Photo: Dreerwin · CC BY-SA 4.0Pinehouse’s MP is Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada), for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Statistics Canada lists Pinehouse as a northern village. Mayors and councillors in Saskatchewan aren’t on any open list, so Pinehouse’s council goes unnamed here. Pinehouse’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. From Saskatchewan come 14 MPs, 13 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
Pinehouse, 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.
No county or regional government sits above Pinehouse’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 Pinehouse, from the most recent elections.
- 1Pinehouse 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 Pinehouse votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Pinehouse 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. Elected on 13 November 2024, Pinehouse 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. Provincially the last general election was on 28 October 2024, for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan; federally, 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
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
The 2025 general election sent Buckley Belanger to the Commons for the first time. 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
Gary Vidal kept Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Gary Vidal already held it after the 2019 election, won with 42%. In 2021, Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River went to Gary Vidal (Conservative Party of Canada) on 49%; Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada) finished 4,503 votes behind. Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River turned out at only 44% in 2021; the country managed 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 Pinehouse is run
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elections.sk.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Which riding. The 2021 Census homes of a place’s residents fix its ridings, and one is shown once it holds 5% of them.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
Questions about how Pinehouse is run
Who is the MP for Pinehouse?
Pinehouse is in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, represented by Buckley Belanger (Liberal Party of Canada).
Which party won Pinehouse 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 Pinehouse?
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan lists each MLA with the riding they hold; this page can’t place Pinehouse in one.
Who heads the council in Pinehouse?
The head of Pinehouse’s council isn’t named here; as a northern village, it publishes its council itself.
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).