Weyburn-Big Muddy
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Weyburn-Big Muddy is a provincial
Provinces and territories of Canada
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 electoral district
Electoral district
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 for the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

 of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada
Canada
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. Previous versions of this riding were once represented by former CCF Premier, and federal NDP leader, Tommy Douglas
Tommy Douglas
Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, was a Scottish-born Baptist minister who became a prominent Canadian social democratic politician...

.

The largest centre in the constituency is the city of Weyburn (pop. 9,433).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Parliament Years Member Party
23rd
23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1995 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow....

1995–1999     Judy Bradley
Judy Bradley
Judy Llewellyn Bradley, née Bratt is a former Canadian provincial politician. She was the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituencies of Bengough-Milestone from 1991 to 1995, and Weyburn-Big Muddy from 1995 to 1999.-References:...

New Democrat
24th
24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The 24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 1999 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the New Democratic Party under Premier Roy Romanow...

1999–2003     Brenda Bakken
Brenda Bakken-Lackey
Brenda Bakken-Lackey is a former Canadian provincial politician. She was the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Weyburn-Big Muddy from 1999 to 2006....

Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...

25th 2003–2006
2006–2007 Dustin Duncan
Dustin Duncan
Dustin Duncan is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Weyburn-Big Muddy....

Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...

26th
26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 2007 Saskatchewan election, and was sworn in on November 21, 2007. It is controlled by the Saskatchewan Party under Premier Brad Wall.-Members:...

2007–present

Election results

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|Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...


|Dustin Duncan
Dustin Duncan
Dustin Duncan is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Weyburn-Big Muddy....


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|New Democratic Party
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


|Ken Kessler
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|Greens
Green Party of Saskatchewan
The Green Party of Saskatchewan is a left-leaning Green political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.It was founded in 1998 as the New Green Alliance by environmental and social justice activists frustrated by the social democratic Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's move to the right...


|Gene Ives
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|align="right"|%
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!align="left" colspan=3|Total
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!align="right"|100.00%
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|Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...


|Dustin Duncan
Dustin Duncan
Dustin Duncan is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Weyburn-Big Muddy....


|align="right"|4,972
|align="right"|60.71%
|align="right"|+11.71%
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|New Democratic Party
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


|Sharon Elliott
|align="right"|2,060
|align="right"|25.15%
|align="right"|+1.30%
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|Liberal
Saskatchewan Liberal Party
The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...


|Colleen Christopherson-Cote
|align="right"|1,004
|align="right"|12.26%
|align="right"|-14.89%
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|Greens
Green Party of Saskatchewan
The Green Party of Saskatchewan is a left-leaning Green political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.It was founded in 1998 as the New Green Alliance by environmental and social justice activists frustrated by the social democratic Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's move to the right...


|Al Birchard
|align="right"|154
|align="right"|1.88%
|align="right"|+1.88%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,190
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...


|Brenda Bakken
|align="right"|3,827
|align="right"|45.14%
|align="right"|-2.69%
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|New Democratic Party
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


|Sherry Leach
|align="right"|3,441
|align="right"|40.58%
|align="right"|+4.99%
|-

|Liberal
Saskatchewan Liberal Party
The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...


|Janet Ledingham
|align="right"|1,211
|align="right"|14.28%
|align="right"|-2.30%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,479
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...


|Brenda Bakken
Brenda Bakken-Lackey
Brenda Bakken-Lackey is a former Canadian provincial politician. She was the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Weyburn-Big Muddy from 1999 to 2006....


|align="right"|4,190
|align="right"|47.83%
|align="right"|–
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|New Democratic Party
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


|Judy Bradley
Judy Bradley
Judy Llewellyn Bradley, née Bratt is a former Canadian provincial politician. She was the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituencies of Bengough-Milestone from 1991 to 1995, and Weyburn-Big Muddy from 1995 to 1999.-References:...


|align="right"|3,118
|align="right"|35.59%
|align="right"|-6.58%
|-

|Liberal
Saskatchewan Liberal Party
The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...


|Joseph Weisgerber
|align="right"|1,453
|align="right"|16.58%
|align="right"|-11.97%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,761
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|New Democratic Party
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


|Judy Bradley
Judy Bradley
Judy Llewellyn Bradley, née Bratt is a former Canadian provincial politician. She was the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituencies of Bengough-Milestone from 1991 to 1995, and Weyburn-Big Muddy from 1995 to 1999.-References:...


|align="right"|3,506
|align="right"|42.17%
|align="right"|–
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|Prog. Conservative
|Brenda Bakken
Brenda Bakken-Lackey
Brenda Bakken-Lackey is a former Canadian provincial politician. She was the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Weyburn-Big Muddy from 1999 to 2006....


|align="right"|2,434
|align="right"|29.28%
|align="right"|–
|-

|Liberal
Saskatchewan Liberal Party
The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...


|Hugh Kimball
|align="right"|2,373
|align="right"|28.55%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|8,313
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|

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. http://www.cbc.ca/sask/story/sk-byelection060619.html

Compared to typical Saskatchewan by-elections, voter turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...

 was high.
|-

|Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...


|Dustin Duncan
Dustin Duncan
Dustin Duncan is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Weyburn-Big Muddy....


|align="right"|3,585
|align="right"|49.01%
|align="right"|+3.87%
|-

|Liberal
Saskatchewan Liberal Party
The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.-Early history :The party dominated Saskatchewan politics for the province's first forty years providing six of the first seven Premiers, and being in power for all but five of the years between the...


|David Karwacki
David Karwacki
David Karwacki , Canadian politician, was Leader of the Saskatchewan Liberals between October 2001 and December 2007....


|align="right"|1,985
|align="right"|27.14%
|align="right"|+12.86%
|-

|New Democratic Party
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


|Graham Mickleborough
|align="right"|1,745
|align="right"|23.86%
|align="right"|-16.72%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|7,315
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|0.1%
Source: Elections Saskatchewan: Constituency Vote Summaries – Historical

Members of the Legislative Assembly

|MLA |Party
1. Robert Menzies Mitchell
Robert Menzies Mitchell
Robert Menzies Mitchell was a physician and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Weyburn in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1908 to 1919 as a Liberal....

1908–1919 Liberal
2. Charles McGill Hamilton 1919–1929 Liberal
3. Robert Sterritt Leslie
Robert Sterritt Leslie
Robert Sterritt Leslie was a Presbyterian minister and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Weyburn in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1929 to 1934 as a member of the Progressive Party....

1929–1934 Progressive
Progressive Party of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Party of Saskatchewan was a provincial section of the Progressive Party of Canada and was active from the 1920s to the mid-1930s...


4. Hugh Elliott Eaglesham 1934–1938 Liberal
5. George Levi Crane 1938–1944 Liberal
6. Thomas Clement Douglas 1944–1961 CCF
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


7. Junior Herbert Staveley 1961–1964 Liberal
8. James Auburn Pepper 1964–1982 CCF/NDP
9. Lorne Henry Hepworth 1982–1991 Prog. Cons.
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories....


10. Ronald Joseph Wormsbecker 1991–1995 NDP
11. Judy Bradley
Judy Bradley
Judy Llewellyn Bradley, née Bratt is a former Canadian provincial politician. She was the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituencies of Bengough-Milestone from 1991 to 1995, and Weyburn-Big Muddy from 1995 to 1999.-References:...

1995–1999 NDP
12. Brenda Bakken
Brenda Bakken-Lackey
Brenda Bakken-Lackey is a former Canadian provincial politician. She was the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Weyburn-Big Muddy from 1999 to 2006....

1999–2006 Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...


13. Dustin Duncan
Dustin Duncan
Dustin Duncan is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Weyburn-Big Muddy....

2006–present Saskatchewan Party
Saskatchewan Party
The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic...


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