The final round of ballots from Saskatchewan’s provincial election were tallied on Saturday, and a race that was previously too close to call has officially been declared.
The Sask. NDP’s April ChiefCalf officially won the seat in the constituency of Saskatoon Westview with a slim margin over the Saskatchewan Party’s David Buckingham.
Following the second ballot count on Oct. 30, the NDP was leading with a narrow margin of 37 votes.
In total, 484 mail-in ballots were issued for the constituency of Saskatoon Westview, with 291 of those counted on Oct. 30, according to Elections Saskatchewan.
After counting the remaining mail-in ballots, as well as hospital and remand centre votes on Saturday, ChiefCalf held onto the lead and was ultimately declared the winner with a final margin of 74 votes.
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