Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, the riding that includes Chicken 224
The Conservative Party of Canada has 13 of the 14 MPs elected in Saskatchewan. Chicken 224’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan isn’t shown: the province’s boundary file states no licence, so it can’t be reused. Chicken 224 is a First Nations reserve, governed by its band council; no open list of band councils is used here.
Three governments, and who does what
Chicken 224 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 Chicken 224, from the most recent elections.
- 1Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan–
- 2House 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 Chicken 224 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 | – |
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was last elected on 28 October 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms.
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
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. April 2025 was Buckley Belanger’s first election to the House of Commons.
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
Gary Vidal kept Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Results in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
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). Back in 2019, Gary Vidal took the riding on 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 Chicken 224 is run
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elections.sk.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
Questions about how Chicken 224 is run
Who is the MP for Chicken 224?
Chicken 224 is in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, represented by Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Chicken 224 in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada, with Gary Vidal in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River; since 2025 Buckley Belanger represents Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River.
Who is the MLA for Chicken 224?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Chicken 224.
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).