Athabasca (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)

Athabasca is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the extreme northwest corner of the province. The major industries are tourism, mineral extraction, forestry, commercial fishing and trapping. The Cluff Lake uranium mine is located in this constituency, as well as the Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park and the Clearwater River Provincial Park. The major communities are La Loche, Île-à-la-Crosse and Buffalo Narrows with populations of 2,136, 1,268 and 1,137 respectively.

Athabasca
Saskatchewan electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 
 
Buckley Belanger
New Democratic
District created1934
First contested1934
Last contested2016
Demographics
Population (2001)13,041
Electors (2003)7,146
RegionNorthern Saskatchewan
CommunitiesLa Loche, Île-à-la-Crosse, Buffalo Narrows

The election was most recently contested in the 2016 general election, during which incumbent NDP MLA Buckley Belanger was re-elected.

There is also a former provincial electoral district of the same name that was created before the 1908 general election and was dissolved before the 1917 general election.

History

In 1998 Buckley Belanger was elected, winning by 159 votes. Belanger left the Liberals, putting his seat on the line to run as a New Democrat. In the by-election, he defeated the Liberal candidate by 2,050 votes (94% of the popular vote), the second-largest majority in the history of the province. Belanger was subsequently re-elected in every general election since then, most recently in 2016. The riding is considered one of the safest New Democratic seats in Saskatchewan.[1]

Member of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

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Legislature Years Member Party
Athabasca
2nd  1908–1912     Joseph Nolin Liberal
3rd  1912–1917
Riding dissolved
Riding re-created
8th  1934–1938     Deakin Hall Liberal
9th  1938–1941 Jules Marion
 1941–1944 Hubert Staines
10th  1944–1948 Louis Marcien Marion
11th  1948–1952     Independent
12th  1952–1956     James Ripley Liberal
13th  1956–1960     John James Harrop Co-operative Commonwealth
14th  1960–1964     Allan Ray Guy Liberal
15th  1964–1967
16th  1967–1971
17th  1971–1972
 1972–1975
18th  1975–1978     Frederick John Thompson New Democratic
19th  1978–1982
20th  1982–1986
21st  1986–1991
22nd  1991–1995
23rd  1995–1998     Buckley Belanger Liberal
 1998–1999     New Democratic
24th  1999–2003
25th  2003–2007
26th  2007–2011
27th  2011–2016
28th  2016–2020
29th  2020–Present

