Big River 118’s MP is Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada), for Prince Albert
Across Saskatchewan, 13 of the 14 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada. With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s ridings map, Big River 118 isn’t placed in a riding here. Big River 118 is a reserve: its council is the First Nation’s own, and no open list of it is used here.
Three governments, and who does what
Big River 118 is a First Nations reserve: its band council, Ottawa and Saskatchewan share the work.
The First Nation’s own band council.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
legassembly.sk.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Big River 118, from the most recent elections.
- 1Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan–
- 2House of CommonsPrince Albert
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Big River 118 votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election. The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was last elected on 28 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
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Randy Hoback represents Prince Albert in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Prince Albert · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2008
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada13
- Liberal Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Randy Hoback has sat in the Commons since 2008, now for the 6th Parliament. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Prince Albert puts the Conservative Party of Canada first at 64%; Randy Hoback held it for the party in 2025.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
In 2021, Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River re-elected Gary Vidal of the Conservative Party of Canada
Before the 2023 redistribution, Big River 118 voted in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River; these are its 2019 and 2021 results, and Prince Albert is its riding today.
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River elected Gary Vidal (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021: 49% of the vote, a lead of 4,503 over Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada). In 2019, Gary Vidal had won the same riding with 42%. At 44%, fewer of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%).
All 6 candidates in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Vidal | Conservative Party of Canada | 10,036 | 48.8% |
| Buckley Belanger | Liberal Party of Canada | 5,533 | 26.9% |
| Harmonie King | New Democratic Party | 3,548 | 17.3% |
| Dezirae Reddekopp | People's Party of Canada | 1,002 | 4.9% |
| Stephen King | Independent | 240 | 1.2% |
| Nasser Dean Chalifoux | Green Party of Canada | 215 | 1.1% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Big River 118 is run
Check or update the federal list.
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elections.sk.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- Election results. Ridings changed in 2023: the 2019 and 2021 results are on the old map, and the 2021 vote on today’s map is Elections Canada’s own estimate from polling divisions.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
Questions about how Big River 118 is run
Who is the MP for Big River 118?
Randy Hoback (Conservative Party of Canada) sits for Prince Albert, the riding Big River 118 is in.
Which party won Big River 118 in the 2021 federal election?
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River went to Gary Vidal (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Randy Hoback has been the MP for Prince Albert.
Who is the MLA for Big River 118?
This page can’t say which riding Big River 118 is in; the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan lists every MLA with theirs.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).