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It was a teary-eyed, successful Saskatchewan Party candidate who thanked his campaign workers and made a special call to his mom Monday night to tell her he'd won the Battlefords constituency election.

The Battlefords Union Hospital received a major funding announcement Friday with the news Innovation Credit Union will be funding another HD laparoscopic tower.

With 2,116 votes Herb Cox, Sask. Party candidate in the Battlefords, has been declared elected. Incumbent Len Taylor pulled in 1,447 and Liberal leader Rayan Bater sat at 515 when the call was made. The Green Party's Owen Swiderski had 63 votes.

Herb Cox, Saskatchewan Party 1,378 *Len Taylor, NDP 906 Ryan Bater, Liberal Party 312 Owen Swiderski, Green Party 43

Sask. Party incumbent Jeremy Harrison has been declared elected with 2551 votes. Helen Ben NDP, 885, Susan Merasty, Green Party 49

Scott Moe, Sask. Party declared elected 3216 Clay Debray, NDP 1315 Margaret-Rose Uvrey 167

A 38-year-old man has been charged with second degree murder in connection to the death of 13-month-old boy in Paradise Hill. Allen Charles Davidson was scheduled to appear in court in Lloydminster Monday. Nov. 1 at 4:35 p.m. St.

Saskatchewan Liberal Party leader Ryan Bater's campaign came to an end Monday night, as the Saskatchewan Party's Herb Cox won a decisive victory in the Battlefords.

Saskatchewan Party leading 50 seats, elected in 29 NDP leading in 8 seats.

* Randy Weekes, Sask. Party 2,056 Glenn Wright, NDP 695 Darryl Amey, Green Party 80 James Yanchyshen, PC Party 73 Dana Arnason, Western Independence Party 9