Saskatoon University (provincial electoral district)

Saskatoon University is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Revived as a result of the 2013 revision of Saskatchewan's electoral districts,[1] it was last contested in the 2020 election.

Saskatoon University
Saskatchewan electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 
 
Jennifer Bowes
New Democratic
First contested1971
Last contested2020
CommunitiesSaskatoon

Saskatoon University was first created in 1971 and was in existence from 1971 to 1975 and again from 1982 to 1991. The district's first incarnation was merged into Saskatoon Centre in 1975 and its second incarnation was merged into Saskatoon Sutherland-University in 1991. The present incarnation will be dissolved into Saskatoon University-Sutherland and Saskatoon Nutana prior to the next general election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Legislature Years Member Party
17th 1971–1973     John Richards NDP
1973–1975     Independent
See Saskatoon Centre 1975–1982.
20th 1982–1986     Rick Folk Progressive Conservative
21st 1986–1991     Peter Prebble NDP
See Saskatoon Sutherland and Saskatoon Greystone 1991–2016.
28th 2016–2020     Eric Olauson Saskatchewan Party
29th 2020–present     Jennifer Bowes NDP

Election results

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Saskatoon University, 2016–present

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2020 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Jennifer Bowes 3,225 52.97 +10.37
Saskatchewan Eric Olauson 2,730 44.84 -3.19
Green Erickka Patmore 133 2.19 +0.18
Total valid votes 6,088 99.07
Total rejected ballots 57 0.93 +0.54
Turnout 6,145 54.52 -4.13
Eligible voters 11,272
New Democratic gain from Saskatchewan Swing
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
2016 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Saskatchewan Eric Olauson 3,080 48.03
New Democratic Jennifer Bowes 2,732 42.60
Liberal Ezaz Jaseem 370 5.77
Green Garnet Hall 129 2.01
Progressive Conservative Rose Buscholl 101 1.57
Total valid votes 6,412 99.61
Total rejected ballots 25 0.39
Turnout 6,437 58.65
Eligible voters 10,976
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ New electoral map brings three new seats to Sask. legislature, 5 March 2016, retrieved 18 April 2017
  2. ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 General Election Results" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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