Saskatoon—Humboldt

'''Saskatoon—Humboldt''' is a federal [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]], that has been represented in the [[House of Commons of Canada|Canadian House of Commons]] from 1968 to 1979, and since 1988. ==Geography== The [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]] consists of the northeastern quadrant of [[Saskatoon]] and the city of [[Humboldt, Saskatchewan|Humboldt]] and the rural towns of [[Naicam, Saskatchewan|Naicam]], [[Wakaw, Saskatchewan|Wakaw]] and [[Watson, Saskatchewan|Watson]]. The riding extends to [[Quill Lake, Saskatchewan|Quill Lake]] in the east, [[Pleasantdale, Saskatchewan|Pleasantdale]] in the northeast and [[St. Louis, Saskatchewan|St. Louis]] in the north. ==History== This electoral district was first created in 1966 from [[Humboldt—Melfort]], [[Rosthern (electoral district)]] and [[Saskatoon (electoral district)|Saskatoon]] ridings. It was abolished in 1976 and divided amongst [[Humboldt—Lake Centre]], [[Prince Albert (electoral district)|Prince Albert]] and [[Saskatoon East]] ridings. It was re-created in 1987 from those ridings. ==Members of Parliament== This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons: {| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 |- bgcolor="CCCCCC" ! Parliament ! Years ! colspan="2" | Member ! Party |- | colspan="5" align="center" | ''[[Humboldt—Melfort]], [[Rosthern (electoral district)|Rosthern]] and [[Saskatoon (electoral district)|Saskatoon]] prior to 1966'' |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1968|28th]] | 1968–1972 | rowspan="3" {{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | rowspan="3" | [[Otto Lang]] | rowspan="3" | [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1972|29th]] | 1972–1974 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1974|30th]] | 1974–1979 |- | colspan="5" align="center" | ''[[Humboldt—Lake Centre]], [[Prince Albert (electoral district)|Prince Albert]] and [[Saskatoon East]] from 1976-1987'' |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1988|34th]] | 1988–1993 |{{Canadian politics/party colours/NDP}} |     | [[Stan Hovdebo|Stanley Hovdebo]] | [[New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1993|35th]] | 1993–1997 |{{Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal}} |     | [[Georgette Sheridan]] | [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] |- | rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 1997|36th]] | 1997–2000 | rowspan="1" {{Canadian politics/party colours/Reform}} |     | rowspan="4" | [[Jim Pankiw]] | rowspan="1" | [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform]] |- | 2000 | rowspan="2" {{Canadian politics/party colours/Canadian Alliance}} |     | rowspan="2" | [[Canadian Alliance]] |- | rowspan="2" bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 2000|37th]] | 2000–2002 |- | 2002–2004 |{{Canadian politics/party colours/Independent}} |     | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 2004|38th]] | 2004–2006 | rowspan="4" {{Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative}} |     | rowspan="4" | [[Brad Trost]] | rowspan="4" | [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 2006|39th]] | 2006–2008 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 2008|40th]] | 2008–2011 |- | bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[Canadian federal election, 2011|41st]] | 2011–present |} ===Political geography=== Once a safe Liberal seat, the NDP took over the new creation in 1988. The Liberals stole it back in 1993, but the Reform party and its successor the Canadian Alliance took it over with a strong win in 2000. However, the riding remains split three ways to this day between the Liberals, the new Conservative Party and the NDP. In 2004, with the incumbent, [[Jim Pankiw]] running as an independent on the ticket made for the closest four-way race in the country with the winning party receiving just 26.7% of the vote just 4.5 points ahead of the fourth place finisher. ===Current Member of Parliament=== Its [[Member of Parliament]] is [[Bradley Trost]], a former geophysicist and farmer. He was first elected in [[Canadian federal election, 2004|2004]]. He is a member of the [[Conservative Party of Canada]]. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member of the 'Standing Committee on Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology'. ===1988 – present=== {{CanElec2|2011}} {{CanElec2Row|Conservative|[[Brad Trost]]|19,954 |52.7 |-1.1| -}} {{CanElec2Row|NDP|Denise Kouri|13,271 |35.1|+7.3| -}} {{CanElec2Row|Liberal|Darren Hill|3,013 |8.0 |-4.0| -}} {{CanElec2Row|Green|Sandra Finley|926 |2.4|-4.0| -}} {{CanElec2Row|Independent|[[Jim Pankiw]] |682 |1.8 | -| -}} {{CanElec2Totexp|Total valid votes/Expense limit|37,846 |100.0|}} {{CanElec2Tot|Total rejected ballots| 106| 0.3|+0.1 | }} {{CanElec2Tot|Turnout| 37,952 | 67.7|+6.2 | }} {{CanElec2Tot|Eligible voters| 56,047 | | | }} {{end}} {{CanElec2|2008}} {{CanElec2Row|Conservative|[[Brad Trost]]| 18,610| 53.8 |+4.7|$57,441 }} {{CanElec2Row|NDP|Scott Ruston| 9,632| 27.8|-1.7 |$43,654 }} {{CanElec2Row|Liberal | Karen Parhar| 4,135| 12.0 |-4.9 |$27,728 }} {{CanElec2Row|Green|Jean-Pierre Ducasse | 2,211| 6.4|+2.7|$5,910 }} {{CanElec2Totexp|Total valid votes/Expense limit| 34,588|100.0|$80,987 }} {{CanElec2Tot|Total rejected ballots|83|0.2 |0.0}} {{CanElec2Tot|Turnout|34,671|61.5|-5}} {{end}} {{CanElec2|2006}} {{CanElec2Row|Conservative|[[Brad Trost]]|18,285|49.1|+22.4|$70,424}} {{CanElec2Row|NDP|Andrew Mason|10,975|29.5| +3.9|$51,091}} {{CanElec2Row|Liberal|Peter Stroh|6,281|16.9|-8.6 |$44,850}} {{CanElec2Row|Green|Mike Jones|1,382|3.7|+1.8 |$1,814}} {{CanElec2Row|Independent|Tim Nyborg|342|0.9| |$1,160}} {{CanElec2Tot|Total valid votes|37,265|100.0|}} {{CanElec2Tot|Total rejected ballots|90|0.2 |0.0 }} {{CanElec2Tot|Turnout|37,355|67|+4}} {{End}} {{CanElec2|2004}} {{CanElec2Row|Conservative|[[Brad Trost]]|9,444|26.7|-23.0|$61,922}} {{CanElec2Row|NDP|[[Nettie Wiebe]]|9,027|25.6|-0.9|$58,415}} {{CanElec2Row|Liberal|Patrick Wolfe|9,009|25.5|+3.8|$66,060}} {{CanElec2Row|Independent|[[Jim Pankiw]]|7,076|20.0| |$73,828}} {{CanElec2Row|Green|Ron Schriml|680|1.9|+0.6|$25}} {{CanElec2Row|Not affiliated|Larry Zarysky|71|0.2| |$2,594}} {{CanElec2Tot|Total valid votes|35,307|100.0|}} {{CanElec2Tot|Total rejected ballots|66|0.2|0.0}} {{CanElec2Tot|Turnout|35,373|63|-1|}} {{End}} {{CanElec2|2000}} {{CanElec2Row|Canadian Alliance|[[Jim Pankiw]]|15,780|44.3|+11.2|$57,144}} {{CanElec2Row|NDP|Armand Roy|9,420|26.4|-6.0|$42,212}} {{CanElec2Row|Liberal|Morris Bodnar|7,740|21.7|-4.7|$35,455}} {{CanElec2Row|Progressive_Conservatives|Lori K. Isinger|1,963|5.5|-1.9|$8,073}} {{CanElec2Row|Green|Jason Hanson|488|1.4| |$2,532}} {{CanElec2Row|Canadian_Action|Michelle Luciuk|245|0.7| | }} {{CanElec2Tot|Total valid