After the landslide victory of the Saskatchewan Party in this week’s provincial election, NDP candidate Tina Vuckovic received a total of 627 votes and independent candidate Cam Robock walked away from Monday night’s election outcome with 90 votes.
“As you can imagine, the results of the election were not what I had hoped for,” wrote Vuckovic in an email to the Mercury. “The NDP had a very diverse, passionate and dedicated team this go-round, but unfortunately, the people of Saskatchewan didn’t feel that was enough.”
Vuckovic stated the NDP will be continuing to be the voices for people in Saskatchewan, endeavouring to be “stronger, fairer and kinder for everyone.
“We may have lost the election, but by no means have we been defeated,” she added.
Vuckovic congratulated Carr on a campaign that was well fought, and wished all the other candidates the best, “wherever their paths may take them.”
Robock stated he was disappointed with how things went.
“I’m getting prepared to save up as much money as I can, because I’m expecting my taxes to go up,” said Robock, in a call with the Mercury, as the final ballots in the Estevan constituency were being counted. “Being an independent, I’m not surprised with how it went. It’s disheartening that the Sask. Party had so much of a victory.”
Robock said he sees things getting more difficult for Saskatchewan, with “the jobs just not being here, in this area.” He added that he hates to see people leave Estevan because of that, noting that he considers them all like an extended family.
“I will still fight for the people of Estevan. Every person that voted for me deserves that much,” said Robock. “I will do petitions, court actions against certain things, if they affect this area, if I have to. I’ll do whatever I can, because I’m still here for the people of Estevan.”
Robock condemned the conditions of Hwy 18, particularly near Torquay, insisting it needed repair, and said the quality of water in many parts of the RM of Estevan urgently needs improvement.
“You’ve got to go in with an open mind. The major number-one thing was that I had a different voice,” said Robock. “Our province is like a third-world nation when it comes to water. People are sending their kids to school with water bottles. That’s not something I want to have to do when my kids get older and go to school.”
When asked if he was considering any future activity in Saskatchewan politics, Robock said he would be consulting his wife, since he considered such a decision to be a personal family matter.
Liberal candidate Oscar Karkabatov, and Green candidate Branden Schick were unavailable for comment.
