Regina West was a federal
electoral district
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in
Saskatchewan
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1979 to 1988. This
riding was created in 1976 from parts of
Regina—Lake Centre
Regina—Lake Centre was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Humboldt—Melfort, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, ...
riding. It consisted of the part of the city of Regina lying west of Albert Street, and adjacent rural areas and
Indian reserve
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s.
It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into
Regina—Lumsden
Regina—Lumsden was a federal electoral district in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Moose Jaw and Regina West ridings ...
and
Regina—Wascana
Regina—Wascana (formerly Wascana) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.
Geography
Most of the riding is within the provi ...
ridings. The representative was
Les Benjamin.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
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Former federal electoral districts of Saskatchewan