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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208/208 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Lynne Yelich | 23,280 | 54.27 |
Elected |
| NDP | Darien Moore | 15,868 | 36.99 |
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| LIB | Deborah J. Walker | 2,710 | 6.32 |
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| GRN | Shawn Setyo | 1,036 | 2.42 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
Located in south-central Saskatchewan, this riding borders the South Saskatchewan River in the west. It contains the part of Saskatoon that is east of the South Saskatchewan River and south of 8th Street East. It also takes in the area south and east of Saskatoon. The northern boundary is Highway 5. The riding includes the communities of Dundurn (home to a Canadian Forces base), Watrous, Outlook and Kenaston, as well as the White Cap reserve.
Population: 76,273 (2006 census; an increase of 3.5% since 2001)
Political History
Conservative Lynne Yelich took 54 per cent of the vote in 2008, defeating New Democrat Patti Gieni. In 2006, Yelich took 47 per cent of the vote
In 2004, she defeated Liberal Tiffany Paulsen. Yelich was first elected in 2000 as a Canadian Alliance candidate. In 1997, voters chose Allan Karpan of the Reform party, who nudged out Liberal Morris Bodnar by 3,137 ballots. Bodnar had won in 1993.
New Democrats held the old Saskatoon-Dundurn riding through the 1979 and 1980 elections, while a Tory narrowly won in 1984. The NDP returned for a single term in 1988.
Saskatoon East:
- 1979, 1980 - NDP
- 1984 - PC
Saskatoon-Dundurn:
- 1988 - NDP
- 1993 - LIB
Blackstrap:
- 1997 - REF
- 2000 - CA
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 48.25% (36,365) |
| French | 11.84% (8,925) |
| Aboriginal | 6.10% (4,600) |
| American | 1.77% (1,335) |
| Canadian | 18.36% (13,835) |
| Caribbean | 0.17% (125) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.43% (325) |
| Western European | 36.51% (27,515) |
| Northern European | 14.49% (10,920) |
| Eastern European | 26.01% (19,605) |
| S European | 3.01% (2,265) |
| Other European | 0.51% (385) |
| Scandinavian | 14.01% (10,560) |
| Baltic | 0.17% (130) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.17% (885) |
| African | 0.76% (575) |
| Arab | 0.64% (485) |
| Maghrebi | 0.02% (15) |
| West Asia | 0.18% (135) |
| South Asia | 1.10% (830) |
| East/SE Asia | 3.26% (2,455) |
| Oceania | 0.11% (85) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.03% (20) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 75,370 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 87% (65,265) |
| French | 2% (1,140) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (170) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (25) |
| Dene | 0% (10) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (10) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (50) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (50) |
| Portuguese | 0% (60) |
| Romanian | 0% (70) |
| Spanish | 0% (210) |
| Danish | 0% (50) |
| Dutch | 0% (190) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (10) |
| German | 3% (2,050) |
| Norwegian | 0% (95) |
| Swedish | 0% (20) |
| Yiddish | 0% (10) |
| Bosnian | 0% (15) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (75) |
| Czech | 0% (30) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (200) |
| Russian | 0% (215) |
| Serbian | 0% (20) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (20) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (15) |
| Ukrainian | 2% (1,475) |
| Latvian | 0% (10) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (75) |
| Hungarian | 0% (120) |
| Greek | 0% (290) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (10) |
| Arabic | 0% (255) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (10) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (25) |
| Bengali | 0% (30) |
| Gujarati | 0% (25) |
| Hindi | 0% (25) |
| Kurdish | 0% (10) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (60) |
| Pashto | 0% (15) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (40) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (40) |
| Urdu | 0% (50) |
| Malayalam | 0% (20) |
| Tamil | 0% (55) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (75) |
| Korean | 0% (30) |
| Cantonese | 0% (255) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 1% (1,050) |
| Mandarin | 0% (115) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (55) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (10) |
| Ilocano | 0% (30) |
| Malay | 0% (10) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (120) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (20) |
| Swahili | 0% (15) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 74,880 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 6.75 |
| Mining | 0.96 |
| Utilities | 1.47 |
| Construction | 6.09 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 4.03 |
| Retail | 12.91 |
| Transport | 4.22 |
| Info Culture | 3.55 |
| Finance Insurance | 6.90 |
| Real Estate | 1.41 |
| ProSciTech | 3.93 |
| Management | 0.14 |
| Waste/Remediation | 2.98 |
| Education | 5.70 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.54 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.61 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.68 |
| Public Admin | 9.17 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 39,465 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 4.1%
5.6% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 16.87%
15.42%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 30.69%
28.70%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $85,450
$71,339 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 7%
5% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 33.16%
27.05% National
33.35%
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