Batoche (electoral district)
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 Canadian Provincial electoral district |
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 Batoche in relation to the other Saskatchewan ridings. |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly |
Delbert Kirsch Saskatchewan Party |
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| Population (2001) | 17,392 | |
| Electors (2003) | 12,853 | |
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| Riding created | 2002 | |
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[edit] Description
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. This 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 Wakaw and Cudworth, with populations of 884 and 766, respectively.
A former electoral district of the same name was in existence from 1905 until 1908
[edit] History
[edit] Riding
This riding was created by the The Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan). This constituency was a formed from parts of the Humboldt, Melfort-Tisdale, Prince Albert Carlton, Rosthern, Saskatchewan Rivers, and Shellbrook-Spiritwood ridings.
[edit] Member of Legislative Assembly
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
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| 1. | Delbert Kirsch | 2003 - Current | Saskatchewan Party |
[edit] Election Results
| Saskatchewan General Election 2003: Batoche | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Saskachewan Party | Delbert Kirsch | 3,349 | 43.90% | ||
| NDP | Ava Bear | 2,769 | 36.30% | ||
| Liberal | Bill Yeaman | 1,297 | 17.00% | ||
| Western Independence Party | Florent Rabut | 138 | 1.81% | ||
| New Green Alliance | Gordon Robert Dumont | 76 | 1.00% | ||
| Total | 2,629 | 100.00% |
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