Gordon Wyant of the Sask. Party has won the Saskatoon Northwest riding with 4,439 votes beating out the NDP’s Dennel Pickering who got 1,979 votes.
Summary: Saskatchewan Party MLA Gordon Wyant is seeking re-election in Saskatoon Northwest, made up of Lawson Heights, Silverwood Heights and the north industrial areas.
Boundaries: The east border comprises the South Saskatchewan River and Range Road 3052. The city’s limits make up the north and west borders while the south border runs along Claypool Drive from the city limit east to Airport Drive, south down Avenue I South to 38th Street West, east to Idylwyld Drive North, north to Circle Drive, east to Warman Drive, north to Primrose Drive and then east along Pinehouse Drive.
Last Election: Gordon Wyant of the Saskatchewan Party took the riding with 70 per cent of the photo, with the NDP’s Nicole White garnering 25 per cent of the vote.
History: The riding was created in 1995 and first held by Grant Whitmore until 1999. Jim Melenchuk then represented the riding, first as a Liberal from 1999-2001 and then as an independent from 2001-03. Since then, the riding has been held by the Saskatchewan Party – Ted Merriman (2003-07), Serge LeClerc (2007-10) and Wyant (2010-present) except for a brief period of time in 2010 when LeClerc sat as an independent.
Candidates
Saskatchewan Party: Gordon Wyant, Justice Minister and MLA since 2010
NDP: Dennel Pickering, continuing care aide
Liberal: Eric Steiner, videographer and television director
Green: Nylissa Valentine, student at the University of Saskatchewan
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