Brent Blakley is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2024 general election,representing Regina Wascana Plains as a member of the New Democratic Party. [1]
Blakley unseated Christine Tell,a Saskatchewan Party cabinet minister who had held the seat since the party took power in the 2007 general election. [2]
Blakley attended the University of Regina and holds an education degree. He has 35 years of experience as a teacher in numerous grades and schools,most recently at Sheldon-Williams Collegiate. [3] His background also includes volunteering as a basketball and football coach,including with the Regina Riot.
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province,and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 census,Regina had a city population of 226,404,and a metropolitan area population of 249,217. It is governed by Regina City Council. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159.
The 2003 Saskatchewan general election was held on November 5,2003,to elect the 58 members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLAs). The election was called on October 8 by Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Lynda Haverstock,on the advice of Premier Lorne Calvert.
Ralph Edward Goodale is a Canadian diplomat and retired politician who has served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom since April 19,2021.
The 1995 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 21,1995 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
The 1999 Saskatchewan general election was held on September 16,1999 to elect members of the 24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The new Saskatchewan Party took more votes than any other party but the NDP took more seats,taking half the seats in the Saskatchewan Legislature. The NDP formed a coalition with four elected Liberal Party MLAs to hold majority government.
Regina Wascana Plains is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan,Canada. At different points in time,this district included the Regina neighbourhoods of University Park,University Park East,Arcola East-South Side,Varsity Park,Wood Meadows,Woodland Grove,Wascana View,Wascana Crescents and Wascana Park. It also includes the town of White City.
Regina Northeast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan,Canada. This district includes the neighbourhoods of Parkridge,Uplands,Glencairn and Glencairn Village.
Regina—Wascana is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan,Canada,that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988.
North Qu'Appelle is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan,Canada. The district was created before the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905,and abolished before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934 into Melville and Touchwood. It is now part of Last Mountain-Touchwood and Regina Wascana Plains. It was the riding of Premier James Garfield Gardiner.
Christine Tell is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Regina Wascana Plains in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2024 as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
Qu'Appelle-Wolseley is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan,Canada. This district was created before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934 by combining the constituencies of South Qu'Appelle and Wolseley. Redrawn and renamed "Indian Head-Wolseley" in 1975,the riding was dissolved before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995.
South Qu'Appelle is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan,Canada. The district was created before the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905,and abolished before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934 into Qu'Appelle-Wolseley and parts of Lumsden and Francis. It was the riding of former Premier of the North-West Territories and Saskatchewan Opposition leader Frederick Haultain.
Paul Merriman is a Canadian politician. He is a former member of Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLA),representing the electoral district of Saskatoon Silverspring-Sutherland from 2011 to 2024 as a member of the Saskatchewan Party. Merriman was a cabinet minister in the governments of both Brad Wall and Scott Moe.
Regina Gardiner Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan,Canada. It was first contested in the 2016 election. The constituency essentially supersedes the electoral district of Regina Dewdney. It will be dissolved into Regina University,Regina Northeast,Regina Wascana Plains and Regina Douglas Park before the next general election.
Regina University is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan,Canada. It was first contested in the 2016 election.
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Michael Kram is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Conservative to represent the riding of Regina—Wascana in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
The 2024 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 28,2024,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
White City-Qu'Appelle is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan,Canada.
Eric Schmalz is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2024 general election,representing Saskatchewan Rivers as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
Current members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | |
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Saskatchewan Party | |
New Democratic Party | |
Membership per the 2024 Saskatchewan general election. |