Cypress Hills—Grasslands

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Cypress Hills—Grasslands is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.

Profile
Cypress Hills—Grasslands in relation to the other Saskatchewan ridings
Population, 2001	65,216
Electors	47,300
Area (km²)
Population density (people per km²)

Geography

The district is in the extreme southwestern part of the Province of Saskatchewan.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

1997-2000: Lee Morrison - Reform
2000-present: David L. Anderson - Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)

Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is David L. Anderson, a former farmer. He was first elected in 2000. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the Conservative critic for the Canadian Wheat Board. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food'.

Election results

Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row |Conservative |David L. Anderson |align="right"|20,035 |align="right"|%66.47 |align="right"| |align="right"| Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Mike Eason |align="right"|5076 |align="right"|16.84% |align="right"| |align="right"| Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Bill Caton |align="right"|3,885 |align="right"|12.89% |align="right"| |align="right"| Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Amanda Knorr |align="right"|1,141 |align="right"|3.78% |align="right"| |align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|30137 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|85 !align="right"| !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|30222 !align="right"|66.5% !align="right"|

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Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative/row |Conservative |David L. Anderson |align="right"|18,010 |align="right"|60.63% |align="right"| |align="right"|$35,176 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Bill Caton |align="right"|5,547 |align="right"|18.67% |align="right"| |align="right"|$29,831 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Jeff Potts |align="right"|4,901 |align="right"|16.50% |align="right"| |align="right"|$17,512 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row |Green |Bev Currie |align="right"|1,243 |align="right"|4.18% |align="right"| |align="right"|$805 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|29,701 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|117 !align="right"|0.39% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|29,818 !align="right"|63.04% !align="right"|

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Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Canadian Alliance/row |Canadian Alliance |David L. Anderson |align="right"|18,593 |align="right"|61.64% |align="right"| |align="right"|$33,948 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Keith Murch |align="right"|5,101 |align="right"|16.91% |align="right"| |align="right"|$14,293 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Marlin Bryce Belt |align="right"|3,791 |align="right"|12.56% |align="right"| |align="right"|$722 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |William Caton |align="right"|2,676 |align="right"|8.87% |align="right"| |align="right"|$7,462 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|30,161 !align="right"|100.00% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|90 !align="right"|0.30% !align="right"| |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|30,251 !align="right"|64.88% !align="right"|

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Template:CanElec2 |- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Reform/row |Reform |Lee Morrison |align="right"|9,590 |align="right"|49.10% | |align="right"|$36,935 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row |Liberal |Ron Gleim |align="right"|7,579 |align="right"|21.29% | |align="right"|$52,705 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row |New Democratic Party |Dean Smith |align="right"|12,553 |align="right"|19.38% | |align="right"|$36,138 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row |Progressive Conservative |Marcel Fournier |align="right"|2 ,777 |align="right"|10.21% | |align="right"|$9,917 |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes !align="right"|33,480 !align="right"|100.00% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots !align="right"|105 !align="right"|0.31% ! ! |- bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3|Turnout !align="right"|33,585 !align="right"|67.35% ! !

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See also

External links

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