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Ralph Goodale lost his seat as Regina—Wascana’s Member of Parliament on Monday night, nearly 26 years to the day after being first elected.

Conservative candidate Michael Kram, whom Goodale defeated by 10,621 votes in the 2015 federal election, held the lead in 2019 by 7,188 votes.

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Speaking to Regina Liberal supporters gathered at the Regina German Club, Goodale seemed poised as always as he conceded, practiced after 45 years in politics.

To a crowd chanting “Ralph, Ralph, Ralph, Ralph,” Goodale expressed his thanks to them, his disappointment in having lost, his congratulations to Kram, and his admiration of the electorate.

“And so the democratic process moves forward, and pages are turned, things change and people go forward,” said Goodale.

“One thing we always need to absolutely believe in with 100 per cent of our political hearts and souls is that the democratic process works and the people are always right, and in this country we share in a democracy that is a rare and precious thing in all of the world.”