Wood River is a

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for the

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, Canada. Located in southern Saskatchewan, the district was created by the ''Representation Act, 1994'' (Saskatchewan) out of parts of the former

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and Shaunavon constituencies. The district takes its name from the R.M. of Wood River, which is located in the center of the constituency. Communities in the riding include the towns of

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, Rockglen,

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, Mossbank and Lafleche; and the villages of

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, Wood Mountain,

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, Mankota,

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and

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

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, Randy Gaudry , align="right", 961 , align="right", 14.72 , align="right", -2.54 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 6,527 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , , - ,

, Steve Ryan , align="right", 1,320 , align="right", 17.26 , align="right", -8.72 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,649 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , , - ,

, Trevor Davies , align="right", 2,043 , align="right", 25.98 , align="right", +9.02 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,864 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , , - ,

, Robert Anderson , align="right", 1,142 , align="right", 16.96 , align="right", -3.55 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 6,735 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , , - ,

, Robert Anderson , align="right", 1,632 , align="right", 20.51 , align="right", -9.89 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,957 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , , - ,

, Allen Engel , align="right", 2,624 , align="right", 30.40 , align="right", – , Prog. Conservative , D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert , align="right", 1,863 , align="right", 21.58 , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,633 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right",

1999 Election controversy

In 1999, a controversy erupted in the Wood River constituency as Saskatchewan Party candidate

Yogi Huyghebaert Delwood Frederick Huyghebaert, O.M.M., C.D. (Lt Colonel-Ret) (May 27, 1944 – August 2, 2018) was a Canadian politician, who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2000 to 2016, representing the riding of Wood Rive ...

tied Liberal candidate Glen McPherson. The returning officer cast the deciding vote in favour of McPherson, giving the Liberals four seats. This result was later thrown out in court and a by-election was ordered in June 2000. McPherson did not run and Huyghebaert then won a resounding victory.

References

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of SaskatchewanSaskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral District
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood River (Electoral District) Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts