They may not yet be 18 years of age, but that didn’t prevent students at schools across Saskatchewan from having their say in the provincial election.
Student Vote Saskatchewan released the results of voting done by students at 273 elementary and high schools across the province.
A total of 19,758 votes were cast in all 61 constituencies and the results were released on Monday.
And who did the kids choose? The same folks the parents chose: Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party.
They took 48 seats according to the student vote, compared to 13 for the NDP. In total votes, the Sask. Party received 10,092, the NDP 4283, the Green Party 2085, the Liberals 2046 and the PCs 304, with 80 voting Independent and 8 for the Western Independence Party
Locally, students in the Battlefords had their say as well. Voting took place at Connaught, Notre Dame, St. Mary and Ecole Pere Mercure schools. John Paul II Collegiate and McKitrick School also requested ballots but no votes were recorded.
The winner: Herb Cox of the Saskatchewan Party, with 64 votes for 45.07 per cent. Rob Feist of the NDP received 39 votes, Josh Hunt of the Green Party 34 and Dexter Gopher of the Liberals received five.
Over in neighbouring Cut Knife-Turtleford, Larry Doke got 276 votes to 52 for Danica Lorer of the NDP , 40 for Tammy Fairley Saunders of the Green Party, 30 for Rod Gopher of the Liberals and Rick Cline of the PCs got 21.
