Hugh Nerlien
Canadian politician
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Hugh Nerlien is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election and remained an MLA until 2024, when he declined to run for an additional term in office.[2] He represented the electoral district of Kelvington-Wadena, as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
Preceded byJune Draude
Succeeded byChris Beaudry
Hugh Nerlien | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Kelvington-Wadena | |
| In office April 4, 2016 – October 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | June Draude |
| Succeeded by | Chris Beaudry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| 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] | ||||||||
