Saskatchewan election results 2016: NDP wins Saskatoon Centre riding

David Forbes of the NDP has won the Saskatoon Centre riding with 2,954 votes beating out the Sask. Party’s Brad Hoffmann who got 1,896 votes.

Summary: Made up of downtown Saskatoon and parts of Caswell Hill, Riversdale, Pleasant Hill and Mount Royal, NDP MLA David Forbes is seeking re-election in Saskatoon Centre.

Boundaries: Rectangular in shape, Saskatoon Centre is bordered on the west side by Circle Drive and on the east side by the South Saskatchewan River. The northern boundary runs east from 33rd Street West and Circle Drive to Avenue H North, South to 32nd Street West, east to Idylwyld Drive North, south to 24th Street East, and then east to the river. The southern boundary runs west along Spadina Crescent West to Avenue F South, north to 19th Street West, west to Avenue I South, north to 20th Street West, and then west to Circle Drive.

Last Election: The NDP’s David Forbes took the riding with almost 54 per cent of the votes cast, with David Cooper of the Saskatchewan Party garnering 43 per cent of the vote.

History: Former NDP cabinet minister David Forbes has held the riding since a by-election in 2001 when the riding was known as Saskatoon Idylwyld. The seat has been held by the NDP, either as Saskatoon Centre or Saskatoon Idylwyld in every election since 1975 with the exception of 1982 when Progressive Conservative Jack Sandberg was elected.

Candidates:

Saskatchewan Party: Brad Hoffman, owner of Pro Print

NDP: David Forbes, MLA since 2001, former school principal

Liberal: Roman Todos, security and customer service worker

Green: Kathryn McDonald