The Political Record · Federal electoral districts
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Desnethé—Missinippi—Rivière Churchill
Federal riding · SK · No. 47003 · 2023 representation order
- Member
- Buckley Belanger Liberal
- 2025 result
- Liberal hold by 3,575 votes
- Turnout
- 36.3% of 25,125 electors
- Population
- 37,845 2021 census
- Area
- 311,621 km²
- Figures as of
- 2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
- Largest Indigenous share86.9% report an Indigenous identity, the highest of 343 (Share with an Indigenous identity, 2021 census)
- Lowest turnout in Canada36.3% of 25,125 electors voted · 2nd of 343
- Least populous in Canada37,845 people, 2021 census · 4th of 343
- Largest by area in Canada311,621 km² · 9th of 343
- Youngest median ageMedian age 27.2, 2nd lowest of 343 (Median age, 2021 census)
- Fewest university degrees10.0% of 25–64s hold a bachelor's or higher, 2nd lowest of 343 (Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2021 census)
In brief
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Buckley Belanger
- Secretary of State (Rural Development)
IDid this riding change?
Yes — it shrank. All of today's Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River comes from the old Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, but it is only 92% of that riding. The rest went elsewhere.
Share of today's areaFormer riding
100.0%Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River 92% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.
IIThe 2025 result
Liberal hold
Elected
Buckley Belanger
Liberal
5,876
65.1% of valid votes
Margin
3,575
votes · +39.6 pts
Runner-up
Jim Lemaigre
Conservative
2,301
25.5% of valid votes
Liberal 65.1% · Conservative 25.5% · New Democratic 9.4%
Turnout36.3% of 25,125 electors
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley Belanger | Liberal | 5,876 | 65.1% | 46.1% | +19.0 |
| Jim Lemaigre | Conservative | 2,301 | 25.5% | 23.4% | +2.1 |
| Doug Racine | New Democratic | 850 | 9.4% | 23.9% | −14.5 |
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.
IIIHow close was it, really
Swing needed to flip
19.8 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
850 votes
New Democratic took fewer than the 3,575-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
8 of 46
No poll ended in a tie.
Flip the seatHypothetical
It would have taken 1,788 voters switching from Liberal to Conservative — 19.8% of the 9,027 valid votes, 19.8 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
Liberal5,876
Conservative2,301
Still Liberal by 3,575 votes. Actual margin: 3,575.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 61.3% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Liberal64.7%65.8%+1.1
Conservative25.5%25.5%+0.0
New Democratic9.9%8.7%−1.2
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.
VWhat kind of place this is
- Median total household income is $71,500 — a little lower than the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest72nd lowest of 343
- Median age is 27.2 — about 65 percent of the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest2nd lowest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 10.0% — about 35 percent of the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest2nd lowest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 1.4% — about 8 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest9th lowest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 35.3% — about 49 percent of the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest14th lowest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 0.3% — about 19 percent of the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest7th lowest of 343
2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.
VIWhere it is
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The card
No. 47003SK · 2025
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Buckley Belanger
- Result
- Liberal hold by 3,575
- Turnout
- 36.3%
- Population
- 37,845
- Area
- 311,621 km²
Largest Indigenous shareLowest turnout in CanadaLeast populous in CanadaLargest by area in CanadaYoungest median ageFewest university degrees
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