Hugh Nerlien

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 MLA
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Kelvington-Wadena
Incumbent
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]

References

1. "Kelvington-Wadena".
2. "Wall wins again: Sask. Party takes 3rd straight majority". CJME, April 4, 2016.
3. "Kelvington-Wadena".
4. "Hugh Nerlien". Our Team. Saskatchewan Party. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
5. (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
6. "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.