Prince Albert (federal electoral district)

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Prince Albert
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Prince Albert (federal electoral district)
Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election. Point indicates the city of Prince Albert.
Coordinates: 53°12′11″N104°50′28″W / 53.203°N 104.841°W / 53.203; -104.841
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Randy Hoback
Conservative
District created1996;29 years ago (1996)
First contested 1997
Last contested 2025
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011) [1] 79,344
Electors (2015)55,873
Area (km²) [2] 18,927
Pop. density (per km²)4.2
Census subdivision(s) Prince Albert, Melfort, Nipawin, Prince Albert, Buckland, Tisdale, Shellbrook, Big River, Shellbrook, Ahtahkakoop

Prince Albert is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1988, and since 1997. It is one of two districts which has been represented by two different Prime Ministers: William Lyon Mackenzie King from 1926 to 1945, and John Diefenbaker from 1953 to 1979; the district of Quebec East was the other. It is also the only district where two future Prime Ministers competed against each other – King against Diefenbaker, in the 1926 election.

Contents

Geography

This riding is found in the central part of the province, in the transitional area between the Aspen parkland and boreal forest biomes. The major centre of the riding, and its namesake, is the city of Prince Albert which has a rich political history. Smaller centres in the riding include Nipawin, Melfort, and Tisdale.

History

The electoral district was first created in 1907 from portions of Humboldt, Mackenzie, and Saskatchewan. It existed in this form until 1987 when it was abolished into Prince Albert—Churchill River, Saskatoon—Humboldt, and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake. It was re-created in 1996 from portions of the Prince Albert—Churchill River, Mackenzie, and Saskatoon—Humboldt ridings.

While the city of Prince Albert has significant NDP support, the rural areas are among the most conservative in Saskatchewan and the country.[ citation needed ] As a result, it has been in the hands of a centre-right party for its entire existence in its current incarnation.

This riding lost a fraction of territory to Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, and gained territory from Saskatoon—Humboldt, Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River and a fraction from Saskatoon—Wanuskewin during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

During the campaign for the 2021 election, Liberal candidate, Estelle Hjertaas, had several of her campaign signs vandalized. [3]

Historical boundaries

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Prince Albert (2011−2021)
Panethnic group2021 [4] 2016 [5] 2011 [6]
Pop. %Pop.%Pop.%
European [a] 46,37549,43552,840
Indigenous 25,73023,62521,880
Southeast Asian [b] 2,5301,935540
South Asian 1,215790275
African 950655270
East Asian [c] 290340570
Latin American 275120145
Middle Eastern [d] 18513540
Other/multiracial [e] 18010045
Total responses77,73077,12576,605
Total population80,84579,62579,344
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses.
Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Prince Albert
Riding created from Humboldt, Mackenzie and Saskatchewan
11th  1908–1911   William Winfield Rutan Liberal
12th  1911–1914   James McKay Conservative
 1915–1917 Samuel James Donaldson
13th  1917–1920   Andrew Knox Government (Unionist)
 1920–1921   Progressive
14th  1921–1925
15th  1925–1926   Charles McDonald Liberal
16th  1926–1930 William Lyon Mackenzie King
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949   Edward LeRoy Bowerman Co-operative Commonwealth
21st  1949–1953   Francis Helme Liberal
22nd  1953–1957   John Diefenbaker Progressive Conservative
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1979
 1979–1980   Stan Hovdebo New Democratic
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Prince Albert—Churchill River,
Saskatoon—Humboldt and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake
Riding re-created from Prince Albert—Churchill River, Mackenzie
and Saskatoon—Humboldt
36th  1997–2000   Derrek Konrad Reform
 2000–2000   Alliance
37th  2000–2003 Brian Fitzpatrick
 2003–2004   Conservative
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011 Randy Hoback
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–2025
45th  2025–present

