Ballantyne 282 1.47 Total valid votes/Expense limit 19,209 100.00 $90,390 Total rejected ballots 105 0.54 +0.19 Turnout 19,314 44.75 +20.03 Conservative hold Swing -1.1 See also: Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River by-election, 2008By-election on March 17, 2008 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Rob Clarke 4,992 47.83 +6.74 Liberal Joan Beatty 3,296 31.58 -9.79 New Democrat Brian Morin 1,830 17.53 +2.16 Green Robin Orr 320 3.07 +0.90 Total valid votes 10,438 100.00 Total rejected ballots 37 0.35 Turnout 10,475 24.72 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -8.3 Canadian federal election, 2006 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Gary Merasty 10,191 41.37 +11.50 $69,229 Conservative (x)Jeremy Harrison 10,124 41.09 +3.70 $78,578 New Democrat Anita Jackson 3,787 15.37 -4.72 $43,976 Green John McDonald 534 2.17 -0.60 $128 Total valid votes 24,636 100.00 Total rejected ballots 88 0.36 -0.03 Turnout 24,724 58.43 +11.02 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing -3.9 Canadian federal election, 2004 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Jeremy Harrison 7,279 37.39 +1.62 $27,194 Liberal Al Ducharme 5,815 29.87 -11.94 $52,686 New Democrat Earl Cook 3,910 20.09 -1.72 $9,005 Independent (x)Rick Laliberte 1,923 9.88 -31.93 Green Marcella Gall 539 2.77 Total valid votes 19,466 100.00 Total rejected ballots 76 0.39 -0.01 Turnout 19,542 47.41 -12.1 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -6.8 Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.
Canadian federal election, 2000 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal (x)Rick Laliberte 9,856 41.81 +13.41 $39,223 Canadian Alliance Kerry Peterson 7,679 32.57 +0.59 $62,019 New Democrat Ray Funk 5,141 21.81 -12.72 $48,853 Progressive Conservative David J. Rogers 755 3.20 -1.90 Canadian Action Brendan Cross 143 0.61 $1,398 Total valid votes 23,574 100.00 Total rejected ballots 95 0.40 -0.09 Turnout 23,669 59.5 +2.3 Liberal gain from New Democrat Swing -13.1 Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in the 1997 election.
Canadian federal election, 1997 Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democrat Rick Laliberte 7,288 34.53 $41,198 Reform Daryl Wiberg 6,750 31.98 $25,132 Liberal Roy Bird 5,994 28.40 $40,104 Progressive Conservative Bert Provost 1,077 5.10 $79 Total valid votes 21,109 100.00 Total rejected ballots 105 0.49 Turnout 21,214 57.2 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
References
External links
- Riding history for Churchill River (1996–2004) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (2004– ) from the Library of Parliament
- Expenditures - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures - 2000
- Expenditures - 1997
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
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 Federal ridings in the Prairies Rural Manitoba Winnipeg 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—MelvilleRural Alberta Edmonton and environs Calgary Categories:- Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
- Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
- Meadow Lake No. 588, Saskatchewan
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