Arm River-Watrous

Arm River-Watrous

Saskatchewan electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
District created	2002
First contested	2003
Last contested	2011
Demographics
Population (2001)	16,966
Electors	10,129

Arm River-Watrous was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was located in south central Saskatchewan. It was dissolved as part of an election boundary redraw in 2013 primarily into Arm River.^[1]

Grain farming and cattle ranching are the major economic activities of the area. Wynyard is home to the larger industries in this constituency. They include: Sunnyland Poultry Products, Big Quill Resources (Canada's largest manufacturer of potassium sulphate), and Cargill. Watrous is well known for the healing waters of Little Manitou Lake and its Mineral Spa. This resort community there, Manitou Beach, hosts visitors from around the world. Blackstrap Provincial Park is also located in this constituency. The three largest communities are Wynyard with a population of 1,919, Watrous with a population of 1,808 and Davidson (1,035).

Geography[]

Towns[]

Villages[]

Resort Villages[]

• Etters Beach
• Manitou Beach

Rural Municipalities[]

First Nations[]

• Day Star First Nation
• Kawacatoose First Nation

Hutterite Colonies[]

• Clear Springs
• Hillcrest

Parks[]

• Blackstrap Provincial Park
• Manitou and District Regional Park
• Last Mountain Regional Park

Riding[]

This riding was created by The Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan). Prior to the act, this constituency was a part of the Arm River, Last Mountain-Touchwood, and Watrous constituencies. The former riding of Arm River makes up much of the new riding.

Member of the Legislative Assembly[]

	#	MLA	Served	Party
	1.	Greg P. Brkich	2003 – 2016	Saskatchewan Party

• Previous MLAs:
  • Arm River: Greg P. Brkich, Saskatchewan Party
  • Watrous: Donna Harpauer, Saskatchewan Party
  • Last Mountain-Touchwood: Glen Hart, Saskatchewan Party

Election results[]

2011 Saskatchewan general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Saskatchewan	Greg P. Brkich	5,061	73.67	+15.75
	New Democratic	Eric Skonberg	1,640	23.87	-4.75
	Green	Orest Shasko	169	2.46	+0.46
Total			6,870	100

2007 Saskatchewan general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Saskatchewan	Greg P. Brkich	4,683	57.92	+9.91
	New Democratic	Gordon MacMurchy	2,314	28.62	-9.61
	Liberal	Lou Coderre	762	9.43	-1.61
	Progressive Conservative	Gordon Pederson	164	2.03	+0.09
	Green	Arnold Taylor	162	2.00	–
Total			8,085	100

2003 Saskatchewan general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Saskatchewan	Greg P. Brkich	4,009	48.01	–
	New Democratic	Carol Rowan	3,193	38.23	–
	Liberal	Steven Barlow	922	11.04	–
	Western Independence	Gord Anderson	162	1.94	–
	Independent	Gord Pederson	65	0.78	–
Total			8,351	100

References[]

External links[]

• Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
• Elections Saskatchewan - Official Results of the 2011 Provincial Election
• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Coordinates: 51°30′N 105°40′W / 51.500°N 105.667°W / 51.500; -105.667