Regina—Qu'Appelle


Regina—Qu'Appelle is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968 and since 1988.

Geography

The district includes the northeastern quarter of the city of Regina and the surrounding eastern rural area including the towns of Balgonie, Fort Qu'Appelle, Indian Head, Qu'Appelle, Pilot Butte, and White City; extending northwards to the towns of Southey, Cupar, Raymore, Punnichy, and Wynyard.

Demographics

Ethnic groups: 72.5% White, 21.7% Aboriginal, 1.2% South Asian, 1.0% Black, 1.0% Filipino

Languages: 91.0% English, 1.3% Ukrainian, 1.2% German, 1.0% French

Religions: 67.2% Christian, 3.6% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 1.1% Muslim, 26.9% No religion

Median income : $29,627

Average income : $37,401

History

The Qu'Appelle riding was first created in 1903 and covered the Northwest Territories, including what would later be Saskatchewan. In 1905, the district was amended to just cover Saskatchewan.
In 1966, Qu'Appelle riding was abolished when it was redistributed between the Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain, Regina—Lake Centre, Regina East and Assiniboia ridings.
In 1987, Regina—Qu'Appelle was created from parts of the Assiniboia, Humboldt—Lake Centre, Qu'Appelle–Moose Mountain and Regina East ridings.
The riding was known as Qu'Appelle from 1996 to 1998. In 1998, its name was changed back to Regina—Qu'Appelle.
This riding gained fractions of territory from Palliser, Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre and Blackstrap during the 2012 electoral redistribution. It became the only hybrid urban-rural riding in the Regina area after the 2012 redistribution.

Members of Parliament

The riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons:

Current member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Andrew Scheer, the current leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition. Formerly in the insurance industry, he served in the 41st Canadian Parliament as Speaker of the House of Commons. He was first elected in the 2004 election. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Transport' and the 'Standing Committee on Official Languages'.

Election results

Regina—Qu'Appelle

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Canadian Alliance vote in 2000 election.
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

Qu'Appelle, 1988–2000

Qu'Appelle, 1904–1968

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election.
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election. Social Credit vote is compared to New Democracy vote in 1940 election.
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
Note: Liberal-Progressive vote is compared to Progressive vote in 1925 election.