Hugh Nerlien is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election and remained an MLA until 2024, when he declined to run for an additional term in office.[2] He represented the electoral district of Kelvington-Wadena, as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
Hugh Nerlien | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Kelvington-Wadena | |
| In office April 4, 2016 – October 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | June Draude |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kelvington, Saskatchewan[1] |
| Political party | Saskatchewan Party |
| Alma mater | Saskatchewan Polytechnic |
| Profession | banker and politician |
Background
editNerlien was born in Kelvington,[3] Saskatchewan. He is currently married, and has two sons and one daughter. Nerlien holds a diploma in business administration from Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and prior to election to the Legislature worked in the banking sector.[4]
Electoral history
edit2016 Saskatchewan general election
edit| 2016 Saskatchewan general election: Kelvington-Wadena | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Hugh Nerlien | 5,133 | 69.97 | -8.75 | ||||
| New Democratic | Danny Hiscock | 1,354 | 18.45 | +0.09 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tim Atchinson | 390 | 5.31 | +5.31 | ||||
| Western Independence | Walter Hrappsted | 218 | 2.97 | +2.97 | ||||
| Liberal | Bernie Yuzdepski | 132 | 1.79 | +1.79 | ||||
| Green | Owen Swiderski | 108 | 1.47 | -1.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,335 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[5][6] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Kelvington-Wadena".
- ^ "Wall wins again: Sask. Party takes 3rd straight majority". CJME, April 4, 2016.
- ^ "Kelvington-Wadena".
- ^ "Hugh Nerlien". Our Team. Saskatchewan Party. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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