Election results

Athabasca, 1934–present

2020 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger1,73056.81-7.86
SaskatchewanKelly Kwan1,11236.52+12.80
GreenLeroy Laliberte2046.70+4.75
Total valid votes 3,045 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 0.00
Turnout
Eligible voters 9,053
Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News
2016 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger1,75664.67+0.88
SaskatchewanPhilip Elliott64423.72-11.16
LiberalMichael Wolverine2629.65
GreenMax C.D. Morin531.95+0.62
Total valid votes 100.0  
Eligible voters
New Democratic hold Swing -
Source: Elections Saskatchewan,[2][3] Global News[1]
2011 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger1,86763.79+4.38
SaskatchewanBobby Woods1,02134.88+2.99
GreenGeorge Durocher391.33–1.88
Total valid votes 2,927100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +0.70
2007 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger1,88559.41–10.58
SaskatchewanPhil Elliott1,01231.89+8.54
LiberalMalvina Iron1745.48–0.54
GreenSean Gilchrist1023.21
Total valid votes 3,173100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing –9.56
2003 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger2,40769.99–14.39
SaskatchewanGreg Ross80323.35+20.80
LiberalPhilip Durocher2076.02–7.05
Progressive ConservativeSean Gilchrist220.64
Total valid votes 3,439100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing –17.60
1999 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger2,51284.38–9.26
LiberalAllan Adam38913.06+8.84
SaskatchewanBert Roach762.55+0.42
Total valid votes 2,977100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing –9.05
Saskatchewan provincial by-election, 26 October 1998
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticBuckley Belanger2,15393.64+53.43
LiberalWinston McKay974.21–41.37
SaskatchewanTyson Delorme492.13
Total valid votes 2,299100.0  
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +47.40
1995 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBuckley Belanger1,34745.59+40.85
New DemocraticFrederick John Thompson1,18840.21–43.58
IndependentJimmy Montgrand39013.20
Progressive ConservativeClay Poupart290.98–7.54
Total valid votes 2,954100.0  
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +42.22
1991 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticFrederick John Thompson3,25383.79+28.59
Progressive ConservativeFrank Petit3318.52–2.17
LiberalDarren McKee1844.73–29.35
IndependentMike Daley1142.93
Total valid votes 3,882100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +15.38
1986 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticFrederick John Thompson2,35755.19+19.12
LiberalJim Durocher1,45634.09+22.91
Progressive ConservativePat Cardinal45710.70–15.39
Total valid votes 4,270100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing –1.90
1982 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticFrederick John Thompson1,60636.07–22.16
Progressive ConservativeBruce Clarke1,16226.10–3.26
IndependentRod Bishop97621.92
LiberalWillard Quewezance49811.18–1.20
Aboriginal People'sVital Morin2104.71
Total valid votes 4,452100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing –9.45
1978 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticFrederick John Thompson2,34058.23+20.11
Progressive ConservativeFrank Petit1,18029.36+18.54
LiberalHenry Ethelbert Coupland49812.39–17.34
Total valid votes 4,018100.0  
New Democratic hold Swing +0.78
1975 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticFrederick John Thompson1,48338.12–4.38
LiberalBen Siemens1,15729.74–13.70
IndependentRod Bishop82921.31
Progressive ConservativeRoy Simpson42110.82+9.64
Total valid votes 3,890100.0  
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +4.66
Saskatchewan provincial by-election, 27 September 1972
On the election being overturned by judicial recount
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAllan Ray Guy1,39843.44–6.72
New DemocraticRobert Dalby1,36842.51–7.31
IndependentRay Jones41412.86
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Howard McGill381.18
Total valid votes 3,218100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +0.30
1971 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAllan Ray Guy1,77050.17+9.85
New DemocraticRobert Dalby1,75849.82+24.20
Total valid votes 3,528100.0  
Liberal hold Swing –7.18
1967 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAllan Ray Guy1,39749.59+9.27
Progressive ConservativeHarry J. Houghton81829.03–5.01
New DemocraticTony Wood60221.37–4.25
Total valid votes 2,817100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +7.14
1964 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAllan Ray Guy1,07640.31+6.41
Progressive ConservativeHarry J. Houghton90934.05+12.36
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn M. Stonehocker68425.62–2.31
Total valid votes 2,669100.0  
Liberal hold Swing –2.98
1960 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAllan Ray Guy97233.90–9.80
Co-operative CommonwealthAllan Quant80127.93–21.44
Progressive ConservativeHarry J. Houghton62221.69
Social CreditDana Spence47216.46+9.55
Total valid votes 2,867100.0  
Liberal gain from Co-operative Commonwealth Swing +5.82
1956 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn James Harrop83649.37+10.73
LiberalFrederick Alexander Matheson74043.70–17.64
Social CreditJohn I. Bondoreff1176.91
Total valid votes 1,693100.0  
Co-operative Commonwealth gain from Liberal Swing +14.18
1952 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJames Ripley54361.35
Co-operative CommonwealthC.L. MacLean34238.64+10.08
Total valid votes 885100.0  
Liberal gain from Independent Swing +25.64
1948 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentLouis Marcien Marion62852.59–28.17
Co-operative CommonwealthAxel Olsen34128.55+21.20
IndependentJoseph David Le Chasseur22518.84
Total valid votes 1,194100.0  
Independent notional gain from Liberal Swing –24.68
1944 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalLouis Marcien Marion62680.77
IndependentErrick Guttormur Erickson7810.06
Co-operative CommonwealthPierre Ephrem Ayotte577.35
Progressive ConservativeAlexander Fred De Laronde91.16
Independent LiberalFrancis Xavier Poitras50.64
Total valid votes 775100.0  
Saskatchewan provincial by-election, 28 July 1941
On the death of Jules Marion, 5 April 1941
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHubert Stainesacclaimed
1938 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJules Marion64250.55+8.35
LiberalWilliam J. Windrum62849.44
Total valid votes 1,270100.0  
1934 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDeakin Hall1,32957.80
LiberalJules Marion97042.19
Total valid votes 2,299100.0  
Liberal pickup new district.

Athabasca, 1908–1917

1912 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Nolin16380.29–16.25
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Robert Russel4019.70+16.26
Total valid votes 203100.0  
Liberal hold Swing –16.26
1908 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJoseph Nolin25296.55
Provincial RightsAime T. Besnard93.44
Total valid votes 261100.0  
Liberal pickup new district.

References

  1. "Saskatchewan election results 2016: NDP wins Athabasca riding". Global News. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. "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.
  3. "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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