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Desnethé - Missinippi - Churchill River
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176/176 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Rob Gordon Clarke | 10,504 | 47.91 |
Elected |
| NDP | Lawrence Joseph | 9,715 | 44.31 |
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| LIB | Gabe Lafond | 1,144 | 5.22 |
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| GRN | George Morin | 562 | 2.56 |
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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
This vast riding covers the northern half of Saskatchewan. It is a sprawling wilderness of lakes and rivers and woods.
Significant centres include Meadow Lake, La Loche and Buffalo Narrows.
The Churchill River riding was formed in 1996 from a large part of the Prince Albert-Churchill River riding, a slightly smaller portion of Battlefords-Meadow Lake and a bit of the Mackenzie riding.
Population: 67,937 (2006 census; an increase of 5.5% since 2001)
Political History
The Conservatives took back this riding in 2008 when Rob Clarke defeated Liberal David Orchard by 3,148 votes.
The riding returned to Liberal hands in 2006 when Gary Merasty defeated Conservative incumbent Jeremy Harrison by only 67 votes. Merasty did not run in 2008.
In 2004, Harrison won this riding with slightly more than 37 per cent of the vote. One of his defeated opponents was incumbent Rick Laliberte, who ran as an Independent.
Laliberte was first elected as a New Democrat in 1997, then as a Liberal in 2000.
In the two elections prior to 1997, the former riding of Prince Albert-Churchill River was held by a New Democrat and a Liberal. In Battlefords-Meadow Lake, the Tories and the NDP traded victories from 1979.
Churchill River:
- 1997 - NDP
- 2000 - LIB
- 2004 - CON
- 2006 - LIB
- 2008 byelection - CON
- 2008 general election - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 47.03% (28,030) |
| French | 12.83% (7,645) |
| Aboriginal | 3.63% (2,165) |
| American | 2.25% (1,340) |
| Canadian | 21.64% (12,895) |
| Caribbean | 0.07% (40) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.12% (70) |
| Western European | 42.57% (25,370) |
| Northern European | 17.52% (10,440) |
| Eastern European | 17.48% (10,420) |
| S European | 1.30% (775) |
| Other European | 0.23% (140) |
| Scandinavian | 16.67% (9,935) |
| Baltic | 0.08% (50) |
| Czech/Slovak | 1.49% (890) |
| African | 0.11% (65) |
| Arab | 0.39% (230) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.07% (40) |
| South Asia | 0.33% (195) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.76% (455) |
| Oceania | 0.05% (30) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 59,595 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 85% (50,335) |
| French | 3% (1,815) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (110) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (10) |
| Dene | 0% (10) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| 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% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (0) |
| Portuguese | 0% (0) |
| Romanian | 0% (70) |
| Spanish | 0% (40) |
| Danish | 0% (0) |
| Dutch | 0% (95) |
| Flemish | 0% (10) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 9% (5,610) |
| Norwegian | 0% (115) |
| Swedish | 0% (20) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (10) |
| Czech | 0% (10) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (25) |
| Russian | 0% (25) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (40) |
| Slovenian | 0% (20) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (285) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (95) |
| Hungarian | 0% (25) |
| Greek | 0% (50) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (10) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (15) |
| Hindi | 0% (25) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (10) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (0) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (15) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (15) |
| Japanese | 0% (15) |
| Korean | 0% (75) |
| Cantonese | 0% (35) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (115) |
| Mandarin | 0% (0) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (0) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (55) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 59,295 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 8.65 |
| Mining | 0.94 |
| Utilities | 0.99 |
| Construction | 7.25 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.76 |
| Retail | 13.14 |
| Transport | 5.42 |
| Info Culture | 3.05 |
| Finance Insurance | 3.95 |
| Real Estate | 1.08 |
| ProSciTech | 2.84 |
| Management | 0.09 |
| Waste/Remediation | 4.03 |
| Education | 4.87 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.97 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.95 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.76 |
| Public Admin | 8.11 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 34,700 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 3.4%
5.6% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 20.33%
15.42%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 33.39%
28.70%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $62,234
$71,339 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 1%
5% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 25.04%
27.05% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
Gabe Lafond | |
| Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Birthplace: | Green Lake |
| Marital Status: | Married to Andrea |
| Children: | Three - Rylan, Matthew and Olivia |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
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