Batoche (electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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See also Batoche (former electoral district) and Batoche (N.W.T. electoral district)
Saskatchewan electoral district | |||
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Current boundaries since 2016 election
New boundaries effective next election | |||
Provincial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | ||
MLA |
Saskatchewan | ||
District created | 2002 | ||
First contested | 2003 | ||
Last contested | 2020 | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2001) | 17,392 | ||
Electors | 10,189 | ||
Census division(s) | 14, 15 |
Batoche is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in north central Saskatchewan and has an economy based primarily on mixed agriculture and farm implement manufacturing. Bourgault Industries in St. Brieux manufactures harrows, cultivators, ploughs. The Batoche area is where Louis Riel led his Metis people in an armed uprising against the Canadian government in 1885. Batoche National Historic Site is located in this constituency.
The largest communities are Birch Hills, Wakaw and Cudworth with populations of 935, 884 and 766, respectively. Smaller centres in the riding include the villages of St. Brieux, St. Louis, Lake Lenore, Duck Lake, Weldon and Middle Lake; and the town of Kinistino.