# Cut Knife-Turtleford

Cut Knife-Turtleford is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in northwest Saskatchewan, this constituency has an economy based primarily on farming — while oil and gas development is rising. The Battlefords Provincial Park is located here. Communities in the riding include the towns of Cut Knife (population 610), Maidstone (1,037), Lashburn (914), and Turtleford (461); and the villages of Neilburg, Meota, Glaslyn, Marsden, and Edam.
The riding was last contested in the 2024 general election. It sent Saskatchewan Party candidate James Thorsteinson to represent the district in the Legislature.

## History

This constituency was created by the Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan) mostly from the former Battleford-Cut Knife riding, along with parts of Lloydminster and North Battleford. It was first contested in the 2003 general election and has seen only minor boundary changes since its formation.
Cut Knife-Turtleford has elected Saskatchewan Party members since its creation. It is considered a safe seat for the Saskatchewan Party, and typically returns members of that party with large majorities.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| Cut Knife-Turtleford Riding created from Battleford-Cut Knife and Turtleford |||||
| 25th | 2003–2007 | Michael Chisholm | Saskatchewan |
| 26th | 2007–2011 | Michael Chisholm | Saskatchewan |
| 27th | 2011–2016 | Larry Doke | Saskatchewan |
| 28th | 2016–2020 | Larry Doke | Saskatchewan |
| 29th | 2020–2023 | Ryan Domotor | Saskatchewan |
| 29th | 2023–2024 | Ryan Domotor | Independent |
| 30th | 2024–present | James Thorsteinson | Saskatchewan |

## Election results

2024 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | James Thorsteinson | 5,597 | 71.27 | -5.13 |
| | New Democratic | Clayton Poole | 1,536 | 19.56 | +5.66 |
| | Saskatchewan United | Steve Gessner | 566 | 7.21 | |
| | Green | Holly Ennis | 154 | 1.96 | +0.06 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,853 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
2020 provincial election redistributed results :
| Party | % |
| Saskatchewan | 76.4 |
| New Democratic | 13.9 |
| Buffalo | 7.8 |
| Green | 1.9 |
2020 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Ryan Domotor | 5,517 | 76.91 | -2.92 |
| | New Democratic | Matt Fedler | 943 | 13.15 | -0.11 |
| | Buffalo | Richard Nelson | 572 | 7.97 | – |
| | Green | Patrick McNally | 141 | 1.97 | +0.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,173 | 99.46 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 39 | 0.54 | +0.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,212 | 86.24 | +28.28 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 8,363 |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News |||||||
2016 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Larry Doke | 5,765 | 79.83 | +16.56 |
| | New Democratic | Danica Lorer | 958 | 13.26 | –20.08 |
| | Liberal | Rod Gopher | 255 | 3.53 | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Rick Cline | 154 | 2.13 | – |
| | Green | Tammy Fairley Saunders | 90 | 1.25 | –2.14 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,222 | 99.55 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.45 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,255 | 57.96 | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,538 |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan, Global News |||||||
2011 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Larry Doke | 3,977 | 63.27 | +2.24 |
| | New Democratic | Bernadette Gopher | 2,096 | 33.34 | +1.89 |
| | Green | Vinessa Currie | 213 | 3.39 | +1.29 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,286 | 100.0 |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | +0.18 |
2007 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Saskatchewan | Michael Chisholm | 4,060 | 61.03 | +12.55 |
| | New Democratic | Roger Emberley | 2,092 | 31.45 | –7.35 |
| | Liberal | Margaret MacGowan | 294 | 4.42 | –5.60 |
| | Green | Vinessa Currie | 140 | 2.10 | – |
| | Western Independence | John Nesdoly | 66 | 0.99 | –1.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,652 | 100.0 |
| | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | +9.95 |
2003 Saskatchewan general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Saskatchewan | Michael Chisholm | 3,130 | 48.48 |
| | New Democratic | John Vinek | 2,505 | 38.80 |
| | Liberal | Larry Ingram | 647 | 10.02 |
| | Western Independence | Josiah Rise | 174 | 2.70 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,456 | 100.0 |
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