Arm River-Watrous
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 Canadian Provincial electoral district |
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 Arm River-Watrous in relation to the other Saskatchewan ridings. |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly |
Greg P. Brkich Saskatchewan Party |
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| Population (2001) | 16,966 | |
| Electors (2003) | 12,843 | |
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| Riding created | 2002 | |
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[edit] Description
Arm River-Watrous is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency is located in south central Saskatchewan. Grain farming and cattle ranching are the major economic activities. Wynyard is home to the larger industries in this constituency. They include: Sunnyland Poultry Products, Big Quill Resources (Canada's largest manufacturer of potassium sulphate) and Cargill. Watrous is well-known for the healing waters of Lake Manitou and its Mineral Spa. This resort community hosts visitors from around the world. Blackstrap Provincial Park is also located in this constituency. The three largest communities are Wynyard with a population of 1,919, Watrous with a population of 1,808 and Davidson (1,035).
[edit] Geography
[edit] Towns
- Davidson
- Dundurn
- Govan
- Hanley
- Imperial
- Nokomis
- Raymore
- Watrous
- Wynyard
[edit] Villages
- Bladworth
- Dafoe
- Drake
- Duval
- Girvin
- Hawarden
- Jansen
- Kenaston
- Liberty
- Loreburn
- Quinton
- Semans
- Simpson
- Strongfield
- Young
[edit] Resort Villages
- Etters Beach
- Manitou Beach
[edit] Rural Municipalities
- R.M. of Touchwood, #248
- R.M. of Last Mountain Valley, #250
- R.M. of Big Arm, #251
- R.M. of Arm River #252
- R.M. of Willner, #253
- R.M. of Loreburn #254
- R.M. of Kutawa, #278
- R.M. of Mount Hope, #279
- R.M. of Wreford, #280
- R.M. of Wood Creek, #281
- R.M. of McCraney, #282
- R.M. of Rosedale, #283
- R.M. of Big Quill, #308
- R.M. of Prairie Rose, #309
- R.M. of Usborne, #310
- R.M. of Morris, #312
- R.M. of Lost River #313
- R.M. of Dundurn, #314
- R.M. of Viscount, #341
[edit] First Nations
- Day Star First Nation
- Kawacatoose First Nation
[edit] Hutterite Colonies
- Clear Springs
- Hillcrest
[edit] Parks
- Blackstrap Provincial Park
- Manitou and District Regional Park
- Last Mountain Regional Park
- Wynyard and District Regional Park
[edit] History
[edit] Riding
This riding was created by the The Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan). Prior to the act, this constituency was a part of the Arm River, Last Mountain-Touchwood, and Watrous constituencies. The former riding of Arm River makes up much of the new riding.
[edit] Member of the Legislative Assembly
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
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| 1. | Greg P. Brkich | 2003 - Current | Saskatchewan Party |
- Previous MLAs:
- Arm River: Greg P. Brkich, Saskatchewan Party
- Watrous: Donna Harpauer, Saskatchewan Party
- Last Mountain-Touchwood: Glen Hart, Saskatchewan Party
[edit] Election Results
| Saskatchewan General Election 2003: Arm River-Watrous | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Saskachewan Party | Greg P. Brkich | 3,994 | 48.10% | ||
| NDP | Carol Rowan | 3,169 | 38.16% | ||
| Liberal | Steven Barlow | 914 | 11.01% | ||
| Western Independance Party | Gord Pederson | 158 | 1.90% | ||
| Independent | Gord Anderson | 69 | 0.83% | ||
| Total | 8,304 | 100.00% |
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