# Cypress Hills—Grasslands

Cypress Hills—Grasslands is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will lose the Rural Municipalities of Stonehenge, Lake of the Rivers, Willow Bunch, Old Post and Poplar Valley, and all enclosed towns and villages to Souris—Moose Mountain, lose the Rural Municipalities of Maple Bush, Enfield, Chaplin, Wheatlands, Caron, Shamrock, Rodgers, Hillsborough, Gravelbourg, Sutton, and Lake Johnston plus all enclosed towns and villages to Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, gains the Rural Municipalities of Eye Hill, Grass Lake, Tramping Lake, Reford, Rosemount, Heart's Hill, Progress, Mariposa, Grandview, Antelope Park, Prairiedale, Oakdale, Winslow and all enclosed towns and villages in those RMs from Battlefords—Lloydminster, and gain the Rural Municipalities of Biggar, Perdue, Mountain View, Marriott, Harris, Montrose, Pleasant Valley, St. Andrews, Milden and Fertile Valley, including all enclosed towns and villages from Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek.

## Geography

The district is in the southwestern corner of the Province of Saskatchewan.

## History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia ridings.
This riding lost territory to Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek and gained territory from Battlefords—Lloydminster and Palliser during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Historical boundaries

* 1996 representation order
* 2013 representation order

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Cypress Hills—Grasslands (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 55,000 | 87.66% | 57,580 | 90.66% | 59,640 | 94.16% |
| Indigenous | 3,420 | 5.45% | 2,710 | 4.27% | 1,950 | 3.08% |
| Southeast Asian | 2,325 | 3.71% | 1,600 | 2.52% | 880 | 1.39% |
| South Asian | 715 | 1.14% | 440 | 0.69% | 150 | 0.24% |
| East Asian | 525 | 0.84% | 550 | 0.87% | 445 | 0.7% |
| African | 305 | 0.49% | 195 | 0.31% | 155 | 0.24% |
| Latin American | 225 | 0.36% | 185 | 0.29% | 95 | 0.15% |
| Middle Eastern | 110 | 0.18% | 125 | 0.2% | 0 | 0% |
| Other/multiracial | 130 | 0.21% | 125 | 0.2% | 0 | 0% |
| Total responses | 62,740 | 91.84% | 63,510 | 92.91% | 63,340 | 93.38% |
| Total population | 68,314 | 100% | 68,353 | 100% | 67,834 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Cypress Hills—Grasslands Riding created from Kindersley—Lloydminster, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Lee Morrison | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Lee Morrison | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | David Anderson | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | David Anderson | Conservative |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | David Anderson | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | David Anderson | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | David Anderson | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | David Anderson | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | David Anderson | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Jeremy Patzer | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Jeremy Patzer | Conservative |

