REGINA (Staff) – The number of hopefuls for the Saskatchewan Liberal leadership has dropped from five to four.
Arlene Jule, the MLA for Humboldt, announced last week she was withdrawing from the race and would support Tom Hengen, a party executive member from Saskatoon.
Jule said the coalition represents a balance of liberal ideology, bringing together rural and urban, male and female, and caucus and party perspectives.
She had campaigned on social issues and a need for wealth creation, focusing on the return of community ownership. Hengen is running on an economic development platform.
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Jule had garnered little support in delegate selection meetings, which are leading up to a Nov. 23 leadership vote in Saskatoon. Other candidates are caucus members Ken Krawetz (Canora-Pelly) and Gerard Aldridge (Thunder Creek) and party vice-president Jim Melenchuk of Saskatoon.
North Battleford byelection
Meanwhile, premier Roy Romanow has yet to set a date for a byelection in North Battleford. The seat became vacant July 1 when labor minister Doug Anguish resigned.
All three parties have their candidates in place. Businessperson Glenn Tait is running for the NDP, city councillor Jack Hillson for the Liberals and car seller Bob Chiga for the Progressive Conservatives.
By law, the byelection must be called within six months of the date the seat became vacant.
