Saskatoon Riversdale is a
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electoral district
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for the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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, Canada. It was held by two
Premiers of Saskatchewan
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from 1991 to 2007 –
Roy Romanow
Roy John Romanow (born August 12, 1939) is a Canadian politician and the 12th premier of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2001.
Early life
Romanow was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to Tekla and Michael Romanow, who were Ukrainian immigrants from Or ...
and
Lorne Calvert
Lorne Albert Calvert (born December 24, 1952) was the 13th premier of Saskatchewan, from 2001 to 2007. Calvert served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 2001 to June 6, 2009, when he was succeeded by Dwain Lingenfelter.
Ear ...
. It is currently represented by
Marv Friesen
Marv Friesen is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election. He represents the electoral district of Saskatoon Riversdale as a member of the Saskatchewan Party
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of the
Saskatchewan Party
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.
The constituency was one of five created for the city of
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
when the former
multi-member constituency of
Saskatoon City was abolished prior to the
1967 general election. Of those five ridings, Saskatoon Riversdale is the only one to have existed continuously without renaming.
It contains
Riversdale, a subdivision of the
Core Neighbourhoods Suburban Development Area in
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
.
The riding has historically been an NDP stronghold, although it was won by the Saskatchewan Party in the 2020 provincial election. It had been in NDP hands for all but one term of its existence.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election history
;2020 general election
;2016 general election
;2011 general election
;2009 by-election
,
,
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,
Danielle Chartier
Danielle Chartier is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in a by-election on September 21, 2009, representing the electoral district of Saskatoon Riversdale as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democ ...
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;2007 general election
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. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
References
External links
Website of the Legislative Assembly of SaskatchewanMap of Saskatoon Riverside riding as of 2016
Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
Politics of Saskatoon
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