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Erika Ritchie | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Nutana | |
| Assumed office October 26, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Cathy Sproule |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) |
| Party | New Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan |
| Profession | Environmental engineer |
| Website | www |
Erika Ritchie is a Canadian politician, currently representing the riding of Saskatoon Nutana in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
Political career
[edit]Ritchie's first foray into politics was as a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the 2019 federal election for the riding of Saskatoon—Grasswood. There she lost to incumbent Kevin Waugh.[1]
Ritchie ran for the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election in a bid to replace the retired Cathy Sproule as MLA for Saskatoon Nutana. She was elected on October 26, securing 65% of the vote.[2][3]
On November 4, 2020, Ritchie, formerly an environmental engineer, was named NDP critic for environment, energy and resources, SaskEnergy, SaskWater, and the Water Security Agency.[4]
As of June 22, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for SaskEnergy, for the Water Security Agency and SaskWater, for Municipal Affairs, and for the Crown Investments Corporation.
Personal life
[edit]Ritchie studied engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.[5] In June 2019, Ritchie was elected to the board of directors for Saskatoon Co-op.[6] Ritchie was endorsed by the grassroots group Co-op Members for Fairness, which started in support of Co-op workers during a prolonged strike over a tiered-wage system.[6][7]
Electoral results
[edit]| 2020 Saskatchewan general election: Saskatoon Nutana | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Erika Ritchie | 4,777 | 65.13 | +8.60 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Kyle Mazer | 2,339 | 31.89 | -4.70 | ||||
| Green | Albert Chubak | 219 | 2.99 | +0.18 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,335 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 73 | 1.00 | +0.72 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,408 | 57.20 | +2.16 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,951 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Saskatoon—Grasswood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Waugh | 26,336 | 53.3 | $32,265.34 | ||||
| New Democratic | Erika Ritchie | 12,672 | 25.6 | none listed | ||||
| Liberal | Tracy Muggli | 8,419 | 17.0 | $50,741.23 | ||||
| Green | Neil Sinclair | 1,320 | 2.7 | $335.36 | ||||
| People's | Mark Friesen | 692 | 1.4 | none listed | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,439 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 337 | |||||||
| Turnout | 49,776 | 77.6 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 64,150 | |||||||
| Source: Global News,[8] Elections Canada[9] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Deibert, Dave; MacPherson, Alex; Levy, Bryn; Short, Amanda (2019-10-22). "Goodale out as Conservatives sweep Saskatoon, rest of province". StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan NDP's Erika Ritchie wins seat in Saskatoon Nutana". CTV News Saskatoon. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan election: Saskatoon Nutana". Global News. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ↑ "Saskatchewan NDP leader names shadow cabinet". 980 CJME. Rawlco Radio Ltd. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "Erika Ritchie, NDP". 650 CKOM. Rawlco Radio Ltd. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- 1 2 Modjeski, Morgan (2019-06-21). "Emotions high as Saskatoon Co-op members elect two new directors to board | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ MacPherson, Alex (2019-08-13). "New Saskatoon Co-op board chair says he's eager to rebuild trust". StarPhoenix. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Global News. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
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