It’s election day in Saskatchewan. Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth straight majority, while Carla Beck’s NDP is seeking to take back government for the first time since 2007.

Here is an overview of the latest developments. All times are CST.

11:40 p.m.

The Canadian Press predicts a majority government for the Saskatchewan Party.

Prime Minister Scott Moe won his second election as leader of his party.

The Saskatchewan Party has been in power since 2007.

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10:50 p.m.

NDP Leader Carla Beck won her seat in Regina Lakeview.

Beck has represented the constituency since 2016.

The New Democrats dominated Regina and Saskatoon at the start, but struggled to break through in the Saskatchewan Party’s rural stronghold.

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10:45 p.m.

Saskatchewan Party Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Tim McLeod has been re-elected in Moose Jaw North.

McLeod is the ninth minister to win re-election.

His victory also removes a seat considered critical to the NDP’s chances of forming a government.

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10:40 p.m.

Two Saskatchewan Party ministers have lost their re-election bids.

Justice Minister Bronwyn Eyre lost to Darcy Warrington in Saskatoon Stonebridge, while Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Laura Ross was defeated by Joan Pratchler in Regina Rochdale.

Ross has been a Saskatchewan Party MP in several ridings since 2007.

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10:35 p.m.

Saskatchewan Party Ministers Jeremy Cockrill and Terry Jenson were re-elected.

Cockrill, the education minister, has retained his seat in the Battlefords despite two separate conflict of interest investigations since August.

Jenson, meanwhile, will serve his second term as Warman’s representative.

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10:25 p.m.

Chris Beaudry, a member of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team’s coaching staff in 2018 at the time of the devastating bus crash, was elected in Kelvington-Wadena as a Saskatchewan Party candidate.

Beaudry was not on the bus when the accident occurred.

He replaces Saskatchewan Party MP Hugh Nerlien, who has decided not to run for office in 2024.

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10:05 p.m.

Saskatchewan Party Health Minister Everett Hindley was re-elected in Swift Current.

Hindley defeated NDP challenger Jay Kimball and, in doing so, brought the total number of Saskatchewan Party ministers up for re-election to six.

Hindley has represented Swift Current since 2018, when he won a by-election to replace longtime Saskatchewan Party leader and former premier Brad Wall.

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10:00 p.m.

United Party of Saskatchewan leader Jon Hromek lost his bid in Lumsden-Morse to Saskatchewan Party candidate Blaine McLeod.

Hromek succeeded former Saskatchewan Party MP Nadine Wilson as party leader.

Wilson formed the party in 2022 after resigning from the Saskatchewan Party after lying about his vaccination status during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.

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9:55 p.m.

Saskatchewan elementary and secondary school students chose a winner in a mock vote that took place alongside the provincial election.

More than 38,000 students from 348 schools across the province participated.

The NDP received just over 39 percent of the popular vote and won a narrow majority of 31 seats in the mock election.

The Saskatchewan Party won 28 seats and the United Saskatchewan Party won two, while the Green Party won no seats but received more than 10 percent of the popular vote.

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9:50 p.m.

Saskatchewan Party Minister of Trade and Immigration Jeremy Harrison was re-elected in Meadow Lake.

Harrison came under fire this spring after former Saskatchewan Party chair and MP Randy Weekes accused him of bullying.

Weekes also said Harrison brought a long gun into the legislature, which Harrison later admitted to and resigned as legislative leader.

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9:45 p.m.

Two other Saskatchewan Party ministers were re-elected.

Highways Minister Lori Carr was re-elected in Estevan-Big Muddy, while Advanced Education Minister Colleen Young in Lloydminster was also re-elected.

The re-election of Carr and Young brings the total number of Saskatchewan Party ministers re-elected to date to four.

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9:30 p.m.

Another Saskatchewan Party minister retains his seat.

Agriculture Minister David Marit won his Wood River riding.

Marit was challenged by NDP candidate Mike Topola.

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9:30 p.m.

Saskatchewan Party Energy Minister Jim Reiter was re-elected in Rosetown-Delisle.

This electoral victory marks Reiter’s fourth consecutive term.

Reiter defeated NDP candidate Brenda Edel.

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9 p.m.

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe won his seat in Rosthern-Shellbrook.

Moe’s party is seeking a fifth consecutive majority after 17 years in office.

This is the Saskatchewan Party’s second election under Moe.

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8:50 p.m.

The Saskatchewan Party has quickly taken the lead as the election results begin to come in.

Saskatchewan Party candidates led in several ridings located in the party’s traditional rural strongholds.

The New Democrats were expected to count on landslide victories in the urban centers of Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert.

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8 p.m.

Polls are closed for the provincial election in Saskatchewan.

Scott Moe of the Saskatchewan Party waits for the results at an arena in his hometown of Shellbrook.

NDP Carla Beck looks on from her riding in Regina.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published October 28, 2024.

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