Saskatoon South (federal electoral district)

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Saskatoon South (formerly Saskatoon—Grasswood) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompasses most of the portions of Blackstrap (93%) and Saskatoon—Humboldt (7%) that had been located in the city of Saskatoon.^[3]

Saskatoon South

Saskatchewan electoral district
Saskatoon—Grasswood from the 2015 federal election to 2025 Saskatoon South from the 2025 federal election Interactive map of riding boundaries
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Kevin Waugh Conservative
District created	2013
First contested	2015
Last contested	2025
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]	93,277
Electors (2016)	66,219
Area (km²)[2]	342
Pop. density (per km²)	272.7
Census division(s)	Division No. 11
Census subdivision(s)	Saskatoon (part)

Saskatoon—Grasswood was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, on October 19, 2015.^[4] It is borders by 4 other ridings, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan to the south and east, Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek to the north-east and west, Saskatoon—University to the north, and Saskatoon West to the north-west.^[5]

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed Saskatoon South upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election which will be held on April 28, 2025.^[6] It lost all of its territory outside of the City of Saskatoon to Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek and lost the area north of 8th Street and west of Highway 11 to Saskatoon—University.^[7]

Demographics

Panethnic groups in Saskatoon—Grasswood (2011−2021)

Panethnic group	2021[8]		2016[9]		2011[10]
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
European[a]	62,955	68.9%	60,270	74.36%	59,260	83.52%
Indigenous	6,770	7.41%	6,155	7.59%	3,715	5.24%
South Asian	6,510	7.12%	4,375	5.4%	1,925	2.71%
East Asian[b]	5,110	5.59%	4,015	4.95%	2,360	3.33%
Southeast Asian[c]	3,400	3.72%	2,040	2.52%	1,165	1.64%
African	3,120	3.41%	1,850	2.28%	845	1.19%
Middle Eastern[d]	1,980	2.17%	1,315	1.62%	915	1.29%
Latin American	720	0.79%	430	0.53%	305	0.43%
Other/multiracial[e]	815	0.89%	605	0.75%	460	0.65%
Total responses	91,375	97.96%	81,055	97.72%	70,955	98.53%
Total population	93,277	100%	82,946	100%	72,010	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 Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Saskatoon—Grasswood Riding created from Blackstrap and Saskatoon—Humboldt
42nd	2015–2019		Kevin Waugh	Conservative
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–2025
Saskatoon South
45th	2025–present		Kevin Waugh	Conservative

Election results

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

Saskatoon South, 2023 representation order

v t e 2025 Canadian federal election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kevin Waugh	24,516	49.29	+0.04
	Liberal	Rokhan Sarwar	20,107	40.43	+26.06
	New Democratic	Jacob Gadzella	4,498	9.04	–21.59
	Green	Hamish Graham	310	0.62	–0.61
	People's	Richard Brent Wintringham	308	0.62	–3.90
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			49,739	71.97
Eligible voters			69,109
	Conservative notional hold		Swing		–13.01
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]

2021 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	21,423	49.25
	New Democratic	13,322	30.63
	Liberal	6,253	14.37
	People's	1,965	4.52
	Green	537	1.23

Saskatoon—Grasswood, 2013 representation order

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Saskatoon—Grasswood
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kevin Waugh	22,760	49.9	-3.4	$40,482.04
	New Democratic	Kyla Kitzul	13,720	30.1	+4.5	$20,635.41
	Liberal	Rokhan Sarwar	6,460	14.2	-2.8	$44,977.86
	People's	Mark Friesen	2,108	4.6	+3.2	none listed
	Green	Gillian Walker	556	1.2	-0.2	$131.25
Total valid votes/expense limit			45,604	100.0	–	$105,310.10
Total rejected ballots			303
Turnout			45,907	68.71%
Eligible voters			66,817
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Saskatoon—Grasswood
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kevin Waugh	26,336	53.3	+11.7	$32,265.34
	New Democratic	Erika Ritchie	12,672	25.6	-4.5	none listed
	Liberal	Tracy Muggli	8,419	17.0	-9.4	$50,741.23
	Green	Neil Sinclair	1,320	2.7	+0.9	$335.36
	People's	Mark Friesen	692	1.4	-	none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit			49,439	100.0
Total rejected ballots			337
Turnout			49,776	77.6
Eligible voters			64,150
	Conservative hold		Swing		+8.10
Source: Global News,[16] Elections Canada[17]

v t e 2015 Canadian federal election: Saskatoon—Grasswood
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Kevin Waugh	19,166	41.58	-8.64	$68,859.20
	New Democratic	Scott Bell	13,909	30.18	-9.66	$103,289.43
	Liberal	Tracy Muggli	12,165	26.4	+19.09	$63,065.97
	Green	Mark Bigland-Pritchard	846	1.84	-0.65	$2,839.31
Total valid votes/expense limit			46,086	100.0		$194,681.77
Total rejected ballots			137	–	–
Turnout			46,223	78.59	–
Eligible voters			58,810
	Conservative hold		Swing		-9.13
Source: Elections Canada[18][19]

2011 federal election redistributed results[20]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	18,118	50.22
	New Democratic	14,372	39.84
	Liberal	2,641	7.32
	Green	900	2.49
	Independent	43	0.12

See also

• List of Canadian 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 "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
3. Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" 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.