Vicki Mowat

Vicki Mowat is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in a by-election on September 7, 2017.^[1] She represents the electoral district of Saskatoon Fairview as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party.

Vicki Mowat MLA
Deputy Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office October 5, 2022
Leader	Carla Beck
Preceded by	Nicole Sarauer
House Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
In office November 4, 2020 – October 5, 2022
Leader	Ryan Meili
Succeeded by	Nicole Sarauer
Shadow Minister of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office November 4, 2020
Leader	Ryan Meili and Carla Beck
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Fairview
Incumbent
Assumed office September 7, 2017
Preceded by	Jennifer Campeau
Personal details
Political party	New Democrat

A former executive assistant to the associate dean of Aboriginal affairs at the University of Saskatchewan,^[2] she was also the party's candidate in the same district in the 2016 provincial election.

Vicki Mowat is a retired member of the Canadian Armed Forces, after serving in the Cadet Instructors Cadre – the branch of the Canadian Armed Forces that administers and trains the Cadet Program of Canada. Vicki Mowat served for several years at the Vernon Cadet Training Center, achieving the rank of Major.^[3][4]

As of June 22, 2024, she serves as the Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and the Official Opposition critic for Health and for Mental Health and Addictions.

Electoral record

2020 Saskatchewan general election: Saskatoon Fairview
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Vicki Mowat	3,759	53.91	-6.53
	Saskatchewan	Manny Sadhra	2,768	39.69	+8.52
	Progressive Conservative	Tony Ollenberger	315	4.52	+1.83
	Green	Tobi-Dawne Smith	131	1.88	+0.54
Total valid votes			6,973	99.01
Total rejected ballots			70	0.99	+0.84
Turnout			7,043	47.20	+11.51
Eligible voters			14,923
	New Democratic hold		Swing		–
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan provincial by-election, September 7, 2017: Saskatoon Fairview Resignation of Jennifer Campeau
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Vicki Mowat	2,759	60.44	+15.17
	Saskatchewan	Cameron Scott	1,423	31.17	-17.07
	Liberal	Shah Rukh	199	4.36	-0.68
	Progressive Conservative	David Prokopchuk	123	2.69	-
	Green	Taylor Bolin	61	1.34	-0.12
Total valid votes			4,565	99.85
Total rejected ballots			7	0.15	-0.08
Turnout			4,572	35.69	-14.37
Eligible voters			12,809
	New Democratic gain from Saskatchewan		Swing		+16.12

2016 Saskatchewan general election: Saskatoon Fairview
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Saskatchewan	Jennifer Campeau	2,951	48.24	-2.74
	New Democratic	Vicki Mowat	2,769	45.27	-0.95
	Liberal	Shah Rukh	308	5.04	-
	Green	Debbie McGraw	89	1.45	-1.34
Total valid votes			6,117	99.77
Total rejected ballots			14	0.23	+0.11
Turnout			6,131	50.06	-11.11
Eligible voters			12,247
	Saskatchewan hold		Swing		-0.89
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[5]