Wood River (electoral district)

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Wood River
Flag of Saskatchewan.svg Saskatchewan electoral district
Saskatchewan 2022 Wood River.svg
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 		 
Dave Marit
Saskatchewan
District created1994
First contested 1995
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Electors 10,005
Census division(s) Division 3, 4, 7, 8

Wood River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southern Saskatchewan, the district was created by the Representation Act, 1994 (Saskatchewan) out of parts of the former Assiniboia-Gravelbourg and Shaunavon constituencies. The district takes its name from the RM of Wood River, which is located in the centre of the constituency.

Contents

Communities in the riding include the towns of Assiniboia, Ponteix, Rockglen, Gravelbourg, Mossbank and Lafleche; and the villages of Vanguard, Wood Mountain, Hodgeville, Mankota, Bracken and Val Marie.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
23rd 1995 – 1999   Glen McPherson Liberal
24th 1999 – 2000
2000 – 2003   Yogi Huyghebaert Saskatchewan Party
25th 2003 – 2007
26th 2007 – 2011
27th 2011 – 2016
28th 2016 – 2020 Dave Marit Saskatchewan Party
29th 2020 – present

Election results

2024 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Dave Marit 5,70068.26-14.53
New Democratic Mike Topola1,54918.55+4.54
Progressive Conservative Clint Arnason5536.62+6.62
Saskatchewan United Todd McIntyre4955.93+5.93
Green Melvin Pylypchuk540.65-2.48
Total valid votes8,35199.22
Total rejected ballots660.78–
Turnout8,417––
Eligible voters–
Saskatchewan hold Swing –
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
2020 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Dave Marit 6,41382.79+6.72
New Democratic Roger Morgan1,08514.01+1.71
Green Kimberly Soo Goodtrack2483.20+0.72
Total valid votes7,74699.41
Total rejected ballots460.59–
Turnout7,792––
Eligible voters–
Saskatchewan hold Swing –
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
2016 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Dave Marit 6,12576.07-6.03
New Democratic Brenda Shenher99112.30-2.42
Progressive Conservative Brian Archer5446.75-
Green Judy Mergel2002.48-0.77
Liberal Edward Ives1912.37-
Total valid votes8,051100.0  
Eligible voters–
Source: Elections Saskatchewan [1] [2]

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2011 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert 5,35482.03+12.44
  NDP Randy Gaudry96114.72-2.54
Green Amelia Swiderski2123.25+1.02
Total6,527100.00%

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2007 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert5,32369.59+14.27
  NDP Steve Ryan1,32017.26-8.72
Liberal Michael Klein76810.04-6.03
Green Lynn Arrayel1712.23-
Western Independence Rocky Young670.88-1.75
Total7,649100.00%

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2003 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert4,35055.32-9.77
  NDP Trevor Davies2,04325.98+9.02
Liberal Louis Stringer1,26416.07+4.52
Western Independence Nick Yorga2072.63–
Total7,864100.00%

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2000 By-election: Wood River electoral district [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert 4,38465.09+25.35
  NDP Robert Anderson1,14216.96-3.55
Liberal Jerry Ruehs77811.55-28.20
New Green Peter Borch4316.40–
Total6,735100.00%

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1999 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Glen McPherson 3,16339.75-8.27
Saskatchewan D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert 3,16239.74–
  NDP Robert Anderson1,63220.51-9.89
Total7,957100.00%

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1995 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Glen McPherson 4,14648.02–
  NDP Allen Engel2,62430.40–
  Prog. Conservative D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert 1,86321.58–
Total8,633100.00%

1999 Election controversy

In 1999, a controversy erupted in the Wood River constituency as Saskatchewan Party candidate Yogi Huyghebaert tied Liberal candidate Glen McPherson. The returning officer cast the deciding vote in favour of McPherson, giving the Liberals four seats. This result was later thrown out in court and a by-election was ordered in June 2000. McPherson did not run and Huyghebaert then won a resounding victory.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Wood River By-Election 2000. Elections Saskatchewan. Retrieved May 23, 2009.

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