Excitement is growing in the Saskatchewan New Democrat ranks, with sixteen contested nominations completed so far ahead of the 2020 election.
This is more than three times the five contested nominations they held ahead of the 2016 election. Adapting to the public health requirements of COVID-19, members elected their nominees in virtual nomination contests, where candidates delivered their speeches via Zoom and members voted online or over the phone from May 21-May 25. Across the five contests the voter turnout was over 83% with 1,466 of the 1765 eligible members casting ballots.
The five successful candidates elected today to represent the NDP in 2020 are:
Arm River: Cam Goff
Regina Pasqua: Bhajan Brar
Saskatoon Nutana: Erika Ritchie
Saskatoon Riversdale: Ashlee Hicks
Saskatoon Southeast: Pamela Beaudin
REGINA—Saskatchewan New Democrats unanimously approved a solidarity motion with the people of Ukraine, as well as all Saskatchewan people with friends and family in the region at Provincial Council on February 26, 2022.
REGINA—The Saskatchewan New Democrats set the rules and timing for a leadership contest at Provincial Council on February 26th. The new leader will be elected at a leadership convention in Regina in late June, 2022.
All Saskatchewan New Democratic Party members in good standing will be eligible to vote online or by mail-in ballot.
Standing with New Democratic Party candidate Melissa Patterson in Moose Jaw Wakamow today, NDP Leader Ryan Meili called on voters in his hometown to reject Scott Moe’s plan for dangerous cuts during a pandemic.