# Regina—Wascana

Regina—Wascana (formerly Wascana) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.

## Geography

Most of the riding is within the provincial capital city of Regina, in southern Saskatchewan.
The riding is bordered on the south by Fifth Base Line; on the west by Albert Street; on the north-west by the Canadian Pacific Railway; on the north by Victoria Avenue; and on the east by Range Road 190.
The riding is bordered on the south by Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan; on the west by Regina—Lewvan; and on the north and east by Regina—Qu'Appelle. The riding lost significant territory in the 2012 re-distribution to Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan and Souris—Moose Mountain, but lost very little population.

## Demographics

Panethnic groups in Regina—Wascana (2011−2021) :
| Panethnic group | 2021 | 2021 | 2016 | 2016 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Panethnic group | Pop. | % | Pop. | % | Pop. | % |
| European | 55,025 | 62.92% | 57,815 | 70.05% | 59,840 | 79.18% |
| South Asian | 7,970 | 9.11% | 5,315 | 6.44% | 2,135 | 2.83% |
| Indigenous | 7,560 | 8.64% | 6,410 | 7.77% | 5,355 | 7.09% |
| Southeast Asian | 5,180 | 5.92% | 3,930 | 4.76% | 3,035 | 4.02% |
| African | 4,320 | 4.94% | 2,855 | 3.46% | 1,200 | 1.59% |
| East Asian | 4,315 | 4.93% | 4,050 | 4.91% | 2,585 | 3.42% |
| Middle Eastern | 1,630 | 1.86% | 1,055 | 1.28% | 580 | 0.77% |
| Latin American | 590 | 0.67% | 490 | 0.59% | 530 | 0.7% |
| Other/multiracial | 855 | 0.98% | 610 | 0.74% | 315 | 0.42% |
| Total responses | 87,450 | 98.16% | 82,530 | 98.07% | 75,570 | 97.88% |
| Total population | 89,087 | 100% | 84,153 | 100% | 77,208 | 100% |
| Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries. |||||||
    According to the 2016 Canadian census
Languages: 78.3% English, 2.3% Mandarin, 2.0% Tagalog, 1.6% French, 1.3% Punjabi, 1.3% German, 1.1% Urdu, 1.1% Cantonese
Religions (2011): 68.3% Christian (31.3% Catholic, 12.0% United Church, 6.6% Lutheran, 3.2% Anglican, 2.2% Baptist, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.2% Pentecostal, 10.3% Other), 2.0% Muslim, 1.3% Buddhist, 1.1% Hind, 25.8 No religion
Median income (2015): $42,192
Average income (2015): $55,770

## History

The electoral district was created in 1988 from Regina East, Regina West and Assiniboia. From 1993 to 2019, Ralph Goodale, who served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Public Safety, was the Member of Parliament. Between 2004 and 2015 (for the 38th through 41st Canadian Parliaments inclusive), Goodale was the only non-Conservative MP to serve a constituency in Saskatchewan. Along with Winnipeg North, Wascana was one of only two seats retained by the Liberals in the Prairie Provinces in the 2011 election.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Regina—Wascana Riding created from Assiniboia, Regina East, and Regina West |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Larry Schneider | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Ralph Goodale | Liberal |
| Wascana |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Ralph Goodale | Liberal |
| 37th | 2000–2004 | Ralph Goodale | Liberal |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Ralph Goodale | Liberal |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Ralph Goodale | Liberal |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Ralph Goodale | Liberal |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Ralph Goodale | Liberal |
| Regina—Wascana |||||
| 42nd | 2015–2019 | Ralph Goodale | Liberal |
| 43rd | 2019–2021 | Michael Kram | Conservative |
| 44th | 2021–present | Michael Kram | Conservative |

### Current member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Michael Kram. He was first elected in the 2019 Canadian federal election, after having run and finishing second in the 2015 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.

## Election results
### Regina—Wascana: 2015–present

vte2021 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Michael Kram | 19,261 | 49.9 | +0.47 | $80,923.17 |
| | Liberal | Sean McEachern | 10,390 | 26.9 | -6.71 | $86,519.29 |
| | New Democratic | Erin Hidlebaugh | 6,975 | 18.1 | +5.39 | $3,062.34 |
| | People's | Mario Milanovski | 1,352 | 3.5 | +2.51 | $2,039.18 |
| | Green | Victor Lau | 622 | 1.6 | -1.3 | $2,714.95 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 38,600 | 99.3 | – | $102,892.46 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 291 | 0.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,891 | 63.9 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 60,858 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2021 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 19,258 | 49.90 |
| Liberal | 10,388 | 26.92 |
| New Democratic | 6,974 | 18.07 |
| People's | 1,352 | 3.50 |
| Green | 622 | 1.61 |
vte2019 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Michael Kram | 22,418 | 49.43 | +19.16 | $74,982.33 |
| | Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 15,242 | 33.61 | -21.52 | $92,046.46 |
| | New Democratic | Hailey Clark | 5,801 | 12.79 | +0.24 | none listed |
| | Green | Tamela Friesen | 1,316 | 2.90 | +0.85 | $2,193.36 |
| | People's | Mario Milanovski | 450 | 0.99 | - | $4,344.47 |
| | Independent | Evangeline Godron | 128 | 0.28 | - | none listed |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,355 | 99.25 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 344 | 0.75 | +0.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,699 | 75.60 | +0.99 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 60,451 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +20.34 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
vte2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 23,552 | 55.13 | +13.37 | $96,786.47 |
| | Conservative | Michael Kram | 12,931 | 30.27 | -5.44 | $89,000.81 |
| | New Democratic | April Bourgeois | 5,362 | 12.55 | -7.53 | $21,735.49 |
| | Green | Frances Simonson | 878 | 2.06 | -0.4 | $4,601.01 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,723 | 99.59 | | $193,043.93 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 176 | 0.41 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,889 | 74.60 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 57,504 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +9.41 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 federal election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Liberal | 15,271 | 41.76 |
| Conservative | 13,056 | 35.71 |
| New Democratic | 7,341 | 20.08 |
| Green | 898 | 2.46 |

