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Canadian conservatives score big victory in Saskatchewan | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
The conservative Saskatchewan Party has swept to a third consecutive victory as the Canadian province held elections. | |
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has risen to national prominence as one the country's leading conservatives. | Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall has risen to national prominence as one the country's leading conservatives. |
Mr Wall has become a frequent foil of Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and his recently elected Liberal government. | Mr Wall has become a frequent foil of Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and his recently elected Liberal government. |
The largely rural province is seen as one of last conservative strongholds in Canada. | The largely rural province is seen as one of last conservative strongholds in Canada. |
The Saskatchewan Party won a clear election, with victories in 48 out of 61 constituencies confirmed, according to the CBC. The party is on track win three more. | |
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Cam Broten has won 10 seats, a slight improvement after the party suffered major losses in the 2011 elections. | |
During the campaign, Mr Broten criticised Mr Wall's government for running a deficit. | |
Mr Wall campaigned on his record and promised bring more jobs to the province. | |
In a surprising upset, neighbouring province Alberta elected the left-leaning NDP last year, ousting the conservatives after years in power. | In a surprising upset, neighbouring province Alberta elected the left-leaning NDP last year, ousting the conservatives after years in power. |
Failing oil prices and a strong US dollar have hurt the Canadian economy. Alberta - a hub of the Canadian oil industry - has been hard hit. | Failing oil prices and a strong US dollar have hurt the Canadian economy. Alberta - a hub of the Canadian oil industry - has been hard hit. |
However, with strong agriculture and mining sectors, Saskatchewan weathered the downturn better than Alberta. | |
Mr Wall remains popular and the province's unemployment rate is low, compared to the rest of the country. | Mr Wall remains popular and the province's unemployment rate is low, compared to the rest of the country. |