Regina Walsh Acres | |
Province: | Saskatchewan |
Coordinates: | 50.483°N -104.658°W |
Prov-Status: | active |
Prov-Rep: | Jared Clarke |
Prov-Rep-Party: | NDP |
Demo-Census-Date: | 2006 |
Prov-Created: | 2003 |
Prov-Election-Last: | 2023 |
Demo-Electors: | 9,382 |
Prov-Election-First: | 2003 |
Demo-Cd: | Division No. 6 |
Demo-Csd: | Regina |
Regina Walsh Acres is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally created for the 16th Saskatchewan general election in 1967 from parts of Regina North and Regina West, this constituency has changed boundaries many times.
This district currently includes the Regina neighbourhoods of Normanview, Regent Park, Sherwood-McCarthy, McCarthy Park, and Walsh Acres. It will gain portions of Coronation Park and Argyle Park west of Argyle Street for the next general election.
The riding was created prior to the 2003 election from parts of Regina Sherwood, Regina Coronation Park, Regina Elphinstone and Regina Qu'Appelle Valley.
Legislature | Years | Member | Party | ||
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Regina Walsh Acres | |||||
25th | 2003–2007 | Sandra Morin | New Democrat | ||
26th | 2007–2011 | ||||
27th | 2011–2016 | Warren Steinley | Saskatchewan Party | ||
28th | 2016–2019 | ||||
2019–2020 | Vacant | ||||
29th | 2020–2023 | Derek Meyers | Saskatchewan Party | ||
2023–present | New Democrat |
1 Dan Harder, the Saskatchewan Party candidate, withdrew his candidacy on October 27, 2007 after the party learned the details of a complaint of inappropriate conduct made against him by employees of Big Brothers of Regina in 2006 while he was executive director of the organization. See Web site: Brownlee . Karen . Sask. Party rejects Regina candidate . Regina Leader-Post . October 29, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071030140353/http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/story.html?id=2e120f5f-0eba-4c14-805c-8854d6847a3f&k=16621 . October 30, 2007 .
1 Lindy Kasperski was suspended from the 24th Assembly's NDP caucus after being charged with fraud. Following Kasperski's acquittal, he was offered reinstatement – but refused in the face of a difficult re-nomination fight in this constituency.