Palliser (Saskatchewan electoral district)

Palliser
Saskatchewan electoral district
	Palliser in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts
Coordinates:	50°10′59″N 105°17′13″W / 50.183°N 105.287°W
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1996
District abolished	2013
First contested	1997
Last contested	2011
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)	68,544
Electors (2011)	50,094
Area (km²)	7,486.76
Census subdivision(s)	Regina, Moose Jaw

Palliser was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.

Geography

It included the city of Moose Jaw, the southwest quadrant of the city of Regina and the rural areas around them.

Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, the riding was abolished. The Regina portion became part of the new riding of Regina—Lewvan, while Moose Jaw and the rural portion became part of Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan. Small parts of the riding were transferred to Cypress Hills—Grasslands and Regina—Qu'Appelle.

Parliament	Years		Party
Palliser Riding created from Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Regina—Lumsden, Regina—Wascana and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia
36th	1997–2000	Dick Proctor	New Democratic
37th	2000–2004	Dick Proctor	New Democratic
38th	2004–2006	Dave Batters	Conservative
39th	2006–2008	Dave Batters
40th	2008–2011	Ray Boughen
41st	2011–2015	Ray Boughen
Riding dissolved into Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, Regina—Lewvan and Regina—Qu'Appelle

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ray Boughen	15,850	47.00	+3.01	$79,591
	New Democratic	Noah Evanchuk	15,084	44.73	+10.96	$68,063
	Liberal	Russell Collicott	1,797	5.33	-11.72	$23,336
	Green	Larissa Shasko	995	2.95	-2.23	$921
Total valid votes/expense limit			33,726	100.00		$80,114
Total rejected ballots			93	0.27	-0.13
Turnout			33,819	68.51	+4.51
Eligible voters			49,362	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ray Boughen	14,159	43.99	+1.01	$65,034
	New Democratic	Don Mitchell	10,865	33.77	+0.73	$63,072
	Liberal	Calvin Johnston	5,489	17.05	-3.15	$60,000
	Green	Larissa Shasko	1,580	5.18	+1.78	$213
Total valid votes/expense limit			32,093	100.00		$77,498
Total rejected ballots			143	0.4	–
Turnout			32,236	64	-5

2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dave Batters	14,906	42.98	+7.13	$71,895
	New Democratic	Jo-Anne Dusel	11,400	33.04	-2.43	$63,803
	Liberal	John Williams	7,006	20.20	-4.61	$35,782
	Green	Larissa Shasko	1,182	3.40	+0.91	$550
	Canadian Action	Marcia Fogal	120	0.34	–	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			34,614	100.00		–
Total rejected ballots				–	–
Turnout			34,614	69.1	+4.7

2004 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Dave Batters	11,909	35.85	-5.59	$69,479
	New Democratic	Dick Proctor	11,785	35.47	-2.68	$62,385
	Liberal	John Williams	8,244	24.81	+4.40	$41,057
	Green	Brian Rands	829	2.49	–	–
	Christian Heritage	Harold Stephan	451	1.35	–	$720
Total valid votes/expense limit			33,218	100.00		–
Total rejected ballots			108	0.32	+0.01
Turnout			33,326	64.42	-0.32

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance vote in 2000.

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

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