April 29, 2015

Wayne Elhard Will Not Run in Next Provincial Election

Cypress Hills MLA Wayne Elhard will not be running again in the next provincial
election, expected in April of 2016.
Elhard was the first MLA to be elected under the Saskatchewan Party banner, winning a
by-election in June of 1999. He was re-elected in the general election later that same
year and re-elected again in 2003, 2007 and 2011, each time with an increased share of
the popular vote. In 2011, Elhard earned nearly 83 per cent of the vote in Cypress Hills
the second-highest popular vote percentage ever received by any Saskatchewan Party
MLA.
It has been an honour to serve the people of southwest Saskatchewan over these past 16
years and I will always be grateful for the trust they placed in me, Elhard said.
However, after five terms, its time for someone else to represent the people of Cypress
Hills.
Premier Brad Wall said Elhard has always been a leader within the Saskatchewan Party
Caucus and government.
As our partys first elected MLA, Wayne Elhard deserves a lot of credit for the success
of the Saskatchewan Party, Wall said. Wayne has always been a steady voice within
our caucus and I am certainly going to miss him as a colleague from the south west who
has been there since I was first elected.
Elhard will continue to serve as the MLA for Cypress Hills until the next election.

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For more information, please contact Sean Osmar