Batoche
Saskatchewan electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 		 
Delbert Kirsch
Saskatchewan
District created2002
First contested2003
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2001)17,392
Electors10,189
Census division(s)14, 15

See also Batoche (former electoral district) and Batoche (N.W.T. electoral district)

Batoche is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in north central Saskatchewan and has an economy based primarily on mixed agriculture and farm implement manufacturing. Bourgault Industries in St. Brieux manufactures harrows, cultivators, ploughs. The Batoche area is where Louis Riel led his Metis people in an armed uprising against the Canadian government in 1885. Batoche National Historic Site is located in this constituency.

The largest communities are Birch Hills, Wakaw and Cudworth with populations of 935, 884 and 766, respectively. Smaller centres in the riding include the villages of St. Brieux, St. Louis, Lake Lenore, Duck Lake, Weldon and Middle Lake; and the town of Kinistino.

History

Constituency

A riding named Batoche was one of the original 25 constituencies created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905. It was redistributed and renamed Duck Lake for the 1908 election and abolished altogether before the 1912 general election.

Between 1912 and 1995, the riding of Kinistino covered much of the same territory previously and subsequently included in Batoche. The remaining territory was distributed between several different constituencies over the years, including Humboldt, Rosthern and Redberry.

The present Batoche riding was created by The Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan) and was first contested in the 2003 general election. It was formed primarily from parts of Humboldt, Melfort-Tisdale and Saskatchewan Rivers, along with smaller areas of Prince Albert Carlton, Rosthern and Shellbrook-Spiritwood.

The riding's boundaries have changed little since 2003. Minor changes to the district's boundaries were made before the 2016 general election and similar adjustments will take effect for the next general election.

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Humboldt, Melfort-Tisdale and Saskatchewan Rivers
25th  2003–2007     Delbert Kirsch Saskatchewan
26th  2007–2011
27th  2011–2016
28th  2016–2020
29th  2020–Present

Election results

2020

2020 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Delbert Kirsch 4,357 65.28 +0.53
New Democratic Lon Borgerson 1,811 27.14 -3.47
Progressive Conservative Carrie Harris 350 5.24 –
Green Hamish Graham 156 2.34 +0.85
Total valid votes 6,674 99.43
Total rejected ballots 38 0.57 –
Turnout 6,712 – –
Eligible voters –
Saskatchewan hold Swing –
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

2016

2016 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Delbert Kirsch 4,471 64.75 -2.11
New Democratic Clay DeBray 2,114 30.61 +0.33
Liberal Graham Tweten 216 3.12 –
Green B. Garneau I. 103 1.49 -1.40
Total valid votes 6,904 100.0  
Eligible voters –
Saskatchewan hold Swing -
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[1][2]

2011

2011 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Delbert Kirsch 4,650 66.86 +7.09
New Democratic Janice Benier 2,106 30.28 –3.86
Green Amber Jones 199 2.86 –
Total valid votes 6,955 100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing +5.48

2007

2007 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Delbert Kirsch 4,523 59.77 +15.87
New Democratic Don Hovdebo 2,583 34.14 –2.16
Liberal Bernie Yuzdepski 461 6.09 –10.91
Total valid votes 7,567 100.0  
Saskatchewan hold Swing +9.02

2003

2003 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Saskatchewan Delbert Kirsch 3,349 43.90
New Democratic Ava Bear 2,769 36.30
Liberal Bill Yeaman 1,297 17.00
Western Independence Florent Rabut 138 1.81
New Green Gordon Robert Dumont 76 1.00
Total valid votes 7,629 100.0  
Saskatchewan pickup new district.


See also

Batoche – Northwest Territories territorial electoral district (1870–1905).

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 7 November 2016.

External links

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