Legislature House of Commons First contested 1997 District webpage profile, map Elector 49,713 | District created 1996 Last contested 2015 Province Saskatchewan | |
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MP David Anderson
Conservative Census divisions Swift Current, Kindersley, Assiniboia, Maple Creek | ||
Cypress Hills—Grasslands is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
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Geography
The district is in the southwestern corner of the Province of Saskatchewan.
History
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Kindersley—Lloydminster, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia ridings.
This riding lost territory to Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek and gained territory from Battlefords—Lloydminster and Palliser during the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons:
Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is David Anderson, a former farmer. He was first elected in 2000. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and for the Canadian Wheat Board. In the last parliamentary session he served as a member on the 'Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food'.