Palliser was a federal electoral district in

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dak ...

, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. It was named in honour of

John Palliser John Palliser (29 January 1817 – 18 August 1887) was an Irish-born geographer and explorer. Following his service in the Waterford Militia and hunting excursions to the North American prairies, he led the British North American Explor ...

, a

geographer A geographer is a physical scientist, social scientist or humanist whose area of study is geography, the study of Earth's natural environment and human society, including how society and nature interacts. The Greek prefix "geo" means "earth" a ...

and

explorer Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...

of the Canadian west.

Geography

It included the city of

Moose Jaw Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javian ...

, the southwest quadrant of the city of Regina and the rural areas around them.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from

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 parts of Regina—Lumsden,

Regina—Wascana Regina—Wascana (formerly Wascana) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Geography Most of the riding is within the provincial capital city of Regin ...

and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia ridings. The Conservative Party of Canada took back this historically New Democratic Party (NDP) seat in 2004. Following the

Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 The federal electoral redistribution of 2012 was a redistribution of electoral districts ("ridings") in Canada following the results of the 2011 Canadian census. As a result of amendments to the Constitution Act, 1867, the number of seats in th ...

, the riding was abolished. The Regina portion became part of the new riding of Regina—Lewvan, while Moose Jaw and the rural portion became part of Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan. Small parts of the riding were transferred to Cypress Hills—Grasslands and

Regina—Qu'Appelle Regina–Qu'Appelle (formerly Qu'Appelle) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968 and since 1988. Geography The district includes the northeastern qu ...

Members of Parliament

Election results

''Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.'' , - , New Democratic Party , Dick Proctor , align="right", 12,136 , align="right", 38.15 , align="right", -0.06 , align="right", $54,888 ,

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

, Garry Johnson , align="right", 6,492 , align="right", 20.41 , align="right", -2.66 , align="right", $60,150 , Progressive Conservative , Brent Shirkey , align="right", 1,248 , align="right", 3.92 , align="right", -4.53 , align="right", $1,603 , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 31,803 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 99 !align="right", 0.31 !align="right", -0.27 , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 31,902 !align="right", 62.74 !align="right", -4.51 ''Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997.'' , - , New Democratic Party , Dick Proctor , align="right", 12,553 , align="right", 38.21 , , align="right", $49,066 ,

Tony Merchant Evatt Francis Anthony "Tony" Merchant, (born 1944) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and former politician. His law firm Merchant Law Group LLP, which he founded in 1986, is best known for representing former students of Indian residential s ...

, align="right", 7,579 , align="right", 23.07 , , align="right", $50,830 , Progressive Conservative , Andy McDougall , align="right", 2,777 , align="right", 8.45 , , align="right", $10,066 ,

Natural Law Natural law ( la, ius naturale, ''lex naturalis'') is a system of law based on a close observation of human nature, and based on values intrinsic to human nature that can be deduced and applied independently of positive law (the express enacte ...

, Jack Heilman , align="right", 350 , align="right", 1.06 , , align="right", , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total valid votes !align="right", 32,846 !align="right", 100.00 ! ! , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Total rejected ballots !align="right", 193 !align="right", 0.58 ! ! , - bgcolor="white" !align="right" colspan=3, Turnout !align="right", 33,042 !align="right", 67.35 ! !

References

Notes

External links

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Expenditures 2008

Expenditures - 2004

Expenditures - 2000

Expenditures - 1997

Map of Palliser riding archived by Elections Canada
{{Ridings in the Prairies Moose Jaw Former federal electoral districts of Saskatchewan Politics of Regina, Saskatchewan