Election results

1997present

Graph of election results in Prince Albert (since 1997, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
2025 Canadian federal election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Christopher Hadubiak
Conservative Randy Hoback
New Democratic Virginia Kutzan
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections Canada [7]
2021 federal election redistributed results [8]
PartyVote%
  Conservative 23,25364.09
  New Democratic 5,44815.02
  Liberal 4,28411.81
  People's 2,4966.88
  Green 3981.10
 Others4031.11
2021 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Randy Hoback 22,34064.9-2.8$43,253.20
New Democratic Ken MacDougall5,21415.1-2.3$5,527.17
Liberal Estelle Hjertaas3,65310.6+0.3$19,152.96
People's Joseph McCrea2,3886.9+4.9$3,603.87
Maverick Heather Schmitt4661.4-$7,787.78
Green Hamish Graham3641.1-1.0$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit34,425100.0$110,268.45
Total rejected ballots1610.5
Turnout34,58660.2
Eligible voters57,483
Source: Elections Canada [9]
2019 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Randy Hoback 26,89167.7+17.91$47,630.00
New Democratic Harmony Johnson-Harder6,92517.4-11.06none listed
Liberal Estelle Hjertaas4,10710.3-9.52$32,348.20
Green Kerri Wall8392.1+0.17$0.00
People's Kelly Day7782.0-$2,327.52
Veterans Coalition Brian Littlepine1700.4-none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit39,710100.0
Total rejected ballots237
Turnout39,94769.8
Eligible voters57,200
Conservative hold Swing +14.49
Source: Elections Canada [10] [11]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Randy Hoback 19,67349.79-12.63$150,007.16
New Democratic Lon Borgerson 11,24428.46-3.03$73,259.98
Liberal Gordon Kirkby 7,83219.82+16.38$10,644.06
Green Byron Tenkink7611.93-0.29$422.40
Total valid votes/expense limit39,510100.0   $210,065.49
Total rejected ballots103
Turnout39,613
Eligible voters55,873
Source: Elections Canada [12] [13]
2011 federal election redistributed results [14]
PartyVote%
  Conservative 20,77462.42
  New Democratic 10,48231.49
  Liberal 1,1443.44
  Green 7402.22
 Others1420.43
2011 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Randy Hoback 19,21462.2+4.5$79,394
New Democratic Valerie Mushinski9,84131.8+3.0$47,100
Liberal Ron Wassill1,0703.5-4.5$1,991
Green Myk Brazier6662.2-2.7
Canadian Action Craig Batley1160.4-0.2
Total valid votes/expense limit30,907100.0 $83,468
Total rejected ballots880.3+0.1
Turnout30,99560.8+5
Eligible voters50,946
2008 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Randy Hoback 16,54257.7+3.3$72,129
New Democratic Valerie Mushinski8,24328.8+5.0$47,075
Liberal Lou Doderai2,2898.0-11.4$10,138
Green Amanda Judith Marie Smytaniuk1,4134.9+2.6$2,466
Canadian Action Craig Batley1670.6$
Total valid votes/expense limit28,654100.0 $80,865
Total rejected ballots550.2-0.1
Turnout28,70956-6
2006 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick 17,27154.4+7.2$65,910
New Democratic Valerie Mushinski7,56223.8-1.3$23,690
Liberal Patrick Jahn6,14919.4-4.8$28,756
Green Marc Loiselle7442.4-1.1$350
Total valid votes31,726100.0 
Total rejected ballots850.3-0.1
Turnout31,81161.5%+8.0
2004 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Conservative Brian Fitzpatrick 13,57647.3-10.4$69,931
New Democratic Don Hovdebo7,22125.1+4.6$30,743
Liberal Patrick Jahn6,92924.1+3.4$42,440
Green Marc Loiselle9873.4+2.5$110
Total valid votes28,713100.0 
Total rejected ballots1070.4+0.2
Turnout28,82053.5-10.7

