Battlefords—Lloydminster is a federal electoral district in

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...

, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Geography

The district is in Central-Western Saskatchewan. It includes the communities of

North Battleford North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the Town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The B ...

Battleford Battleford ( 2011 population 4,065) is a small town located across the North Saskatchewan River from the City of North Battleford, in Saskatchewan, Canada. Battleford and North Battleford are collectively referred to as "The Battlefords" b ...

and

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; as well as the Saskatchewan portion of

Lloydminster Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administrat ...

Demographics

:''According to the Canada 2011 Census'' Ethnic groups: 74.7% White, 22.2% Indigenous, 1.6% Filipino, 1.5% Other
Languages: 87.4% English, 4.5% Cree, 2.5% German, 1.4% French, 1.0% Tagalog, 3.2% Other
Religions: 71.4% Christian, 3.6% Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality, 0.8% Other, 24.2% None
Median income: $29,976 (2010)
Average income: $37,724 (2010)

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster and

The Battlefords—Meadow Lake The Battlefords—Meadow Lake was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Battleford—Kindersley, Meadow Lake ...

ridings. This riding lost territory to Cypress Hills—Grasslands and gained a fraction of territory from

Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar (formerly known as Saskatoon—Rosetown) 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 consisted of the s ...

during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

The riding has been represented by

Rosemarie Falk Rosemarie Ashley Falk is a Canadian politician from Saskatchewan, who has represented the riding of Battlefords—Lloydminster in the House of Commons of Canada since a by-election victory in 2017. She is a member of the Conservative Party of Can ...

since 2017. It has elected the following member of the House of Commons of Canada:

Election results

On 5 November 2017, Prime Minister

Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau ( , ; born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who is the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada. He has served as the prime minister of Canada since 2015 and as the leader of the Liberal Party since ...

announced a by-election will be held on December 11, 2017.

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Expenditures - 2008

Expenditures - 2004

Expenditures - 2000

Expenditures - 1997
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