Batoche (electoral district)

Batoche
Saskatchewan electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 
 

Delbert Kirsch
Saskatchewan

District created 2002
First contested 2003
Last contested 2016
Demographics
Population (2001) 17,392
Electors 10,189
Census divisions 14, 15

See also Batoche (former electoral district) and Batoche (N.W.T. electoral district)

Batoche is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in north central Saskatchewan and has an economy based primarily on mixed agriculture and farm implement manufacturing. Bourgault Industries in St. Brieux manufactures harrows, cultivators, ploughs. The Batoche area is where Louis Riel led his Metis people in an armed uprising against the Canadian government in 1885. Batoche National Historic Site is located in this constituency.

A former electoral district of the same name was in existence from 1905 until 1908.

The largest communities are Birch Hills, Wakaw and Cudworth with populations of 935, 884 and 766, respectively. Smaller centres in the riding include the villages of St. Brieux, St. Louis, Lake Lenore, Duck Lake, Weldon and Middle Lake; and the town of Kinistino.

History

Constituency

This riding was created by the The Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan). This constituency was a formed from parts of the Humboldt, Melfort-Tisdale, Prince Albert Carlton, Rosthern, Saskatchewan Rivers and Shellbrook-Spiritwood ridings.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Legislature Years Member Party
Batoche
Riding created from Humboldt, Melfort-Tisdale, Prince Albert Carlton,
Rosthern, Saskatchewan Rivers and Shellbrook-Spiritwood
25th  2003–2007     Delbert Kirsch Saskatchewan
26th  2007–2011
27th  2011–2016
28th  2016–Present

Election results

2016 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
SaskatchewanDelbert Kirsch 4,471 64.75 -2.11
New DemocraticClay DeBray 2,114 30.61 +0.33
LiberalGraham Tweten 216 3.12 +3.12
GreenB. Garneau I. 103 1.49 -1.40
Total valid votes 6,904100.0  
Eligible voters
Saskatchewan hold Swing -
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[1][2]

2011 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
SaskatchewanDelbert Kirsch 4,650 66.86 +7.09
New DemocraticJanice Benier 2,106 30.28 –3.86
GreenAmber Jones 199 2.86
Total valid votes 6,955100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing +5.48

2007 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
SaskatchewanDelbert Kirsch 4,523 59.77 +15.87
New DemocraticDon Hovdebo 2,583 34.14 –2.16
LiberalBernie Yuzdepski 461 6.09 –10.91
Total valid votes 7,567100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing +9.02

2003 Saskatchewan general election

Saskatchewan general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%
SaskatchewanDelbert Kirsch 3,349 43.90
New DemocraticAva Bear 2,769 36.30
LiberalBill Yeaman 1,297 17.00
Western IndependenceFlorent Rabut 138 1.81
New GreenGordon Robert Dumont 76 1.00
Total valid votes 7,629100.0  
Saskatchewan pickup new district.

See also

Batoche – Northwest Territories territorial electoral district (1870–1905).

References

External links

Coordinates: 52°45′N 105°30′W / 52.750°N 105.500°W / 52.750; -105.500

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