Federal Politics
Nationally notable federal politicians from Saskatchewan include Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, CCF/NDP leaders Major Coldwell and Tommy Douglas.
Of the 14 federal constituencies in Saskatchewan, 13 are currently occupied by members of the Conservative Party of Canada. While the province has a large provincial New Democratic Party opposition, the federal NDP hasn't won a seat in Saskatchewan since 2004. While Regina and Saskatoon have roughly double the population of an urban riding in Canada, the rural areas near those cities are too thinly populated for ridings of their own.
The province's only Liberal Member of Parliament is former Finance Minister and current Deputy Opposition Leader Ralph Goodale.
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