MOOSE JAW — The votes have been counted and Moose Jaw North will remain in Sask. Party hands as Tim McLeod beat his rivals Cheantelle Fisher and Kimberly Epp after the first preliminary count on Oct. 28.
McLeod beat his Sask. NDP rival, Cheantelle Fisher, by 1,589 votes, and the Green Party’s Kimberly Epp by 4,205 votes. Overall, the Sask. Party’s McLeod received 4,350 total votes, the NDP’s Fisher received 2,761 total votes, and Epp received 145 total votes after all 11 polls reported in.
McLeod was first elected MLA of Moose Jaw North in 2020 after working in the private sector as a community lawyer. In August 2023, McLeod was named the minister of mental health and addictions, seniors and rural and remote health for the province of Saskatchewan.
Following the announcement, the Moose Jaw Express reached out with a few questions.
Q: “How do you feel about the results of the election?”
A: “I’m really excited about it,” McLeod replied. “It’s always an honour to be asked to serve as a representative for the people of Moose Jaw North. I was incredibly honoured the first time around, and this time I am equally honoured as well.”
Q: “What would you like to say to your constituents?”
A: “I certainly want to thank all of the people of Moose Jaw North. This is an excellent riding,” McLeod said. “We’ve got a lot of really exciting things going on… and I’m honoured to be asked to be their representative in the Legislature.”
Q: “What is the first thing you would like to address in the Legislature?”
A: “When we get back, the first order of business is… to swear in the new members of the 30th Legislature and immediately start working on the campaign promises that we made…,” he said.
Q: “How do you plan to stay connected with your constituents and keep them informed?”
A: “I’m always accessible and my office is open five days a week,” McLeod said. “I take my role as the representative of Moose Jaw North very seriously and pride myself on being accessible to people.”
Q: “What will the role mean for your family?”
A: “I wouldn’t have entered the political arena if I didn’t have the full support of my family,” McLeod replied. “The premier (Scott Moe) said many times that none of us serve alone, and that’s very true. We require the love and support of our family members.
“It’s not an easy job by any stretch and there are huge time commitments and sacrifices that have to be made at home. I am blessed to have the full support of my wife and children and extended family as well.”
Q: “Where did you watch the results and who were you with?”
A: McLeod spent the night at the joint campaign office at 345 Main Street North alongside Blaine McLeod (Lumsden-Morse) and Megan Patterson (Moose Jaw Wakamow). “We spent the evening… together with our volunteers, family, and supporters, and watched the results as they came in. It (went) a little bit later into the night than we had expected… but we were all very, very pleased and excited with the end results for all three of our campaigns.”
This success, he said, “just demonstrated some of the hard work and the commitment that we had from our wonderful team of volunteers.”
McLeod can be reached at 306-692-8884 or by email at [email protected]. His campaign office in Moose Jaw is located at 99 Diefenbaker Drive.
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