MLA election win a “dream come true” for Goudy
Melfort’s Todd Goudy will succeed the late Kevin Phillips as the MLA for the Melfort constituency.
The seat became vacant due to Phillip’s tragic passing in November, and a byelection was held Thursday to replace the long time SaskParty member. Goudy collected 3270 votes, or 78.5 per cent. The lifelong Melfort resident and pastor said he learned a lot about his community while door-knocking during his campaign.
“The most enjoyable part was going door-to-door and meeting new people and just getting to know people in towns around Melfort,” Goudy said after the ballots were counted.
New Democratic Party candidate Lorne Schroeder collected 809 votes, or 19.4 per cent; Shawn Setyo of the Green Party received 77 votes, equalling 1.8 per cent of the 4168 ballots. Goudy said despite his relatively low profile outside the city of Melfort, the Saskatchewan Party’s beliefs helped launch him to victory.