About the same number of people in SK voted in 2019 election as 2015

Numbers are out from Elections Canada on voter turnout across the country.

While Saskatchewan was ahead of the national average of 71.6 percent, fewer people voted in this election than the one four years ago.

Just over 570,000 people cast a ballot on Monday in Saskatchewan which was 71.7 percent of eligible voters. In 2015, 72.1 percent of eligible voters selected who they wanted as their Member of Parliament

Here is the way it broke down riding-by-riding:

Regina—Lewvan

74.19% — Voter Turnout: 50,772 of 68,435 registered electors

Regina—Qu’Appelle

68.84% — Voter Turnout: 38,057 of 55,280 registered electors

Regina—Wascana

74.73% –Voter Turnout: 44,767 of 59,907 registered electors

Battlefords—Lloydminster

68.95% — Voter Turnout: 35,189 of 51,033 registered electors

Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek

76.76% — Voter Turnout: 44,217 of 57,601 registered electors

Cypress Hills—Grasslands

75.93% — Voter Turnout: 38,048 of 50,111 registered electors

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

56.38% — Voter Turnout: 25,924 of 45,977 registered electors

Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan

73.49% –Voter Turnout: 43,273 of 58,886 registered electors

Prince Albert

68.53% — Voter Turnout: 39,201 of 57,200 registered electors

 

Saskatoon West

62.72% – Voter Turnout: 38,189 of 60,887 registered electors

Saskatoon—University

75.74% — Voter Turnout: 46,372 of 61,224 registered electors

Saskatoon—Grasswood

75.55% — Voter Turnout: 48,466 of 64,150 registered electors

Souris—Moose Mountain

77.33% — Voter Turnout: 40,180 of 51,957 registered electors

Yorkton—Melville

71.73% — Voter Turnout: 37,850 of 52,768 registered electors

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