Cypress Hills (electoral district)

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Cypress Hills
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan electoral district
Saskatchewan 2022 Cypress Hills.svg
2022 boundaries
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 
 
Doug Steele
Saskatchewan
District created1994
First contested 1995
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Electors 10,041
RegionSouthwestern Saskatchewan
Communities Maple Creek, Shaunavon

Cypress Hills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in the extreme southwest corner of the province, this constituency was formed by the Representation Act, 1994 (Saskatchewan) through combining the districts of Shaunavon, Maple Creek, and portions of Swift Current.

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The district has an economy based on agriculture, cattle ranching and major oil and gas production. The constituency also contains the Great Sand Hills in its northern areas and Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. A near-complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton – one of only 12 in the world – was found near the town of Eastend.

The largest communities include Maple Creek and Shaunavon with populations of 2,270 and 1,775 respectively. Smaller centers in the district include the towns of Gull Lake, Leader, Cabri, Eastend and Burstall; and the villages of Frontier, Fox Valley, Tompkins, Alsask, Abbey, Webb and Consul.

An electoral district in the same area called "Cypress" existed from 1917 until 1934.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
23rd 1995 – 1998   Jack Goohsen Progressive Conservative
1999   Wayne Elhard Saskatchewan Party
24th 1999 – 2003
25th 2003 – 2007
26th 2007 – 2011
27th 2011 – 2016
28th 2016 – 2020 Doug Steele Saskatchewan Party
29th 2020 – present

Election results

2020 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Doug Steele 4,68565.13-14.36
Buffalo Crystal Tiringer1,38919.31
New Democratic Kelly Genert6819.47-2.57
Progressive Conservative John Goohsen3284.56-0.69
Green Dianna Holigroski1101.53-0.30
Total valid votes7,19399.72
Total rejected ballots200.28
Turnout7,213
Eligible voters
Saskatchewan hold Swing
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
2016 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Doug Steele 5,77479.49-3.41
New Democratic Barb Genert87512.04-0.31
Progressive Conservative John Goohsen3825.25-
Green Marie Crowe1331.83-2.92
Liberal Charles Tait991.36-
Total valid votes7,263100.0  
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Saskatchewan [1] [2]
2011 Saskatchewan general election: Cypress Hills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Wayne Elhard 5,08082.90+7.18
  NDP Alex Mortensen75712.35-3.61
Green William Caton2914.75+1.80
Total6,128100.00
2007 Saskatchewan general election: Cypress Hills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Wayne Elhard5,35775.72+10.30
  NDP Jason Hicks1,12915.96-4.85
  Liberal Josh Haugerud3214.54-9.23
Green Bill Clary2092.95
Western Independence David Sawkiw590.83
Total7,075100.00
2003 Saskatchewan general election: Cypress Hills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Wayne Elhard4,45865.42+2.75
  NDP Eric August1,41820.81+0.09
  Liberal Barry Thienes93813.77-2.84
Total6,814100.00
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Cypress Hills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Wayne Elhard4,13862.67+11.11
  NDP Keith Murch1,36820.72-1.42
  Liberal Barry Thienes1,09716.61-9.69
Total6,603100.00
June 28, 1999 By-Election: Cypress Hills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Wayne Elhard 2,95851.56
  Liberal Barry Thienes1,50926.30-10.10
  NDP Keith Murch1,27022.14-3.15
Total5,737100.00
1995 Saskatchewan general election: Cypress Hills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Prog. Conservative Jack Goohsen 2,86338.31
  Liberal Barry Thienes2,72036.40
  NDP Carl Wenaas1,89025.29
Total7,473100.00

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Clarence Stork was an English-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Shaunavon from 1934 to 1938 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Farmer-Labour Group member.

Doug Steele is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election. He represents the electoral constituency of Cypress Hills as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.

References

  1. "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.
  2. "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

Coordinates: 50°00′N108°50′W / 50.000°N 108.833°W / 50.000; -108.833