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Eric Olauson says he will “immediately” step down from his Saskatoon city council seat if he’s elected to provincial government on April 4.

In an emailed statement circulated by the Saskatchewan Party Friday morning, Olauson said he was “not clear” about his intentions in an “interview” with the Saskatoon StarPhoenix. He responded by text and email to questions about his future on council with “no comment.”

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“If I become an MLA, I will immediately step down from Saskatoon city council,” he said in the statement.

Olauson, a first-term councillor who was elected to represent Ward 8 in 2012, began an unpaid leave of absence from council on Tuesday in order to run for the Sask. Party in the new Saskatoon University riding.

Ward 5 Coun. Randy Donauer has agreed to field calls from Ward 8 residents for Olauson during the month-long campaign.

When Olauson resigns from council, a byelection is not required because a municipal election will be held in October.