Summary: The Liberal Party’s only seat in Saskatchewan, longtime MP Ralph Goodale seeks victory in southeast Regina for an eighth straight election.
Boundaries: All parts of Regina east of Albert Street and south of the CP rail line. The riding used to contain a number of small towns to the southeast of the city, but they have been removed through redistribution.
Last Election: Deputy Liberal Leader Ralph Goodale defeated Conservative candidate Ian Shields by 3.9 per cent.
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Had the riding’s new boundaries existed in the last election, Goodale would have won with the slightly larger margin of 6.1 per cent (based on polling results).
History: Goodale has held this seat since 1993, but the Conservatives/Canadian Alliance were able to get within two thousand votes in both the 2000 and 2011 elections.
Demographics: The riding, which includes the University of Regina, has an average income of $48,553, the highest of the three Regina electoral districts.
Candidates
Conservative: Michael Kram, IT analyst
NDP: April Bourgeois, founder of Prairie Dog Magazine
Liberal: Ralph Goodale, MP since 1993
Green: Frances Simonson, agrologist and organic farm inspector
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