Talon Regent has won the New Democratic Party (NDP) nomination for the federal Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan constituency.
Regent and Erin Hidlebaugh were the two candidates running in the nomination race. Party members gathered on Aug. 7 to vote for the candidate; Regent won on the first ballot. He will represent the NDP in this constituency in the next federal election, expected to occur in the coming months.
“I would like to take a moment to give a big shout-out to Erin Hidlebaugh, who also sought the NDP nomination. She pushed me to work hard and I never felt like I could take votes for granted,” Regent wrote on Facebook. “Erin spoke from the heart and it’s clear she shares my passion for helping people. She was a fantastic nomination contestant and would make for a great candidate.”
Recent trends are showing an increase in support for the NDP across the Prairies, Regent said. Based on those trends, he is excited to join that momentum.
“We deserve a government that will put people first,” Regent added, “and that is the government I seek to create with the help of my fellow New Democrats!”
