Saskatoon West () is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988, and again in 2015.
History
This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Moose Jaw and Saskatoon—Biggar ridings.
It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Kindersley—Lloydminster, Saskatoon—Clark's Crossing and Saskatoon—Dundurn ridings.
The riding was recreated for the 2015 election, mostly out of the portions of Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar and Saskatoon—Wanuskewin located in the city of Saskatoon.
Historical boundaries
Boundaries description
Consisting of those parts of the province of Saskatchewan and the City of Saskatoon described as follows: commencing at the intersection of Highway No. 11 with Range Road 3052; thence southerly along Range Road 3052 and Wanuskewin Road to the easterly limit of the City of Saskatoon; thence generally southerly along said limit to Wanuskewin Road at approximate latitude 52°11'43"N and longitude 106°37'23"W; thence generally southerly along said road and Warman Road to 33rd Street East; thence easterly along said street and its production to the South Saskatchewan River; thence generally southwesterly along said river to the southerly limit of the City of Saskatoon; thence southwesterly, generally northwesterly and generally northeasterly along the southerly, westerly and northerly limits of said city to Beam Road; thence easterly and northeasterly along said road to Marquis Drive; thence easterly along said drive to Thatcher Avenue; thence northerly along said avenue to 71st Street West; thence easterly along said street to Highway No. 11 (the northwesterly limit of the City of Saskatoon); thence northerly and northeasterly along said highway and said limit to the point of commencement.
Demographics
:According to the 2021 census
Ethnic groups (2021): 55% White, 18.2% Aboriginal, 10.2% Filipino, 6.8% South Asian, 3.1% Black, 2.3% Southeast Asian, 1.3 Latin American, 1.1% Chinese <br />
Languages (2021): 73.6% English, 5.6% Tagalog, 1.6% Punjabi, 1.2% Urdu, 1.1% Spanish, 1% Bengali<br />
Religions (2021): 51.3% Christian (25.1% Catholic, 4.3% United Church, 2.2% Anglican, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Pentecostal and other Charismatic, 1.2% Anabaptist, 1.1% Baptist), 38% No religion, 4.7% Muslim, 1.9% Sikh, 1.1% Traditional Spirituality, 1% Hindu<br />
Median income (2021): $39,200 <br />
Median after-tax income (2021): $35,600
Average income (2021): $46,000<br />
Average after-tax income (2021): $39,840
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Panethnic groups in Saskatoon West (2011−2021)
! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group
! colspan="2" |2021
! colspan="2" |2016
! colspan="2" |2011
|-
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
| European
| 47,345
|
| 48,390
|
| 50,335
|
|-
| Indigenous
| 15,690
|
| 15,140
|
| 13,655
|
|-
| Southeast Asian
| 10,780
|
| 8,185
|
| 5,280
|
|-
| South Asian
| 5,875
|
| 4,420
|
| 1,490
|
|-
| African
| 2,645
|
| 1,905
|
| 930
|
|-
| Latin American
| 1,115
|
| 945
|
| 730
|
|-
| East Asian
| 1,090
|
| 1,180
|
| 1,550
|
|-
| Middle Eastern
| 910
|
| 840
|
| 600
|
|-
| Other/multiracial
| 705
|
| 855
|
| 680
|
|-
! Total responses
! 86,145
!
! 81,850
!
! 75,245
!
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 87,855
!
! 83,711
!
! 76,704
!
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="15" |
|}
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
2015–present
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| |
| Conservative ||align=right| 15,386 ||align=right| 45.37
|-
| |
| New Democratic ||align=right| 13,329 ||align=right| 39.30
|-
| |
| Liberal ||align=right| 2,779 ||align=right| 8.19
|-
| |
| People's ||align=right| 2,065 ||align=right| 6.09
|-
| |
| Green ||align=right| 357 ||align=right| 1.05
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results
|-
! width="130" bgcolor="#ddddff" colspan="2" | Party
! width="50" bgcolor="#ddddff" | Vote
! width="30" bgcolor="#ddddff" | %
|-
| |
| New Democratic ||align=right| 15,573 ||align=right| 51.13
|-
| |
| Conservative ||align=right| 12,955 ||align=right| 42.54
|-
| |
| Liberal ||align=right| 1,147 ||align=right| 3.77
|-
| |
| Green ||align=right| 782 ||align=right| 2.57
|}
1979–1988
Riding map
A detailed map can be found on the Elections Canada website.
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada