A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Lumsden-Morse in Saskatchewan on August 10, 2023, to elect a new member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan following the resignation of Saskatchewan Party MLA Lyle Stewart.[1]
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| Turnout | 36.84% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It was held the same day as two others in the province; Regina Coronation Park and Regina Walsh Acres.[2]
Candidates
editThe list of candidates:[3]
- Les Guillemin: Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan
- Kaitlyn Stadnyk: Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
- Isaiah Hunter: Saskatchewan Green Party
- Blaine McLeod: Saskatchewan Party
- Jon Hromek: Saskatchewan United Party
Results
edit| Saskatchewan provincial by-election, 10 August 2023: Lumsden-Morse Resignation of Lyle Stewart | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Blaine McLeod | 2,696 | 53.42 | -19.98 | ||||
| Saskatchewan United | Jon Hromek | 1,145 | 22.69 | N/A | ||||
| New Democratic | Kaitlyn Stadnyk | 1,110 | 21.99 | +4.01 | ||||
| Buffalo | Les Guillemin | 56 | 1.11 | -4.87 | ||||
| Green | Isaiah Hunter | 40 | 0.79 | -1.86 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,047 | 99.88 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 6 | 0.12 | -0.30 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,053 | 37.73 | -25.66 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 13,391 | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | -21.33 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[4] | ||||||||
2020 result
edit| 2020 Saskatchewan general election: Lumsden-Morse | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Lyle Stewart | 6,243 | 73.40 | -1.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Nic Lewis | 1,529 | 17.98 | -1.89 | ||||
| Buffalo | Les Guillemin | 509 | 5.98 | – | ||||
| Green | Isaiah Hunter | 225 | 2.65 | +0.50 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,506 | 99.58 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 36 | 0.42 | +0.15 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,542 | 63.39 | -1.48 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 13,476 | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | +0.10 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Hunter, Adam (March 6, 2023). "Veteran Sask. Party MLA Lyle Stewart steps down for health reasons". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on March 11, 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.