Arm River-Watrous was a provincial electoral district for the

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, in the na ...

, 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. 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 Manitou Beach ( 2016 population: ) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11. It is on the shores of Little Manitou Lake in the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312. It is north of Watrous and ...

, 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

* Davidson * Dundurn *

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* Hanley * Imperial *

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* Raymore * Watrous * Wynyard

Villages

Bladworth Bladworth ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 and Census Division No. 11. The village is located south of the City of Saskatoon on Highway 11. History ...

* Dafoe *

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* Duval * Girvin *

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* Jansen *

Kenaston Kenaston ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of McCraney No. 282 and Census Division No. 11. Kenaston is located on Highway 11 (Louis Riel Trail) at the junction of Highwa ...

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* Loreburn * Quinton * Semans *

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* Strongfield *

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Resort Villages

Etters Beach Etters Beach ( 2016 population: 30) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 11. It is on the west shore of Last Mountain Lake in the Rural Municipality of Big Arm No. 251. History Etters Beac ...

Rural Municipalities

* Touchwood No. 248 * Last Mountain Valley No. 250 * Big Arm No. 251 * Arm River No. 252 * Willner No. 253 * Loreburn No. 254 * Kutawa No. 278 * Mount Hope No. 279 * Wreford No. 280 * Wood Creek No. 281 * McCraney No. 282 * Rosedale No. 283 * Big Quill No. 308 * Prairie Rose No. 309 * Usborne No. 310 * Morris No. 312 * Lost River No. 313 * Dundurn No. 314 * Viscount No. 341

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 * Wynyard and District 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 Last Mountain-Touchwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southern Saskatchewan, this constituency was created by combining the district of Last Mountain with part of the constitu ...

, and Watrous constituencies. The former riding of Arm River makes up much of the new riding.

Member of the Legislative Assembly

* Previous MLAs: ** Arm River: Greg P. Brkich, Saskatchewan Party ** Watrous:

Donna Harpauer Donna Harpauer is a Canadian provincial politician. She was the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Humboldt and won the seat for the new riding of Humboldt-Watrous in the 2020 electio ...

, Saskatchewan Party **

Glen Hart Glen Philip Hart (born July 31, 1946) is a Canadian provincial politician. He was a Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and represented the constituency of Last Mountain-Touchwood Last Mountain-Touchwood is ...

, Saskatchewan Party

Election results

References

External links

Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral DivisionElections Saskatchewan - Official Results of the 2011 Provincial ElectionWebsite of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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