Saskatchewan voters to elect three new legislature members today

Today marks the final day of voting in three byelections to elect MLAs in Regina Coronation Park, Regina Walsh Acres and Lumsden-Morse.

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Published Aug 10, 2023 • 1 minute read

The Saskatchewan Legislative Building at Wascana Centre in Regina, Saturday, May 30, 2020. Voters in three Saskatchewan constituencies will elect new members to the province’s legislative assembly today.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor Photo by Mark Taylor /The Canadian Press

REGINA — Voters in three Saskatchewan constituencies are set to elect new legislature members today.

Candidates are seeking to replace Saskatchewan Party MLAs Mark Docherty in Regina Coronation Park, who resigned in February, and Lyle Stewart in Lumsden-Morse, who resigned in March

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Derek Meyers, the former Saskatchewan Party legislature member for Regina Walsh Acres, died of cancer in March at the age of 45.

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Elections Saskatchewan says more than 7,000 voters across 15 advance polling stations cast ballots in five days of advance voting.

Sixteen additional voting stations are to be erected for the sixth and final day of voting.

Saskatchewan’s next general election is scheduled for October 2024.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug.10, 2023.

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