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Regina - Lumsden - Lake Centre
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 162/162 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Tom Lukiwski | 18,076 | 53.21 |
Elected |
| NDP | Brian Sklar | 12,431 | 36.59 |
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| LIB | Monica Lysack | 2,555 | 7.52 |
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| GRN | Billy Patterson | 911 | 2.68 |
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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 riding encompasses an area north and west of Regina, plus part of the city north of the CP Rail line and west of North Pasqua Street and Lewvan Drive. Included are urban, working-class neighbourhoods, as well as middle-class suburbs such as Lumsden and smaller communities such as Nokomis, Semans, Eyebrow, Regina Beach and Duval.
This riding was created in 1996 by combining two-thirds of Regina-Lumsden with portions of Moose Jaw-Lake Centre, Regina-Qu'Appelle and Mackenzie.
Population: 65,885 (2006 census; a decrease of 0.7% since 2001)
Political History
Conservative Tom Lukiwski won for a third time in 2008 with 51 per of the vote, defeating New Democrat Fred Kress by 7,090 votes.
Lukiwski won by a comfortable margin in 2006, taking 42 per cent of the vote. In 2004, Lukiwski defeated Liberal Gary Anderson by just 122 votes.
Until 2000, this region had been a New Democrat stronghold for decades: the NDP's Les Benjamin served here from 1968 to 1993 and was succeeded by fellow New Democrat John Solomon, who defeated Liberal Anita Bergman in 1993 and Reform's Gerry Fuller in 1997. In 2000, however, Solomon was unseated, losing by just 161 votes to the Canadian Alliance's Larry Spencer.
Spencer was booted from the Alliance caucus in 2003 after stating that homosexuality should be outlawed. He was later turned down for admission to the Conservative Party of Canada. He ran as an Independent in 2004, but garnered less than five per cent of the vote.
- 1997 - NDP
- 2000 - CA
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 49.36% (32,110) |
| French | 11.19% (7,280) |
| Aboriginal | 7.28% (4,735) |
| American | 1.21% (785) |
| Canadian | 19.17% (12,470) |
| Caribbean | 0.48% (315) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.50% (325) |
| Western European | 40.52% (26,360) |
| Northern European | 10.72% (6,975) |
| Eastern European | 25.90% (16,850) |
| S European | 2.67% (1,735) |
| Other European | 0.22% (145) |
| Scandinavian | 10.35% (6,735) |
| Baltic | 0.11% (70) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.98% (640) |
| African | 0.53% (345) |
| Arab | 0.21% (135) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.09% (60) |
| South Asia | 0.65% (420) |
| East/SE Asia | 1.87% (1,215) |
| Oceania | 0.10% (65) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.03% (20) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 65,055 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 93% (59,985) |
| French | 1% (590) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (45) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| 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% (20) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (180) |
| Portuguese | 0% (10) |
| Romanian | 0% (40) |
| Spanish | 0% (210) |
| Danish | 0% (20) |
| Dutch | 0% (85) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 2% (1,325) |
| Norwegian | 0% (20) |
| Swedish | 0% (15) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (15) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (65) |
| Czech | 0% (0) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (125) |
| Russian | 0% (50) |
| Serbian | 0% (35) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (30) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 1% (445) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (10) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (15) |
| Hungarian | 0% (105) |
| Greek | 0% (0) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (30) |
| Arabic | 0% (15) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (50) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (20) |
| Hindi | 0% (15) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (265) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (0) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (10) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (10) |
| Korean | 0% (55) |
| Cantonese | 0% (55) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (100) |
| Mandarin | 0% (0) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (45) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (10) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (120) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (15) |
| Ilocano | 0% (15) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (200) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (25) |
| Creoles | 0% (15) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 64,610 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 19.52 |
| Mining | 10.71 |
| Utilities | 2.44 |
| Construction | 5.66 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.59 |
| Retail | 10.38 |
| Transport | 4.50 |
| Info Culture | 1.15 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.71 |
| Real Estate | 0.83 |
| ProSciTech | 2.18 |
| Management | 0.10 |
| Waste/Remediation | 2.18 |
| Education | 5.45 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.52 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.41 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.49 |
| Public Admin | 3.95 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 35,075 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 4.2%
5.6% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 12.20%
15.42%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 32.17%
28.70%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $79,109
$71,339 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 5%
5% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 30.20%
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.
Brian Sklar | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Marital Status: | Married to Trudy |
| Profession: | Musician |
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