# Saskatoon Riversdale

Saskatoon Riversdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It was held by two Premiers of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2007 — Roy Romanow and Lorne Calvert. It is currently represented by Marv Friesen of the Saskatchewan Party.
The constituency was one of five created for the city of Saskatoon when the former multi-member constituency of Saskatoon City was abolished prior to the 1967 general election. Of those five ridings, Saskatoon Riversdale is the only one to have existed continuously without renaming.
It contains Riversdale, a subdivision of the Core Neighbourhoods Suburban Development Area in Saskatoon.
The riding has historically been an NDP stronghold, although it was won by the Saskatchewan Party in the 2020 provincial election. It had been in NDP hands for all but one term of its existence.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 16th | 1967–1971 | Roy Romanow | New Democratic Party |
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Roy Romanow | New Democratic Party |
| 18th | 1975–1978 | Roy Romanow | New Democratic Party |
| 19th | 1978–1982 | Roy Romanow | New Democratic Party |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1991 | Roy Romanow | New Democratic Party |
| 22nd | 1991–1995 | Roy Romanow | New Democratic Party |
| 23rd | 1995–1999 | Roy Romanow | New Democratic Party |
| 24th | 1999–2001 | Roy Romanow | New Democratic Party |
| 24th | 2001–2003 | Lorne Calvert | New Democratic Party |
| 25th | 2003–2007 | Lorne Calvert | New Democratic Party |
| 26th | 2007–2009 | Lorne Calvert | New Democratic Party |
| 26th | 2009-2011 | Danielle Chartier | New Democratic Party |
| 27th | 2011–2016 | Danielle Chartier | New Democratic Party |
| 28th | 2016–2020 | Danielle Chartier | New Democratic Party |
| 29th | 2020–2024 | Marv Friesen | Saskatchewan Party |
| 30th | 2024-present | Kim Breckner | New Democratic Party |

## Election history
### 2024

2024 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Kim Breckner | 3,327 | 59.85 | +11.5 |
| | Saskatchewan | Olu Fakoyejo | 2,004 | 36.05 | -12.6 |
| | Green | Naomi Hunter | 228 | 4.10 | +1.0 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,559 | 99.23 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 43 | 0.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,602 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
| | New Democratic gain from Saskatchewan | New Democratic gain from Saskatchewan | Swing | Swing | +12.0 |

### 2020 general election

2020 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Saskatchewan | 48.6 |
| New Democratic | 48.3 |
| Green | 3.1 |
2020 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Marv Friesen | 2,984 | 49.18 | +5.63 |
| | New Democratic | Ashlee Hicks | 2,903 | 47.85 | -0.34 |
| | Green | Delanie Passer | 180 | 2.97 | +1.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,067 | 99.20 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 49 | 0.80 | +0.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,116 | 46.08 | -1.25 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,272 |
| | Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic | Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||

### 2016 general election

2016 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Danielle Chartier | 2,691 | 48.19 | -3.23 |
| | Saskatchewan | Marv Friesen | 2,432 | 43.55 | -2.16 |
| | Liberal | Robert Rudachyk | 354 | 6.33 | - |
| | Green | Julia McKay | 107 | 1.91 | -0.95 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,584 | 99.77 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 13 | 0.23 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,597 | 47.33 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 11,825 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||

### 2011 general election

2011 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Danielle Chartier | 2,622 | 51.42 | -1.60 |
| | Saskatchewan | Fred Ozirney | 2,331 | 45.71 | +3.52 |
| | Green | Vicki Strelioff | 146 | 2.86 | -0.82 |
| Total | Total | Total | | 100 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | – |

### 2009 by-election

By-election, September 21, 2009 resignation of Lorne Calvert :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| NDP | Danielle Chartier | 2,154 | 53.02 | -3.09 |
| Saskatchewan | Corey O'Soup | 1,714 | 42.19 | +9.71 |
| Liberal | Eileen Gelowitz | 112 | 2.76 | -5.30 |
| Green | Tobi-Dawne Smith | 83 | 2.04 | +0.11 |

### 2007 general election

2007 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lorne Calvert | 3,524 | 56.11 | – |
| | Saskatchewan | Fred Ozirney | 2,040 | 32.48 | – |
| | Liberal | Roman Todos | 506 | 8.06 | – |
| | Green | Jan Norris | 121 | 1.93 | – |
| | Marijuana | Michael Kereiff | 89 | 1.42 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,280 | 100 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | – |