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| DISTRICT: Wascana |
| Candidate |
Party |
Vote Count |
Vote Share |
Elected |
| Ralph Goodale |
LIB |
20567 |
57.17%
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| Doug Cryer |
CON |
8709 |
24.21%
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| Erin M.K. Weir |
NDP |
5771 |
16.04%
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| Darcy Robilliard |
GRN |
928 |
2.58%
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| Last Update: June 29, 5:38:55 AM EDT |
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Ridings
240 Wascana
2004 Candidates
CON: Doug Cryer
LIB: Ralph Goodale (Incumbent)
GRN: Darcy Robilliard
NDP: Erin Weir
Riding Profile
This riding contains the southeast portion of Regina (south of the CP rail line and east of Albert Street) and then stretches to the east and southeast, taking in many small, rural communities.
The 2001 census counted 72,508 residents; more than eight per cent are immigrants.
The Wascana riding includes the provincial legislature, the University of Regina and the Centre of the Arts. The service sector is the main employer. For Saskatchewan, incomes are high: $71,382 for the average family. Unemployment is 5.9 per cent. Nearly 15 per cent of residents have a university degree.
Wascana was formed in 1996 by merging two-thirds of Regina-Wascana with one-third of Regina-Qu'Appelle.
Population: 72,508
Political History
After electing the NDP twice (in 1979 and 1984), voters in the area went Tory in 1988. Since then they've elected Liberal Ralph Goodale. His most recent win, in 2000, was by 1,752 votes over the Canadian Alliance's James Rybchuk. In the past decade Goodale has overseen a number of cabinet portfolios, including Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Public Works and Services. In December he was named Finance Minister.
Riding of Regina-Wascana established in 1986. Riding of Wascana established in 1996 redistribution.
1979, 1984 - NDP (Regina East and West)
REGINA-WASCANA:
1988 - PC
1993, 1997, 2000 - LIB
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Candidate Profiles
Ralph Goodale
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth Date: Oct. 5, 1949
Age: 54
Birthplace: Regina, Sask.
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| University Degree:
Yes
Education: Holds a BA from the University of Regina,
and an LLB from the University of Saskatchewan. Profession:
Career Background: He has experience in business,
agriculture, law and broadcasting. From June 1973 - May 1974, he
was special assistant to the Minister of Justice and the Attorney
General. In 1989, he left provincial politics to become director
of regulatory affairs and later, corporate secretary of Regina's
Pioneer Life Assurance Company and Pioneer Lifeco, Inc.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Pamela
Political History
Provincial: Elected in Assiniboia-Gravelbourg in
1986.
Federal: Elected in Assiniboia in 1974; defeated
in 1979. Defeated in Regina-Wascana in 1988; elected in 1993. Elected
in Wascana in 1997, and 2000.
Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Cabinet: Nov. 1993- Dec. 2003 - Minister responsible
for the Canadian Wheat Board. Nov. 1993 - Minister of Agriculture
and Agri-Food. June 1997 - Minister of Natural Resources. Jan. 2002
- Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Federal Interlocutor
for Métis and Non-Status Indians. May 2002 - Minister of Public
Works and Government Services. Mar. 2002 - Dec. 2003 - Minister
responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board and Federal Interlocutor
for Métis and Non-Status Indians. Aug. 2002-Dec. 2003 - responsible
for the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution. Dec. 2003
- became Minister of Finance.
Parliamentary Secretary: to the Minister of Transport
and the Minister responsible for Canadian Wheat Board (Oct. 1975).
Piloted the Western Grain Stabilization Plan through Parliament
and assisted in the implementation of the Prairie Branch Line Rehabilitation
Program. Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Privy Council
(Oct. 1976).
Committee: Vice-chair, Treasury Board member, Cabinet
Committees on: Priorities and Planning; Operations.
Leadership: Former leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal
Party (1981-1988).
Office Address: 310 University Park Dr., Regina,
Sask.
Tel: (306) 585-2202
Capital Address: House of Commons, Ottawa, Ont.
Tel: (613) 996-2007
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Doug Cryer
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
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Career Background: He became a manager in a restaurant
chain during high school, and following high school started a successful
small business that provided jobs to six to eight employees. Prior
to serving as parliamentary staff, he pastored congregations in
cities and small communities in Alberta and Saskatchewan. He served
as executive assistant to MP Roy Bailey (Souris-Moose Mountain,
SK) for the past seven years.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Sue
Children: three
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Erin Weir
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
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| University Degree:
Yes
Education: Holds a BA in economics, history, and
political science from the University of Regina. He is currently
completing a master of arts degree in history through the University
of Calgary.
Career Background: He has worked as a researcher
for the Saskatchewan Elocution and Debate Association and for former
Saskatchewan premier Allan Blakeney. He has also worked as a communications
consultant for Saskatchewan Municipal Affairs and Housing, as a
teaching assistant for the University of Regina's department of
economics and as a research assistant for the Saskatchewan Institute
of Public Policy.
Political History
Party: He was the director of organization
and fundraising with the Saskatchewan Young New Democrats,
as well as vice-president, president and past-president. On
the governing bodies of the Saskatchewan NDP, he was a member
of the provincial council and SNDP committees from Mar. 1998
- Aug. 2002. He was a member of the provincial executive, and
in his local riding has held the position of vice-president
and other offices as part of the Regina Victoria provincial
NDP association. He has been an executive member of the Wascana
federal NDP since Dec. 2003, and has been vice-president of
Regina Douglas Park provincial NDP since Jan. 2004.
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Darcy Robilliard
Party: Green Party of Canada
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Career Background: He is a baker, a shop steward
where he works, and a trade union activist. He actively supports the Mental
Health Association of Regina and Epilepsy Regina.
Political History
Provincial: Defeated in Regina Dewdney in 2003.
Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Tel: (306) 737-5345
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