Jim Lemaigre
Jim Lemaigre | |
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| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Athabasca | |
| In office February 15, 2022 – October 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Buckley Belanger |
| Succeeded by | Leroy Laliberte |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Conservative (federal) Saskatchewan Party (provincial) |
| Occupation | RCMP Constable |
Jim Lemaigre is a Canadian politician who was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan since winning the 2022 Athabasca provincial by-election.[1] He defeated former federal MP Georgina Jolibois and won the traditional New Democratic stronghold constituency for the Saskatchewan Party. It was the first time a right-wing party has held the seat since its creation in 1908.[2] In the 2024 Saskatchewan general election he was unseated by Leroy Laliberte.[3] He was the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[4] He was defeated by Liberal candidate Buckley Belanger.[5]
Personal life
He is a member of the Clearwater River Dene Nation.[6]
Electoral results
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Buckley Belanger | 5,876 | 65.09 | +18.74 | ||||
| Conservative | 2,301 | 25.49 | +1.92 | |||||
| New Democratic | Doug Racine | 850 | 9.42 | –14.60 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 9,027 | 37.12 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 24,317 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +8.41 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2024 Saskatchewan general election: Athabasca | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Leroy Laliberte | 1,823 | 62.80 | +22.40 | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Jim Lemaigre | 1,035 | 35.65 | -15.65 | ||||
| Green | Raven Reid | 45 | 1.55 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,903 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic gain | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[9] | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan provincial by-election, 15 February 2022: Athabasca Resignation of Buckley Belanger | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Jim Lemaigre | 1,163 | 51.3 | +14.79% | ||||
| New Democratic | Georgina Jolibois | 916 | 40.4 | -16.40% | ||||
| Independent | Darwin Roy | 157 | 6.9 | - | ||||
| Buffalo | Clint Arnason | 12 | 0.5 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,248 | 99.1 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 17 | 0.8 | -0.05 | |||||
| Turnout | 2,265 | 24.42 | -9.21 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,277 | |||||||
| Saskatchewan gain from New Democratic | Swing | +15.6 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[10] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Ryan Kessler (February 16, 2022). "Saskatchewan Party's surprise win in Athabasca may be a result of regional politics: USask prof". Global News.
- ^ "Preliminary results show Saskatchewan Party candidate winning Athabasca by-election". The Globe and Mail. February 16, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- ^ "Saskatchewan election 2024 results: Athabasca". Global News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ "Candidates". Conservative Party of Canada. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ "Liberals win northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan seats, re-election nationally". Flin Flon Reminder. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ^ "'History being made': Sask. Party scores major upset in NDP northern stronghold". thestarphoenix. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Official Results". Elections Saskatchewan. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "2022 Athabasca By-Election". Elections Saskatchewan. February 28, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2022.