Saskatoon Riversdale is a provincial

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for the

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, Canada. It was held by two

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from 1991 to 2007 —

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and Lorne Calvert. It is currently represented by Marv Friesen of the

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. The constituency was one of five created for the city of

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when the former multi-member constituency of Saskatoon City was abolished prior to the 1967 general election. Of those five ridings, Saskatoon Riversdale is the only one to have existed continuously without renaming. It contains Riversdale, a subdivision of the Core Neighbourhoods Suburban Development Area in

. The riding has historically been an NDP stronghold, although it was won by the Saskatchewan Party in the 2020 provincial election. It had been in NDP hands for all but one term of its existence.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election history

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. Retrieved May 23, 2009.

References

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Map of Saskatoon Riverside riding as of 2016
Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts Politics of Saskatoon {{Saskatchewan-stub

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election history

See also

References

External links