Weyburn-Big Muddy

Weyburn-Big Muddy

Saskatchewan electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA	Dustin Duncan Saskatchewan
First contested	1908 (as Weyburn)
Last contested	2016
Demographics
Electors	9,784
Census subdivisions	Weyburn

Weyburn-Big Muddy is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, the constituency was created through the Representation Act, 1994 (Saskatchewan) by combining most of the Weyburn district with part of Bengough-Milestone. The "Weyburn" riding was once represented by former CCF Premier, and federal NDP leader, Tommy Douglas.

The largest centre in the constituency is the city of Weyburn (pop. 9,433). Smaller communities in the district include the towns of Willow Bunch, Coronach, Ogema and Bengough; and the villages of Minton, Pangman and Mctaggart.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
23rd	1995–1999		Judy Bradley	New Democrat
24th	1999–2003		Brenda Bakken	Saskatchewan Party
25th	2003–2006
	2006–2007	Dustin Duncan	Saskatchewan Party
26th	2007–2011
27th	2011–2016
28th	2016–present

Election results

Saskatchewan general election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Saskatchewan	Dustin Duncan	6,177	78.73	+3.02
	New Democratic	Karen Wormsbecker	1,260	16.06	-6.06
	Green	Barry Dickie	155	1.97	-0.20
	Progressive Conservative	Glenn Pohl	131	1.66	+1.66
	Liberal	Dylan Hart	122	1.55	+1.55
Total valid votes			7,845	100.0
Eligible voters			–
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[1][2]

Saskatchewan general election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Saskatchewan	Dustin Duncan	5,194	75.71	+15.00
	New Democratic Party	Ken Kessler	1,517	22.12	-3.03
	Green	Gene Ives	149	2.17	+0.29
Total			6,860	100.00

Saskatchewan general election, 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Saskatchewan	Dustin Duncan	4,972	60.71	+11.71
	New Democratic Party	Sharon Elliott	2,060	25.15	+1.30
	Liberal	Colleen Christopherson-Cote	1,004	12.26	-14.89
	Green	Al Birchard	154	1.88	*
Total			8,190	100.00

Saskatchewan general election, 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Saskatchewan	Brenda Bakken	3,827	45.14	-2.69
	New Democratic Party	Sherry Leach	3,441	40.58	+4.99
	Liberal	Janet Ledingham	1,211	14.28	-2.30
Total			8,479	100.00

Saskatchewan general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Saskatchewan	Brenda Bakken	4,190	47.83	*
	New Democratic Party	Judy Bradley	3,118	35.59	-6.58
	Liberal	Joseph Weisgerber	1,453	16.58	-11.97
Total			8,761	100.00

Saskatchewan general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	New Democratic Party	Judy Bradley	3,506	42.17	*
	Prog. Conservative	Brenda Bakken	2,434	29.28	*
	Liberal	Hugh Kimball	2,373	28.55	*
Total			8,313	100.00

2006 by-election

In February 2006, the constituency's seat became vacant when the current member, Brenda Bakken Lackey (Saskatchewan Party) tendered her resignation. On May 19, 2006, Premier Calvert announced a by-election for the seat, to be held on June 19, 2006.

The candidates were:

• Graham Mickleborough raised on a family farm in the Rose Plain district of Saskatchewan, was the candidate running for the NDP. He lives and works in Weyburn as the government appointed CEO and President of Weyburn Regional College.
• Dustin Duncan, born and raised in Weyburn, was the Saskatchewan Party candidate. He resided in Regina and worked in the SP legislative caucus office prior to the by-election.
• Liberal leader David Karwacki who was raised in Saskatoon and was the Liberal Party candidate. David is an entrepreneur and founder of Star Produce Ltd.

The Saskatchewan Party won the constituency by a considerably wider margin than it had in the 2003 Saskatchewan general election, although the party only managed to increase its share of the vote by a modest four percentage points (this swing would be enough for a Saskatchewan Party majority if it were repeated provincewide in the next general election). The Liberal Party was able to gain more support than the NDP, although that may well have been due to the candidacy of their leader.

Compared to typical Saskatchewan by-elections, voter turnout was high.

June 19, 2006 By-Election: Weyburn-Big Muddy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Saskatchewan	Dustin Duncan	3,585	49.01%	+3.87%
	Liberal	David Karwacki	1,985	27.14%	+12.86%
	New Democratic Party	Graham Mickleborough	1,745	23.86%	-16.72%
Total			7,315	100.00%	0.1%

Source: Elections Saskatchewan: Constituency Vote Summaries – Historical

Members of the Legislative Assembly

	#	MLA	Served	Party
	1.	Robert Menzies Mitchell	1908–1919	Liberal
	2.	Charles McGill Hamilton	1919–1929	Liberal
	3.	Robert Sterritt Leslie	1929–1934	Progressive
	4.	Hugh Elliott Eaglesham	1934–1938	Liberal
	5.	George Levi Crane	1938–1944	Liberal
	6.	Thomas Clement Douglas	1944–1961	CCF
	7.	Junior Herbert Staveley	1961–1964	Liberal
	8.	James Auburn Pepper	1964–1982	CCF/NDP
	9.	Lorne Henry Hepworth	1982–1991	Prog. Cons.
	10.	Ronald Joseph Wormsbecker	1991–1995	NDP
	11.	Judy Bradley	1995–1999	NDP
	12.	Brenda Bakken	1999–2006	Saskatchewan Party
	13.	Dustin Duncan	2006–present	Saskatchewan Party

References

1. "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
2. "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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 Division

Coordinates: 49°35′N 104°55′W / 49.583°N 104.917°W