Results, Ridings and Candidates
Wascana
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 187/187 polls | |||
| LIB | Ralph Goodale | 17,028 | 46.07 |
Elected |
| CON | Michelle Hunter | 12,719 | 34.41 |
|
| NDP | Stephen Moore | 5,507 | 14.90 |
|
| GRN | George-Richard Wooldridge | 1,706 | 4.62 |
|
Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »- Michelle Hunter
- George Wooldridge
- Ralph Goodale (Incumbent)
- Stephen Moore
Michelle Hunter
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Brad
Children: One son
Career Background: Currently a spokesperson for Easter Seals Saskatchewan and director of corporate relations for MGM Communications.
Electoral History
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully for the Saskatchewan Party in Regina Lakeview in the 2003 provincial election.
Mailing address:
#303 - 2080 Broad St.
Regina, Sask.
S4P 1Y3
Contact information:
Telephone: 306-949-1992
Fax: 306-949-0000
George Wooldridge
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthdate: Feb. 13, 1981
Age: 27
Birthplace: Regina
Career Background: Currently works at Tony's India Food Centre and the Hotel Saskatchewan and operates a transportation and planning advising business.
Community Activities: Has served as secretary, president (prairie region) and vice-president of Transport 2000 Canada where he worked to restore passenger train service to Regina and retain service throughout the province.
Contact information:
Telephone: 306-771-4669
Alternate: 306-535-0635
george.wooldridge@greenparty.ca
Ralph Goodale
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthdate: Oct. 5, 1949
Age: 59
Birthplace: Regina, Sask.
Education: Holds a BA from the University of Regina and a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Pamela
Career Background: Has experience in business, agriculture, law and broadcasting. From June 1973 to May 1974, was special assistant to the minister of Justice and the Attorney General. Left provincial politics in 1989 to become director of regulatory affairs and later, corporate secretary of Regina's Pioneer Life Assurance Company and Pioneer Lifeco, Inc.
Electoral History
Provincial: Elected in Assiniboia-Gravelbourg in 1986. Former leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party, from 1981 to 1988.
Federal: Elected in Assiniboia in 1974; defeated in 1979. Defeated in Regina-Wascana in 1988; elected in 1993. Elected in Wascana in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Cabinet: Held several cabinet portfolios during the governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin.
Caucus: Member of the Liberal Caucus.
Contact information:
Stephen Moore
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: Oct. 23, 1969
Age: 38
Birthplace: Saint John, N.B.
Education: PhD, Queen's University
Profession: English teacher at the University of Regina.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Susan Bauman
Children: One daughter - Emily
Career Background: Teaches in the English Department at the University of Regina. Has taught English at Queen's, Trent and the Royal Military College in Kingston.
Community Activities: Chair, Regina & Area Refugee Support Group; chair, Peace & Service Committee at Grace Mennonite Church; volunteer literary tutor at Regina Public Library for three years; member of Organizing Committee, 2006 Making Peace with Earth Conference in Regina, Sask.; peace activist.
Electoral History
Federal: First-time candidate; volunteer and campaign worker for the NDP in previous elections, federal and provincial. Member of the riding executive in Wascana.
Mailing address:
1122 Saskatchewan Dr.
Regina, Sask.
S4S 3Z3
Contact information:
Telephone: 306-586-8676
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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