Wascana (electoral district)

“Wascana” redirects here. For the park, see Wascana Centre.

Profile
Wascana in relation to the other Saskatchewan ridings
Population, 2001	72,508
Electors	57,101
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Wascana is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

[edit] Geography

The district is in the southern part of the Province of Saskatchewan.

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Regina—Qu'Appelle and Regina—Wascana (ridings.

This riding has elected the following member of the Canadian House of Commons:

Parliament	Years		Party
Regina—Qu'Appelle and Regina—Wascana prior to 1996
36th	1997-2000	Ralph Goodale	Liberal
37th	2000-2004
38th	2004-2006
39th	2006-

Its Member of Parliament is Ralph Goodale, a former lawyer and broadcaster. He was first elected in 1974. He represents the Liberal Party of Canada. He serves in the Official Opposition as their House Leader.

Federal Ridings in Saskatchewan
Conservative	Battlefords—Lloydminster \| Blackstrap \| Cypress Hills—Grasslands \| Palliser \| Prince Albert \| Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre \| Regina—Qu'Appelle \| Saskatoon—Humboldt \| Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar \| Saskatoon—Wanuskewin \| Souris—Moose Mountain \| Yorkton—Melville
Liberal	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River \| Wascana

v • d • e Federal Ridings in the Prairies
Rural Manitoba	Brandon—Souris • Churchill • Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette • Portage—Lisgar • Provencher • Selkirk—Interlake
Winnipeg	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia • Elmwood—Transcona • Kildonan—St. Paul • Saint Boniface
Saskatchewan (South, North)	Battlefords—Lloydminster • Blackstrap • Cypress Hills—Grasslands • Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River • Palliser • Prince Albert • Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre • Regina—Qu'Appelle • Saskatoon—Humboldt • Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar • Saskatoon—Wanuskewin • Souris—Moose Mountain • Wascana • Yorkton—Melville
Rural Alberta	Crowfoot • Fort McMurray—Athabasca • Lethbridge • Macleod • Medicine Hat • Peace River • Red Deer • Vegreville—Wainwright • Westlock—St. Paul • Wetaskiwin • Wild Rose • Yellowhead
Edmonton and environs	Edmonton Centre • Edmonton East • Edmonton—Leduc • Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont • Edmonton—St. Albert • Edmonton—Sherwood Park • Edmonton—Spruce Grove • Edmonton—Strathcona
Calgary	Calgary Centre • Calgary Centre-North • Calgary East • Calgary Northeast • Calgary—Nose Hill • Calgary Southeast • Calgary Southwest • Calgary West