Photo: Kayoty · CC BY-SA 3.0Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Buffalo Narrows in Ottawa as MP for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s riding map is published without a licence, so this page doesn’t place Buffalo Narrows in a riding. In the census’s list of municipalities, Buffalo Narrows is a northern village. This page names no head of council for Buffalo Narrows, as no open list of councils exists in Saskatchewan. The Conservative Party of Canada has 13 of the 14 MPs elected in Saskatchewan.
Three governments, and who does what
Buffalo Narrows, a northern village in Saskatchewan, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
legassembly.sk.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
There is no county government over Buffalo Narrows; Division No. 18 is a census division, not a council.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Buffalo Narrows, from the most recent elections.
- 1Buffalo Narrows councilNorthern village
- 2Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan–
- 3House of CommonsDesnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
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 Buffalo Narrows votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Narrows council | 13 November 2024 | 8 November 2028 |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 13 November 2024 election, Buffalo Narrows council next goes to the polls on 8 November 2028. That date comes from the The Local Government Election Act, 2015, which sets the second Wednesday in November every four years for cities, towns and villages. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan on 28 October 2024. The 2025 results are left out because elections.ca’s terms forbid commercial reproduction; the open catalogue’s latest is 2021.
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
legassembly.sk.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Buckley Belanger represents Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada13
- Liberal Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
April 2025 was Buckley Belanger’s first election to the House of Commons. Mapped onto today’s Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 46%; in 2025 Buckley Belanger kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Results in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
At 44%, fewer of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). Back in 2019, Gary Vidal took the riding on 42%. The 2021 count in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River put Gary Vidal (Conservative Party of Canada) first at 49%, with Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada) 4,503 votes back.
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 Buffalo Narrows is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.sk.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- Not on this page. No council budgets, no band councils, and no party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record.
- Election results. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
Questions about how Buffalo Narrows is run
Who is the MP for Buffalo Narrows?
Buffalo Narrows is in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, represented by Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Buffalo Narrows in the 2021 federal election?
Gary Vidal won Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, held by Buckley Belanger.
Who is the MLA for Buffalo Narrows?
Find the riding for Buffalo Narrows on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Buffalo Narrows?
Ask the municipality itself: Buffalo Narrows, a northern village, isn’t on an open list of councils we can use.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · 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).