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 Brian Fitzpatrick 14,82545.6+7.5$58,048
Liberal Tim Longworth6,75420.8-0.4$46,856
New Democratic Dennis Nowoselsky6,67620.5-11.2$49,523
Progressive Conservative David Orchard 3,94312.1+3.9$63,282
Green Benjamin Webster3171.0$20
Total valid votes32,515100.0 
Total rejected ballots830.23
Turnout32,59864.1-0.4

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

1997 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Reform Derrek Konrad 12,50838.1$55,562
New Democratic Ray Funk 10,41831.7$59,376
Liberal Gordon Kirkby 6,96521.2$37,643
Progressive Conservative Brian Fripp2,7028.2$13,911
Canadian Action John Hrapchak2750.8
Total valid votes32,868100.0 
Total rejected ballots1070.3
Turnout32,97564.5

19081988

1984 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Stan Hovdebo 13,35935.6+0.8
Progressive Conservative Gordon Dobrowolsky13,06234.8+2.3
Liberal J.H. Clyne Harradence10,88629.0-3.8
Confederation of Regions Tony Panas2620.7
Total valid votes37,569100.0
1980 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Stan Hovdebo 11,60134.8-3.2
Liberal J.H. Clyne Harradence10,91932.8+7.3
Progressive Conservative Kris Eggum10,81932.5-3.6
Total valid votes33,339100.0
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Canadian federal by-election, 19 November 1979
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
On Mr. Diefenbaker's death, 16 August 1979
New Democratic Stan Hovdebo 10,94138.0+2.3
Progressive Conservative Kris Eggum10,38536.0-12.9
Liberal J.H. Clyne Harradence7,33625.5+10.1
Independent John L. De Bruyne1470.5
Total valid votes28,809100.0
1979 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker 16,43849.0-10.2
New Democratic Stan Hovdebo 11,97935.7+14.1
Liberal Peter Abrametz5,15815.4-2.7
Total valid votes33,575100.0
1974 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker 17,78759.1-0.4
New Democratic Thora E. Wiggens6,49621.6-6.3
Liberal Philip Edward West5,42618.0+7.0
Social Credit Joseph Gerrard Cools3661.2-0.1
Total valid votes30,075100.0
1972 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker 19,41059.5+3.5
New Democratic Bill Berezowsky 9,11527.9-0.2
Liberal Leo F. Pinel3,61311.1-4.7
Social Credit Claude Campagna4211.3
Independent Bill Fair610.2
Total valid votes32,620100.0
1968 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker 17,85056.0-9.0
New Democratic Al Hartley8,97928.2+10.6
Liberal Philip Edward West5,02515.8+1.4
Total valid votes31,854100.0
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker 15,63565.1-6.3
New Democratic Peter Kachur4,22717.6+4.1
Liberal Lenore Ramsland Andrews3,45314.4+1.5
Social Credit John Dashchuk7183.0+0.7
Total valid votes24,033100.0
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker 17,82471.4+0.6
New Democratic Henry Merrifield Apps3,37313.5-2.7
Liberal Harold John Fraser3,20612.8+2.2
Social Credit Kenneth Solheim5652.3-0.2
Total valid votes24,968100.0
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker 18,27670.8-1.3
New Democratic Roger C. Carter 4,17316.2-0.7
Liberal George William Newell2,74510.6-0.4
Social Credit Ken Solheim6272.4
Total valid votes25,821100.0

