Federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada
For other uses, see Wascana (disambiguation) .
Regina—Wascana (formerly Wascana ) is a federal 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 provincial capital city of Regina , in southern Saskatchewan.
The riding is bordered on the south by Fifth Base Line; on the west by Albert Street; on the north-west by the Canadian Pacific Railway ; on the north by Victoria Avenue; and on the east by Range Road 190.[2]
The riding is bordered on the south by Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan ; on the west by Regina—Lewvan ; and on the north and east by Regina—Qu'Appelle .[2] The riding lost significant territory in the 2012 re-distribution to Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan and Souris—Moose Mountain , but lost very little population.
Demographics [ ]
According to the Canada 2016 Census [3]
Ethnic groups: 70.1% White, 7.8% Indigenous, 6.4% South Asian, 4.4% Chinese, 3.5% Black, 3.2% Filipino, 1.5% Southeast Asian,
Languages: 78.3% English, 2.3% Mandarin, 2.0% Tagalog, 1.6% French, 1.3% Punjabi, 1.3% German, 1.1% Urdu, 1.1% Cantonese
Religions (2011): 68.3% Christian (31.3% Catholic, 12.0% United Church, 6.6% Lutheran, 3.2% Anglican, 2.2% Baptist, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.2% Pentecostal, 10.3% Other), 2.0% Muslim, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.1% Hind, 25.8 No religion
Median income (2015): $42,192
Average income (2015): $55,770
History [ ]
The electoral district was created in 1988 from Regina East , Regina West and Assiniboia . The seat has been held by former Minister of Finance and current Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale since 1993. Along with Winnipeg North , Wascana was one of only two seats retained by the Liberals in the Prairie Provinces in the 2011 election .
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding has elected the following member of the House of Commons of Canada :
Current Member of Parliament [ ]
Its Member of Parliament is Michael Kram . He was first elected in the 2019 Canadian federal election , after having run and finishing second in the 2015 Canadian federal election . He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada .
Election results [ ]
Graph of election results in Regina—Wascana (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
Regina—Wascana: 2015–present [ ]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Michael Kram
22,418
49.43
+19.16
$74,982.33
Liberal
Ralph Goodale
15,242
33.61
-21.52
$92,046.46
New Democratic
Hailey Clark
5,801
12.79
+0.24
none listed
Green
Tamela Friesen
1,316
2.90
+0.85
$2,193.36
People's
Mario Milanovski
450
0.99
-
$4,344.47
Independent
Evangeline Godron
128
0.28
-
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
45,355
99.25
Total rejected ballots
344
0.75
+0.34
Turnout
45,699
75.60
+0.99
Eligible voters
60,451
Conservative gain from Liberal
Swing
+20.34
Source: Elections Canada [5] [6] [7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Ralph Goodale
23,552
55.13
+13.37
$96,786.47
Conservative
Michael Kram
12,931
30.27
-5.44
$89,000.81
New Democratic
April Bourgeois
5,362
12.55
-7.53
$21,735.49
Green
Frances Simonson
878
2.06
-0.4
$4,601.01
Total valid votes/expense limit
42,723
99.59
$193,043.93
Total rejected ballots
176
0.41
–
Turnout
42,889
74.60
–
Eligible voters
57,504
Liberal hold
Swing
+9.41
Source: Elections Canada [8] [9] [10]
Wascana: 1997–2015 [ ]
2008 Canadian federal election : Wascana
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
(x) Ralph Goodale
17,028
46.0
-5.7
$66,057
Conservative
Michelle Hunter
12,798
34.6
+4.4
$66,686
New Democratic
Stephen Moore
5,418
14.7
+0.2
$19,393
Green
George Wooldridge
1,706
4.6
+1.1
$4,204
Total valid votes/expense limit
36,950
100.0
$77,030
Total rejected ballots
121
0.3
+0.1
Turnout
37,071
64.2
-6
2006 Canadian federal election : Wascana
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
(x) Ralph Goodale
20,666
51.8
-5.4
$66,648
Conservative
Brad Farquhar
11,990
30.0
+5.8
$67,579
New Democratic
Helen Yum
5,880
14.7
-1.3
$30,123
Green
Nigel Taylor
1,378
3.5
+0.9
$1,653
Total valid votes
39,914
100.0
Total rejected ballots
94
0.2
0.0
Turnout
40,008
70
+7
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Canadian Alliance vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election : Wascana
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
(x) Ralph Goodale
14,077
41.9
-2.4
$54,021
New Democratic
John Burton
9,530
28.4
+7.2
$37,942
Reform
Glen Blager
7,261
21.6
+5.9
$39,285
Progressive Conservative
Michael Morris
2,477
7.4
-8.4
$18,266
Canadian Action
Walter P. Sigda
264
0.8
–
$1,822
Total valid votes
33,609
100.0
Total rejected ballots
136
0.4
Turnout
33,745
66.2
Regina—Wascana: 1988–1993 [ ]
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