How the Saskatchewan election map changes this time around

The election map of Saskatchewan has changed since voters went to the polls fiveyears ago.

For some people, that means the incumbent candidate you voted for last timemight not be on the ballot inyour constituencythis time.

Or, you and your immediate neighbours who perhaps elected an NDP candidate last time, might now be in aconstituency with an incumbent from the Saskatchewan Party.

• Use Vote Compass to compare the party platforms ahead of Saskatchewan's election

• Saskatchewan's election officially gets underway

There are three new constituenciesthat have been added in redistribution:

• Regina Pasqua.
• Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota.
• Saskatoon Silverspring-Sutherland.

CBC News has done a poll-by-poll analysis of the redistribution, and using the results of last vote across thenew boundaries, the Saskatchewan Party would win all three of the new constituencies.

The changes don't end there.

Twelve old constituenciesget new names (shown below in parentheses)along with their new boundaries:

There are only three constituenciesin the whole province where the redistributed resultis exactly the same as theresult of the last vote.

They are:

• Athabasca
• Cumberland
• Cut Knife-Turtleford

Political numbercrunchers will need to drill pretty deep into the numbers to find any political advantage foreither of the major parties.

There are only eight constituencieswhere the margins of victory have changed significantly (+/- approximately50 per cent).

Inseven of the eight, it's the Saskatchewan Party that sees itsmargin of victory shrink.

Martensville was won by the Sask. Partyby 5,710 votes in 2011. They would have wonthe new constituency of Martensville-Warman by 3,716votes.

The Sask. Party won Moose Jaw Wakamow by 201 votes last time, but after redistribution that win is reduced to a marginof just fourvotes.

The Sask. Party also took a hit in Regina Douglas Park where its candidatewon by 904 votes last time. The win afterredistribution is by a margin of 397 votes.

In Saskatoon, two constituencieswon by the Sask. Party last time have their winning margins cut significantly. The Sask. Party marginin Saskatoon Fairview goes from 247 votes to 128 votes.

In Saskatoon Southeast, the huge Sask. Party win by 6,005votes last time gets cut to just 3,399.

However, that loss of votes is offset by the redistributed result in the new neighbouring constituency of SaskatoonStonebridge-Dakota which the Sask. Party would have wonby a comfortable 3,690 votes.

The New Democrats take a redistribution hit in one constituency, but see a benefit in another.

In Regina Rosemont, the NDP winning margin drops from 822 votes to 461 votes. But, in Regina Lakeview,the NDP margin of victory goes up from just 146 votes in the last election to 496 votes after redistribution.

With all the changes, Elections Saskatchewan has set up a constituency finder to help voters find out exactlywhat constituency they are in.