- Weyburn-Big Muddy
Infobox Canadian provincial riding
name = Weyburn-Big Muddy
province = Saskatchewan
legislature = Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
member-type = Member of the
Legislative Assembly
party-colour = Saskatchewan Party
member =Dustin Duncan
member-party =Saskatchewan Party
census-date = 2001
pop =
election-date = 2003
electors =
area =
popdens =
created = 1908 (Weyburn)
cdivision =2
muns =Weyburn-Big Muddy is a provincial
electoral district for the Legislative Assembly ofSaskatchewan ,Canada . Previous versions of this riding were once represented by former CCF Premier, and federal NDP leader,Tommy Douglas .-
Saskatchewan Party Brenda Bakken
align="right"|3827
align="right"|45.14
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Sherry Leach
align="right"|3441
align="right"|40.58
align="right"
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Liberal
Janet Ledingham
align="right"|1211
align="right"|14.28
align="right"2006 by-election
In February 2006, the constituency's seat became vacant when the current member, Brenda Bakken Lackey (Saskatchewan Party) tendered her resignation. On May 19, 2006, Premier Calvert [http://www.gov.sk.ca/newsrel/releases/2006/05/19-406.html announced] a [http://www.elections.sk.ca/weyburn/weyburn-bigmuddy.php by-election] for the seat, to be held on June 19, 2006.
The candidates were:
* [http://www.grahammickleborough.ca Graham Mickleborough] raised on a family farm in the Rose Plain district of Saskatchewan, was the candidate running for the NDP. He lives and works in Weyburn as the government appointed CEO and President of Weyburn Regional College.
* [http://saskparty.com/weyburnbigmuddy.html Dustin Duncan] born and raised in Weyburn was the Saskatchewan Party candidate who lives Regina, and worked in the SP caucus office prior to election.
*Liberal leader [http://www.saskliberal.ca/?p=leadership&id=11 David Karwacki] who was raised in Saskatoon and was the Liberal Party candidate. David is an entrepreneur and founder of Star Produce Ltd.The Saskatchewan Party won the constituency by a considerably wider margin than it had in the 2003 Saskatchewan general election, although the party only managed to increase its share of the vote by a modest four percentage points (this swing would be enough for a Saskatchewan Party majority if it were repeated provincewide in the next general election). The Liberal Party was able to gain more support than the NDP, although that may well have been due to the candidacy of their leader. [http://www.cbc.ca/sask/story/sk-byelection060619.html]
Compared to typical Saskatchewan by-elections,
voter turnout was high.-
Saskatchewan Party Dustin Duncan
align="right"|3564
align="right"|49.00%
align="right"| +3.86
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LiberalDavid Karwacki
align="right"|1975
align="right"|27.15%
align="right"| +12.87
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New Democratic Party
Graham Mickleborough
align="right"|1735
align="right"|23.85%
align="right"| -16.67"Source": [http://www.elections.sk.ca/weyburn/results.php Elections Saskatchewan]
MLAs
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Robert Menzies Mitchell , Liberal (1908-1919)
#Charles McGill Hamilton , Liberal (1919-1929)
#Robert Sterritt Leslie , Progressive (1929-1934)
#Hugh Elliott Eaglesham , Liberal (1934-1938)
#George Levi Crane , Liberal (1938-1944)
#Thomas Clement Douglas , CCF (1944-1961)
#Junior Herbert Staveley , Liberal (1961-1964)
#James Auburn Pepper , CCF/NDP (1964-1982)
#Lorne Henry Hepworth , Prog. Cons. (1982-1991)
#Ronald Joseph Wormsbecker , NDP (1991-1995)
#Judy Bradley , NDP (1995-1999)
#Brenda Bakken , Sask. Party (1999-2006)
#Dustin Duncan , Sask. Party (2006-present)External links
* [http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]
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