Carrot River Valley

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Carrot River Valley
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan electoral district
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Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 
 
Fred Bradshaw
Saskatchewan
District created1994
First contested 1995
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Electors 10,340
Census subdivision(s) Nipawin, Tisdale, Hudson Bay, Carrot River

Carrot River Valley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in the east central area of Saskatchewan, this constituency was created by The Representation Act, 1994 (Saskatchewan) out of the former district of Kelsey-Tisdale and part of the riding of Nipawin. The Carrot River flows through the riding.

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The riding was last contested in the 2020 general election, when incumbent Saskatchewan Party MLA Fred Bradshaw was re-elected.

The largest population centers in the constituency are Nipawin (pop. 4,275), Tisdale (pop. 3,063), Hudson Bay (pop. 1,783), and Carrot River (pop. 1,017). Smaller communities in the riding include the villages of Codette, Zenon Park, Aylsham, Mistatim, and Crooked River; and the town of Arborfield.

History

The riding was first contested in the 1995 general election, when it returned NDP candidate Andy Renaud. After the 1999 general election, the riding returned only Saskatchewan Party members until the present day.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
Carrot River Valley
Riding created from Kelsey-Tisdale and Nipawin
23rd  1995–1999   Andy Renaud New Democratic
24th  1999–2003   Carl Kwiatkowski Saskatchewan
 2003–2003 Allan Kerpan
25th  2003–2007
26th  2007–2011 Fred Bradshaw
27th  2011–2016
28th  2016–2020
29th  2020–2024

Election results

2020

2020 provincial election redistributed results [1]
Party %
  Saskatchewan 73.9
  New Democratic 18.9
  Green 1.5
  Buffalo 0.5
2020 Saskatchewan general election : Carrot River Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Fred Bradshaw 4,83374.54-1.42
New Democratic Rod McCorriston1,28219.77-0.60
Progressive Conservative Glen Leson2794.30
Green Liam Becker901.39-0.32
Total valid votes6,48499.37
Total rejected ballots410.63
Turnout6,525
Eligible voters
Saskatchewan hold Swing
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

2016

2016 Saskatchewan general election : Carrot River Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Fred Bradshaw5,10475.96+0.67
New Democratic Sandy Ewen1,36920.37-1.82
Liberal Karalsingham Sadadcharan1311.94-
Green Koreena Lynn Fibke1151.71-0.81
Total valid votes100.0  
Eligible voters
Saskatchewan hold Swing
Source: Elections Saskatchewan [2] [3]

2011

2011 Saskatchewan general election : Carrot River Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Fred Bradshaw4,90375.29+13.55
New Democratic Arnold Schellenberg1,44522.19–11.00
Green Spencer Bourassa1642.52
Total valid votes6,512100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing +12.28

2007

2007 Saskatchewan general election : Carrot River Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Fred Bradshaw 4,36461.74+14.97
New Democratic Leigh Spencer2,34633.19–8.80
Liberal Gerry MacNeill3585.07–6.17
Total valid votes7,068100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing +11.88

2003

2003 Saskatchewan general election : Carrot River Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Allan Kerpan 3,44746.77–1.50
New Democratic Mark Pitzel3,09541.99+10.78
Liberal Kathy McIntyre82811.24–9.28
Total valid votes7,370100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing –6.14

2003 by-election

Saskatchewan provincial by-election, 26 June 2003: Carrot River Valley
On the death of Carl Kwiatkowski, 2 February 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Allan Kerpan 2,19248.27–2.52
New Democratic Mark Pitzel1,41731.21–8.54
Liberal Kathy McIntyre93220.52+11.06
Total valid votes4,541100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing +3.01

1999

1999 Saskatchewan general election : Carrot River Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Carl Kwiatkowski 3,58250.79
New Democratic Andy Renaud 2,80339.75–3.49
Liberal Ron Wassill6679.46–26.49
Total valid votes7,052100.0  
Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic Swing +27.14

1995

1995 Saskatchewan general election : Carrot River Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%
New Democratic Andy Renaud 3,23843.24
Liberal Gary Broker2,69235.95
Progressive Conservative Bob Ferguson1,55820.81
Total valid votes7,488100.0  
New Democratic pickup new district.

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References

  1. "Carrot River Valley". 338Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  2. "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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