Conservatives might not sweep all seats in Sask., political watchers say
CBC
The Conservative Party of Canada swept all 14 of Saskatchewan's seats in the 2019 federal election, but political watchers say there are some ridings that could flip on Sept. 20 with enough momentum from the NDP or the Liberals.
That could potentially be "problematic" for the Conservative Party's hopes of forming government, says one expert.
Regina-Wascana, Regina-Lewvan, Saskatoon West and Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River are the ridings that look too close to call in right now, according to a pollster and a political science professor at the University of Saskatchewan.
Three of those ridings had the province's closest races in 2019:
But this year, "if they have any aspirations of forming government," the Conservatives can't drop multiple seats in Saskatchewan, says Mainstreet Research vice-president Joseph Angolano.
"It just can't happen," the pollster said. "Losing one seat's bad, losing two seats is really bad. Losing three seats should be considered very problematic."
Charles Smith, an associate professor in the political science department at the University of Saskatchewan, singled out the four ridings he says have the potential to turn Liberal red or NDP orange because of the well-known candidates running in them.
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