# Battlefords—Lloydminster

Battlefords—Lloydminster 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 Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake at the first election held after April 22, 2024. It will gain Beaver Lake, Spiritwood, Meadow Lake, Loon Lake and the remainder of the Medstead Rural Municipalities, including enclosed Indian Reserves, Villages and the City of Meadow Lake from Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River; lose 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 to Swift Current—Grasslands—Kindersley.

## Geography

The district is in Central-Western Saskatchewan. It includes the communities of North Battleford, Battleford and Unity; as well as the Saskatchewan portion of Lloydminster.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Battlefords—Lloydminster (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 46,095 | 66.69% | 49,280 | 68.78% | 51,620 | 75.17% |
| Indigenous | 17,115 | 24.76% | 17,250 | 24.08% | 14,910 | 21.71% |
| Southeast Asian | 3,655 | 5.29% | 3,125 | 4.36% | 1,115 | 1.62% |
| South Asian | 865 | 1.25% | 840 | 1.17% | 325 | 0.47% |
| African | 515 | 0.75% | 340 | 0.47% | 210 | 0.31% |
| East Asian | 400 | 0.58% | 425 | 0.59% | 280 | 0.41% |
| Latin American | 285 | 0.41% | 155 | 0.22% | 140 | 0.2% |
| Middle Eastern | 40 | 0.06% | 75 | 0.1% | 0 | 0% |
| Other/multiracial | 165 | 0.24% | 170 | 0.24% | 60 | 0.09% |
| Total responses | 69,120 | 97.46% | 71,645 | 97.47% | 68,675 | 98.06% |
| Total population | 70,918 | 100% | 73,506 | 100% | 70,034 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
    According to the 2011 Canadian census
Languages: 87.4% English, 4.5% Cree, 2.5% German, 1.4% French, 1.0% Tagalog, 3.2% Other Religions: 71.4% Christian, 3.6% Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality, 0.8% Other, 24.2% None Median income: $29,976 (2010)
Average income: $37,724 (2010)

## History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.
This riding lost territory to Cypress Hills—Grasslands and gained a fraction of territory from Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

### Historical boundaries

* 1996 representation order
* 2013 representation order
* 2023 final report

## Members of Parliament

The riding has been represented by Rosemarie Falk since 2017. It has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Battlefords—Lloydminster :
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Kindersley—Lloydminster and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Gerry Ritz | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Gerry Ritz | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Gerry Ritz | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Gerry Ritz | Conservative |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Gerry Ritz | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Gerry Ritz | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Gerry Ritz | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Gerry Ritz | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2015–2017 | Gerry Ritz | Conservative |
| 42nd | 2017–2019 | Rosemarie Falk | Conservative |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Rosemarie Falk | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Rosemarie Falk | Conservative |

## Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 23,018 | 67.26 |
| New Democratic | 4,418 | 12.91 |
| Liberal | 2,506 | 7.32 |
| People's | 2,050 | 5.99 |
| Green | 266 | 0.78 |
| Others | 1,965 | 5.74 |
vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Rosemarie Falk | 21,336 | 68.7 | -9.6 | $59,048.66 |
| | New Democratic | Erik Hansen | 3,718 | 12.0 | +0.6 | $12,928.01 |
| | Maverick | Ken Rutherford | 2,162 | 7.0 | – | $21,013.54 |
| | People's | Terry Sieben | 1,847 | 5.9 | +4.2 | $0.00 |
| | Liberal | Larry Ingram | 1,748 | 5.6 | -1.2 | $5,713.77 |
| | Green | Kerri Wall | 237 | 0.8 | -0.9 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 31,048 | 99.4 | +0.2 | $112,669.55 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 182 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,230 | 61.88 | -8.82 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 50,641 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.1 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Rosemarie Falk | 28,030 | 78.3 | +8.74 | $35,922.24 |
| | New Democratic | Marcella Pedersen | 4,098 | 11.4 | -1.77 | $7,794.87 |
| | Liberal | Larry Ingram | 2,426 | 6.8 | -3.64 | none listed |
| | People's | Jason MacInnis | 662 | 1.8 | – | none listed |
| | Green | David Kim-Cragg | 605 | 1.7 | +.15 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 35,821 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 278 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,099 | 70.7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 51,033 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +5.26 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
On 5 November 2017, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a by-election will be held on December 11, 2017.
Canadian federal by-election, 11 December 2017 Resignation of Gerry Ritz :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rosemarie Falk | 8,965 | 69.56 | +8.55 |
| | New Democratic | Matt Fedler | 1,698 | 13.17 | -4.44 |
| | Liberal | Larry Ingram | 1,345 | 10.44 | -6.04 |
| | Independent | Ken Finlayson | 681 | 5.28 | – |
| | Green | Yvonne Potter-Pihach | 200 | 1.55 | -0.16 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 12,889 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,889 | 27.05 | -39.46 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 47,651 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.49 |
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Gerry Ritz | 20,547 | 61.01 | -4.94 | $70,973.30 |
| | New Democratic | Glenn Tait | 5,930 | 17.61 | -10.45 | $6,284.73 |
| | Liberal | Larry Ingram | 5,550 | 16.48 | +13.10 | $17,912.01 |
| | Independent | Doug Anguish | 1,076 | 3.19 | n/a | – |
| | Green | Mikaela Tenkink | 575 | 1.71 | -0.90 | $56.97 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 33,678 | 99.45 | | $214,778.83 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.55 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,864 | 66.51 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 50,917 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.76 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 17,168 | 65.95 |
| New Democratic | 7,304 | 28.06 |
| Liberal | 881 | 3.38 |
| Green | 680 | 2.61 |
vte2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | (x) Gerry Ritz | 19,203 | 66.9 | +6.8 | $57,125 |
| | New Democratic | Glenn Tait | 7,767 | 27.1 | +1.8 | $57,552 |
| | Liberal | Jordan LaPlante | 950 | 3.3 | -4.9 | $4,043 |
| | Green | Norbert Kratchmer | 785 | 2.7 | -2.3 | $345 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 28,705 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 109 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,814 | 58.2 | +7 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 49,530 | – | – |
vte2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | (x) Gerry Ritz | 15,621 | 60.1 | +6.1 | $60,942 |
| | New Democratic | Bob Woloshyn | 6,572 | 25.3 | +9.6 | $52,759 |
| | Liberal | Greg Nyholt | 2,140 | 8.2 | -4.6 | – |
| | Green | Norbert Kratchmer | 1,287 | 5.0 | +2.9 | $4,638 |
| | Christian Heritage | Harold Stephan | 368 | 1.4 | +0.4 | $6 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 25,988 | 100.0 | | $87,340 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 96 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,084 | 51 | -9 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | (x) Gerry Ritz | 16,491 | 54.1 | -4.2 | $54,526 |
| | New Democratic | Elgin Wyatt | 4,829 | 15.7 | -4.6 | $20,468 |
| | Independent | Jim Pankiw | 4,396 | 14.4 | – | $77,133 |
| | Liberal | Dominic LaPlante | 3,901 | 12.8 | -4.6 | – |
| | Green | Norbert Kratchmer | 637 | 2.1 | -0.8 | $145 |
| | Christian Heritage | Harold Stephan | 306 | 1.0 | -0.2 | $562 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,560 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 89 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,649 | 60 | +8 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | (x) Gerry Ritz | 15,441 | 58.3 | -7.0 | $45,813 |
| | New Democratic | Shawn McKee | 5,367 | 20.2 | +2.9 | $41,961 |
| | Liberal | Del Price | 4,617 | 17.4 | +0.1 | $32,265 |
| | Green | Kelsey Pearson | 766 | 2.9 | – | |
| | Christian Heritage | Diane Stephan | 316 | 1.2 | – | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,507 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 94 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,601 | 52 | -8.3 |
vte2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | (x) Gerry Ritz | 17,691 | 60.2 | +17.5 | $43,761 |
| | New Democratic | Elgin Wayne Wyatt | 5,107 | 17.4 | -10.4 | $22,558 |
| | Liberal | Peter Frey | 5,098 | 17.4 | -2.7 | $15,510 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Harry Zamonsky | 1,474 | 5.0 | -4.4 | $3,102 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 29,370 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 107 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,477 | 60 | -3.3 |
vte1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Gerry Ritz | 13,125 | 42.7 | – | $37,206 |
| | New Democratic | (x) Len Taylor | 8,535 | 27.8 | – | $49,152 |
| | Liberal | Glenn Hornick | 6,155 | 20.0 | – | $43,136 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ken Ritter | 2,888 | 9.4 | – | $22,635 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,703 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 91 | 0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,794 | 63 |