# Wood River (electoral district)

Wood River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southern Saskatchewan, the district was created by the Representation Act, 1994 (Saskatchewan) out of parts of the former Assiniboia-Gravelbourg and Shaunavon constituencies. The district takes its name from the RM of Wood River, which is located in the centre of the constituency.
Communities in the riding include the towns of Assiniboia, Ponteix, Rockglen, Gravelbourg, Mossbank and Lafleche; and the villages of Vanguard, Wood Mountain, Hodgeville, Mankota, Bracken and Val Marie.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 23rd | 1995 – 1999 | Glen McPherson | Liberal |
| 24th | 1999 – 2000 | Glen McPherson | Liberal |
| 24th | 2000 – 2003 | Yogi Huyghebaert | Saskatchewan Party |
| 25th | 2003 – 2007 | Yogi Huyghebaert | Saskatchewan Party |
| 26th | 2007 – 2011 | Yogi Huyghebaert | Saskatchewan Party |
| 27th | 2011 – 2016 | Yogi Huyghebaert | Saskatchewan Party |
| 28th | 2016 – 2020 | Dave Marit | Saskatchewan Party |
| 29th | 2020 – present | Dave Marit | Saskatchewan Party |

## Election results

2024 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Dave Marit | 5,700 | 68.26 | -14.53 |
| | New Democratic | Mike Topola | 1,549 | 18.55 | +4.54 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Clint Arnason | 553 | 6.62 | +6.62 |
| | Saskatchewan United | Todd McIntyre | 495 | 5.93 | +5.93 |
| | Green | Melvin Pylypchuk | 54 | 0.65 | -2.48 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,351 | 99.22 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 66 | 0.78 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,417 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
2020 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Dave Marit | 6,413 | 82.79 | +6.72 |
| | New Democratic | Roger Morgan | 1,085 | 14.01 | +1.71 |
| | Green | Kimberly Soo Goodtrack | 248 | 3.20 | +0.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,746 | 99.41 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 46 | 0.59 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,792 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
2016 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Dave Marit | 6,125 | 76.07 | -6.03 |
| | New Democratic | Brenda Shenher | 991 | 12.30 | -2.42 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Brian Archer | 544 | 6.75 | - |
| | Green | Judy Mergel | 200 | 2.48 | -0.77 |
| | Liberal | Edward Ives | 191 | 2.37 | - |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,051 | 100.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
2011 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert | 5,354 | 82.03 | +12.44 |
| | NDP | Randy Gaudry | 961 | 14.72 | -2.54 |
| | Green | Amelia Swiderski | 212 | 3.25 | +1.02 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,527 | 100.00% | |
2007 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert | 5,323 | 69.59 | +14.27 |
| | NDP | Steve Ryan | 1,320 | 17.26 | -8.72 |
| | Liberal | Michael Klein | 768 | 10.04 | -6.03 |
| | Green | Lynn Arrayel | 171 | 2.23 | - |
| | Western Independence | Rocky Young | 67 | 0.88 | -1.75 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,649 | 100.00% | |
2003 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert | 4,350 | 55.32 | -9.77 |
| | NDP | Trevor Davies | 2,043 | 25.98 | +9.02 |
| | Liberal | Louis Stringer | 1,264 | 16.07 | +4.52 |
| | Western Independence | Nick Yorga | 207 | 2.63 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,864 | 100.00% | |
2000 By-election: Wood River electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert | 4,384 | 65.09 | +25.35 |
| | NDP | Robert Anderson | 1,142 | 16.96 | -3.55 |
| | Liberal | Jerry Ruehs | 778 | 11.55 | -28.20 |
| | New Green | Peter Borch | 431 | 6.40 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,735 | 100.00% | |
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Glen McPherson | 3,163 | 39.75 | -8.27 |
| | Saskatchewan | D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert | 3,162 | 39.74 | – |
| | NDP | Robert Anderson | 1,632 | 20.51 | -9.89 |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,957 | 100.00% | |
1995 Saskatchewan general election: Wood River electoral district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Glen McPherson | 4,146 | 48.02 | – |
| | NDP | Allen Engel | 2,624 | 30.40 | – |
| | Prog. Conservative | D.F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert | 1,863 | 21.58 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,633 | 100.00% | |

## 1999 Election controversy

In 1999, a controversy erupted in the Wood River constituency as Saskatchewan Party candidate Yogi Huyghebaert tied Liberal candidate Glen McPherson. The returning officer cast the deciding vote in favour of McPherson, giving the Liberals four seats. This result was later thrown out in court and a by-election was ordered in June 2000. McPherson did not run and Huyghebaert then won a resounding victory.