Premier Scott Moe maintains a rural stronghold after the 2024 Saskatchewan election.

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Remember that close race on provincial election night?

Or so it seemed.

Yes, the 34-27 seat result was a blow to the Saskatchewan Party’s gigantic majority. Had a mere 1,638 votes switched in the Sask. Party’s four closest wins, the NDP would have won the slimmest-possible 31-seat majority, according to the final Elections Saskatchewan numbers released last week.

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Alas, numbers — especially selective ones — can be rather deceiving.

The NDP did make progress cutting into Premier Scott Moe’s majority, but his MLAs’ wins were huge. The same can’t be said for most of NDP Leader Carla Beck’s crew.

Beginning with the 15 closest seats won by fewer than 1,000 votes, 11 of those closes races (all in the cities and the north) were won by NDP candidates.

Sure, the four closest Sask. Party wins — Prince Albert Northcote (133 votes), Saskatoon Willowgrove (136 votes), Prince Albert Carleton (444 votes) and Moose Jaw Wakamow (925 votes) — were won by that slim 1,638-vote........

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