# Blackstrap (electoral district)

Blackstrap was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that had been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. It is named for Blackstrap Lake. The riding was abolished prior to the 2015 Canadian federal election.

## Geography

The riding included the southeast quadrant of the city of Saskatoon and extended south to Elbow, southeast to Bladworth, and east to Jansen.

## History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Saskatoon—Dundurn and portions of Mackenzie, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Saskatoon—Humboldt ridings.
For the 2015 Canadian Federal election, the riding was abolished, with the Saskatoon portion becoming part of Saskatoon—Grasswood, while the rural portion became part of Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Blackstrap Riding created from Saskatoon—Dundurn, Mackenzie, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Saskatoon—Humboldt |||||
| 36th | 1997–2000 | Allan Kerpan | Reform |
| 36th | 2000–2000 | Allan Kerpan | Alliance |
| 37th | 2000–2003 | Lynne Yelich | Alliance |
| 37th | 2003–2004 | Lynne Yelich | Conservative |
| 38th | 2004–2006 | Lynne Yelich | Conservative |
| 39th | 2006–2008 | Lynne Yelich | Conservative |
| 40th | 2008–2011 | Lynne Yelich | Conservative |
| 41st | 2011–2015 | Lynne Yelich | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, Saskatoon—Grasswood and Regina—Qu'Appelle |||||

## Election results

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Lynne Yelich | 23,281 | 54.4 | +0.5 | $66,677 |
| | New Democratic | Darien Moore | 15,768 | 36.8 | +11.1 | $59,199 |
| | Liberal | Deb Walker | 2,713 | 6.3 | -8.0 | $13,295 |
| | Green | Shawn Setyo | 1,033 | 2.4 | -3.6 | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,795 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 113 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,908 | 70.6 | +6.0 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 60,641 | – | – |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Lynne Yelich | 20,747 | 53.9 | +6.0 | $68,414 |
| | New Democratic | Patti Gieni | 9,876 | 25.7 | -4.9 | $30,120 |
| | Liberal | Deb Ehmann | 5,509 | 14.3 | -2.6 | $24,743 |
| | Green | Imre Pallagi | 2,325 | 6.0 | +2.8 | $3,352 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,456 | 100.0 | | $81,893 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 152 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,609 | 64.6 | -4 |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Lynne Yelich | 19,430 | 48.0 | +6.5 | $62,564 |
| | New Democratic | Don Kossick | 12,376 | 30.6 | +7.0 | $41,367 |
| | Liberal | Herta Barron | 6,841 | 16.9 | -14.5 | $25,287 |
| | Green | Mike Fornssler | 1334 | 3.3 | +0.2 | $550 |
| | Independent | D. Jay Krozser | 410 | 1.0 | – | $4,469 |
| | Communist | Sonje Kristtorn | 96 | 0.2 | – | $515 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 40,487 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 105 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,592 | 69 | +5 |
2004 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Conservative | Lynne Yelich | 15,608 | 41.5 | +2.6 | $71,019 |
| | Liberal | Tiffany Paulsen | 11,815 | 31.4 | +8.8 | $50,307 |
| | New Democratic | Don Kossick | 8,862 | 23.6 | -2.8 | $51,849 |
| | Green | Lynn Oliphant | 1,168 | 3.1 | +1.7 | $25 |
| | Christian Heritage | Clayton Sundberg | 177 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 37,630 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 98 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,728 | 64 | -2 |
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.
2000 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Alliance | Lynne Yelich | 16,028 | 44.2 | +7.4 | $40,528 |
| | New Democratic | Noreen Johns | 9,551 | 26.4 | -1.3 | $43,141 |
| | Liberal | J. Wayne Zimmer | 8,206 | 22.6 | -5.7 | $28,857 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Tim Stephenson | 1,926 | 5.3 | -1.3 | $1,200 |
| | Green | Neil Sinclair | 519 | 1.4 | – | $17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,230 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 93 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,323 | 66 | -4 |
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
1997 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Reform | Allan Kerpan | 13,502 | 36.9 | – | $31,124 |
| | Liberal | Morris Bodnar | 10,365 | 28.3 | – | $48,752 |
| | New Democratic | Steven Bobiash | 10,117 | 27.6 | – | $53,988 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bob Chisholm | 2,414 | 6.6 | – | $9,565 |
| | Natural Law | Leon Laforge | 208 | 0.6 | – | $169 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,606 | 100.0 | | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 138 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,744 | 70 |