Blackstrap (electoral district)

District created1996

District abolished2013

Blackstrap
Saskatchewan electoral district
Blackstrap in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
Coordinates:	51°41′31″N 105°39′50″W / 51.692°N 105.664°W / 51.692; -105.664
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1996
District abolished	2013
First contested	1997
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)^[1]	85,541
Electors (2011)	59,797
Area (km²)^[2]	10,921.10
Census division(s)	Saskatoon
Census subdivision(s)	Saskatoon, Corman Park No. 344

Blackstrap was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. It is named for Blackstrap Lake. The riding was abolished prior to the 2015 Canadian federal election.

The riding included the southeast quadrant of the city of Saskatoon and extended south to Elbow, southeast to Bladworth, and east to Jansen.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Saskatoon—Dundurn and portions of Mackenzie, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Saskatoon—Humboldt ridings.

For the 2015 Canadian Federal election, the riding was abolished, with the Saskatoon portion becoming part of Saskatoon—Grasswood, while the rural portion became part of Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan.

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

Parliament	Years		Party
Blackstrap Riding created from Saskatoon—Dundurn, Mackenzie, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Saskatoon—Humboldt
36th	1997–2000	Allan Kerpan	Reform
36th	2000–2000	Allan Kerpan	Alliance
37th	2000–2003	Lynne Yelich	Alliance
37th	2003–2004		Conservative
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
Riding dissolved into Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, Saskatoon—Grasswood and Regina—Qu'Appelle

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Lynne Yelich	23,281	54.4	+0.5	$66,677
	New Democratic	Darien Moore	15,768	36.8	+11.1	$59,199
	Liberal	Deb Walker	2,713	6.3	-8.0	$13,295
	Green	Shawn Setyo	1,033	2.4	-3.6	$0
Total valid votes/expense limit			42,795	100.0		–
Total rejected ballots			113	0.3	-0.1
Turnout			42,908	70.6	+6.0
Eligible voters			60,641	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Lynne Yelich	20,747	53.9	+6.0	$68,414
	New Democratic	Patti Gieni	9,876	25.7	-4.9	$30,120
	Liberal	Deb Ehmann	5,509	14.3	-2.6	$24,743
	Green	Imre Pallagi	2,325	6.0	+2.8	$3,352
Total valid votes/expense limit			38,456	100.0		$81,893
Total rejected ballots			152	0.4	+0.1
Turnout			38,609	64.6	-4

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

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