The Political RecordFederal electoral districtsNo. 47001Saskatchewan
Battlefords— Lloydminster— Meadow Lake
Battlefords—
Who represents Battlefords— Lloydminster— Meadow Lake
Rosemarie Falk
Member of Parliament for Battlefords—
Conservative
MP since · 4 terms
- Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities committee
- Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure
- Vice-Chair, Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities committee
78 speeches in the 45th Parliament, most often on The Economy.
The 2025 result: Conservative hold
Share of the valid votes by candidate, Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake, April 28, 2025
The figures
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemarie Falk | Conservative | 28,634 | 75.8% |
| Larry Ingram | Liberal | 7,073 | 18.7% |
| William Petryk | New Democratic | 1,816 | 4.8% |
| Other (1) | 264 | 0.7% |
Rosemarie Falk (Conservative) won Battlefords—
Of the 37,787 valid votes, Rosemarie Falk (Conservative) took 75.8%, Larry Ingram (Liberal) 18.7% and William Petryk (New Democratic) 4.8%; one other candidate took 0.7%. Turnout was 63.4% of 60,057 electors: 38,077 ballots cast, 37,787 of them valid, for 4 candidates.
Against the 2021 result on these boundaries, the Conservatives are up 9.0 (66.8% to 75.8%), the Liberals up 11.4 (7.3% to 18.7%) and the New Democrats down 8.0 (12.8% to 4.8%), in points of the valid votes.
2021 is Elections Canada's transposition of that election onto the 2023 boundaries, not an election held on these lines.
Since 2004: a Conservative stronghold
The party first in Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake at each general election, 2004 to 2025, on today's boundaries
- 2004Conservative53.4%by 33.1 points over the Liberals
- 2006Conservative51.0%by 31.6 points over the Liberals
- 2008Conservative57.0%by 33.5 points over the New Democrats
- 2011Conservative62.5%by 31.5 points over the New Democrats
- 2015Conservative53.9%by 32.4 points over the New Democrats
- 2019Conservative70.0%by 54.7 points over the New Democrats
- 2021Conservative66.8%by 54.0 points over the New Democrats
- 2025Conservative75.8%by 57.1 points over the Liberals
The figures
| Year | First | Share | Second | Margin (pts) | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Conservative | 53.4% | Liberal | 33.1 | carried, our estimate |
| 2006 | Conservative | 51.0% | Liberal | 31.6 | carried, our estimate |
| 2008 | Conservative | 57.0% | New Democratic | 33.5 | carried, our estimate |
| 2011 | Conservative | 62.5% | New Democratic | 31.5 | carried, our estimate |
| 2015 | Conservative | 53.9% | New Democratic | 32.4 | carried, our estimate |
| 2019 | Conservative | 70.0% | New Democratic | 54.7 | carried, our estimate |
| 2021 | Conservative | 66.8% | New Democratic | 54.0 | transposed by Elections Canada |
| 2025 | Conservative | 75.8% | Liberal | 57.1 | official result |
The Conservatives were first here at all eight general elections from 2004 to 2025, by an average of 41.0 points over the next party. In 2025 the Conservatives took 75.8% of the vote here, 16.6 points above their average of 59.2% at the seven general elections from 2004 to 2021.
On today's boundaries the Conservatives were first here in 2004 (53.4%), 2006 (51.0%), 2008 (57.0%), 2011 (62.5%), 2015 (53.9%), 2019 (70.0%), 2021 (66.8%) and 2025 (75.8%), each with the share of the valid votes shown.
A stronghold is a party first at every general election since 2004, by an average of 20 points or more over the next party; held, first at every one; usually, first at all but one. By-elections are not counted. By this rule 77 of the 343 ridings are strongholds. The results before 2021 are carried onto today's boundaries by where the riding's 2025 electors lived: our estimate, from the older boundaries of Taylor, Lucas, Kirby and Hewitt and the results in Sevi's "Who Runs?". 2021 is Elections Canada's transposition, and 2025 the official result.
- 2021 Conservative · Rosemarie Falk, by 17,618 votes (56.7 pts)
- 2019 Conservative · Rosemarie Falk, by 23,932 votes (66.9 pts)
- 2015 Conservative · Gerry Ritz, by 14,617 votes (43.4 pts)
In Battlefords—Lloydminster on the 2013 boundaries, the riding most of the 2025 electors in today's Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake lived in; Elections Canada's official results.
What kind of place Battlefords— Lloydminster— Meadow Lake is
- Population
- 83,2552021 census
- Area
- 36,269km²
- Density
- 2.3people per km²
- Electors
- 60,057on the 2025 lists
- 10th-largest Indigenous share32.7% report an Indigenous identity, 10th highest of 343 (Share with an Indigenous identity, 2021 census)
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.5% — about 55 percent of the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest41st lowest of 343
- Median age is 37.2 — a little lower than the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest46th lowest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 0.9% — about 56 percent of the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest79th lowest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 7.4% — about 43 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest84th lowest of 343
- Median total household income is $77,000 — a little lower than the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest112th lowest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 67.9% — a little lower than the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest132nd lowest of 343
2021 Census on the 2023 boundaries; each rule places this riding among all 343. Density is the census population over the riding's area.
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 77% of the 2025 electors in today's Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake lived in the old Battlefords—Lloydminster; by area, 44% of the riding came from other ridings.
IIThe 2025 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemarie Falk | Conservative | 28,634 | 75.8% | 66.8% | +9.0 |
| Larry Ingram | Liberal | 7,073 | 18.7% | 7.3% | +11.4 |
| William Petryk | New Democratic | 1,816 | 4.8% | 12.8% | −8.0 |
1 further candidate, under 1% of the vote
| Darrell Patan | Other | 264 | 0.7% |
IIIHow close was it, really
It would have taken 10,781 voters switching from Conservative to Liberal — 28.5% of the 37,787 valid votes, 28.6 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 58.4% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
On election day the Conservatives took 74.2%, the Liberals 20.2% and the New Democrats 4.9%; in advance and special ballots, 78.0%, 16.7% and 4.7%, in that order.
Share of the valid votes by party, election-day polls against advance and special ballots, Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake, April 28, 2025
The figures
| Party | Election day | Advance and special | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 74.2% | 78.0% | +3.8 |
| Liberal | 20.2% | 16.7% | −3.5 |
| New Democratic | 4.9% | 4.7% | −0.2 |