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Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre (formerly known as Regina—Arm River) was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. Geography The district included the northwestern part of the city of Regina and extended outward from Regina to Nokomis in the north, Davidson in the northwest and Tugaske in the west. History The electoral district was created as "Regina—Arm River" in 1996 from Regina—Lumsden and portions of Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Mackenzie and Regina—Qu'Appelle ridings. In 1997, its name was changed to "Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre". The riding was dissolved in the 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, redistributed between Regina—Lewvan, Regina—Qu'Appelle, and Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan. Members of Parliament Election results See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina—Qu'Appelle
Regina–Qu'Appelle (formerly Qu'Appelle) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968 and since 1988. Geography The district includes the northeastern quarter of the city of Regina and the surrounding eastern rural area including the towns of Balgonie, Fort Qu'Appelle, Indian Head, Qu'Appelle, Pilot Butte, and White City; extending northwards to the towns of Southey, Cupar, Raymore, Punnichy, and Wynyard. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation'' Ethnic groups: 72.5% White, 21.7% Aboriginal, 1.2% South Asian, 1.0% Black, 1.0% Filipino Languages: 91.0% English, 1.3% Ukrainian, 1.2% German, 1.0% French Religions: 67.2% Christian (28.8% Catholic, 11.9% United Church, 7.9% Lutheran, 4.0% Anglican, 1.3% Baptist, 1.3% Pentecostal, 12.0% Other), 3.6% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 1.1% Muslim, 26.9% No religion Median income (2010): $29,627 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historical Federal Electoral Districts Of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province. 96 of Ontario's 107 provincial electoral districts, roughly those outside Northern Ontario, remain coterminous with their federal counterparts. Federal electoral districts in Canada are re-adjusted every ten years based on the Canadian census and proscribed by various constitutional seat guarantees, including the use of a Grandfather clause, for Quebec, the Central Prairies and the Maritime provinces, with the essential proportions between the remaining provinces being "locked" no matter any further changes in relative population as have already occurred. Any major changes to the status quo, if proposed, would require constitutional amendments approved by seven out of ten provinces with two-thirds of the population to ratify consti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canadian Federal Electoral Districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''. Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect members of Parliament to Canada's House of Commons every election. Provincial electoral districts often have names similar to their local federal counterpart, but usually have different geographic boundaries. Canadians elected members for each federal electoral district most recently in the 2021 federal election on . There are four ridings established by the British North America Act of 1867 that have existed continuously without changes to their names or being abolished and reconstituted as a riding due to redistricting: Beauce (Quebec), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Shefford (Quebec), and Simcoe North (Ontario). These ridings, however, have experienced territorial changes since their inception. On October 27, 2011, the Conservative government p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Solomon (Canadian Politician)
John Lewis Solomon (born May 23, 1950) is a Canadian public servant and former politician. From 2001 until 2008, he was chair of Saskatchewan's Workers' Compensation Board. He was previously a provincial and federal politician. Biography Born in Dauphin, Manitoba, Solomon is a former small business operator, and holds degrees in political studies and economics from the University of Manitoba. He also worked for the Canadian National Railway in Winnipeg for three years. He came to Saskatchewan in 1973 and married Janice Lee Bench the following year. Solomon served as Provincial Secretary for the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, as executive assistant in the Allan Blakeney government and a corporate planner with SaskTel prior to his election in 1979. He was a Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for three terms for the riding of Regina North West, and was elected to the House of Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Spencer
Larry Spencer (December 21, 1941—March 14, 2022) is a Baptist pastor in Canada, and former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Saskatchewan riding of Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre. He later served as interim national president of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada. Biography Spencer was born in Stockton, Missouri, United States, in 1942. He worked in Kansas City, Missouri, for Hallmark Cards after graduating from Sheldon High School. He left Hallmark after eight years, and in 1967 worked as a farm hand. He moved to Canada in 1974, after responding to a request to come to Saskatchewan as a church planner for the Regina, Saskatchewan, area. He establisheDiscovery Baptist Churchin Regina in 1978 and now assists at Calvary Baptist Church in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, where he now resides. He is married to Sue Brown, whom he met in high school. Member of Parliament He was first elected as candidate of Canadian Alliance in the 2000 federal election. He was appointed famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Patterson
