Saskatchewan’s 2024 provincial election was not kind to the Sask Party candidates defending seats in Regina and Saskatoon, with the vast majority being voted out at the time of the call late Monday night.
Regina Wascana Plains
Long-time Saskatchewan Party MLA and Minister Christine Tell was not re-elected in the Regina Wascana Plains constituency Monday night, losing to the NDP’s Brent Blakely.
Tell had held the seat since 2007, being re-elected in 2011, 2016, and 2020.
At the time of dissolution, Tell was the minister of environment.
She also served as the minister of corrections, policing and public safety, government services, minister responsible for Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority, tourism, parks culture and sport, and minister responsible for the Provincial Capital Commission.
Tell also holds a psychiatric nursing diploma from Wascana Institute and served with both the Saskatoon and Regina Police Service.
She became the first woman in Canada that lead a major …