Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (French: Desnethé—Missinippi—Rivière Churchill; formerly known as Churchill River) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Saskatchewan electoral district
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order.
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Gary Vidal
Conservative
District created1996
First contested1997
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]69,471
Electors (2019)45,977
Area (km²)[2]342,903
Pop. density (per km²)0.2
Census division(s)Division No. 14, Division No. 15, Division No. 16, Division No. 17, Division No. 18
Census subdivision(s)Meadow Lake, La Ronge, Meadow Lake No. 588, La Loche

Geography

This is a rural riding located in northern Saskatchewan. The riding encompasses the northern half of the province and is the third largest federal riding, that is located in a province, in Canada, trumped only by Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Manitoba and Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in Quebec. The territorial ridings of Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut are also larger.

Demographics
According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation[3][4]

Ethnic groups: 70.6% Aboriginal, 28.7% White
Languages: 64.6% English, 21.3% Cree, 10.8% Dene, 1.3% French
Religions: 76.8% Christian (41.5% Catholic, 18.5% Anglican, 4.1% United Church, 2.5% Lutheran, 1.6% Pentecostal, 8.5% Other), 2.7% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 20.4% No religion
Median income (2010): $18,910
Average income (2010): $28,554

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River boasts the following demographic records:

  • Highest % of people of the Métis aboriginal group (16.4%)[5]
  • Highest % of people of Métis ethnic origin (12.0%)[6]
  • Highest % of people with Dene as their mother tongue (10.5%)[7]

History

The electoral district was created as "Churchill River" in 1996 from Prince Albert—Churchill River, Mackenzie and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.

In 2004, it was renamed "Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River".

This riding lost territory to Prince Albert and a fraction to Yorkton—Melville, and gained a fraction of territory from Prince Albert during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

2006 election controversy

In the 2006 federal election, Liberal candidate Gary Merasty defeated incumbent Conservative MP Jeremy Harrison by a slim margin of 68 votes after trailing much of the election night, despite Harrison's vote increasing several points. Merasty's win raised issues of questionable tactics to increase voter turnout.[8] However, an investigation conducted by Elections Canada determined that no wrongdoing had taken place.[9]

2015 election recount

In the 2015 federal election, New Democrat candidate Georgina Jolibois defeated the Liberal candidate, Lawrence Joseph, by a narrow margin of 71 votes. Joseph requested a judicial recount of the votes.[10]

Members of Parliament

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

Parliament Years Member Party
Churchill River
Riding created from Prince Albert—Churchill River, Mackenzie
and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake
36th  1997–2000     Rick Laliberte New Democratic
 2000–2000     Liberal
37th  2000–2004
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
38th  2004–2006     Jeremy Harrison Conservative
39th  2006–2007     Gary Merasty Liberal
 2008–2008     Rob Clarke Conservative
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019     Georgina Jolibois New Democratic
43rd  2019–present     Gary Vidal Conservative

