Blackstrap (electoral district)

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Blackstrap
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan electoral district
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Blackstrap in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
Coordinates: 51°41′31″N105°39′50″W / 51.692°N 105.664°W / 51.692; -105.664
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created1996
District abolished2013
First contested 1997
Last contested 2011
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011) [1] 85,541
Electors (2011)59,797
Area (km²) [2] 10,921.10
Census division(s) Saskatoon
Census subdivision(s) Saskatoon, Corman Park No. 344

Blackstrap was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. It is named for Blackstrap Lake. The riding was abolished prior to the 2015 Canadian federal election.

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Geography

The riding included the southeast quadrant of the city of Saskatoon and extended south to Elbow, southeast to Bladworth, and east to Jansen.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Saskatoon—Dundurn and portions of Mackenzie, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Saskatoon—Humboldt ridings.

For the 2015 Canadian Federal election, the riding was abolished, with the Saskatoon portion becoming part of Saskatoon—Grasswood, while the rural portion became part of Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Blackstrap
Riding created from Saskatoon—Dundurn, Mackenzie,
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Saskatoon—Humboldt
36th  1997–2000   Allan Kerpan Reform
 2000–2000   Alliance
37th  2000–2003 Lynne Yelich
 2003–2004   Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan,
Saskatoon—Grasswood and Regina—Qu'Appelle

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Lynne Yelich 23,28154.4+0.5$66,677
New Democratic Darien Moore15,76836.8+11.1$59,199
Liberal Deb Walker2,7136.3-8.0$13,295
Green Shawn Setyo1,0332.4-3.6$0
Total valid votes/expense limit42,795 100.0 
Total rejected ballots 113 0.3 -0.1
Turnout 42,908 70.6 +6.0
Eligible voters 60,641
2008 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Lynne Yelich20,74753.9+6.0$68,414
New Democratic Patti Gieni9,87625.7-4.9$30,120
Liberal Deb Ehmann5,50914.3-2.6$24,743
Green Imre Pallagi2,3256.0+2.8$3,352
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,456100.0   $81,893
Total rejected ballots1520.4 +0.1
Turnout38,60964.6-4
2006 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Lynne Yelich 19,43048.0+6.5$62,564
New Democratic Don Kossick12,37630.6+7.0$41,367
Liberal Herta Barron6,84116.9-14.5$25,287
Green Mike Fornssler13343.3+0.2$550
Independent D. Jay Krozser4101.0$4,469
Communist Sonje Kristtorn960.2$515
Total valid votes40,487100.0 
Total rejected ballots1050.3 0.0
Turnout40,59269+5
2004 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Lynne Yelich 15,60841.5+2.6$71,019
Liberal Tiffany Paulsen11,81531.4+8.8$50,307
New Democratic Don Kossick8,86223.6-2.8$51,849
Green Lynn Oliphant1,1683.1+1.7$25
Christian Heritage Clayton Sundberg1770.5
Total valid votes37,630100.0 
Total rejected ballots980.30.0
Turnout37,72864-2

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Alliance Lynne Yelich 16,02844.2+7.4$40,528
New Democratic Noreen Johns9,55126.4-1.3$43,141
Liberal J. Wayne Zimmer8,20622.6-5.7$28,857
Progressive Conservative Tim Stephenson1,9265.3-1.3$1,200
Green Neil Sinclair5191.4$17
Total valid votes36,230100.0 
Total rejected ballots930.3-0.1
Turnout36,32366-4

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Reform Allan Kerpan 13,50236.9$31,124
Liberal Morris Bodnar 10,36528.3$48,752
New Democratic Steven Bobiash10,11727.6$53,988
Progressive Conservative Bob Chisholm2,4146.6$9,565
Natural Law Leon Laforge2080.6$169
Total valid votes36,606100.0 
Total rejected ballots1380.4
Turnout36,74470

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