Saskatoon West

Saskatoon West

Saskatchewan electoral district
Saskatoon West in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order. Dotted line shows Saskatoon city limits.
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Brad Redekopp Conservative
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021) [1]	87,855
Electors (2021)	61,148
Area (km²) [2]	90.73
Pop. density (per km²)	968.3
Census division(s)	Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)	Corman Park No. 344, Saskatoon

Saskatoon West (French : Saskatoon-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988, and again in 2015.

This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Moose Jaw and Saskatoon—Biggar ridings.

It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Kindersley—Lloydminster, Saskatoon—Clark's Crossing and Saskatoon—Dundurn ridings.

The riding was recreated for the 2015 election, mostly out of the portions of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar and Saskatoon—Wanuskewin located in the city of Saskatoon.

Boundaries description

Consisting of those parts of the Province of Saskatchewan and the City of Saskatoon described as follows: commencing at the intersection of Highway No. 11 with Range Road 3052; thence southerly along Range Road 3052 and Wanuskewin Road to the easterly limit of the City of Saskatoon; thence generally southerly along said limit to Wanuskewin Road at approximate latitude 52°11'43"N and longitude 106°37'23"W; thence generally southerly along said road and Warman Road to 33rd Street East; thence easterly along said street and its production to the South Saskatchewan River; thence generally southwesterly along said river to the southerly limit of the City of Saskatoon; thence southwesterly, generally northwesterly and generally northeasterly along the southerly, westerly and northerly limits of said city to Beam Road; thence easterly and northeasterly along said road to Marquis Drive; thence easterly along said drive to Thatcher Avenue; thence northerly along said avenue to 71st Street West; thence easterly along said street to Highway No. 11 (the northwesterly limit of the City of Saskatoon); thence northerly and northeasterly along said highway and said limit to the point of commencement. ^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2021 census

Ethnic groups (2021): 55% White, 18.2% Aboriginal, 10.2% Filipino, 6.8% South Asian, 3.1% Black, 2.3% Southeast Asian, 1.3 Latin American, 1.1% Chinese
Languages (2021): 73.6% English, 5.6% Tagalog, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.2% Urdu, 1.1% Spanish, 1% Bengali
Religions (2021): 51.3% Christian (25.1% Catholic, 4.3% United Church, 2.2% Anglican, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Pentecostal and other Charismatic, 1.2% Anabaptist, 1.1% Baptist), 38% No religion, 4.7% Muslim, 1.9% Sikh, 1.1% Traditional Spirituality, 1% Hindu
Median income (2021): $39,200
Median after-tax income (2021): $35,600

Average income (2021): $46,000
Average after-tax income (2021): $39,840

Panethnic groups in Saskatoon West (2011−2021)

Panethnic group	2021 [4]		2016 [5]		2011 [6]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European [lower-alpha 1]	47,345	54.96%	48,390	59.12%	50,335	66.89%
Indigenous	15,690	18.21%	15,140	18.5%	13,655	18.15%
Southeast Asian [lower-alpha 2]	10,780	12.51%	8,185	10%	5,280	7.02%
South Asian	5,875	6.82%	4,420	5.4%	1,490	1.98%
African	2,645	3.07%	1,905	2.33%	930	1.24%
Latin American	1,115	1.29%	945	1.15%	730	0.97%
East Asian [lower-alpha 3]	1,090	1.27%	1,180	1.44%	1,550	2.06%
Middle Eastern [lower-alpha 4]	910	1.06%	840	1.03%	600	0.8%
Other/multiracial [lower-alpha 5]	705	0.82%	855	1.04%	680	0.9%
Total responses	86,145	98.05%	81,850	97.78%	75,245	98.1%
Total population	87,855	100%	83,711	100%	76,704	100%
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Saskatoon West Riding created from Moose Jaw and Saskatoon—Biggar
31st	1979–1980		Ray Hnatyshyn	Progressive Conservative
32nd	1980–1984
33rd	1984–1988
Riding dissolved into Kindersley—Lloydminster, Saskatoon—Clark's Crossing, and Saskatoon—Dundurn
Riding re-created from Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar and Saskatoon—Wanuskewin
42nd	2015–2019		Sheri Benson	New Democratic
43rd	2019–2021		Brad Redekopp	Conservative
44th	2021–present

