Arm River (electoral district) explained

Arm River
Province:Saskatchewan
Prov-Status:active
Prov-Rep:Dana Skoropad
Prov-Rep-Party:Saskatchewan
Prov-Election-Last:2020
Prov-Election-First:1908

Arm River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency is located in south central Saskatchewan. The district was created for the 1908 Saskatchewan general election, and it was last contested in the 2020 election. Grain farming and cattle ranching are the major economic activities of the area. The two largest towns in the constituency are Davidson and Outlook. Much of the Highway 11 corridor connecting Regina and Saskatoon lies within the constituency.

History

Arm River was originally created before the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908 and has existed ever since. It was named for the Arm River which flows roughly through the middle of the district.

The riding's boundaries have changed many times over the years due to redistribution. Between 2003 and 2016, the district was called Arm River-Watrous as the riding had included much of the former Watrous constituency. The riding's name was changed back to Arm River for the 2016 general election.

For the next general election, the riding will be renamed Dakota-Arm River due to significant boundary shifts. The district will lose significant territory to Lumsden-Morse, Humboldt-Watrous, Kelvington-Wadena and Last Mountain-Touchwood, while gaining a much smaller (but more densely populated) area from Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
Arm River
2nd1908-1912   George Adam ScottLiberal
3rd1912-1917
4th1917-1921
5th1921-1925
6th1925–1928
1928–1929Thomas Frederick Waugh
7th1929-1934   Duncan Selby HutcheonProgressive Conservative
8th1934-1938   Gustaf Herman DanielsonLiberal
9th1938-1944
10th1944-1948
11th1948-1952
12th1952-1956
13th1956-1960
14th1960-1964
15th1964-1967   Martin Peder PedersonProgressive Conservative
16th1967-1971   Wilbert McIvorLiberal
17th1971-1975   Donald Leonard FarisNew Democratic Party
18th1975-1978
19th1978-1982   Gerald MuirheadProgressive Conservative
20th1982–1986
21st1986–1991
22nd1991-1995
23rd1995-1999   Harvey McLaneLiberal
24th1999–2003   Greg BrkichSaskatchewan Party
Arm River-Watrous
25th2003-2007   Greg BrkichSaskatchewan Party
26th2007-2011
27th2011-2016
Arm River
28th2016–2020   Greg BrkichSaskatchewan Party
29th2020–presentDana Skoropad

Election results

Arm River (1905-2003)

See also

References

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