A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Regina Walsh Acres in Saskatchewan on August 10, 2023 to elect a new member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan following the death of Saskatchewan Party MLA Derek Meyers.[1]
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District of Regina Walsh Acres | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 37.64% | ||||||||||||||||||
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It was held the same day as two others in the province; Lumsden-Morse and Regina Coronation Park.[2]
Candidates edit
The list of candidates:[3]
- Jared Clarke: Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
- Joseph Reynolds: Saskatchewan Green Party
- Nevin Markwart: Saskatchewan Party
- Rose Buscholl: Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
Result edit
| Saskatchewan provincial by-election, 10 August 2023: Regina Walsh Acres Death of Derek Meyers | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jared Clarke | 2,535 | 54.66 | +17.01 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Nevin Markwart | 1,842 | 39.72 | -6.90 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Rose Buscholl | 221 | 4.76 | +0.84 | ||||
| Green | Joseph Reynolds | 40 | 0.86 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,638 | 99.89 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 5 | 0.11 | -0.68 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,643 | 39.42 | -17.07 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,777 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Saskatchewan | Swing | +11.96 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[4] | ||||||||
2020 result edit
| 2020 Saskatchewan general election: Regina Walsh Acres | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Derek Meyers | 3,148 | 46.62 | -4.68 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kelly Hardy | 2,542 | 37.65 | -5.06 | ||||
| Independent | Sandra Morin | 797 | 11.80 | - | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Grey | 265 | 3.92 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,752 | 99.21 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 54 | 0.79 | +0.61 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,806 | 56.49 | -2.09 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,048 | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | +0.19 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Wallace-Scribner, Tanner (March 28, 2023). "Regina Walsh Acres MLA Derek Meyers dies at the age of 45". CKRM. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ "Lumsden-Morse to hold byelection on Aug. 10". MooseJawToday.com. July 31, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "Final list of candidates in three provincial by-elections". Elections Saskatchewan. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "2023 By-elections". Elections Saskatchewan. Retrieved July 25, 2023.