## Election results

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Patzer | 24,518 | 71.53 | –9.6 | $35,741.95 |
| | New Democratic | Alex McPhee | 3,604 | 10.51 | +1.0 | $26,349.39 |
| | People's | Charles Reginald Hislop | 2,826 | 8.24 | +5.4 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | Mackenzie Hird | 1,492 | 4.35 | +0.1 | $2,023.58 |
| | Maverick | Mark Skagen | 1,360 | 3.97 | +3.97 | $7,334.65 |
| | Green | Carol Vandale | 284 | 0.83 | –1.1 | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Maria Rose Lewans | 193 | 0.56 | –0.01 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 34,277 | 99.6 | – | $122,866.74 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 145 | 0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,422 | 67 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 49,606 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.2 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 27,528 | 72.46 |
| New Democratic | 3,903 | 10.27 |
| People's | 2,879 | 7.58 |
| Liberal | 1,563 | 4.11 |
| Green | 320 | 0.84 |
| Others | 1,800 | 4.74 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Jeremy Patzer | 31,140 | 81.1 | +11.91 | $41,250.21 |
| | New Democratic | Trevor Peterson | 3,666 | 9.5 | -3.71 | $10,304.53 |
| | Liberal | William Caton | 1,595 | 4.2 | -10.66 | $5,954.44 |
| | People's | Lee Harding | 1,075 | 2.8 | - | $3,064.62 |
| | Green | Bill Clary | 719 | 1.9 | -0.84 | $0.00 |
| | Independent | Maria Lewans | 220 | 0.6 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,415 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 259 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,674 | 77.2 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 50,111 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.81 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | David Anderson | 25,050 | 69.19 | -1.38 | $53,440.65 |
| | Liberal | Marvin Wiens | 5,381 | 14.86 | +9.02 | $50,766.23 |
| | New Democratic | Trevor Peterson | 4,783 | 13.21 | -7.59 | $43,201.40 |
| | Green | Bill Caton | 993 | 2.74 | -0.04 | $1,007.60 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,207 | 100.0 | | $235,061.03 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 99 | 0.27 | -0.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,306 | 71.99 | +4.89 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 50,426 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.22 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 22,871 | 70.57 |
| New Democratic | 6,742 | 20.80 |
| Liberal | 1,894 | 5.84 |
| Green | 901 | 2.78 |
vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | David L. Anderson | 20,555 | 69.8 | +5.4 | $39,752 |
| | New Democratic | Trevor Peterson | 6,248 | 21.2 | +5.4 | $9,855 |
| | Liberal | Duane Filson | 1,838 | 6.2 | -7.1 | $27,813 |
| | Green | Helmi Scott | 788 | 2.7 | -3.9 | $517 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 29,429 | 100.0 | | $94,253 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 79 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,508 | 67.1 | +4 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 43,997 | – | – |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.25 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | David L. Anderson | 17,922 | 64.4 | -2.1 | $51,570 |
| | New Democratic | Scott Wilson | 4,394 | 15.8 | -1.1 | $5,879 |
| | Liberal | Duane Filson | 3,691 | 13.3 | +0.4 | $23,849 |
| | Green | Bill Clary | 1,840 | 6.6 | +2.8 | $4,012 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 27,847 | 100.0 | | $91,352 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 81 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,928 | 63 | -3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +1.0 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | David L. Anderson | 20,035 | 66.5 | +5.8 | $42,285 |
| | New Democratic | Mike Eason | 5,076 | 16.8 | +0.3 | $12,076 |
| | Liberal | Bill Caton | 3,885 | 12.9 | -5.8 | $3,553 |
| | Green | Amanda Knorr | 1,141 | 3.8 | -0.4 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,137 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 85 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,222 | 66.5 | +3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.8 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | David L. Anderson | 18,010 | 60.6 | -9.9 | $35,176 |
| | Liberal | Bill Caton | 5,547 | 18.7 | +6.1 | $29,831 |
| | New Democratic | Jeff Potts | 4,901 | 16.5 | –0.4 | $17,512 |
| | Green | Bev Currie | 1,243 | 4.2 | | $805 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,701 | 100 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 117 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,818 | 63 | -2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -8.0 |
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | David L. Anderson | 18,593 | 61.6 | +12.5 | $33,948 |
| | New Democratic | Keith Murch | 5,101 | 16.9 | -2.5 | $14,293 |
| | Liberal | Marlin Bryce Belt | 3,791 | 12.6 | -8.7 | $722 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Caton | 2,676 | 8.9 | -1.3 | $7,462 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,161 | 100 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 90 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,251 | 65 | -2.4 |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | Swing | +10.6 |
vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Lee Morrison | 16,439 | 49.1 | – | $36,935 |
| | Liberal | Ron Gleim | 7,130 | 21.3 | – | $52,705 |
| | New Democratic | Dean Smith | 6,490 | 19.4 | – | $36,138 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Marcel Fournier | 3,421 | 10.2 | – | $9,917 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,480 | 100 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 105 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,585 | 67.4 |