votes|35,636|100.0|}} {{CanElec2Tot|Total rejected ballots|81|0.2|-0.2}} {{CanElec2Tot|Turnout|35,717|64|-1|}} {{End}} {{CanElec2|1997}} {{CanElec2Row|Reform|[[Jim Pankiw]]|11,218|33.1|+3.2|$55,562}} {{CanElec2Row|NDP|[[Dennis Gruending]]|10,998|32.4|+9.6|$59,376}} {{CanElec2Row|Liberal|Georgette Sheridan|8,972|26.4|-7.9|$37,643}} {{CanElec2Row|Progressive Conservatives|Paul Day|2,499|7.4|-2.1|$13,911}} {{CanElec2Row|Natural Law|Harmon van Bergen|234|0.7|+0.0 | }} {{CanElec2Tot|Total valid votes|33,921|100.0|}} {{CanElec2Tot|Total rejected ballots|135|0.4|}} {{CanElec2Tot|Turnout|34,056|65|}} {{End}} {{CanElec4|1993}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberals|[[Georgette Sheridan]]|12,837|34.4|+13.7}} {{CanElec4Row|Reform|Bob Head|11,160|29.9| }} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|Barrett Halderman|8,512|22.8|-20.5}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|Tom Gossen|3,535|9.5|-26.7}} {{CanElec4Row|National|Larry Buhr|900|2.4| }} {{CanElec4Row|Natural Law|Dale L. Monson|255|0.7| }} {{CanElec4Row|Independent|Bryan Sandberg|158|0.4| }} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|37,357|100.0}} {{end}} {{CanElec5|1988}} {{CanElec5Row|NDP|[[Stan Hovdebo]]|17,703|43.2|+18.2}} {{CanElec5Row|Progressive Conservatives|Don Ravis|14,793|36.1|+11.6}} {{CanElec5Row|Liberals|C.M. Red Williams|8,442|20.6|-28.6}} {{CanElec5Tot|Total valid votes|40,938|100.0}} {{end}} ===1968 – 1979=== {{CanElec4|1974}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberals|[[Otto Lang]]|23,243|49.2|3.7}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|Julius Friesen|11,826|25.1|-5.2}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|[[Eugène Rhéaume]]|11,592|24.6|+1.5}} {{CanElec4Row|Social Credit|Garry Holtorf|548|1.2|+0.3}} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|47,209|100.0}} {{end}} {{CanElec4|1972}} {{CanElec4Row|Liberals|[[Otto Lang]]|24,733|45.5|+11.2}} {{CanElec4Row|NDP|George Taylor|16,426|30.2|-2.8}} {{CanElec4Row|Progressive Conservatives|Lewis Brand|12,533|23.1|-9.5}} {{CanElec4Row|Social Credit|Gerald G. Black|463|0.9| }} {{CanElec4Row|Not affiliated|James Reid|102|0.2| }} {{CanElec4Row|Not affiliated|Brian Zamulinski|89|0.2| }} {{CanElec4Tot|Total valid votes|54,346 |100.0}} {{end}} {{CanElec5|1968}} {{CanElec5Row|Liberals|[[Otto Lang]]|15,210|34.3}} {{CanElec5Row|NDP|George Taylor|14,655|33.1}} {{CanElec5Row|Progressive Conservatives|Lewis Brand|14,444|32.6}} {{CanElec5Tot|Total valid votes|54,346|100.0}} {{end}} ==See also== * [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts]] * [[Past Canadian electoral districts]] ==Sources== * [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=670&Include= Riding history for Saskatoon—Humboldt (1966–1976) from the] [[Library of Parliament]] * [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&rid=960&Include= Riding history for Saskatoon—Humboldt (1987– ) from the] [[Library of Parliament]] * [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin2/summary_report.aspx Expenditures - 2008] * [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004] * [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=47009 Expenditures - 2000] * [http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures - 1997] ==External links== * Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada] {{Ridings in Saskatchewan}}{{Ridings in the Prairies}} {{coord missing|Saskatchewan}}