Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Saskatoon Meewasin riding

Roger Parent of the Sask. Party has won the Saskatoon Meewasin riding with 3,465 votes beating out the NDP’s Nicole White who got 2,943 votes.

Summary: Saskatchewan Party MLA Roger Parent is seeking re-election in Saskatoon Meewasin, which includes the River Heights, Richmond Heights, City Park, North Park and Kelsey-Woodlawn neightoburhoods.

Boundaries: The riding is bordered by 24th Street on the south, the South Saskatchewan River on the east and Pinehouse Drive and Primrose Drive in the north. The western border runs down Warman Drive from Primrose to Circle Drive, west to Idylwyld Drive North, and south to 24th Street.

Last Election: Roger Parent won the riding with 54 per cent of the vote, with Frank Quennell placing second with just under 42 per cent of the vote.

History: The riding, in its previous configuration, was held by the NDP from 1991 until 2011 by Carol Teichrob (1991-99), who was elected when the riding was known as Saskatoon River Heights, Carolyn Jones (1999-2003) and Quennell (2003-11).

Candidates

Saskatchewan Party: Roger Parent, MLA since 2011

NDP: Nicole White, community organizer

Liberal: Constance Sacher, School Counsellor at Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools

Green: Daeran Gall