Election results
Graph of election results in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, 2004–present
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeGary Vidal11,53142.3+12.16$64,212.77
New DemocraticGeorgina Jolibois7,74128.4-5.75none listed
LiberalTammy Cook-Searson7,22526.5-7.38$63,291.05
GreenSarah Kraynick5432.0+0.17$1,816.39
People'sJerome Perrault2170.8–none listed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 27,257100.0
Total rejected ballots 216
Turnout 27,47359.8
Eligible voters 45,977
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +8.39
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticGeorgina Jolibois10,31934.15-11.23$26,597.41
LiberalLawrence Joseph10,23733.88+28.62$50,341.46
ConservativeRob Clarke9,10530.14-16.75$83,236.17
GreenWarren Koch5521.83-0.64$1,984.03
Total valid votes/Expense limit 30,21399.70 $228,699.20
Total rejected ballots 910.30–
Turnout 30,30468.38–
Eligible voters 44,320
New Democratic gain from Conservative Swing +2.76
These results were subject to a judicial recount and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Georgina Jolibois over Lawrence Joseph increased from 71 votes to 82 votes as a result of the recount.[13]
Source: Elections Canada[14][15]
2011 federal election redistributed results[16]
Party Vote %
  Conservative9,76746.88
  New Democratic9,45445.38
  Liberal1,0975.27
  Green5142.47
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRob Clarke10,50947.93+1.26$74,871
New DemocraticLawrence Joseph9,71544.30+26.53$74,655
LiberalGabe Lafond1,1445.22-25.06$57,456
GreenGeorge Morin5602.55-1.26$4
Total valid votes/Expense limit 21,92899.57  –
Total rejected ballots 950.43-0.11
Turnout 22,02350.35+5.60
Eligible voters 43,739
Conservative hold Swing -12.64
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeRob Clarke8,96446.67-1.16$81,066
LiberalDavid Orchard5,81630.28-1.30$88,314
New DemocraticBrian Morin3,41417.77+0.24$1,459
GreenGeorge Morin7333.82+0.75$1,387
First Peoples NationalRob Ballantyne2821.47––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 19,209100.00  $90,390
Total rejected ballots 1050.54+0.19
Turnout 19,31444.75+20.03
Conservative hold Swing -1.1
See also: 2008 Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River by-election
By-election on March 17, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
ConservativeRob Clarke4,99247.83+6.74
LiberalJoan Beatty3,29631.58-9.79
New DemocraticBrian Morin1,83017.53+2.16
GreenRobin Orr3203.07+0.90
Total valid votes 10,438100.00
Total rejected ballots 370.35-0.01
Turnout 10,47524.72-33.71
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -8.3
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalGary Merasty10,19141.37+11.50$69,229
Conservative(x)Jeremy Harrison10,12441.09+3.70$78,578
New DemocraticAnita Jackson3,78715.37-4.72$43,976
GreenJohn McDonald5342.17-0.60$128
Total valid votes 24,636100.00  –
Total rejected ballots 880.36-0.03
Turnout 24,72458.43+11.02
  Liberal gain from Conservative Swing -3.9
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJeremy Harrison7,27937.39+1.62$27,194
LiberalAl Ducharme5,81529.87-11.94$52,686
New DemocraticEarl Cook3,91020.09-1.72$9,005
Independent(x)Rick Laliberte1,9239.88-31.93–
GreenMarcella Gall5392.77––
Total valid votes 19,466100.00  –
Total rejected ballots 760.39-0.01
Turnout 19,54247.41-12.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -6.8

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

Churchill River, 1997–2004
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Liberal(x)Rick Laliberte9,85641.81+13.41$39,223
AllianceKerry Peterson7,67932.57+0.59$62,019
New DemocraticRay Funk5,14121.81-12.72$48,853
Progressive ConservativeDavid J. Rogers7553.20-1.90–
Canadian ActionBrendan Cross1430.61–$1,398
Total valid votes 23,574100.00  –
Total rejected ballots 950.40-0.09
Turnout 23,66959.5+2.3
  Liberal gain from New Democrat Swing -13.1

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

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRick Laliberte7,28834.53–$41,198
ReformDaryl Wiberg6,75031.98–$25,132
LiberalRoy Bird5,99428.40–$40,104
Progressive ConservativeBert Provost1,0775.10–$79
Total valid votes 21,109100.00  –
Total rejected ballots 1050.49
Turnout 21,21457.2

See also

References
  • "(Code 47003) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

Notes
  1. Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Statistics Canada: 2012
  3. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=47003&Data=Count&SearchText=Desnethe&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1
  4. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=FED2013&Code1=47003&Data=Count&SearchText=Desnethe&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#tabs2
  5. "Aboriginal Identity (8), Sex (3) and Age Groups (12) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
  6. "2Profile of Ethnic Origin and Visible Minorities for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2006 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  7. "2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations | Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2003 Representation Order), 2011 Census". 2.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  8. "Chief responds to TV-for-votes allegation". CBC News. 2006-01-27. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  9. "Commissioner of Canada Elections Finds No Wrongdoing in Federal Vote Held in Riding of Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River, Saskatchewan". Elections Canada. 2006-10-26. Archived from the original on 2007-11-08.
  10. "Judicial recount to be held in Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River". CBC News. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  11. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  12. "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  13. "NDP candidate wins Saskatchewan riding after recount: Elections Canada". CTV News. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  14. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, 30 September 2015
  15. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  16. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

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