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Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Humboldt-Watrous riding

A look at Humboldt-Watrous, one of the 61 provincial electoral districts in the 2020 Saskatchewan election.

Donna Harpauer of the Sask. Party has won the Humboldt-Watrous riding with 5,747 votes beating out the NDP’s Adam Duke who got 1,569 votes.

Summary: Saskatchewan Party MLA Donna Harpauer seeks a fourth term in Humboldt-Watrous, which has a new name and slightly different boundaries this election.

Boundaries: A relatively small riding to Saskatoon’s east, Humboldt-Watrous includes the towns of Humboldt, Watrous, Lanigan and Allan.

Last Election: Harper defeated NDP candidate Gord Bedient by over 3800 votes, 73-23 per cent.

History: The riding has been held by the Saskatchewan Party since 1997, when Arlene Julé, who was elected in 1995 as a Liberal, helped found the party. Prior to that, the riding was held by NDP MLA Eric Upshall.

Candidates

Saskatchewan Party: Donna Harpauer, MLA since 2003

NDP: Adam Duke, Political Studies student at the University of Saskatchewan

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Liberal: Robert Tutka, trucker

Green: Lori Ellen Harper

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