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Regina-Wascana re-elects Liberal Ralph Goodale

CBC is projecting that Regina-Wascana voters have once again elected Ralph Goodale of the Liberal Party.

Goodale was first elected to Parliament in 1974, MP for current riding since 1993

Liberal MP Ralph Goodale asks a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 30, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Regina-Wascana has once again voted Liberal.

CBC is projectingRalph Goodale to bethe winner of the riding, edging out Michael Kram (Conservative), April Bourgeois (NDP)and Frances Simonson (Green).

This isGoodale'seighth-straight win in the riding. He was first elected in Regina-Wascana in the 1993 federal election, and has been the Member of Parliament in this part of Regina for 22 years.

Goodale was first elected to Parliament when he was only 24 years old in the 1974 election.

He is currently the deputy leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. He also has experience as the minister of agriculture, the minister of natural resources, the minister of public works and the minister of finance when the Liberal Party was in power.

The Regina-Wascana riding used to stretch past the town of Montmartre, but the rural area was significantly reduced with the new boundaries.

The riding has a diverse mix of people, including 30 senior homes and a lot of student housing.

The federal riding of Regina-Wascana for the 2015 election. (Elections Canada)