Mail-in ballots bump Saskatchewan NDP to 13 seats after election night

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Tina Beaudry-Mellor becomes only Saskatchewan Party cabinet minister to lose seat

NDP Leader Ryan Meili speaks during a media availability in Saskatoon on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle NeisTwo Saskatchewan Party candidates have conceded their close election races to the NDP, bumping the Opposition party’s seat count to 13 from 11.

The pair were locked in a tight race after Monday’s election where several urban seats were too close to call.Elections Saskatchewan says the counting of mail-in ballots gave Young a lead of more than 200 votes over Beaudry-Mellor, who ends up being the only member of Premier Scott Moe’s cabinet to lose a seat.

Meili declared himself the winner late Wednesday, based on information from NDP scrutineers watching the mail-in ballot count.

 

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