Dakota-Arm River

Dakota-Arm River
Saskatchewan electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 		 
Barret Kropf
Saskatchewan
First contested1908
Last contested2024

Dakota-Arm River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency is located in south central Saskatchewan. The district was created as Arm River for the 1908 Saskatchewan general election, and it was last contested in the 2020 election. Grain farming and cattle ranching are the major economic activities of the area. The two largest towns in the constituency are Davidson and Outlook. Much of the Highway 11 corridor connecting Regina and Saskatoon lies within the constituency.

History

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Arm River was originally created before the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908 and has existed ever since. It was named for the Arm River which flows roughly through the middle of the district.

The riding's boundaries have changed many times over the years due to redistribution. Between 2003 and 2016, the district was called Arm River-Watrous as the riding had included much of the former Watrous constituency. The riding's name was changed back to Arm River for the 2016 general election.[1] [2]

For the 2024 general election, the riding was renamed Dakota-Arm River due to significant boundary shifts. The district lost significant territory to Lumsden-Morse, Humboldt-Watrous, Kelvington-Wadena and Last Mountain-Touchwood, while gaining a much smaller (but more densely populated) area from Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Legislature Years Member Party
Arm River
2nd 1908-1912     George Adam Scott Liberal
3rd 1912-1917
4th 1917-1921
5th 1921-1925
6th 1925–1928
1928–1929 Thomas Frederick Waugh
7th 1929-1934     Duncan Selby Hutcheon Progressive Conservative
8th 1934-1938     Gustaf Herman Danielson Liberal
9th 1938-1944
10th 1944-1948
11th 1948-1952
12th 1952-1956
13th 1956-1960
14th 1960-1964
15th 1964-1967     Martin Peder Pederson Progressive Conservative
16th 1967-1971     Wilbert McIvor Liberal
17th 1971-1975     Donald Leonard Faris New Democratic Party
18th 1975-1978
19th 1978-1982     Gerald Muirhead Progressive Conservative
20th 1982–1986
21st 1986–1991
22nd 1991-1995
23rd 1995-1999     Harvey McLane Liberal
24th 1999–2003     Greg Brkich Saskatchewan Party
Arm River-Watrous
25th 2003-2007     Greg Brkich Saskatchewan Party
26th 2007-2011
27th 2011-2016
Arm River
28th 2016–2020     Greg Brkich Saskatchewan Party
29th 2020–2024 Dana Skoropad
Dakota-Arm River
30th 2024-present     Barret Kropf Saskatchewan Party

Election results

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Dakota-Arm River (2024–present)

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2020 provincial election redistributed results[3]
Party %
  Saskatchewan 76.8
  New Democratic 16.7
  Green 2.3
  Buffalo 1.3

Arm River (2016-2024)

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2020 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Dana Skoropad 6,569 76.98 +3.59
New Democratic Cam Goff 1,336 15.66 -1.62
Progressive Conservative Steve Forbes 431 5.05 +1.04
Green Tiffany Giesbrecht 197 2.31 -0.55
Total valid votes 8,533 99.59
Total rejected ballots 35 0.41
Turnout 8,568 –
Eligible voters –
Saskatchewan hold Swing –
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
2016 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Greg Brkich 6,187 73.39 -0.36
New Democratic Denise Leduc 1,457 17.28 -6.59
Progressive Conservative Raymond Carrick 338 4.01 -
Green Dale Dewar 241 2.86 +0.40
Liberal Russ Collicott 207 2.46 -
Total valid votes 8,430 99.86
Total rejected ballots 12 0.14
Turnout 8,442 67.33
Eligible voters 12,539
Saskatchewan hold Swing –
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[4][5]

Arm River-Watrous (2003-2016)

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2011 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Greg P. Brkich 5,061 73.67 +15.75
New Democratic Eric Skonberg 1,640 23.87 -4.75
Green Orest Shasko 169 2.46 +0.46
Total 6,870 100
2007 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Greg P. Brkich 4,683 57.92 +9.91
New Democratic Gordon MacMurchy 2,314 28.62 -9.61
Liberal Lou Coderre 762 9.43 -1.61
Progressive Conservative Gordon Pederson 164 2.03 +0.09
Green Arnold Taylor 162 2.00 –
Total 8,085 100
2003 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Greg P. Brkich 4,009 48.01 –
New Democratic Carol Rowan 3,193 38.23 –
Liberal Steven Barlow 922 11.04 –
Western Independence Gord Anderson 162 1.94 –
Independent Gord Pederson 65 0.78 –
Total 8,351 100

Arm River (1905-2003)

