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Cut Knife-Turtleford
Provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada
Provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Cut Knife-Turtleford |
| province | Saskatchewan |
| image | File:Saskatchewan 2022 Cut Knife-Turtleford.svg |
| prov-status | active |
| prov-rep | James Thorsteinson |
| prov-rep-party | Saskatchewan |
| demo-census-date | 2001 |
| prov-created | 2002 |
| prov-election-last | 2024 |
| demo-electors | 8,363 |
| prov-election-first | 2003 |
| demo-cd | Division 12, 13, 17, 16 |
|prov-status = active | prov-rep = James Thorsteinson | prov-rep-party = Saskatchewan |demo-census-date = 2001 |demo-pop = |prov-created = 2002 |prov-election-last = 2024 |demo-electors = 8,363 |prov-election-first = 2003 |demo-cd = Division 12, 13, 17, 16 |demo-csd =
Cut Knife-Turtleford is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in northwest Saskatchewan, this constituency has an economy based primarily on farming — while oil and gas development is rising. The Battlefords Provincial Park is located here. Communities in the riding include the towns of Cut Knife (population 610), Maidstone (1,037), Lashburn (914), and Turtleford (461); and the villages of Neilburg, Meota, Glaslyn, Marsden, and Edam.
The riding was last contested in the 2024 general election. It sent Saskatchewan Party candidate James Thorsteinson to represent the district in the Legislature.
History
This constituency was created by the Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan) mostly from the former Battleford-Cut Knife riding, along with parts of Lloydminster and North Battleford. It was first contested in the 2003 general election and has seen only minor boundary changes since its formation.
Cut Knife-Turtleford has elected Saskatchewan Party members since its creation. It is considered a safe seat for the Saskatchewan Party, and typically returns members of that party with large majorities.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Assembly# = 25 | PartyTerms# = 5 | RepTerms# = 2 | Assembly# = 26 | Assembly# = 27 | RepTerms# = 2 | Assembly# = 28 | Assembly# = 29 | RepTerms# = 2 | #ByElections = 1 | PartyTerms# = 1 | Assembly# = 30 | PartyTerms# = 1 | RepTerms# = 1
Election results
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results | Party | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | 76.4 | ||
| New Democratic | 13.9 | ||
| Buffalo | 7.8 | ||
| Green | 1.9 |
References
References
- "Official Results".
- "Cut Knife-Turtleford".
- (19 March 2016). "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL". [[Elections Saskatchewan]].
- (4 April 2016). "2016 General Election Results". [[Elections Saskatchewan]].
- (5 April 2015). "Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Cut Knife-Turtleford riding". Global News.
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