Federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada
50°25′34″N 104°32′56″W / 50.426°N 104.549°W / 50.426; -104.549Federal electoral district |
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Legislature | House of Commons |
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MP | Michael Kram Conservative |
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District created | 1987 |
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First contested | 1988 |
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Last contested | 2021 |
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District webpage | profile, map |
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Demographics |
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Population (2011)[1] | 77,208 |
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Electors (2015) | 55,497 |
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Area (km²)[1] | 63 |
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Pop. density (per km²) | 1,225.5 |
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Census division(s) | Regina |
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Census subdivision(s) | Regina, Sherwood No. 159 |
Regina—Wascana (formerly Wascana) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.
Geography
Most of the riding is within the provincial capital city of Regina, in southern Saskatchewan.
The riding is bordered on the south by Fifth Base Line; on the west by Albert Street; on the north-west by the Canadian Pacific Railway; on the north by Victoria Avenue; and on the east by Range Road 190.[2]
The riding is bordered on the south by Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan; on the west by Regina—Lewvan; and on the north and east by Regina—Qu'Appelle.[2] The riding lost significant territory in the 2012 re-distribution to Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan and Souris—Moose Mountain, but lost very little population.
Demographics
Panethnic groups in Regina—Wascana (2011−2021) Panethnic group | 2021[3] | 2016[4] | 2011[5] |
Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
European[a] | 55,025 | 62.92% | 57,815 | 70.05% | 59,840 | 79.18% |
South Asian | 7,970 | 9.11% | 5,315 | 6.44% | 2,135 | 2.83% |
Indigenous | 7,560 | 8.64% | 6,410 | 7.77% | 5,355 | 7.09% |
Southeast Asian[b] | 5,180 | 5.92% | 3,930 | 4.76% | 3,035 | 4.02% |
African | 4,320 | 4.94% | 2,855 | 3.46% | 1,200 | 1.59% |
East Asian[c] | 4,315 | 4.93% | 4,050 | 4.91% | 2,585 | 3.42% |
Middle Eastern[d] | 1,630 | 1.86% | 1,055 | 1.28% | 580 | 0.77% |
Latin American | 590 | 0.67% | 490 | 0.59% | 530 | 0.7% |
Other/multiracial[e] | 855 | 0.98% | 610 | 0.74% | 315 | 0.42% |
Total responses | 87,450 | 98.16% | 82,530 | 98.07% | 75,570 | 97.88% |
Total population | 89,087 | 100% | 84,153 | 100% | 77,208 | 100% |
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |
- According to the 2016 Canadian census[6]
Languages: 78.3% English, 2.3% Mandarin, 2.0% Tagalog, 1.6% French, 1.3% Punjabi, 1.3% German, 1.1% Urdu, 1.1% Cantonese
Religions (2011): 68.3% Christian (31.3% Catholic, 12.0% United Church, 6.6% Lutheran, 3.2% Anglican, 2.2% Baptist, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.2% Pentecostal, 10.3% Other), 2.0% Muslim, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.1% Hind, 25.8 No religion
Median income (2015): $42,192
Average income (2015): $55,770
History
The electoral district was created in 1988 from Regina East, Regina West and Assiniboia. The seat has been held by former Minister of Finance and current Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale since 1993. Along with Winnipeg North, Wascana was one of only two seats retained by the Liberals in the Prairie Provinces in the 2011 election.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Current member of Parliament
Its member of Parliament is Michael Kram. He was first elected in the 2019 Canadian federal election, after having run and finishing second in the 2015 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Election results
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Graph of election results in Regina—Wascana (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
Regina—Wascana: 2015–present
2021 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Conservative | Michael Kram | 19,261 | 49.9 | +0.47 | $80,923.17 |
| Liberal | Sean McEachern | 10,390 | 26.9 | -6.71 | $86,519.29 |
| New Democratic | Erin Hidlebaugh | 6,975 | 18.1 | +5.39 | $3,062.34 |
| People's | Mario Milanovski | 1,352 | 3.5 | +2.51 | $2,039.18 |
| Green | Victor Lau | 622 | 1.6 | -1.3 | $2,714.95 |
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 38,600 | 99.3 | – | $102,892.46 |
Total rejected ballots | 291 | 0.07 |
Turnout | 38,891 | 63.9 |
Eligible voters | 60,858 |
Source: Elections Canada[7] |
2019 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Conservative | Michael Kram | 22,418 | 49.43 | +19.16 | $74,982.33 |
| Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 15,242 | 33.61 | -21.52 | $92,046.46 |
| New Democratic | Hailey Clark | 5,801 | 12.79 | +0.24 | none listed |
| Green | Tamela Friesen | 1,316 | 2.90 | +0.85 | $2,193.36 |
| People's | Mario Milanovski | 450 | 0.99 | - | $4,344.47 |
| Independent | Evangeline Godron | 128 | 0.28 | - | none listed |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,355 | 99.25 |
Total rejected ballots | 344 | 0.75 | +0.34 |
Turnout | 45,699 | 75.60 | +0.99 |
Eligible voters | 60,451 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +20.34 |
Source: Elections Canada[9][10][11] |
2015 Canadian federal election |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 23,552 | 55.13 | +13.37 | $96,786.47 |
| Conservative | Michael Kram | 12,931 | 30.27 | -5.44 | $89,000.81 |
| New Democratic | April Bourgeois | 5,362 | 12.55 | -7.53 | $21,735.49 |
| Green | Frances Simonson | 878 | 2.06 | -0.4 | $4,601.01 |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,723 | 99.59 | | $193,043.93 |
Total rejected ballots | 176 | 0.41 | – |
Turnout | 42,889 | 74.60 | – |
Eligible voters | 57,504 |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +9.41 |
Source: Elections Canada[12][13][14] |
Wascana: 1997–2015
2008 Canadian federal election: Wascana |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | (x) Ralph Goodale | 17,028 | 46.0 | -5.7 | $66,057 |
| Conservative | Michelle Hunter | 12,798 | 34.6 | +4.4 | $66,686 |
| New Democratic | Stephen Moore | 5,418 | 14.7 | +0.2 | $19,393 |
| Green | George Wooldridge | 1,706 | 4.6 | +1.1 | $4,204 |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,950 | 100.0 | $77,030 |
Total rejected ballots | 121 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
Turnout | 37,071 | 64.2 | -6 |
2006 Canadian federal election: Wascana |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | (x) Ralph Goodale | 20,666 | 51.8 | -5.4 | $66,648 |
| Conservative | Brad Farquhar | 11,990 | 30.0 | +5.8 | $67,579 |
| New Democratic | Helen Yum | 5,880 | 14.7 | -1.3 | $30,123 |
| Green | Nigel Taylor | 1,378 | 3.5 | +0.9 | $1,653 |
Total valid votes | 39,914 | 100.0 |
Total rejected ballots | 94 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Turnout | 40,008 | 70 | +7 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Canadian Alliance vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election: Wascana |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| Liberal | (x) Ralph Goodale | 14,077 | 41.9 | -2.4 | $54,021 |
| New Democratic | John Burton | 9,530 | 28.4 | +7.2 | $37,942 |
| Reform | Glen Blager | 7,261 | 21.6 | +5.9 | $39,285 |
| Progressive Conservative | Michael Morris | 2,477 | 7.4 | -8.4 | $18,266 |
| Canadian Action | Walter P. Sigda | 264 | 0.8 | – | $1,822 |
Total valid votes | 33,609 | 100.0 |
Total rejected ballots | 136 | 0.4 |
Turnout | 33,745 | 66.2 |
Regina—Wascana: 1988–1993
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 2011
- ^ a b "Regina-Wascana". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 27, 2021). "Census Profile, 2016 Census". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (November 27, 2015). "NHS Profile". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Regina--Wascana [Federal electoral district], Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan [Province]". February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts".
- ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Regina—Wascana, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ^ [1]
- ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections