Photo: Canadian2006 · CC BY-SA 3.0Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan gave Fraser Tolmie a 16,894-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 91% of ridings
Locally, Watrous is run as a town. In Saskatchewan, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Watrous’ mayor isn’t named. With no licence on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s ridings map, Watrous isn’t placed in a riding here. For federal votes, Watrous belongs to Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Fraser Tolmie (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it.
What stands out in how Watrous is governed
A safe federal seat
The 2021 winner in Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan finished 41 points ahead of the runner-up (New Democratic Party), a wider lead than in 91% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Watrous has voted ↓
High federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan out-voted 91% of the country’s ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Watrous, 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.
Watrous has no upper-tier council: Division No. 11, its census division, exists for statistics only.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Watrous, from the most recent elections.
- 1Watrous councilTown
- 2Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan–
- 3House of CommonsMoose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan
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 Watrous votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Watrous council | 13 November 2024 | 8 November 2028 |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under non-commercial terms. Watrous council was elected on 13 November 2024, and the next vote is on 8 November 2028. It is the second Wednesday in November every four years for cities, towns and villages, as the The Local Government Election Act, 2015 provides. Voters last chose the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan on 28 October 2024 and the House of Commons 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
Fraser Tolmie represents Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada13
- Liberal Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
Fraser Tolmie sits with the Conservative Party of Canada, which holds 13 of the 14 seats from Saskatchewan.
The MP’s record
Fraser Tolmie was first elected in 2021; the current Parliament is Fraser Tolmie’s 2nd. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan would have gone to the Conservative Party of Canada with 61%, and Fraser Tolmie kept 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
The Conservative Party of Canada kept Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan in 2021 with Fraser Tolmie
Results in Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Tom Lukiwski (Conservative Party of Canada) had taken it in 2019 with 71%. Fraser Tolmie (Conservative Party of Canada) took Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan in 2021 with 60% of the vote, 16,894 votes ahead of Talon Regent (New Democratic Party).
All 6 candidates in Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Tolmie | Conservative Party of Canada | 24,869 | 60.4% |
| Talon Regent | New Democratic Party | 7,975 | 19.4% |
| Chey Craik | People's Party of Canada | 4,712 | 11.4% |
| Katelyn Zimmer | Liberal Party of Canada | 2,526 | 6.1% |
| David Craig Townsend | Maverick Party | 664 | 1.6% |
| Isaiah Hunter | Green Party of Canada | 438 | 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 Watrous 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. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- 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.
- 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. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
Questions about how Watrous is run
Who is the MP for Watrous?
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan’s MP, Fraser Tolmie of the Conservative Party of Canada, represents Watrous.
Which party won Watrous in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Fraser Tolmie (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan still.
Who is the MLA for Watrous?
Find the riding for Watrous on the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Watrous?
Watrous, a town, lists its council on its own pages; no open list names the head here.
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).