Hugh Nerlien is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election.[2] He represents the electoral district of Kelvington-Wadena, as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
Hugh Nerlien | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Kelvington-Wadena | |
| Assumed office April 4, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | June Draude |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kelvington, Saskatchewan[1] |
| Political party | Saskatchewan Party |
| Alma mater | Saskatchewan Polytechnic |
| Profession | banker and politician |
Background
Nerlien was born in Kelvington,[3] Saskatchewan. He is currently married, and has two sons and one daughter. Nerlien holds a diploma in business administration from Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and prior to election to the Legislature worked in the banking sector.[4]
Electoral history
2016 Saskatchewan general election
| 2016 Saskatchewan general election: Kelvington-Wadena | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Hugh Nerlien | 5,133 | 69.97 | -8.75 | ||||
| New Democratic | Danny Hiscock | 1,354 | 18.45 | +0.09 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tim Atchinson | 390 | 5.31 | +5.31 | ||||
| Western Independence | Walter Hrappsted | 218 | 2.97 | +2.97 | ||||
| Liberal | Bernie Yuzdepski | 132 | 1.79 | +1.79 | ||||
| Green | Owen Swiderski | 108 | 1.47 | -1.45 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,335 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Saskatchewan hold | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[5][6] | ||||||||