Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask Party wins Indian Head-Milestone riding

Don McMorris of the Sask. Party has won the Indian Head-Milestone riding with 5,111 votes beating out the NDP’s Ashley Nemeth who got 1,819 votes.

Summary: A rural riding in southeastern Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Party MLA and Deputy Premier Don McMorris seeks re-election in Indian Head-Milestone.

Boundaries: Indian Head-Milestone stretches from Fort Qu’Appelle in the north to southeast of Lang on Highway 39. Pilot Butte is on the western border of the constituency and the eastern border stretches past Sintaluta on Trans-Canada Highway 1. Communities in this district also include the towns of Indian Head, Balgonie, Milestone, as well as the villages of Vibank, Edenwold and Odessa. Six per cent of this redefined riding used to be part of Regina Wascana Plains.

Last Election: Saskatchewan Party incumbent Don McMorris defeated NDP candidate Richard Klyne by 4,250 votes, 76 per cent to 20 per cent.

History: The constituency was created in 1994 by combining the district of Indian Head-Wolseley with part of Bengough-Milestone. Saskatchewan Party MLA Don McMorris has held his seat since 1999. Before, Lorne Scott was the NDP MLA from 1995 to 1999.

Candidates

Saskatchewan Party: Don McMorris, deputy premier, Minister of Crown Investments and Minister Responsible of Saskatchewan Government Insurance, Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, Public Service Commission and the Lean Initiative.

NDP: Ashley Nemeth, volunteer and leader with Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and author of the Blind Moving On blog.

Liberal: David Delainey, electrician

Green: Andrea Huang, financial advisor in training

Progressive Conservative: Sheila Olson