Saskatoon Meewasin byelection by the numbers

CBC Saskatchewan shares the top 10 numbers to know following the Saskatoon Meewasin byelection held Thursday.

CBC Saskatchewan's top 10 numbers to know after the byelection

CBC News · Posted: Mar 04, 2017 8:33 AM EST | Last Updated: March 4, 2017

On Thursday, voters chose NDP candidate Ryan Meili to fill the Saskatoon Meewasin seat.

Meili held onto a strong lead that showed in the early ballot-counting and went on to defeat the Saskatchewan Party's Brent Penner.

The new MLA-elect will be sworn in on Monday, just before the spring sitting gets underway at the Legislature.

CBC Saskatchewan has compiled the top 10 numbers to know after Thursday's election.

NDP share of the vote:

Sask. Party share of the vote:

Liberal, PC and Green share of the vote:

Saskatoon Meewasin byelection turnout:

Saskatoon Meewasin election turnout in 2016:

Turnout in last Sask. byelection (Lloydminster in 2014):

Number of Sask. byelections in the last two decades:

Byelections in the last two decades where the NDP has taken a seat from the Sask. Party:

Decline in NDP voter turnout in Saskatoon Meewasin since the 2016 election:

Decline in Sask. Party voter turnout in Saskatoon Meewasin since the 2016 election: