Gordon Wyant
Gordon Wyant | |
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| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Northwest | |
| Assumed office October 18, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Serge LeClerc |
| Saskatoon City Councillor | |
| In office October 22, 2003 – October 18, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Peter McCann |
| Succeeded by | Randy Donauer |
| Constituency | Ward 5 |
| Personal details | |
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| Died | small |
| Resting place | small |
| Political party | Saskatchewan Party |
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| Residence(s) | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Gordon Wyant, QC is a lawyer and politician from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He has served elected positions on two levels of government, on the provincial and municipal level. Wyant currently serves as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan since winning a by-election in 2010.[1] He has served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General since May 25, 2012, and as Minister Responsible for SaskBuilds since June 5, 2014.[2] He previously served as a member of Saskatoon City Council from 2003 to 2010.[3][4]
He was born and raised in Saskatoon, earning both a Bachelor of Arts and his law degree at the University of Saskatchewan.[5][6] In 2008 he was appointed Queen's Counsel.[7][8] Wyant has also served as a member of the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners and on the Board of Directors of Saskatoon's Credit Union Centre.[9][10]
Political career
Wyant was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in a by-election on October 18, 2010, representing the electoral district of Saskatoon Northwest as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.[11] He was re-elected in the 2011 general election.[2] He previously served on Saskatoon City Council, serving in Ward 5 from 2003 until 2010. On August 25th, 2017 Wyant announced he was running for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party.
Personal life
Wyant has four adult children with his wife, Christine Hrudka.[2]
Electoral history
| 2016 Saskatchewan general election: Saskatoon Northwest | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Gordon Wyant | 4,514 | 65.48 | -4.87 | ||||
| New Democratic | Dennel Pickering | 2,004 | 29.07 | +3.68 | ||||
| Liberal | Eric Steiner | 254 | 3.68 | +1.68 | ||||
| Green | Nylissa Valentine | 121 | 1.75 | -0.51 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,893 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[12][13] | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Gordon Wyant | 4,761 | 70.35 | +11.40 | |
| NDP | Nicole White | 1,718 | 25.39 | -7.67 | |
| Green | Luke Bonsan | 153 | 2.26 | -0.09 | |
| Liberal | Eric Steiner | 135 | 2.00 | -1.03 | |
| Total | 6,767 | 100.00 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatchewan | Gordon Wyant | 3,051 | 58.95 | +5.15 | |
| NDP | Jan Dyky | 1,711 | 33.06 | +3.38 | |
| Liberal | Eric Steiner | 157 | 3.03 | -11.73 | |
| Prog. Conservative | Manny Sonnenschein | 133 | 2.57 | - | |
| Green | Larissa Shasko | 122 | 2.35 | +0.59 | |
| Total | 5,175 | 100.00 | |||
References
- ^ "Constituency of Saskatoon Northwest By-Election Monday, October 18, 2010". Elections Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
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- ^ "Gord Wyant wins Saskatoon Northwest byelection for Saskatchewan Party". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. October 19, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-27.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Hamilton, Charles (4 November 2010). "Will By-Election Bring Change to Council Cliques?". Planet S Magazine. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
- ^ "Gordon S. Wyant". McKercher LLP. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Gordon Wyant – Saskatoon Northwest – Saskatchewan Party". Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2008 Queen's Counsel Appointments". Government of Saskatchewan. December 31, 2008. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Benchers' Digest – Queen's Counsel Ceremony" (PDF). Law Society of Saskatchewan. April 2009. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Board of Police Commissioners". Saskatoon Police Service. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Credit Union Centre. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- ^ "Wyant wins Saskatoon Northwest byelection". CBC News. October 18, 2010. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