Joseph William Patterson Jr. (August 20, 1918 – July 10, 1998) was an American football player who played two seasons in the NFL with the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. Early life Patterson was born in Hillsboro, Texas and attended Hillsboro High School. He was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1988. He matriculated at Baylor University. He was named to Baylor's 1930s All-Decade Team and was the 1939 East–West Shrine Game MVP. He was inducted into the Baylor Hall of Fame in 1963. Football career Patterson was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third round of the 1939 NFL Draft. He played for the Chicago Cardinals in 1939 and returned to the Steelers in 1940. He played quarterback, halfback and punted. Personal See also * List of college football yearly passing leaders The list of college football yearly passing and total offense leaders identifies the major college passing leaders for each season from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Lukiwski
Tom Lukiwski (born October 5, 1951) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 2008 to 2021 as a member of the Conservative Party. He represented the Saskatchewan riding of Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre from 2004 to 2015 and, following the 2012 federal electoral district redistribution, he represented Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan from 2015 to 2021. He did not run for re-election in the 2021 federal election. Background Lukiwski was born in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan. Prior to entering politics, he was a businessman and political administrator. Political career Lukiwski was first elected in 2004, winning by 122 votes over Liberal Gary J. Anderson. His predecessor, Larry Spencer, was denied the opportunity to run as a Conservative, despite having served as a member of the Canadian Alliance, due to inflammatory comments he made regarding homosexuality. At the time, Lukiwski criticized Spencer for making the remarks and approved of revoki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompasses a portion of Saskatchewan formerly included in the electoral districts of Blackstrap, Palliser, Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, Souris—Moose Mountain, Wascana and Saskatoon—Humboldt. Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect after the 2015 Canadian federal election was called. Members of Parliament The riding has been represented by Fraser Tolmie of the Conservative Party since 2021. It has elected the following Members of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina—Lewvan
Regina—Lewvan is a federal riding in Saskatchewan, made up of parts of the former Palliser and Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre ridings within the city limits of Regina. Regina—Lewvan was created in the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It was first contested in the 42nd Canadian federal election, held on 19 October 2015. Demographics :''According to the Canada 2016 Census'' Ethnic groups: 75.1% White, 7.6% Indigenous, 5.8% South Asian, 4.1% Filipino, 2.3% Black, 1.8% Chinese Languages: 83.5% English, 2.4% Tagalog, 1.5% French, 1.2% Urdu, 1.2% Punjabi Religions (2011): 69.3% Christian (30.9% Catholic, 12.1% United Church, 7.9% Lutheran, 3.7% Anglican, 2.1% Baptist, 1.9% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Pentecostal 9.7% Other), 1.6% Muslim, 26.6% None. Median income: $46,549 (2015) Average income: $55,871 (2015) Members of Parliament This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament A member of pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Federal Electoral Redistribution, 2012
The federal electoral redistribution of 2012 was a redistribution of electoral districts ("ridings") in Canada following the results of the 2011 Canadian census. As a result of amendments to the Constitution Act, 1867, the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada increased from 308 to 338. The previous electoral redistribution was in 2003. Background and previous attempts at reform Prior to 2012, the redistribution rules for increasing the number of seats in the House of Commons of Canada was governed by section 51 of the ''Constitution Act, 1867'', as last amended in 1985. As early as 2007, attempts were made to reform the calculation of how that number was determined, as the 1985 formula did not fully take into account the rapid population growth being experienced in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario. The revised formula, as originally presented, was estimated to have the following impact: Three successive bills were presented by the Governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackenzie (electoral District)
Mackenzie was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1997. This riding was created in 1903, when Saskatchewan was still a part of the Northwest Territories. In 1905, when Saskatchewan was created, the district was retained in the province. The riding was abolished in 1996, and parts of it were merged into the districts of Blackstrap, Churchill River, Prince Albert, Qu'Appelle, Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre, Saskatoon—Humboldt and Yorkton—Melville. Members of Parliament Mackenzie elected the following Members of Parliament: # Edward L. Cash, Liberal (1904–1917) # John Flaws Reid, Unionist (1917–1921) # Milton Campbell, Progressive (1921–1933) # John Angus MacMillan, Liberal (1933–1940) # Alexander Nicholson (first term), Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) (1945–1949) # Gladstone Ferrie, Liberal (1949–1953) # Alexander Nicholson (second term), CCF (1953–1958) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
