Blackstrap was a federal electoral district in

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, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. It is named for

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. The riding was abolished prior to the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Geography

The riding included the southeast quadrant of the city of

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and extended south to

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, southeast to

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, and east to Jansen.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from

Saskatoon—Dundurn Saskatoon—Dundurn was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Humboldt—Lake Centre, Saskatoon East and Sask ...

and portions of

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Moose Jaw—Lake Centre Moose Jaw—Lake Centre was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968 and from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1953 from parts of Lake Centre, Moose J ...

and

Saskatoon—Humboldt Saskatoon—Humboldt was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979, and from 1988 to 2015. Geography The electoral district (Canada ...

ridings. For the 2015 Canadian Federal election, the riding was abolished, with the Saskatoon portion becoming part of

Saskatoon—Grasswood Saskatoon—Grasswood is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompasses most of the portions of Blackstrap (93%) and Saskatoon—Humboldt (7%) that ...

, while the rural portion became part of Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons:

Election results

''Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.'' ''Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.''

References

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Expenditures – 2008

Expenditures – 2004

Expenditures – 2000

Expenditures – 1997
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Parliament of Canada

Map of Blackstrap riding archived by Elections Canada

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