Cut Knife-Turtleford Explained

Cut Knife-Turtleford
Province:Saskatchewan
Prov-Status:active
Prov-Rep:James Thorsteinson
Prov-Rep-Party:Saskatchewan
Demo-Census-Date:2001
Prov-Created:2002
Prov-Election-Last:2024
Demo-Electors:8,363
Prov-Election-First:2003
Demo-Cd:Division 12, 13, 17, 16

Cut Knife-Turtleford is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in northwest Saskatchewan, this constituency has an economy based primarily on farming – while oil and gas development is rising. The Battlefords Provincial Park is located here. Communities in the riding include the towns of Cut Knife (population 610), Maidstone (1,037), Lashburn (914), and Turtleford (461); and the villages of Neilburg, Meota, Glaslyn, Marsden, and Edam.

The riding was last contested in the 2024 general election. It sent Saskatchewan Party candidate James Thorsteinson to represent the district in the Legislature.

History

This constituency was created by the Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan) mostly from the former Battleford-Cut Knife riding, along with parts of Lloydminster and North Battleford. It was first contested in the 2003 general election and has seen only minor boundary changes since its formation.

Cut Knife-Turtleford has elected Saskatchewan Party members since its creation. It is considered a safe seat for the Saskatchewan Party, and typically returns members of that party with large majorities.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Election results

2020 provincial election redistributed results[1]
Party%
 76.4
 13.9
 7.8
 1.9

External links

52.8333°N -109°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cut Knife-Turtleford . 338Canada . 9 October 2024.