Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake (formerly Battlefords—Lloydminster) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain Beaver Lake, Spiritwood, Meadow Lake, Loon Lake and the remainder of the Medstead Rural Municipalities, including enclosed Indian Reserves, Villages and the City of Meadow Lake from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River; lose the Rural Municipalities of Eye Hill, Grass Lake, Tramping Lake, Reford, Rosemount, Heart's Hill, Progress, Mariposa, Grandview, Antelope Park, Prairiedale, Oakdale, Winslow and all enclosed towns and villages in those RMs to Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley.
Geography
The district is in Central-Western Saskatchewan. It includes the communities of North Battleford, Battleford and Unity; as well as the Saskatchewan portion of Lloydminster.
Demographics
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Panethnic groups in Battlefords—Lloydminster (2011−2021)
! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group
! colspan="2" |2021
! colspan="2" |2016
! colspan="2" |2011
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!
!
!
!
!
!
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| European
| 46,095
|
| 49,280
|
| 51,620
|
|-
| Indigenous
| 17,115
|
| 17,250
|
| 14,910
|
|-
| Southeast Asian
| 3,655
|
| 3,125
|
| 1,115
|
|-
| South Asian
| 865
|
| 840
|
| 325
|
|-
| African
| 515
|
| 340
|
| 210
|
|-
| East Asian
| 400
|
| 425
|
| 280
|
|-
| Latin American
| 285
|
| 155
|
| 140
|
|-
| Middle Eastern
| 40
|
| 75
|
| 0
|
|-
| Other/multiracial
| 165
|
| 170
|
| 60
|
|-
! Total responses
! 69,120
!
! 71,645
!
! 68,675
!
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 70,918
!
! 73,506
!
! 70,034
!
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" |
|}
:According to the 2011 Canadian census
Languages: 87.4% English, 4.5% Cree, 2.5% German, 1.4% French, 1.0% Tagalog, 3.2% Other<br />
Religions: 71.4% Christian, 3.6% Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality, 0.8% Other, 24.2% None<br />
Median income: $29,976 (2010) <br />
Average income: $37,724 (2010)
History
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.
This riding lost territory to Cypress Hills—Grasslands and gained a fraction of territory from Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Historical boundaries
Members of Parliament
The riding has been represented by Rosemarie Falk since 2017. It has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| |
| Conservative ||align=right| 23,018 ||align=right| 67.26
|-
| |
| New Democratic ||align=right| 4,418 ||align=right| 12.91
|-
| |
| Liberal ||align=right| 2,506 ||align=right| 7.32
|-
| |
| People's ||align=right| 2,050 ||align=right| 5.99
|-
| |
| Green ||align=right| 266 ||align=right| 0.78
|-
| |
| Others ||align=right| 1,965 ||align=right| 5.74
|}
On 5 November 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a by-election will be held on December 11, 2017.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| |
| Conservative ||align=right| 17,168 ||align=right| 65.95
|-
| |
| New Democratic ||align=right| 7,304 ||align=right| 28.06
|-
| |
| Liberal ||align=right| 881 ||align=right| 3.38
|-
| |
| Green ||align=right| 680 ||align=right| 2.61
|}
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Notes
External links
- Expenditures - 2008
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures - 2000
- Expenditures - 1997