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker 16,58372.1+19.0
Co-operative Commonwealth Thora Elizabeth Wiggens3,87016.8-8.1
Liberal Ernie Unruh2,53811.0-11.0
Total valid votes22,991100.0
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker 12,34953.1+9.0
Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Nathaniel Gooding5,79524.9-6.0
Liberal Russell Ernest Partridge5,11922.0-1.7
Total valid votes23,263100.0
1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker 10,03844.1+31.9
Co-operative Commonwealth David Frederick Corney7,03730.9-8.8
Liberal Floyd Robert Glass5,40923.7-24.4
Labor–Progressive Phyllis Clarke2951.3
Total valid votes22,779100.0
1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Heselton Helme 8,91648.2+7.8
Co-operative Commonwealth Edward LeRoy Bowerman 7,34139.6-1.3
Progressive Conservative George Henry Whitter2,25812.2-2.1
Total valid votes18,515100.0
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Elected
Co-operative Commonwealth Edward LeRoy Bowerman 7,92840.99+30.0Green check.svgY
Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie King 7,79940.32−5.6
Progressive Conservative Walter Hemming Nelson2,76814.31
Social Credit Joshua Norman Haldeman 8474.38
Total valid votes19,342100.0
Source(s)
"Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1908-09-17 - 1988-09-30)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Elected
Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie King 8,31045.96−8.7Green check.svgY
National-UnityRobert Rae Manville7,53441.67
Co-operative Commonwealth Peter William Strelive1,99311.02+2.2
Communist Alfred Cowie Campbell2431.34
Total valid votes18,080100.0
Source(s)
"Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1908-09-17 - 1988-09-30)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Elected
Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie King 9,08754.67+1.2Green check.svgY
Social Credit Alexander Rupert Bedard3,18519.16
Conservative Tom Francis Graves2,88017.33−29.2
Co-operative Commonwealth Tom Johnston 1,4698.84
Total valid votes16,621100.0
Source(s)
"Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1908-09-17 - 1988-09-30)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Elected
Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie King 9,28353.43Green check.svgY
Conservative George Braden8,09146.57
Total valid votes17,374100.0
Source(s)
"Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1908-09-17 - 1988-09-30)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Canadian federal by-election, November 2, 1926 (1926-11-02)
On Mr. King's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, October 11, 1926 (1926-10-11).
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie King acclaimedGreen check.svgY
Total valid votes-- 
Source(s)
"Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1908-09-17 - 1988-09-30)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Elected
Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie King 8,93364.87−12.6Green check.svgY
Conservative John Diefenbaker 4,83835.13
Total valid votes13,771100.0
Source(s)
"Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1908-09-17 - 1988-09-30)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
Canadian federal by-election, February 15, 1926 (1926-02-15)
Charles McDonald's resignation on January 15, 1926 (1926-01-15).
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Elected
Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie King 7,92077.50+26.3Green check.svgY
Independent David Luther Burgess 2,29922.50
Total valid votes10,219100.0
History of Federal Ridings Since 1867 [15]
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Elected
Liberal Charles McDonald 5,30151.2+20.0Green check.svgY
Progressive Andrew Knox 2,63825.5-28.1
Conservative John Diefenbaker 2,41223.3+7.7
Total valid votes10,351100.0
Source(s)
"Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1908-09-17 - 1988-09-30)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Andrew Knox 8,52553.6
Liberal Lorenzo William Brigham4,96231.2-0.1
Conservative David Wilson Paul2,41715.2-56.5
Total valid votes15,904100.0

Note: Conservative vote is compared to Unionist vote in 1917 election.

1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Government (Unionist) Andrew Knox 6,58968.7+15.9
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Samuel McLeod2,99931.3-15.9
Total valid votes9,588100.0

Note: Unionist vote is compared to Liberal-Conservative vote in 1911 election.

By-election on 1 February 1915

On Mr. McKay being appointed Judge, 16 December 1914

PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Samuel James Donaldson acclaimed
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James McKay 3,31652.8+6.1
Liberal William Winfield Rutan2,96147.2-4.2
Total valid votes6,277100.0
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal William Winfield Rutan 2,41351.4
Conservative James McKay2,19446.7
Independent LiberalW.H. Joseph Jaxon871.9
Total valid votes4,694100.0

See also

References

Notes

  1. Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. "Prince Albert Liberal candidate frustrated with theft and vandalism of signs". CTV News. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (26 October 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 October 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (27 November 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  7. "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  8. "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada . Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  9. "Election Results – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada . Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  10. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  11. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  12. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Prince Albert, 30 September 2015
  13. Elections Canada – Final Candidates Election Expenses Limits
  14. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  15. "Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1908-09-17 – 1988-09-30)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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