### Wascana: 1997–2015

vte2011 Canadian federal election: Wascana :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 15,823 | 40.8 | -5.2 | $65,366 |
| | Conservative | Ian Shields | 14,291 | 36.9 | +2.3 | $74,976 |
| | New Democratic | Marc Spooner | 7,681 | 19.8 | +5.1 | $25,821 |
| | Green | Bill Clary | 954 | 2.5 | -2.1 | $755 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,749 | 100.0 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 106 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,855 | 68.1 | +3.9 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 57,034 | – | – |
vte2008 Canadian federal election: Wascana :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 17,028 | 46.0 | -5.7 | $66,057 |
| | Conservative | Michelle Hunter | 12,798 | 34.6 | +4.4 | $66,686 |
| | New Democratic | Stephen Moore | 5,418 | 14.7 | +0.2 | $19,393 |
| | Green | George Wooldridge | 1,706 | 4.6 | +1.1 | $4,204 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,950 | 100.0 | $77,030 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 121 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,071 | 64.2 | -6 |
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Wascana :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 20,666 | 51.8 | -5.4 | $66,648 |
| | Conservative | Brad Farquhar | 11,990 | 30.0 | +5.8 | $67,579 |
| | New Democratic | Helen Yum | 5,880 | 14.7 | -1.3 | $30,123 |
| | Green | Nigel Taylor | 1,378 | 3.5 | +0.9 | $1,653 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,914 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 94 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,008 | 70 | +7 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Wascana :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 20,567 | 57.2 | +16.0 | $43,226 |
| | Conservative | Doug Cryer | 8,709 | 24.2 | -11.9 | $57,802 |
| | New Democratic | Erin M.K. Weir | 5,771 | 16.0 | -5.5 | $29,783 |
| | Green | Darcy Robilliard | 928 | 2.6 | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 35,975 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 80 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,055 | 63.1 | +0.9 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the Canadian Alliance vote in 2000 election.
vte2000 Canadian federal election: Wascana :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 14,244 | 41.2 | -0.7 | $56,685 |
| | Alliance | James Rybchuk | 12,492 | 36.1 | +7.2 | $59,667 |
| | New Democratic | Garth Ormiston | 7,446 | 21.5 | -6.8 | $58,098 |
| | Canadian Action | Wayne Gilmer | 401 | 1.2 | +0.4 | $1,619 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 34,583 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 98 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,681 | 62.3 | -4.0 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
vte1997 Canadian federal election: Wascana :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 14,077 | 41.9 | -2.4 | $54,021 |
| | New Democratic | John Burton | 9,530 | 28.4 | +7.2 | $37,942 |
| | Reform | Glen Blager | 7,261 | 21.6 | +5.9 | $39,285 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Michael Morris | 2,477 | 7.4 | -8.4 | $18,266 |
| | Canadian Action | Walter P. Sigda | 264 | 0.8 | – | $1,822 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,609 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 136 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,745 | 66.2 |

### Regina—Wascana: 1988–1997

vte1993 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 19,555 | 44.3 | +11.5 |
| | New Democratic | Donna Shire | 9,323 | 21.1 | -11.8 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Larry Schneider | 6,943 | 15.7 | -18.3 |
| | Reform | Andrew Jackson | 6,935 | 15.7 | – |
| | National | John Keen | 734 | 1.7 | – |
| | Natural Law | C. Angus Hunt | 228 | 0.5 | – |
| | Christian Heritage | Hugh Owens | 192 | 0.4 | – |
| | Independent | Barry James Farr | 185 | 0.4 | – |
| | Canada Party | Walter P. Sigda | 64 | 0.1 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 44,159 | 100.0 |
vte1988 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Larry Schneider | 15,339 | 34.0 |
| | New Democratic | Dickson Bailey | 14,829 | 32.9 |
| | Liberal | Ralph Goodale | 14,804 | 32.8 |
| | Communist | Kimball Cariou | 76 | 0.2 |
| | Libertarian | Ian Christopher Madsen | 65 | 0.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,113 | 100.0 |