Saskatoon Meewasin candidates make final pitch to voters as byelection approaches
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Voters in Saskatoon Meewasin have begun choosing the province's newest MLA from a crowded ballot, with early voting in the Sept. 26 byelection well underway.
Five political parties are vying for the seat last held by former NDP leader Ryan Meili.
In February, three days after the party was defeated in the Athabasca byelection, Meili announced his plan to step down as leader and leave politics.
Premier Scott Moe called the byelection on Aug. 29, a week after he announced adults in the province would be receiving a $500 cheque.
The five candidates in the running are:
There are 12,292 registered voters in the constituency, 270 of whom requested mail-in ballots.
Advanced polls opened on Tuesday and continue through Saturday ahead of Monday's vote.
As of Friday morning, 1,772 advanced votes had been cast after three days, eclipsing the total cast in the 2017 byelection that saw 1,737 votes cast over five days.
Saskatoon business owner Nathaniel Teed is the NDP candidate aiming to hold onto the seat.
Teed says he started campaigning on July 9, roughly a month before securing the party nomination.
The NDP has a strong history in the constituency, holding the seat from 1991 to 2011. Roger Parent of the Saskatchewan Party won in 2011 and 2016. His death in 2016 led to a byelection in 2017.
Meili won the byelection and then held the seat in 2020 by about 370 votes.
However, Teed is cautioning the party against overconfidence.
"We're not taking this byelection for granted," he said. "We are working hard to ensure that we can send a message to Scott Moe that his priorities are off."
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