Record number of candidates run in Sask. election

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Published: March 23, 2016

A record 268 people are vying for votes in the April 4 Saskatchewan election.

The Saskatchewan Party, NDP and Liberals are all running full slates of 61 candidates each.

The Green party has 58, while the Progressive Conservatives have 18 and the Western Independence Party has four.

There are also five people running as independents.

All WP Saskatchewan election coverage is collected here, including video of the ag leaders’ debate.

Elections Saskatchewan said the number of candidates is up 77 from the 191 who ran in 2011.

The record was 250 nominated candidates in 1982.

The complete list of candidates and constituencies can be found at www.elections.sk.ca.

Contact karen.briere@producer.com

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Karen Briere

Karen Briere

Karen Briere grew up in Canora, Sask. where her family had a grain and cattle operation. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Regina and has spent more than 30 years covering agriculture from the Western Producer’s Regina bureau.

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