Photo: rd laloche · CC BY 2.0Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, the riding that includes La Loche
13 of the 14 MPs from Saskatchewan belong to the Conservative Party of Canada. No provincial riding is named for La Loche, because the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s boundary file gives no terms of reuse. La Loche is a northern village by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities. This page names no head of council for La Loche, as no open list of councils exists in Saskatchewan.
Three governments, and who does what
La Loche, 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.
La Loche has no upper-tier council: Division No. 18, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for La Loche, from the most recent elections.
- 1La Loche 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 La Loche votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| La Loche council | 13 November 2024 | 8 November 2028 |
| 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. Elected on 13 November 2024, La Loche council is up again on 8 November 2028. The The Local Government Election Act, 2015 fixes that date: the second Wednesday in November every four years for cities, towns and villages.
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 is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. 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
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.
Turnout in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River was 44% in 2021, against 63% nationally. Gary Vidal (Conservative Party of Canada) took Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in 2021 with 49% of the vote, 4,503 votes ahead of Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada). In 2019, Gary Vidal had won the same riding with 42%.
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 La Loche 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
- 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. 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. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 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.
Questions about how La Loche is run
Who is the MP for La Loche?
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River’s MP, Buckley Belanger of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents La Loche.
Which party won La Loche 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 La Loche?
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place La Loche in one.
Who heads the council in La Loche?
Ask the municipality itself: La Loche, 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).