Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Creighton’s MP is Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada), for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
From Saskatchewan come 14 MPs, 13 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada. Creighton is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. Mayors and councillors in Saskatchewan aren’t on any open list, so Creighton’s council goes unnamed here. With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s ridings map, Creighton isn’t placed in a riding here.
Three governments, and who does what
Creighton, a town 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.
No county or regional government sits above Creighton’s council; Division No. 18 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Creighton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Creighton councilTown
- 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 Creighton votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Creighton 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, Creighton 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. Provincially the last general election was on 28 October 2024, for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan; federally, on 28 April 2025. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
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
Buckley Belanger was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 46%; Buckley Belanger held it for them 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
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River returned Gary Vidal (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021
Counts for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Turnout in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River was 44% in 2021, against 63% nationally. In 2019, Gary Vidal had won the same riding with 42%. Gary Vidal won the 2021 race in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 49% and beating Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada) by 4,503 votes.
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 Creighton 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
- 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.
- Not on this page. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- Who holds each seat. A member who resigned or switched parties last week may still show here: the names are Wikidata’s.
- Which riding. A riding is listed when 5% or more of the place’s 2021 Census residents live in it; the largest share comes first.
Questions about how Creighton is run
Who is the MP for Creighton?
Buckley Belanger of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, which includes Creighton.
Which party won Creighton in the 2021 federal election?
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River went to Gary Vidal (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Buckley Belanger has been the MP for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River.
Who is the MLA for Creighton?
Every MLA of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Creighton.
Who heads the council in Creighton?
Ask the municipality itself: Creighton, a town, 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).