Palliser (Saskatchewan electoral district)

Palliser was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. It was named in honour of John Palliser, a geographer and explorer of the Canadian West.

Palliser

Saskatchewan electoral district
Palliser in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
Coordinates:	50.183°N 105.287°W / 50.183; -105.287
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1996
District abolished	2013
First contested	1997
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]	68,544
Electors (2011)	50,094
Area (km²)[2]	7,486.76
Census subdivision(s)	Regina, Moose Jaw

Geography

It included the city of Moose Jaw, the southwest quadrant of the city of Regina and the rural areas around them.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and parts of Regina—Lumsden, Regina—Wascana and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia ridings.

The Conservative Party of Canada took back this historically New Democratic Party (NDP) seat in 2004.

Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, the riding was abolished. The Regina portion became part of the new riding of Regina—Lewvan, while Moose Jaw and the rural portion became part of Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan. Small parts of the riding were transferred to Cypress Hills—Grasslands and Regina—Qu'Appelle.

Members of Parliament

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Palliser Riding created from Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Regina—Lumsden, Regina—Wascana and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia
36th	1997–2000		Dick Proctor	New Democratic
37th	2000–2004
38th	2004–2006		Dave Batters	Conservative
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011		Ray Boughen
41st	2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, Regina—Lewvan and Regina—Qu'Appelle

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ray Boughen	15,850	47.00	+3.01	$79,591
	New Democratic	Noah Evanchuk	15,084	44.73	+10.96	$68,063
	Liberal	Russell Collicott	1,797	5.33	-11.72	$23,336
	Green	Larissa Shasko	995	2.95	-2.23	$921
Total valid votes/expense limit			33,726	100.00		$80,114
Total rejected ballots			93	0.27	-0.13
Turnout			33,819	68.51	+4.51
Eligible voters			49,362	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ray Boughen	14,159	43.99	+1.01	$65,034
	New Democratic	Don Mitchell	10,865	33.77	+0.73	$63,072
	Liberal	Calvin Johnston	5,489	17.05	-3.15	$60,000
	Green	Larissa Shasko	1,580	5.18	+1.78	$213
Total valid votes/expense limit			32,093	100.00		$77,498
Total rejected ballots			143	0.4	–
Turnout			32,236	64	-5

2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dave Batters	14,906	42.98	+7.13	$71,895
	New Democratic	Jo-Anne Dusel	11,400	33.04	-2.43	$63,803
	Liberal	John Williams	7,006	20.20	-4.61	$35,782
	Green	Larissa Shasko	1,182	3.40	+0.91	$550
	Canadian Action	Marcia Fogal	120	0.34	–	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			34,614	100.00		–
Total rejected ballots				–	–
Turnout			34,614	69.1	+4.7

2004 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dave Batters	11,909	35.85	-5.59	$69,479
	New Democratic	Dick Proctor	11,785	35.47	-2.68	$62,385
	Liberal	John Williams	8,244	24.81	+4.40	$41,057
	Green	Brian Rands	829	2.49	–	–
	Christian Heritage	Harold Stephan	451	1.35	–	$720
Total valid votes/expense limit			33,218	100.00		–
Total rejected ballots			108	0.32	+0.01
Turnout			33,326	64.42	-0.32

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic Party	Dick Proctor	12,136	38.15	-0.06	$54,888
	Alliance	Don Findlay	11,927	37.50	+8.31	$55,442
	Liberal	Garry Johnson	6,492	20.41	-2.66	$60,150
	Progressive Conservative	Brent Shirkey	1,248	3.92	-4.53	$1,603
Total valid votes			31,803	100.00
Total rejected ballots			99	0.31	-0.27
Turnout			31,902	62.74	-4.51

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

1997 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic Party	Dick Proctor	12,553	38.21		$49,066
	Reform	Alene Tanner	9,590	29.19		$29,487
	Liberal	Tony Merchant	7,579	23.07		$50,830
	Progressive Conservative	Andy McDougall	2,777	8.45		$10,066
	Natural Law	Jack Heilman	350	1.06
Total valid votes			32,846	100.00
Total rejected ballots			193	0.58
Turnout			33,042	67.35

See also

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