- Prince Albert (electoral district)
Infobox Canada electoral district
name = Prince Albert
province = Saskatchewan
caption = Prince Albert in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
fed-status = active
fed-district-number = 47006
fed-created = 1996
fed-abolished =
fed-election-first = 1997
fed-election-last = 2006
fed-rep = Brian Fitzpatrick
fed-rep-link = Brian Fitzpatrick (Canadian politician)
fed-rep-party = Conservative
fed-rep-party-link = Conservative Party of Canada
demo-census-date = 2006
demo-pop = 71159
demo-electors = 52071
demo-electors-date = 2006
demo-area = 14872
demo-cd =
demo-csd = [Prince Albert, Saskatchewan| [Prince Albert] , Melfort, Nipawin, Buckland No. 491, Tisdale, Prince Albert No. 461Prince Albert is a federal electoral district in
Saskatchewan ,Canada , that has been represented in theCanadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1988, and since 1997.Geography
This riding is found in the central part of the province, in the transitional area between the
Aspen parkland andboreal forest biomes. The major centre of the riding, and its namesake, is the city of Prince Albert which has a rich political history that includes representation by three former Prime Ministers. Smaller centres in the riding include Nipawin, Melfort, and Tisdale.History
The electoral district was first created in 1907 from portions of Humboldt, Mackenzie, and Saskatchewan. It existed in this form until 1987 when it was abolished into
Prince Albert—Churchill River ,Saskatoon—Humboldt , andThe Battlefords—Meadow Lake . It was re-created in 1996 from portions of thePrince Albert—Churchill River , Mackenzie, andSaskatoon—Humboldt ridings.Members of Parliament
From 1907 to 1987:
#
William Wintfield Rutan , Liberal (1908-1911)
#James McKay, Conservative (1911-1914)
#Samuel James Donaldson , Conservative (1915-1917)
#Andrew Knox , Unionist/Progressive (1917-1925)
#Charles McDonald, Liberal (1925-1926)
#William Lyon Mackenzie King , Liberal (1926-1945)
#Edward LeRoy Bowerman ,Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (1945-1949)
#Francis Heselton Helme , Liberal (1949-1953)
#John George Diefenbaker , Progressive Conservative (1953-1979)
#Stan Hovdebo ,New Democratic Party (1979-1988)Since 1997:
#1997-2000:
Derrek Konrad - Reform (1997-2000),Canadian Alliance (2000)
#2000-present: Brian Fitzpatrick -Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Conservative (2003-present)Current Member of Parliament
Its
Member of Parliament is Brian Fitzpatrick, a former lawyer. He was first elected in 2000. He represents theConservative Party of Canada . In the last parliamentary session he served as a member of the 'Standing Committee on Public Accounts'. Fitzpatrick intends to retire from politics upon the calling of a 2008 election.Election results
1997 - present
-
Conservative
Brian Fitzpatrick
align="right"|17,271
align="right"|54.44%
align="right"|+7.16%
align="right"|$65,910New Democratic Party
Valerie Mushinski
align="right"|7,562
align="right"|23.84%
align="right"|-1.30%
align="right"|$23,690
Liberal
Patrick Jahn
align="right"|6,149
align="right"|19.38%
align="right"|-4.75%
align="right"|$28,756
Green
Marc Loiselle
align="right"|744
align="right"|2.35%
align="right"|-1.08%
align="right"|$350
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|31,726!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|85!align="right"|0.28%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|31,811!align="right"|61.50%!align="right"
!align="right"-
Conservative
Brian Fitzpatrick
align="right"|13,576
align="right"|47.28%
align="right"
align="right"|$69,931New Democratic Party
Don Hovdebo
align="right"|7,221
align="right"|25.14%
align="right"
align="right"|$30,743
Liberal
Patrick Jahn
align="right"|6,929
align="right"|24.13%
align="right"
align="right"|$42,440
Green
Marc Loiselle
align="right"|987
align="right"|3.43%
align="right"
align="right"|$110
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|28,713!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|107!align="right"|0.37%!align="right"
!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|28,820!align="right"|53.48%!align="right"
!align="right"-
Canadian Alliance
Brian Fitzpatrick
align="right"|14,825
align="right"|45.59%
align="right"
align="right"|$58,048
Liberal
Tim Longworth
align="right"|6,754
align="right"|20.77%
align="right"
align="right"|$46,856New Democratic Party
Dennis Nowoselsky
align="right"|6,676
align="right"|20.53%
align="right"
align="right"|$49,523
Progressive ConservativeDavid Orchard
align="right"|3,943
align="right"|12.12%
align="right"
align="right"|$63,282
GreenBenjamin Webster
align="right"|317
align="right"|0.97%
align="right"
align="right"|$20
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|32,515!align="right"|100.00%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|83!align="right"|0.23%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|32,598!align="right"|64.13%!align="right"-
ReformDerrek Konrad
align="right"|12,508
align="right"|38.05%|
align="right"|$55,562New Democratic Party
Ray Funk
align="right"|10,418
align="right"|31.69%|
align="right"|$59,376
Liberal
Gordon Kirkby
align="right"|6,965
align="right"|21.19%|
align="right"|$37,643
Progressive Conservative
Brian Fripp
align="right"|2,702
align="right"|8.22%|
align="right"|$13,911
Canadian Action
John Hrapchak
align="right"|275
align="right"|0.83%|
align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|32,868!align="right"|100.00%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|107!align="right"|0.32%!!
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|32,975!align="right"|64.54%!!1908 - 1988
See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=565 Riding history for Prince Albert (1907–1987) from the]
Library of Parliament * [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1047 Riding history for Prince Albert (1996– ) from the]
Library of Parliament
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/webpep/fin/select_election.aspx?entity=1&lang=e Expenditures - 2004]
* [http://www.elections.ca/scripts/ecCandidates2/Default.asp?L=E&Page=SearchByEdResult&DB=AsSubmitted&EL=226&ST=ED&ID=47006 Expenditures - 2000]
* [http://www.elections.ca/eccandidates/district.asp?ran=2008.092&objectType=district&action=provinces&ul=1&ElectionID=191 Expenditures - 1997]
* Website of the [http://www.parl.gc.ca/ Parliament of Canada]
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