Depending on whether Ralph Goodale decides if staying with a third-place party again after the next election is his best option, I would say that all 3 Saskatoon seats are in play, as are the other two Regina seats (besides Goodale's Wascana) as well as the northernmost riding, Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River (especially if Lawrence Joseph wants to repeat as candidate, after losing by 794 votes in 2011).Agreed. The 2011 votes transposed to the new ridings are:
Saskatoon West: NDP by 2663 votes, 8.72%
Regina—Lewvan: NDP by 609 votes, 1.59%
Note that Saskatchewan NDP voters cast enough votes in 2011 to elect five MPs. The new boundaries give them two MPs, showing that less than half of the problem was the boundaries. The biggest villain is still winner-take-all.But other seats are indeed in play:
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River: Conservative by 461 votes, 2.17%
Saskatoon—Grasswood: Conservative by 3740 votes, 10.36% (successor to Blackstrap)Saskatoon—University: Conservative by 3715 votes, 10.67% (successor to Saskatoon--Humboldt)
Regina—Qu'Appelle: Conservative by 4424 votes, 14.56% (including Wynyard)
Regina—Wascana: Goodale by 2233 votes, 6.12% (if he runs again at age 66, and why not?)Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan: Conservative by 10301 votes, 27.8% (successor to Palliser)
Prince Albert: Conservative by 9980 votes, 31.02%
Battlefords—Lloydminster: Conservative by 9841 votes, 37.86%I mentioned Wynyard:
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Thanks Wilf
Can anyone tell me if Brampton gets any better for the NDP?