Regina—Lewvan

Regina—Lewvan in relation to other Saskatchewan federal electoral districts as of the 2013 Representation Order. Dotted line shows Regina city limits.

Federal electoral district

Legislature

House of Commons

Erin Weir
New Democratic

District created

2013

First contested

2015

District webpage

profile, map

Demographics

Population (2011)^[1]

79,587

Electors (2011)

61,879

Area (km²)^[2]

Pop. density (per km²)

1,372.2

Census divisions

Division No. 6

Census subdivisions

Regina

Regina—Lewvan is a federal riding in Saskatchewan, made up of those parts of the former Palliser and Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre ridings within the city limits of Regina. ^[3]

Regina—Lewvan was created in the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and is legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It was first contested in the 42nd Canadian federal election, held on 19 October 2015.^[4]

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Regina—Lewvan Riding created from Palliser and Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre
42nd	2015–Present		Erin Weir	New Democratic

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Erin Weir	16,843	35.21	-9.97	–
	Conservative	Trent Fraser	16,711	34.93	-8.94	–
	Liberal	Louis Browne	13,143	27.47	+19.27	–
	Green	Tamela Friesen	839	1.75	-1	–
	Libertarian	Wojciech K. Dolata	298	0.62	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			–	100.0		$196,860.23
Total rejected ballots			181	0.38	–
Turnout			48,105	–	–
Eligible voters			61,879
	New Democratic hold		Swing		−9.97
These results will be subject to a judicial recount.^[5]
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^[7]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[8]
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic	17,400	45.18
	Conservative	16,894	43.87
	Liberal	3,157	8.20
	Green	1,060	2.75

References

Federal ridings in Saskatchewan

Conservative	Battlefords—Lloydminster Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek Cypress Hills—Grasslands Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan Prince Albert Regina—Qu'Appelle Saskatoon—Grasswood Saskatoon—University Souris—Moose Mountain Yorkton—Melville

New Democratic	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Regina—Lewvan Saskatoon West

Liberal	Regina—Wascana

Federal ridings in the Canadian Prairies

Rural Manitoba	Brandon—Souris Churchill—Keewatinook Aski Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa Portage—Lisgar Provencher Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman

Winnipeg	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley Elmwood—Transcona Kildonan—St. Paul Saint Boniface—Saint Vital Winnipeg Centre Winnipeg North Winnipeg South Winnipeg South Centre

Saskatchewan (South, North)	Battlefords—Lloydminster Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek Cypress Hills—Grasslands Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Prince Albert Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan Regina—Lewvan Regina—Qu'Appelle Regina—Wascana Saskatoon—Grasswood Saskatoon—University Saskatoon West Souris—Moose Mountain Yorkton—Melville

Rural Alberta	Banff—Airdrie Battle River—Crowfoot Bow River Foothills Fort McMurray—Cold Lake Grande Prairie—Mackenzie Lakeland Lethbridge Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner Peace River—Westlock Red Deer—Lacombe Red Deer—Mountain View Sturgeon River—Parkland Yellowhead

Edmonton and environs	Edmonton Centre Edmonton Griesbach Edmonton Manning Edmonton Mill Woods Edmonton Riverbend Edmonton Strathcona Edmonton West Edmonton—Wetaskiwin St. Albert—Edmonton Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan

Calgary	Calgary Centre Calgary Confederation Calgary Forest Lawn Calgary Heritage Calgary Midnapore Calgary Nose Hill Calgary Rocky Ridge Calgary Shepard Calgary Signal Hill Calgary Skyview

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