Rosthern-Shellbrook
Rosthern-Shellbrook is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. The riding was last contested in the 2020 election, when incumbent Saskatchewan Party MLA and Premier Scott Moe was re-elected. Communities in the district include the towns of Rosthern, Shellbrook, Hafford, Blaine Lake, and Spiritwood; and the villages of Canwood, Laird, Medstead, Leask, and Shell Lake.
 Saskatchewan electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | ||
| MLA |
Saskatchewan | ||
| District created | 2002 | ||
| First contested | 2003 | ||
| Last contested | 2020 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors | 11,022 | ||
| Census division(s) | Division 12, 15, 16 | ||
Rosthern-Shellbrook is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. The riding was last contested in the 2020 election, when incumbent Saskatchewan Party MLA and Premier Scott Moe was re-elected.
Communities in the district include the towns of Rosthern, Shellbrook, Hafford, Blaine Lake, and Spiritwood; and the villages of Canwood, Laird, Medstead, Leask, and Shell Lake.
History
[edit]The constituency was created in 2002 from portions of Shellbrook-Spiritwood, Redberry Lake, and Rosthern, and was first contested in the 2003 general election.[1] Rosthern-Shellbrook will gain significant territory from Biggar-Sask Valley for the next general election, in what will be the riding's first major boundary reconfiguration since its creation.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th | 2003 – 2007 | Denis Allchurch | Saskatchewan Party | |
| 26th | 2007 – 2011 | |||
| 27th | 2011 – 2016 | Scott Moe | ||
| 28th | 2016 – 2020 | |||
| 29th | 2020 – present | |||
Election results
[edit]| 2024 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Scott Moe | 5,279 | 64.18 | -15.36 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mark Thunderchild | 1,826 | 22.20 | +6.06 | ||||
| Saskatchewan United | Cody Lockhart | 1,031 | 12.53 | |||||
| Green | Janice Dongworth | 89 | 1.08 | -1.09 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,225 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[3] | ||||||||
| 2020 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Scott Moe | 5,341 | 79.54 | +7.96 | ||||
| New Democratic | Trina Miller | 1,084 | 16.14 | -3.37 | ||||
| Green | Larry Neufeld | 146 | 2.17 | +0.37 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Yvonne Choquette | 144 | 2.15 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,715 | 99.67 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.33 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 6,737 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News | ||||||||
| 2016 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Scott Moe | 4,724 | 71.58 | +6.52 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rose Freeman | 1,288 | 19.51 | -12.33 | ||||
| Liberal | Orrin Murray Greyeyes | 468 | 7.09 | - | ||||
| Green | Jade Duckett | 119 | 1.80 | -1.30 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,599 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[4][5] Global News[6] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Scott Moe | 4,442 | 65.06 | +7.56 | |
| NDP | Clay DeBray | 2,174 | 31.84 | -3.67 | |
| Green | Margaret-Rose Uvery | 212 | 3.10 | +0.83 | |
| Total | 6,828 | 100.00 | |||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | – | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Denis Allchurch | 4,134 | 57.50 | +6.81 | |
| NDP | Ron Blocka | 2,553 | 35.51 | -1.03 | |
| Liberal | Linda Neher | 339 | 4.72 | -5.79 | |
| Green | Margaret-Rose Uvery | 163 | 2.27 | – | |
| Total | 7,189 | 100.00 | |||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | – | |||
| 2003 Saskatchewan general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Saskatchewan | Denis Allchurch | 3,421 | 48.36 | |||||
| New Democratic | John Serheinko | 2,585 | 36.54 | |||||
| Liberal | George Cameron | 744 | 10.52 | |||||
| Western Independence | Laverne Isaac | 324 | 4.58 | |||||
| Total | 7,074 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Source: Saskatchewan Archives Board – Election Results by Electoral Division, pg. 2.14–101 | ||||||||
See also
[edit]- List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
- List of Saskatchewan general elections
- Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
[edit]- ^ "Election results".
- ^ "Final Recommended Maps". 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Results". Elections Saskatchewan. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ McElroy, Justin (5 April 2016). "Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Rosthern-Shellbrook riding". Global News. Retrieved 5 April 2016.