Jim Lemaigre | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Athabasca | |
| Assumed office February 15, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Buckley Belanger |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Saskatchewan Party |
| Occupation | RCMP Constable |
Jim Lemaigre is a Canadian politician who has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan since winning the 2022 Athabasca provincial by-election.[1] He defeated former federal MP Georgina Jolibois and won the traditional New Democratic stronghold constituency for the Saskatchewan Party. It is the first time a right-wing party has held the seat since its creation in 1908.[2]
Personal life[edit]
He is a member of the Clearwater River Dene Nation.[3]
Electoral results[edit]
| Saskatchewan provincial by-election, 15 February 2022: Athabasca Resignation of Buckley Belanger | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Jim Lemaigre | 1,163 | 51.3 | +14.79% | ||||
| New Democratic | Georgina Jolibois | 916 | 40.4 | -16.40% | ||||
| Independent | Darwin Roy | 157 | 6.9 | - | ||||
| Buffalo | Clint Arnason | 12 | 0.5 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,248 | 99.1 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 17 | 0.8 | -0.05 | |||||
| Turnout | 2,265 | 24.42 | -9.21 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,277 | |||||||
| Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic | Swing | +15.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[4] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ Ryan Kessler (February 16, 2022). "Saskatchewan Party's surprise win in Athabasca may be a result of regional politics: USask prof". Global News.
- ^ "Preliminary results show Saskatchewan Party candidate winning Athabasca by-election". The Globe and Mail. February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "'History being made': Sask. Party scores major upset in NDP northern stronghold". thestarphoenix. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Athabasca By-Election". Elections Saskatchewan. February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.