Todd Goudy is the winner of the Melfort byelection.
The SaskParty will continue to occupy the MLA seat for the constituency of Melfort.
Melfort minister Todd Goudy defeated NDP candidate Lorne Schroeder and the Green Party’s Shawn Setyo Thursday in the byelection to replace the late Kevin Phillips.
Goudy received 3270 votes or 78.5 per of the count. Schroeder was second with 809 votes or 19.4 per cent. Green Party candidate Shawn Setyo placed third with 77 votes which amounted to 1.8 per cent of the 4168 people who voted.
The results will become official March 13 after the final count which will include absentee as well as hospital/remand votes.