Martensville (electoral district)
Martensville was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada, named after the city of Martensville, located north of Saskatoon.
 Saskatchewan electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan |
| District created | 2002 |
| First contested | 2003 |
| Last contested | 2011 |
| Demographics | |
| Electors | 13,371 |
| Census division(s) | Division No. 16 |
| Census subdivision(s) | Martensville, Warman |
The electoral district was created through the Representation Act, 2002 (Saskatchewan), mostly out of the former constituency of Rosthern.
The city of Warman was also located in the riding. Smaller communities in the district included the towns of Hague, Waldheim, Osler, and Dalmeny; and the village of Hepburn.
The constituency was abolished for the 2016 election. It was essentially replaced by Martensville-Warman, a new constituency encompassing a portion of the old electoral district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Heppner | Saskatchewan Party | 2003 | 2006 | |
| Nancy Heppner | Saskatchewan Party | 2007 | present |
Election results (2003–2016)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Nancy Heppner | 6,819 | 83.14% | +9.67 | |
| NDP | Catlin Hogan | 1,109 | 13.52% | -5.21 | |
| Green | Chad Wm. Crozier | 274 | 3.34% | +1.39 | |
| Total | 8,202 | 100.00% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Nancy Heppner | 5,981 | 73.47% | -3.82 | |
| NDP | Chris Gallaway | 1,525 | 18.73% | +8.24 | |
| Liberal | Eric Steiner | 476 | 5.85% | -1.67 | |
| Green | Hart Haidn | 159 | 1.95% | -0.22 | |
| Total | 8,141 | 100.00% | |||
Martensville provincial by-election, 2007
A provincial by-election was held on 5 March 2007 to fill the vacancy left when MLA Ben Heppner died of prostate cancer. In a first for Saskatchewan politics, Saskatchewan Party candidate Nancy Heppner succeeded her late father.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Nancy Heppner | 3,566 | 77.29% | +22.04% | |
| NDP | John Tzupa | 484 | 10.49% | -16.38% | |
| Liberal | Nathan Friesen | 347 | 7.52% | -9.11% | |
| Green | Sandra Finley | 100 | 2.17% | * | |
| Western Independence | Gordon Elias | 42 | 0.91% | -0.69% | |
| Marijuana | Nathan Holowaty | 38 | 0.82% | * | |
| Total | 4,614 (6 spoiled) | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Ben Heppner | 3,771 | 55.25% | – | |
| NDP | Zane Dmytryshyn | 1,834 | 26.87% | – | |
| Liberal | Allan Earle | 1,135 | 16.63% | – | |
| Western Independence | Warren Fehr | 85 | 1.25% | – | |
| Total | 6,825 | 100.00% | |||
External links
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
- Elections Saskatchewan: Official Results of the 2007 Provincial Election By Electoral Division
- Elections Saskatchewan - Official Results of the 2011 Provincial Election
- Saskatchewan Archives Board – Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral District – Information on earlier Rosthern provincial constituency.