Weyburn-Big Muddy is a provincial electoral district for the

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, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, the constituency was created through the ''Representation Act, 1994'' (Saskatchewan) by combining most of the

Weyburn Weyburn is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. The city has a population of 10,870. It is on the Souris River southeast of the provincial capital of Regina and is north from the North Dakota border in the United States. The n ...

district with part of Bengough-Milestone. The "Weyburn" riding was once represented by former CCF Premier, and federal NDP leader,

Tommy Douglas Thomas Clement Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and Leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Baptist min ...

. The largest centre in the constituency is the city of

(pop. 9,433). Smaller communities in the district include the towns of Willow Bunch,

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, Ogema and Bengough; and the villages of Minton, Pangman and Mctaggart.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

, - , - , New Democratic Party , Ken Kessler , align="right", 1,517 , align="right", 22.12 , align="right", -3.03 , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 6,860 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - , - , New Democratic Party , Sharon Elliott , align="right", 2,060 , align="right", 25.15 , align="right", +1.30 , - ,

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, Colleen Christopherson-Cote , align="right", 1,004 , align="right", 12.26 , align="right", -14.88 , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,190 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - , - , New Democratic Party , Sherry Leach , align="right", 3,491 , align="right", 40.64 , align="right", +5.66 , - ,

, Janet Ledingham , align="right", 1,223 , align="right", 14.24 , align="right", -2.33 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,590 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - , - , New Democratic Party , Judy Bradley , align="right", 2,899 , align="right", 34.98 , align="right", -7.19 , - ,

, Joseph Weisgerber , align="right", 1,373 , align="right", 16.57 , align="right", -11.98 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,287 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right", , - , New Democratic Party , Judy Bradley , align="right", 3,506 , align="right", 42.17 , align="right", * , - , Prog. Conservative , Brenda Bakken , align="right", 2,434 , align="right", 29.28 , align="right", * , - ,

, Hugh Kimball , align="right", 2,373 , align="right", 28.55 , align="right", * , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,313 !align="right", 100.00 !align="right",

2006 by-election

In February 2006, the constituency's seat became vacant when the current member, Brenda Bakken Lackey (Saskatchewan Party) tendered her resignation. On May 19, 2006, Premier Calver
announced

by-election
for the seat, to be held on June 19, 2006. The candidates were:
Graham Mickleborough
raised on a family farm in the Rose Plain district of Saskatchewan, was the candidate running for the NDP. He lives and works in Weyburn as the government appointed CEO and President of Weyburn Regional College.

born and raised in Weyburn, was the Saskatchewan Party candidate. He resided in Regina and worked in the SP legislative caucus office prior to the by-election. *Liberal leade
David Karwacki
who was raised in Saskatoon and was the Liberal Party candidate. David is an entrepreneur and founder of Star Produce Ltd. The Saskatchewan Party won the constituency by a considerably wider margin than it had in the 2003 Saskatchewan general election, although the party only managed to increase its share of the vote by a modest four percentage points (this swing would be enough for a Saskatchewan Party majority if it were repeated provincewide in the next general election). The Liberal Party was able to gain more support than the NDP, although that may well have been due to the candidacy of their leader

Compared to typical Saskatchewan by-elections,

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was high. , - , - ,

, David Karwacki , align="right", 1,985 , align="right", 27.14% , align="right", +12.90% , - , New Democratic Party , Graham Mickleborough , align="right", 1,745 , align="right", 23.85% , align="right", -16.79% , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,315 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", 0.1% ''Source''
Elections Saskatchewan: Constituency Vote Summaries – Historical

Members of the Legislative Assembly

References

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of SaskatchewanElections Saskatchewan: Official Results of the 2007 Provincial Election By Electoral DivisionElections Saskatchewan - Official Results of the 2011 Provincial ElectionSaskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division
{{SK-ED Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts Weyburn