Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake (formerly Battlefords—Lloydminster) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain Beaver Lake, Spiritwood, Meadow Lake, Loon Lake and the remainder of the Medstead Rural Municipalities, including enclosed Indian Reserves, Villages and the City of Meadow Lake from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River; lose the Rural Municipalities of Eye Hill, Grass Lake, Tramping Lake, Reford, Rosemount, Heart's Hill, Progress, Mariposa, Grandview, Antelope Park, Prairiedale, Oakdale, Winslow and all enclosed towns and villages in those RMs to Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley.
Geography The district is in Central-Western Saskatchewan. It includes the communities of North Battleford, Battleford and Unity; as well as the Saskatchewan portion of Lloydminster.
Demographics + Panethnic groups in Battlefords—Lloydminster (2011−2021)Panethnic group202120162011 European 46,095 49,280 51,620 Indigenous 17,115 17,250 14,910 Southeast Asian 3,655 3,125 1,115 South Asian 865 840 325 African 515 340 210 East Asian 400 425 280 Latin American 285 155 140 Middle Eastern 40 75 0 Other/multiracial 165 170 60 Total responses 69,120 71,645 68,675 Total population 70,918 73,506 70,034
According to the 2011 Canadian census
Languages: 87.4% English, 4.5% Cree, 2.5% German, 1.4% French, 1.0% Tagalog, 3.2% Other Religions: 71.4% Christian, 3.6% Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality, 0.8% Other, 24.2% None Median income: $29,976 (2010) Average income: $37,724 (2010)
History The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.
This riding lost territory to Cypress Hills—Grasslands and gained a fraction of territory from Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Historical boundaries
Members of Parliament The riding has been represented by Rosemarie Falk since 2017. It has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Election results
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Conservative 23,018 67.26 New Democratic 4,418 12.91 Liberal 2,506 7.32 People's 2,050 5.99 Green 266 0.78 Others 1,965 5.74
On 5 November 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a by-election will be held on December 11, 2017.
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % Conservative 17,168 65.95 New Democratic 7,304 28.06 Liberal 881 3.38 Green 680 2.61
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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