REGINA - There was little doubt that Andrew Scheer wouldn’t be re-elected in the riding he’s held since 2004.
Scheer, who at one point was the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) Leader, won Regina—Qu'Appelle by over 15,000 votes.
"Thank you for sending me back to Ottawa so I can be your voice, so I can be your champion for this province," he said.
Scheer noted during his press conference that he believes Conservatives reflect the values of the Sask. people.
"Every other party wants to leave oil, gas, [and natural resources] in the ground."
He also mentioned the Liberals' zero-emission car sales plan by 2035, and how it would push the traditional costs of oil, gas and other resources through the roof.
Scheer sees this as harmful to the people of Sask.
Many people thought the Conservatives could form a government with the ousting of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
With the Liberals forming a minority government, Scheer said it would be hard for some voters to grasp why others would vote for a party that "is so obviously against an entire region."
Scheer said this was the number one thing he heard from people in his riding over the past month
Reporters also asked Scheer about CPC Leader Pierre Poilievre, who was losing his own riding of Carleton at the time, a seat he had held since 2004.
Scheer wouldn’t speculate on the results, but credited Poilievre for getting over 40 per cent of the votes in the election.
Since then, it's been reported that Poilievre has lost the Carleton riding.
While not finalized, 205 out of 211 polls report that Scheer got roughly 26,000 votes or 64.3 per cent of the total share.
Behind him was Liberal candidate Rahima Mian, receiving at least around 11,000 votes, with 26.7 per cent of the total share.
This was the first federal election Mian had run in.
Placing in third was New Democratic Party candidate Chris Simmie, accumulating over 3,000 votes so far.
Simmie ran in the municipal election for Regina last fall, losing to current Ward 10 Coun. Clark Bezo.
As for the People's Party of Canada (PPC), candidate Dionne Fehler has gotten at least 400 votes.
The PPC got zero seats in the federal election.
