Conservative incumbents hold their seats in Saskatchewan, Far North flips to Liberal

While his seat was secured easily, Hoback called the evening an ‘emotional’ one, remarking on the wild polling shift since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation and replacement with Carney, a political novice.

“We were expecting to win by a mass majority just three months ago. We’ll have to digest and reanalyze just exactly what went wrong and see what we have to change to make sure it doesn’t happen again. We’ll take some time to do that.”

Amidst that will include a ‘reshuffling of the deck’ on governmental roles and a renewed focus on protecting Canadians from the Trump tariffs, Hoback said.

DESNETHE-MISSINIPPI-CHURCHILL RIVER

A true blue Conservative province now has a Liberal seat in the north with the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding flipping from Conservative to Liberal with candidate Buckley Belanger. The riding was formerly held by Gary Vidal who chose not to run for re-election.

Newly elected Liberal MP Buckley Belanger gave a speech at his watch party Monday evening. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

“I am very, very thankful and we’re going to get to work right away, and we’re also going to be very focused and very aggressive as we approach Ottawa and tell them this is what Northern Saskatchewan is all about,” Belanger said of his win. “We obviously have to wait for when they are going to call us to Ottawa for orientation or swearing in and I am assuming that is going to happen within the next few weeks. But like I said, we’re ready to go and we want to make sure Ottawa hears of Northern Saskatchewan, and we want to go there and tell our stories.”

Jim Lemaigre was the newcomer for the Conservative candidacy. With 82 of 88 polls reporting, Belanger held 65.6 per cent of the vote share, with Lemaigre holding 25 per cent.

NDP candidate Doug Racine earned 9.3 per cent of the vote share.

BATTLEFORDS-LLOYDMINSTER-MEADOW LAKE RIDING

Conservative MP Rosemarie Falk will return to Ottawa. (Photo courtesy: Rosemarie Falk campaign office)

Conservative incumbent Rosemarie Falk said she is feeling ‘humbled and honoured’ after securing a third term.

“I am humbled and honoured that the constituents of the newly redistributed riding of Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake have entrusted me to take their concerns and fight for them and advocate for them in Ottawa,” Falk said Monday night following her win.

“I’d like to thank them for entrusting me to be their advocate and to fight for them for what their concerns are… bringing that to Ottawa and I’ll continue to do that.”

She also emphasized her commitment to represent all residents, including those who did not vote for her.

“I always believe in communication and people to have the two-way dialogue so that I can hear what their concerns are and I can bring that forward to the caucus room and also on the floor of the House of Commons,” she said.

Falk addressed criticism about missing candidate forums, attributing it to the challenges of the redistributed riding and a short election period.

“As you are aware, and a lot of the voters are aware, the riding boundaries have changed drastically in this last election due to the redistribution,” she said. “It was imperative that I get out and meet with as many voters, one-on-one in the newly redistributed part of the riding, so that I could connect with them.”

Falk also expressed gratitude to her campaign team and volunteers.

“I just want to thank all those voters and supporters and volunteers who believe in our Conservative message of axing the tax, building the homes, fixing the budget and stopping the crime,” she said.

Liberal candidate Larry Ingram said this was his fifth time running for a seat in Ottawa and the results are what he expected.

“I would’ve been pleased to be elected but I’m not shocked that people stayed doing what they’ve been doing.”

Regardless of his outcome, he is pleased that the Liberals will lead the country.

NDP Candidate William Petryk said he’s disappointed with the loss but given the trends across the country, he isn’t too surprised.

YORKTON-MELVILLE RIDING

Incumbent Conservative candidate Cathay Wagantall is projected to hold her seat with a sizeable lead in her riding. At 190 polls counted of 212, Wagantall held over 78.9 per cent of the vote share.

Luke Guimond of the Liberal Party trailed with 13.3 per cent. The NDP candidate had 5.1 per cent while the Green Party garnered 2 per cent and the Libertarian Party of Canada earned less than a percentage point.

CARLTON TRAIL-EAGLE CREEK RIDING

Kelly Block has been re-elected for a sixth term as a Member of Parliament.

The Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek incumbent was part of a full Conservative sweep of Saskatchewan in the previous election, and held a comfortable lead throughout Monday night earning over 77.8 per cent of the votes through 180 of 185 polls reporting.

Tariffs were a major topic of conversation on Block’s campaign trail, but she said of equal or more concern to the people she had talked to was the possibility of another four years of a Liberal government.

MP Kelly Block and CPC Leader Pierre Poilievre. (submitted photo/Kelly Block)

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—With files from Kenneth Cheung, Logan Lehmann, Julia Lovett-Squires, Teena Monteleone, Susan McNeil and Derek Cornet.

by paNOW Staff

Conservative incumbents hold their seats in Saskatchewan, Far North flips to Liberal

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