Dakota-Arm River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency is located in south central Saskatchewan. The district was created as Arm River for the 1908 Saskatchewan general election, and it was last contested in the 2020 election. Grain farming and cattle ranching are the major economic activities of the area. The two largest towns in the constituency are Davidson and Outlook. Much of the Highway 11 corridor connecting Regina and Saskatoon lies within the constituency.
History
Arm River was originally created before the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908 and has existed ever since. It was named for the Arm River which flows roughly through the middle of the district.
The riding's boundaries have changed many times over the years due to redistribution. Between 2003 and 2016, the district was called Arm River-Watrous as the riding had included much of the former Watrous constituency. The riding's name was changed back to Arm River for the 2016 general election.
For the 2024 general election, the riding was renamed Dakota-Arm River due to significant boundary shifts. The district lost significant territory to Lumsden-Morse, Humboldt-Watrous, Kelvington-Wadena and Last Mountain-Touchwood, while gaining a much smaller (but more densely populated) area from Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Legislature Years Member Party Arm River 2nd 1908–1912 George Adam Scott Liberal 3rd 1912–1917 4th 1917–1921 5th 1921–1925 6th 1925–1928 1928–1929 Thomas Frederick Waugh 7th 1929–1934 Duncan Selby Hutcheon Progressive Conservative 8th 1934–1938 Gustaf Herman Danielson Liberal 9th 1938–1944 10th 1944–1948 11th 1948–1952 12th 1952–1956 13th 1956–1960 14th 1960–1964 15th 1964–1967 Martin Peder Pederson Progressive Conservative 16th 1967–1971 Wilbert McIvor Liberal 17th 1971–1975 Donald Leonard Faris New Democratic Party 18th 1975–1978 19th 1978–1982 Gerald Muirhead Progressive Conservative 20th 1982–1986 21st 1986–1991 22nd 1991–1995 23rd 1995–1999 Harvey McLane Liberal 24th 1999–2003 Greg Brkich Saskatchewan Party Arm River-Watrous 25th 2003–2007 Greg Brkich Saskatchewan Party 26th 2007–2011 27th 2011–2016 Arm River 28th 2016–2020 Greg Brkich Saskatchewan Party 29th 2020–2024 Dana Skoropad Dakota-Arm River 30th 2024–present Barret Kropf Saskatchewan Party
Election results Dakota-Arm River (2024–present)
2020 provincial election redistributed results Party % Saskatchewan 76.8 New Democratic 16.7 Green 2.3 Buffalo 1.3
Arm River (2016-2024)
Arm River-Watrous (2003-2016)
Arm River (1905-2003)
See also List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts List of Saskatchewan general elections Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
Saskatchewan Archives Board: Saskatchewan Executive and Legislative Directory