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Regina Lakeview constituency can trace its voting history back to the 1970s, but the current boundaries of the riding go back to the 1995 provincial election. Lawyer John Nilson was elected for the NDP in this seat in 1995, and has been the MLA here ever since. Nilson captured 48 percent of the vote in Regina Lakeview in 2007, compared to 32 percent for the Sask Party and 16 percent for the Liberals. Nilson is running again, and the Sask Party has recruited lawyer, former U of R President and former Manitoba Liberal Robert Hawksin. There is no Liberal candidate in Regina Lakeview this time, Green candidate Mike Wright is running an active, on the ground campaign in this seat.
Regina Lakeview is heavily populated by government and Crown employees, and lawyers. There is one more thing to be considered, and that is the addition of the new Harbour Landing neighbourhood to this seat. Without a Liberal candidate in Regina Lakeview, the Sask Party is on equal footing with the NDP. An active Green candidate further undermines the NDP in this seat, but adding Harbour Landing into the mix is the thing that will push Hawkins over the top in this seat tomorrow. Look for a Sask Party win in Regina Lakeview. The last time the NDP lost this seat was in 1982, during the "Monday Night Massacre".
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