Regina—Wascana (formerly Wascana) is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1988.

Geography

Most of the riding is within the provincial capital city of Regina, in southern Saskatchewan. The riding is bordered on the south by Fifth Base Line; on the west by Albert Street; on the north-west by the

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; on the north by Victoria Avenue; and on the east by Range Road 190. The riding is bordered on the south by

Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2015. It encompasses a portion of Saskatchewan formerly included in the ...

; on the west by

Regina—Lewvan Regina—Lewvan is a federal electoral district (Canada), riding in Saskatchewan, made up of parts of the former Palliser (Saskatchewan electoral district), Palliser and Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre ridings within the city limits of Regina, S ...

; and on the north and east by

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. The riding lost significant territory in the 2012 re-distribution to

and

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, but lost very little population.

Demographics

:''According to the

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'' Languages: 78.3% English, 2.3% Mandarin, 2.0% Tagalog, 1.6% French, 1.3% Punjabi, 1.3% German, 1.1% Urdu, 1.1% Cantonese
Religions (2011): 68.3% Christian (31.3% Catholic, 12.0% United Church, 6.6% Lutheran, 3.2% Anglican, 2.2% Baptist, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.2% Pentecostal, 10.3% Other), 2.0% Muslim, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.1% Hind, 25.8 No religion
Median income (2015): $42,192
Average income (2015): $55,770

History

The electoral district was created in 1988 from

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Regina West Regina West was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Regina—Lake Centre riding. It consisted of the part ...

and

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. From 1993 to 2019,

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, who served as

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and

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, was the Member of Parliament. Between 2004 and 2015 (for the 38th through

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s inclusive), Goodale was the only non-

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MP to serve a constituency in Saskatchewan. Along with

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, Wascana was one of only two seats retained by the Liberals in the

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in the 2011 election.

Historical boundaries

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the

Current member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is

Michael Kram Michael Kram (born December 20, 1978) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Conservative to represent the riding of Regina—Wascana in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Early life and education K ...

. He was first elected in the

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, after having run and finishing second in the

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. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Election results

Regina—Wascana: 2015–present

Wascana: 1997–2015

Regina—Wascana: 1988–1997

References

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Expenditures - 2004

Expenditures - 2000

Expenditures - 1997
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Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Regina-Wascana Saskatchewan federal electoral districts Politics of Regina, Saskatchewan