Arm River-Watrous
Arm River-Watrous was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was located in south central Saskatchewan. It was dissolved as part of an election boundary redraw in 2013 primarily into Arm River.[1]
 Saskatchewan electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan |
| District created | 2002 |
| First contested | 2003 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2001) | 16,966 |
| Electors | 10,129 |
Grain farming and cattle ranching are the major economic activities of the area. Wynyard is home to the larger industries in this constituency. They include: Sunnyland Poultry Products, Big Quill Resources (Canada's largest manufacturer of potassium sulphate) and Cargill. Watrous is well known for the healing waters of Lake Manitou and its Mineral Spa. This resort community hosts visitors from around the world. Blackstrap Provincial Park is also located in this constituency. The three largest communities are Wynyard with a population of 1,919, Watrous with a population of 1,808 and Davidson (1,035).
Geography
Villages
Resort Villages
Rural Municipalities
Reno
- Touchwood No. 248
- Last Mountain Valley No. 250
- Big Arm No. 251
- Arm River No. 252
- Willner No. 253
- Loreburn No. 254
- Kutawa No. 278
- Mount Hope No. 279
- Wreford No. 280
- Wood Creek No. 281
- McCraney No. 282
- Rosedale No. 283
- Big Quill No. 308
- Prairie Rose No. 309
- Usborne No. 310
- Morris No. 312
- Lost River No. 313
- Dundurn No. 314
- Viscount No. 341
First Nations
- Day Star First Nation
- Kawacatoose First Nation
Hutterite Colonies
- Clear Springs
- Hillcrest
Parks
- Blackstrap Provincial Park
- Manitou and District Regional Park
- Last Mountain Regional Park
- Wynyard and District Regional Park
History
Riding
This riding was created by The Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan). Prior to the act, this constituency was a part of the Arm River, Last Mountain-Touchwood, and Watrous constituencies. The former riding of Arm River makes up much of the new riding.
Member of the Legislative Assembly
| # | MLA | Served | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greg P. Brkich | 2003 – 2016 | Saskatchewan Party |
Election results
| 2011 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Greg P. Brkich | 5,061 | 73.67 | +15.75 | ||||
| New Democratic | Eric Skonberg | 1,640 | 23.87 | -4.75 | ||||
| Green | Orest Shasko | 169 | 2.46 | +0.46 | ||||
| Total | 6,870 | 100 | ||||||
| 2007 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Greg P. Brkich | 4,683 | 57.92 | +9.91 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gordon MacMurchy | 2,314 | 28.62 | -9.61 | ||||
| Liberal | Lou Coderre | 762 | 9.43 | -1.61 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gordon Pederson | 164 | 2.03 | +0.09 | ||||
| Green | Arnold Taylor | 162 | 2.00 | – | ||||
| Total | 8,085 | 100 | ||||||
| 2003 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Greg P. Brkich | 4,009 | 48.01 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Carol Rowan | 3,193 | 38.23 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Steven Barlow | 922 | 11.04 | – | ||||
| Western Independence | Gord Anderson | 162 | 1.94 | – | ||||
| Independent | Gord Pederson | 65 | 0.78 | – | ||||
| Total | 8,351 | 100 | ||||||
References
- The Representation Act, 2013 (PDF), retrieved 2017-04-23