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1999 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Saskatchewan Greg P. Brkich 3,696 43.84 -
Liberal Harvey McLane 2,624 31.13 −17.68
New Democratic Ron Bishoff 2,110 25.03 −11.04
Total 8,430 100
1995 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harvey McLane 4,093 48.81 +19.70
New Democratic Bob Robertson 3,025 36.07 +3.96
Progressive Conservative Everett Ritson 1,268 15.12 -23.08
Total 8,386 100
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gerald Muirhead 3,019 38.20 -19.46
New Democratic Bob Robertson 2,538 32.11 -3.11
Liberal David Ashdown 2,301 29.11 +22.72
Independent Hilton J. Spencer 46 0.58 -0.15
Total 7,904 100
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gerald Muirhead 4,826 57.66 -5.68
New Democratic Bob Robertson 2,948 35.22 +4.51
Liberal Kim Gleim 535 6.39 +4.27
Western Canada Concept Hilton J. Spencer 61 0.73 -3.10
Total 8,370 100
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gerald Muirhead 5,608 63.34 +19.08
New Democratic Donald Leonard Faris 2,719 30.71 -11.11
Western Canada Concept Jim Cross 339 3.83 -
Liberal Marjorie Towstego 188 2.12 -11.80
Total 8,854 100
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gerald Muirhead 3,501 44.26 +18.53
New Democratic Donald Leonard Faris 3,308 41.82 +4.62
Liberal Greg Wensel 1,101 13.92 -23.14
Total 7,910 100
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Donald Leonard Faris 2,854 37.21 -9.13
Liberal Ron Thorstad 2,834 37.06 -6.32
Progressive Conservative Ron McLelland 1,974 25.73 +15.45
Total 7,671 100
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Donald Leonard Faris 2,343 46.33 +22.23
Liberal Wilbert McIvor 2,193 43.38 +5.09
Progressive Conservative Orin N. Sather 520 10.29 -27.33
Total 5,055 100
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wilbert McIvor 1,929 38.29 +4.03
Progressive Conservative Martin Peder Pederson 1,895 37.61 -1.84
New Democratic Merle Snustead 1,214 24.10 -2.19
Total 5,038 100
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Martin Peder Pederson 2,326 39.45 +13.89
Liberal Gustaf Herman Danielson 2,020 34.26 +0.78
Co-operative Commonwealth Emanuel Lang 1550 26.29 -3.16
Total 5,896 100
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gustaf Herman Danielson 1,989 33.48 -7.36
Co-operative Commonwealth Eugene E. Lockwood 1,749 29.44 -7.64
Progressive Conservative Martin Peder Pederson 1,518 25.56 -
Social Credit Louis Rands 684 11.52 -10.56
Total 5,940 100
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gustaf Herman Danielson 2,417 40.85 -7.37
Co-operative Commonwealth Eugene E. Lockwood 2,194 37.08 -10.11
Social Credit Malcolm J. Haver 1,306 22.07 -
Total 5,917 100
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gustaf Herman Danielson 2,670 48.22 -5.31
Co-operative Commonwealth Eugene E. Lockwood 2,613 47.19 +11.57
Independent John W. Dixon 254 4.59 -
Total 5,537 100
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gustaf Herman Danielson 3,400 53.53 +12.18
Co-operative Commonwealth E. L. Heinrich 2,263 35.63 -4.18
Social Credit Gabriel J. Giesinger 689 10.85 -
Total 6,352 100
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gustaf Herman Danielson 2,343 41.34 -10.14
Co-operative Commonwealth William R. Fansher 2,256 39.81 -
Progressive Conservative Thomas Alfred Homersham 1,068 18.85 -29.67
Total 5,667 100
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gustaf Herman Danielson 3,295 51.48 +7.65
Conservative (historical) John Diefenbaker 3,105 48.52 +10.34
Total 6,400 100
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gustaf Herman Danielson 2,222 43.84 -0.32
Conservative (historical) Duncan Selby Hutcheon 1,935 38.17 -17.67
Farmer–Labour David James Christie 912 17.99 -
Total 5,069 100
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative (historical) Duncan Selby Hutcheon 3,243 55.85 +6.39
Liberal Thomas Frederick Waugh 2,564 44.15 -6.39
Total 5,807 100
Saskatchewan provincial by-election, October 25, 1928: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Frederick Waugh 2,764 50.54 -4.14
Conservative (historical) Stewart Adrain 2,705 49.46 +4.14
Total 5,469 100
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Adam Scott 1,799 54.68 -1.31
Conservative (historical) Stewart Adrain 1,491 45.32 +1.31
Total 3,290 100
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Adam Scott - - -
Acclaimation - -
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Adam Scott 1,968 55.99 -4.38
Conservative (historical) James Henry Middagh 1,547 44.01 +17.38
Total 3,515 100
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Adam Scott 1,138 60.37 +7.33
Conservative (historical) Clement Whitelock 502 26.63 -20.33
Independent John Gibson 245 13.00 -
Total 1,885 100
1908 Saskatchewan general election: Arm River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Adam Scott 777 53.04 -
Provincial Rights B. J. Bott 688 46.96 -
Total 1,445 100

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Representation Act, 2013 (PDF), retrieved 23 April 2017
  2. ^ The Representation Act, 2022 (PDF), retrieved 28 April 2023
  3. ^ "Dakota-Arm River". 338Canada. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  5. ^ "28th Provincial General Election Final Count Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

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