Battlefords—Lloydminster Explained
| Province: | Saskatchewan |
| Fed-Status: | active |
| Fed-District-Number: | 47001 |
| Fed-Created: | 1996 |
| Fed-Election-First: | 1997 |
| Fed-Election-Last: | 2021 |
| Fed-Rep: | Rosemarie Falk |
| Fed-Rep-Party: | Conservative |
| Demo-Pop-Ref: | [1] |
| Demo-Area-Ref: | [2] |
| Demo-Census-Date: | 2021 |
| Demo-Pop: | 70918 |
| Demo-Electors: | 48638 |
| Demo-Electors-Date: | 2015 |
| Demo-Area: | 29491.82 |
| Demo-Cd: | Division No. 12, Division No. 13, Division No. 16, Division No. 17 |
| Demo-Csd: | 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.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain Beaver Lake, Spiritwood, Meadow Lake, Loon Lake and the remainder of the Medstead Rural Municipalities, including enclosed Indian Reserves, Villages and the City of Meadow Lake from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River; lose the Rural Municipalities of Eye Hill, Grass Lake, Tramping Lake, Reford, Rosemount, Heart's Hill, Progress, Mariposa, Grandview, Antelope Park, Prairiedale, Oakdale, Winslow and all enclosed towns and villages in those RMs to Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley.[3]
Geography
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
Panethnic group! colspan="2" | 2021[4] | 2016[5] | 2011[6] |
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| | | | | |
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| European | 46,095 | | 49,280 | | 51,620 | |
| Indigenous | 17,115 | | 17,250 | | 14,910 | |
| Southeast Asian | 3,655 | | 3,125 | | 1,115 | |
| South Asian | 865 | | 840 | | 325 | |
| African | 515 | | 340 | | 210 | |
| East Asian | 400 | | 425 | | 280 | |
| Latin American | 285 | | 155 | | 140 | |
| Middle Eastern | 40 | | 75 | | 0 | |
| Other/multiracial | 165 | | 170 | | 60 | |
| Total responses | 69,120 | | 71,645 | | 68,675 | |
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| Total population | 70,918 | | 73,506 | | 70,034 | |
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According to the 2011 Canadian census[7]
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
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
Members of Parliament
The riding has been represented by Rosemarie Falk since 2017. It has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[8] |
|---|
| Party | Vote | % |
|---|
| | | 23,018 | 67.26 |
| | | 4,418 | 12.91 |
| | | 2,506 | 7.32 |
| | | 2,050 | 5.99 |
| | | 266 | 0.78 |
| | Others | 1,965 | 5.74 | |
On 5 November 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a by-election will be held on December 11, 2017.[9]
See also
References
Notes
External links
Notes and References
- [#2021fed|Statistics Canada]
- [#2021fed|Statistics Canada]
- Web site: April 26, 2023 . New Federal Electoral Map for Saskatchewan. Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022 . April 27, 2023 .
- Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-10-26 . Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population . 2023-10-15 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
- Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2021-10-27 . Census Profile, 2016 Census . 2023-10-15 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
- Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2015-11-27 . NHS Profile . 2023-10-15 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
- Web site: 2011 National Household Survey Profile - Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order). 8 May 2013.
- Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
- Web site: Prime Minister of Canada announces by-elections. 5 November 2017. Prime Minister's Office.
- http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2082 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
