Conservatives nearly sweep Saskatchewan, CBC News projects
CBC projects Liberals to take northernmost riding
The CBC Decision Desk has projected the Conservatives will take an overwhelming majority of ridings in Saskatchewan, with the Liberals projected to win a fourth consecutive government.
CBC has projected 13 out of Saskatchewan's 14 ridings will be won by the Conservatives. The Liberals are projected to win one riding.
The CBC's Decision Desk has projected the following results for Saskatchewan:
- Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake: Rosemarie Falk (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Regina-Lewvan: Warren Steinley (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Regina-Qu'Appelle: Andrew Scheer (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Regina-Wascana: Michael Kram (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Saskatoon South: Kevin Waugh (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Saskatoon West: Brad Redekopp (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Saskatoon-University: Corey Tochor (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Yorkton-Melville: Cathay Wagantall (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Souris-Moose Mountain: Steven Bonk (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan: Fraser Tolmie (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek: Kelly Block (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Swift Current-Grasslands-Kindersley: Jeremy Patzer (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Prince Albert: Randy Hoback (incumbent), Conservatives.
- Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River: Buckley Belanger, Liberals.
Meanwhile, Mark Carney's Liberals are expected to form the next government, CBC News projects. It is too soon to say whether it will be a minority or majority. A party needs to win 172 seats to form a majority government.
In an emailed statement, Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck congratulated Carney on his win, saying he has the "opportunity to deliver on the priorities of the people of Saskatchewan within a united Canada."
She noted an equalization deal, protecting $10/day childcare, removing Chinese tariffs on canola, and infrastructure to support industry and trade as priorities.
Winning MPs thank supporters
Saskatoon South projected winner for the Conservatives, Kevin Waugh, spoke to a crowd of supporters at Prairieland Park on Monday evening, attributing his fourth win to door-knockers.
"We ran on affordability. And every door that we knocked talked about affordability," Waugh said, calling it the number one challenge in Saskatoon.
In Regina, Andrew Scheer thanked the voters in the Regina-Qu'Appelle riding for keeping him in Ottawa since 2004.
"This is such a diverse riding with many different challenges and needs and dynamics and I've gotten to know so many people in so many different communities," said Scheer.
Buckley Belanger of Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River is the first projected Liberal MP since Ralph Goodale, who lost his Regina seat in 2019. Belanger spoke to his supporters in La Ronge Monday evening, addressing challenges the north is facing.
"Things like poor housing, things like ... the illicit drug trade; the infrastructure needs that we have in northern Saskatchewan. We think that Ottawa can make a significant difference with our communities, with our families on battling some of these things," said Belanger.
There are 14 federal ridings in Saskatchewan. Nearly 207,000 provincial residents voted in the advance polls — more that a 12-per-cent increase from the last general election in 2021. The Conservatives swept all 14 Saskatchewan ridings in the past two federal elections.
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