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A by-election was held in the federal riding ofBattlefords—Lloydminster inSaskatchewan on December 11, 2017, following the resignation ofConservative MPGerry Ritz
The seat was held for the Conservatives, withRosemarie Falk winning the seat on an increased majority.[1]
The by election was held on the same day as 3 others acrossCanada;Bonavista—Burin—Trinity inNewfoundland and Labrador,Scarborough—Agincourt inOntario andSouth Surrey—White Rock inBritish Columbia.
Battlefords—Lloydminster is a large rural constituency in Central-Western Saskatchewan. It includes the communities ofNorth Battleford,Battleford andUnity; as well as the Saskatchewan portion ofLloydminster.
Battlefords—Lloydminster is considered asafe seat for the Tories. Ritz had been Battlefords—Lloydminster's only Member of Parliament, holding the riding since its creation for the 1997 election, first as aReform Party of Canada MP, then on behalf of theCanadian Alliance and since 2003 as a Conservative. He served asAgriculture Minister inStephen Harper's cabinet from 2007 to 2015.
On August 30, 2017, it was reported thatBattlefords—Lloydminster MPGerry Ritz had asked not to be included in the reshuffled Conservativeshadow cabinet. Ritz confirmed the next day that he would resign from parliament.[2] The seat was vacated on October 2, 2017.
5 candidates won the election.[3]
Former parliamentary stafferRosemarie Falk defeated[4]Langham Mayor John Hildebrand, small business owner Aron Klassen,KindersleyCAO Bernie Morton, and farmer Richard Nelson to win theConservative nomination.[5]Meadow Lake MLA and formerDesnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River MPJeremy Harrison was rumoured to be a candidate for the Conservative nomination,[6] but did not make his intentions known before the cut-off date to join the race.[5]
Rodeo cowboy and rancher Ken Finlayson's bid for the Conservative nomination[5] was rejected by the party over concern that he was not a "team player".[7] Finlayson ran as an independent.[8]
ProfessionalMMA fighter and athlete Matt Fedler was named theNDP candidate.[9]
Contractor and formerRM of Mervin councillor Larry Ingram was acclaimed as theLiberal Party candidate.[10] Ingram previously ran for the party in Battlefords—Lloydminster in2015.
The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on October 3, 2017; under theParliament of Canada Act thewrit for a by-election had to bedropped no later than April 1, 2018, 180 days after theChief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by theSpeaker.[11]
| Canadian federal by-election, 11 December 2017 Resignation ofGerry Ritz | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Rosemarie Falk | 8,965 | 69.56 | +8.55 | ||||
| New Democratic | Matt Fedler | 1,698 | 13.17 | -4.44 | ||||
| Liberal | Larry Ingram | 1,345 | 10.44 | -6.04 | ||||
| Independent | Ken Finlayson | 681 | 5.28 | – | ||||
| Green | Yvonne Potter-Pihach | 200 | 1.55 | -0.16 | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 12,889 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 12,889 | 27.05 | -39.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 47,651 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +6.49 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Gerry Ritz | 20,547 | 61.01 | -4.94 | $70,973.30 | |||
| New Democratic | Glenn Tait | 5,930 | 17.61 | -10.45 | $6,284.73 | |||
| Liberal | Larry Ingram | 5,550 | 16.48 | +13.10 | $17,912.01 | |||
| Independent | Doug Anguish | 1,076 | 3.19 | n/a | – | |||
| Green | Mikaela Tenkink | 575 | 1.71 | -0.90 | $56.97 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 33,678 | 99.45 | $214,778.83 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 186 | 0.55 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 33,864 | 66.51 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 50,917 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +2.76 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[12][13] | ||||||||
With former economy minister Jeremy Harrison abandoning cabinet and now his Sask. Party leadership hopes, the speculation is that he may now resign the provincial seat he has held since 2007 to run in Gerry Ritz's now vacant Battlefords-Lloydminster seat.[permanent dead link]
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