Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (; formerly known as Churchill River) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Geography This is a rural riding located in northern Saskatchewan. The riding encompasses the northern half of the province and is the third largest federal riding, that is located in a province, in Canada, trumped only by Churchill—Keewatinook Aski in Manitoba and Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in Quebec. The territorial ridings of Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut are also larger.

The 2023 redistribution order removed most of the territory outside of the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District from the riding, reducing its population considerably.

Demographics + Panethnic groups in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (2011−2021)Panethnic group202120162011 Indigenous 49,660 49,840 48,395 European 19,605 19,650 19,655 Southeast Asian 690 320 250 South Asian 320 165 40 African 205 160 35 East Asian 170 130 110 Middle Eastern 25 10 0 Latin American 20 30 0 Other/multiracial 60 10 0 Total responses 70,760 70,290 68,565 Total population 71,488 70,891 69,471

According to the 2011 Canadian census; 2013 representation

Languages: 64.6% English, 21.3% Cree, 10.8% Dene, 1.3% French Religions: 76.8% Christian (41.5% Catholic, 18.5% Anglican, 4.1% United Church, 2.5% Lutheran, 1.6% Pentecostal, 8.5% Other), 2.7% Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality, 20.4% No religion Median income (2010): $18,910 Average income (2010): $28,554

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River boasts the following demographic records:

Highest % of people of the Métis aboriginal group (16.4%) Highest % of people of Métis ethnic origin (12.0%) Highest % of people with Dene as their mother tongue (10.5%)

History The electoral district was created as "Churchill River" in 1996 from Prince Albert—Churchill River, Mackenzie and The Battlefords—Meadow Lake ridings.

In 2004, it was renamed "Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River".

This riding lost territory to Prince Albert and a fraction to Yorkton—Melville, and gained a fraction of territory from Prince Albert during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

2006 election controversy In the 2006 federal election, Liberal candidate Gary Merasty defeated incumbent Conservative MP Jeremy Harrison by a slim margin of 68 votes after trailing much of the election night, despite Harrison's vote increasing several points. Merasty's win raised issues of questionable tactics to increase voter turnout. However, an investigation conducted by Elections Canada determined that no wrongdoing had taken place.

2015 election recount In the 2015 federal election, New Democrat candidate Georgina Jolibois defeated the Liberal candidate, Lawrence Joseph, by a narrow margin of 71 votes. Joseph requested a judicial recount of the votes.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Election results

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, 2004–present

2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote %   Liberal 3,811 46.35   New Democratic 1,975 24.02   Conservative 1,938 23.57   People's 257 3.13   Independent 146 1.78   Green 96 1.17

2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote %   Conservative 9,767 46.88   New Democratic 9,454 45.38   Liberal 1,097 5.27   Green 514 2.47

Churchill River, 1997–2004

See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

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External links

Expenditures - 2008 Expenditures - 2004 Expenditures - 2000 Expenditures - 1997 Website of the Parliament of Canada