Election results

2015–present

Graph of election results in Saskatoon West (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Brad Redekopp	15,379	45.4	-2.3	$101,524.46
	New Democratic	Robert Doucette	13,328	39.3	-1.0	$98,502.73
	Liberal	Ruben Rajakumar	2,778	8.2	+0.86	$22,012.29
	People's	Kevin Boychuk	2,064	6.1	+4.11	$9,067.48
	Green	Dave Greenfield	357	1.1	-1.57	$166.25
Total valid votes/Expense limit			33,906	99.16	+0.17	$119,102.72
Total rejected ballots			284	0.84	-0.17
Turnout			34,190	55.91	-8.05
Eligible voters			61,148
Source: Elections Canada [7]
	Conservative hold		Swing		-0.96

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Brad Redekopp	18,597	47.70	+14.82	$82,759.63
	New Democratic	Sheri Benson	15,708	40.29	+0.73	$101,089.71
	Liberal	Shah Rukh	2,863	7.34	-17.14	$13,960.24
	Green	Shawn Setyo	1,042	2.67	+0.93	$658.36
	People's	Isaac Hayes	775	1.99	-	$2,776.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			38,985	98.99
Total rejected ballots			397	1.01	+0.56
Turnout			39,382	63.96	-2.48
Eligible voters			61,577
	Conservative gain from New Democratic		Swing		+7.05
Source: Elections Canada [8] [9]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Sheri Benson	14,921	39.56	-11.57	$138,813.32
	Conservative	Randy Donauer	12,401	32.88	-9.66	$120,540.81
	Liberal	Lisa Abbott	9,234	24.48	+20.71	$27,228.57
	Green	Lois Carol Mitchell	658	1.74	-0.83	$248.05
	Canada Party	Jim Pankiw	271	0.72	–	$22,678.24
	Libertarian	Bronek Hart	230	0.61	–	$603.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			37,715	99.55		$192,280.99
Total rejected ballots			170	0.45	–
Turnout			37,885	66.44	–
Eligible voters			57,021
	New Democratic notional hold		Swing		-0.33
Source: Elections Canada [10] [11]

2011 federal election redistributed results [12]
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic	15,573	51.13
	Conservative	12,955	42.54
	Liberal	1,147	3.77
	Green	782	2.57

1979–1988

v t e 1984 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Ray Hnatyshyn	26,012
	New Democratic	Ron Fisher	18,910
	Liberal	Maureen Darling	6,355
	Rhinoceros	George Adilman	495
	Confederation of Regions	Dayle Goodine	337
	Green	Keith A. Morvick	150
	Independent	Robert J. Bonsor	109

v t e 1980 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Ray Hnatyshyn	17,636
	New Democratic	Reg Parker	14,852
	Liberal	C.M.Red Williams	8,116
	Marxist–Leninist	Susan Dennis	97
Source: Canadian Elections Database [13]

v t e 1979 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Ray Hnatyshyn	20,174
	New Democratic	Parker, Reg	15,094
	Liberal	Williams, C.M. Red	6,837
	Independent	Loran, Bill	1,293
	Social Credit	Cranfield, D.D.	221
	Marxist–Leninist	Dennis, Susan	76

Riding map

A detailed map can be found on the Elections Canada website. ^[14]

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

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.

References

1. Statistics Canada: 2022
2. Statistics Canada: 2022
3. "Saskatoon West | Maps Corner | Elections Canada Online". elections.ca. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
4. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
5. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
6. Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
7. "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
8. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
9. "Election Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
10. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saskatoon West, 30 September 2015
11. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
12. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
13. "Elections | Canadian Elections Database". canadianelectionsdatabase.ca. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
14. "Official map of the Saskatoon West federal riding boundaries (Representation Order of 2013)" (PDF). Elections Canada - Maps Corner. Elections Canada. Retrieved February 22, 2016.

External links

• Riding history for Saskatoon West (1976–1987) from the Library of Parliament