Sask. Party set to form majority government, but races remain close in 7 ridings.
The Sask. Party is leading or projected to win in 32 ridings, securing a path to a majority government. However, final results from the 2024 Saskatchewan provincial election may take a few more days, with seven tight races still pending.
As of 1 a.m. CST on Tuesday, the Sask. Party held leads or was declared elected in 35 seats compared to the NDP’s 26. In Saskatchewan, a minimum of 31 seats is needed to form a majority government.
This marks the fifth consecutive majority government for the Saskatchewan Party, a record last achieved when Tommy Douglas led the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation to five straight majorities from 1944 to 1961.
CBC News has yet to project winners in seven close ridings. Mail-in ballots, which could sway these outcomes, are scheduled for counting on Wednesday. Currently, the NDP leads in four of these close races, with the Sask. Party leading in three.
**Why don’t we know yet?**
In these close ridings, the gap between the leading and second-place candidates is narrower than the number of outstanding mail-in ballots.
Mail-in ballots returned by October 26 will be counted on October 30.
Any mail-in ballots received between October 27 and November 7 will be included in the final count on November 9, along with ballots from hospital patients and displaced voters.
**Too Close to Call**
Here’s a summary of the remaining tight races and the number of approved mail-in ballots in each:
- **Saskatoon Westview**: Sask. Party incumbent David Buckingham leads the NDP’s April ChiefCalf by just 31 votes. There were 484 approved mail-in ballots, with 291 returned by October 26.
- **Saskatoon Silverspring**: The NDP’s Hugh Gordon is ahead of Sask. Party incumbent Paul Merriman, former minister for corrections, policing, and public safety, by 258 votes. The riding had 917 approved mail-in ballots, with 606 returned by October 26.
- **Saskatoon Southeast**: The NDP’s Brittney Senger leads by 292 votes against the Sask. Party’s John Owojori. There were 484 approved mail-in ballots, with 291 returned by October 26.
- **Saskatoon Chief Mistawasis**: NDP candidate Don McBean holds a 377-vote lead over the Sask. Party’s Parminder Singh. The riding had 894 approved mail-in ballots, with 552 returned by October 26.
- **Saskatoon Willowgrove**: Incumbent Ken Cheveldayoff of the Sask. Party, a former cabinet minister under both Brad Wall and Scott Moe, leads by 255 votes over NDP’s Alana Wakula. There were 1,085 approved mail-in ballots, with 660 returned by October 26.
- **Regina**: The NDP’s Brent Blakley is ahead by 355 votes against Sask. Party incumbent and former minister Christine Tell. The riding has 1,165 approved mail-in ballots, with 721 returned by October 26.
- **Prince Albert Northcote**: Sask. Party incumbent Alana Ross leads by 125 votes over NDP’s Nicole Rancourt. There were 324 approved mail-in ballots, with 197 returned by October 26.
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