Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (french: Desnethé—Missinippi—Rivière Churchill; formerly known as Churchill River) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1997.

Geography

This is a rural riding located in northern Saskatchewan. The riding encompasses the northern half of the province and is the third largest federal riding, that is located in a province, in Canada, trumped only by

Churchill—Keewatinook Aski Churchill—Keewatinook Aski (formerly Churchill) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. It covers the northern four-fifths of Man ...

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and

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. The territorial ridings of

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and

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are also larger.

Demographics

:''According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation'' Ethnic groups: 70.6% Aboriginal, 28.7% White
Languages: 64.6% English, 21.3% Cree, 10.8% Dene, 1.3% French
Religions: 76.8% Christian (41.5% Catholic, 18.5% Anglican, 4.1% United Church, 2.5% Lutheran, 1.6% Pentecostal, 8.5% Other), 2.7% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 20.4% No religion
Median income (2010): $18,910
Average income (2010): $28,554 Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River boasts the following demographic records: * Highest % of people of the Métis aboriginal group (16.4%) * Highest % of people of Métis ethnic origin (12.0%) * Highest % of people with

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as their mother tongue (10.5%)

History

The electoral district was created as "Churchill River" in 1996 from Prince Albert—Churchill River,

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and

The Battlefords—Meadow Lake The Battlefords—Meadow Lake was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Battleford—Kindersley, Meadow Lake ...

ridings. In 2004, it was renamed "Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River". This riding lost territory to Prince Albert and a fraction to

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, and gained a fraction of territory from Prince Albert during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

2006 election controversy

In the 2006 federal election,

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candidate

Gary Merasty Gary Merasty (born September 22, 1964 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician and former Liberal Member of Parliament for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in northern Saskatchewan. A former two-time Grand Chief of the Prince Al ...

defeated incumbent

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by a slim margin of 68 votes after trailing much of the election night, despite Harrison's vote increasing several points. Merasty's win raised issues of questionable tactics to increase voter turnout. However, an investigation conducted by

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determined that no wrongdoing had taken place.

2015 election recount

In the 2015 federal election,

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candidate

Georgina Jolibois Georgina Jolibois (born 1968) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Canadian federal election to represent the riding of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River during the 42nd Canadian Parliament. Jolibois sought re-election in ...

defeated the

candidate, Lawrence Joseph, by a narrow margin of 71 votes. Joseph requested a judicial recount of the votes.

Geography

Demographics

History

2006 election controversy

2015 election recount

Members of Parliament

Election results

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, 2004–present

Churchill River, 1997–2004

See also

References

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