Saskatoon South (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Saskatoon South (formerly Saskatoon—Grasswood) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. Most of it previously was in the Blackstrap riding (93%) with a small amount formerly in the Saskatoon—Humboldt (7%) riding, both in the city of Saskatoon.[3]
 Saskatchewan electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries from the 2025 federal election | |||
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Conservative | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2021)[1] | 93,277 | ||
| Electors (2016) | 66,219 | ||
| Area (km²)[2] | 342 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 272.7 | ||
| Census division | Division No. 11 | ||
| Census subdivision | Saskatoon (part) | ||
Saskatoon—Grasswood was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, on October 19, 2015.[4] It is borders by 4 other ridings, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan to the south and east, Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek to the north-east and west, Saskatoon—University to the north, and Saskatoon West to the north-west.[5]
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding was renamed Saskatoon South upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election which will be held on April 28, 2025.[6] It lost all of its territory outside of the City of Saskatoon to Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek and lost the area north of 8th Street and west of Highway 11 to Saskatoon—University.[7]
Demographics
| Panethnic group | 2021[8] | 2016[9] | 2011[10] | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | |||||||||
| European[a] | 62,955 | 68.9% | 60,270 | 74.36% | 59,260 | 83.52% | ||||||||
| Indigenous | 6,770 | 7.41% | 6,155 | 7.59% | 3,715 | 5.24% | ||||||||
| South Asian | 6,510 | 7.12% | 4,375 | 5.4% | 1,925 | 2.71% | ||||||||
| East Asian[b] | 5,110 | 5.59% | 4,015 | 4.95% | 2,360 | 3.33% | ||||||||
| Southeast Asian[c] | 3,400 | 3.72% | 2,040 | 2.52% | 1,165 | 1.64% | ||||||||
| African | 3,120 | 3.41% | 1,850 | 2.28% | 845 | 1.19% | ||||||||
| Middle Eastern[d] | 1,980 | 2.17% | 1,315 | 1.62% | 915 | 1.29% | ||||||||
| Latin American | 720 | 0.79% | 430 | 0.53% | 305 | 0.43% | ||||||||
| Other/multiracial[e] | 815 | 0.89% | 605 | 0.75% | 460 | 0.65% | ||||||||
| Total responses | 91,375 | 97.96% | 81,055 | 97.72% | 70,955 | 98.53% | ||||||||
| Total population | 93,277 | 100% | 82,946 | 100% | 72,010 | 100% | ||||||||
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. | ||||||||||||||
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatoon—Grasswood Riding created from Blackstrap and Saskatoon—Humboldt |
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| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Kevin Waugh | Conservative | |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | |||
| 44th | 2021–2025 | |||
| Saskatoon South | ||||
| 45th | 2025–present | Kevin Waugh | Conservative | |
Election results
Saskatoon South, 2023 representation order
| 2025 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Waugh | 24,516 | 49.29 | +0.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Rokhan Sarwar | 20,107 | 40.43 | +26.06 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jacob Gadzella | 4,498 | 9.04 | –21.59 | ||||
| Green | Hamish Graham | 310 | 0.62 | –0.61 | ||||
| People's | Richard Brent Wintringham | 308 | 0.62 | –3.90 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 49,739 | 71.97 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 69,109 | |||||||
| Conservative notional hold | Swing | –13.01 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2021 federal election redistributed results[13] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 21,423 | 49.25 | |
| New Democratic | 13,322 | 30.63 | |
| Liberal | 6,253 | 14.37 | |
| People's | 1,965 | 4.52 | |
| Green | 537 | 1.23 | |
Saskatoon—Grasswood, 2013 representation order
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Saskatoon—Grasswood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Waugh | 22,760 | 49.9 | -3.4 | $40,482.04 | |||
| New Democratic | Kyla Kitzul | 13,720 | 30.1 | +4.5 | $20,635.41 | |||
| Liberal | Rokhan Sarwar | 6,460 | 14.2 | -2.8 | $44,977.86 | |||
| People's | Mark Friesen | 2,108 | 4.6 | +3.2 | none listed | |||
| Green | Gillian Walker | 556 | 1.2 | -0.2 | $131.25 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,604 | 100.0 | – | $105,310.10 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 303 | |||||||
| Turnout | 45,907 | 68.71% | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 66,817 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Saskatoon—Grasswood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Waugh | 26,336 | 53.3 | +11.7 | $32,265.34 | |||
| New Democratic | Erika Ritchie | 12,672 | 25.6 | -4.5 | none listed | |||
| Liberal | Tracy Muggli | 8,419 | 17.0 | -9.4 | $50,741.23 | |||
| Green | Neil Sinclair | 1,320 | 2.7 | +0.9 | $335.36 | |||
| People's | Mark Friesen | 692 | 1.4 | - | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,439 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 337 | |||||||
| Turnout | 49,776 | 77.6 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 64,150 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8.10 | ||||||
| Source: Global News,[16] Elections Canada[17] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Saskatoon—Grasswood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Waugh | 19,166 | 41.58 | -8.64 | $68,859.20 | |||
| New Democratic | Scott Bell | 13,909 | 30.18 | -9.66 | $103,289.43 | |||
| Liberal | Tracy Muggli | 12,165 | 26.4 | +19.09 | $63,065.97 | |||
| Green | Mark Bigland-Pritchard | 846 | 1.84 | -0.65 | $2,839.31 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,086 | 100.0 | $194,681.77 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 137 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 46,223 | 78.59 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 58,810 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -9.13 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[18][19] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[20] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 18,118 | 50.22 | |
| New Democratic | 14,372 | 39.84 | |
| Liberal | 2,641 | 7.32 | |
| Green | 900 | 2.49 | |
| Independent | 43 | 0.12 | |
See also
Notes
- Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
- Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.
