Colleen Young

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Colleen Young

MLA
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for Lloydminster
Assumed office
November 14, 2014
Preceded by Tim McMillan
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Political party Saskatchewan Party

Colleen Young is a Canadian provincial politician, who currently serves as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the district of Lloydminster. She was first elected in a by-election on November 14, 2014. [1] She is a member of the Saskatchewan Party caucus. [1] She was re-elected in the 2016 general election. [2]

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Prior to her election to the legislature, Young was chair of the Lloydminster Public School Board, and served on the senate of the University of Saskatchewan. [1]

Electoral history

2016 Saskatchewan general election

2016 Saskatchewan general election : Lloydminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Colleen Young4,340
New Democratic Michelle Oleksyn410
Liberal Dolores Pahtayken191
Green Lisa Grant64
Total valid votes100.0  
Eligible voters
Saskatchewan hold Swing -
Source: Elections Saskatchewan, [3] Global News. [2]

2014 Lloydminster provincial by-election

Saskatchewan provincial by-election, November 26, 2014
On the resignation of Tim McMillan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Saskatchewan Colleen Young1,80264.22-2.20
New Democratic Wayne Byers80828.80-0.30
Liberal Darrin Lamoureux772.74
Progressive Conservative Randall Edge702.49
Green Luke Bonsan491.75-2.74
Total valid votes2,806100.00
Saskatchewan hold Swing -0.95

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sask. Party's Colleen Young wins Lloydminster byelection". CBC News, November 14, 2014.
  2. 1 2 McElroy, Justin (5 April 2016). "Saskatchewan election results 2016: Sask. Party wins Lloydminster riding". Global News. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.