Photo: Stephen Glauser from Calgary, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Turnout in Saskatoon—University reached 68% in 2021, above 88% of ridings
Brighton’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan isn’t shown: the province’s boundary file states no licence, so it can’t be reused. Brighton sends one MP to Ottawa from Saskatoon—University, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Corey Tochor (Conservative Party of Canada). Cynthia Block, the mayor, heads the council of Saskatoon, which governs Brighton as one of its neighbourhoods.
What stands out in how Brighton is governed
Split between ridings
Federal boundaries divide Brighton, with 61% of residents in Saskatoon—University and 39% outside it, mainly in Saskatoon South. Member of Parliament ↓
A close federal race
The 2021 winner in Saskatoon—University finished 12.6 points ahead of the runner-up (New Democratic Party), a closer race than 65% of Canada’s 338 ridings. How Brighton has voted ↓
High federal turnout
At the 2021 federal election, Saskatoon—University out-voted 88% of the country’s ridings. The 2021 turnout ↓
Compared with the province’s municipalities of 1,000+ residents (2021 Census; MAMH, MMAH and Statistics Canada).
Three governments, and who does what
Brighton is governed by Saskatoon, with Saskatchewan and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
legassembly.sk.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
No county or regional government sits above Saskatoon’s council; Division No. 11 is only a census division, a unit for statistics.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Brighton, from the most recent elections.
- 1Saskatoon councilelectedCynthia Block
- 2Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan–
- 3House of CommonsSaskatoon—University · 61%
- 4House of CommonsSaskatoon South · 39%
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Brighton votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Saskatoon council | 13 November 2024 | 8 November 2028 |
| Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | 28 October 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
The last general elections came on 28 October 2024 for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. The council elected on 13 November 2024 serves until 8 November 2028, when Saskatoon council is chosen again. Under the The Local Government Election Act, 2015, Saskatoon’s next municipal vote is on 8 November 2028, the second Wednesday in November every four years for cities, towns and villages. There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
legassembly.sk.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Brighton has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Saskatoon—University · Conservative Party of Canada · first elected 2019 · 61%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Saskatoon South · Conservative Party of Canada · 39%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Conservative Party of Canada13
- Liberal Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The Conservative Party of Canada holds 13 of 14 seats from Saskatchewan, including Corey Tochor’s.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Saskatoon—University, the 2021 vote gives the Conservative Party of Canada 48%; in 2025 Corey Tochor kept the seat in the same hands. Corey Tochor was first elected in 2019; the current Parliament is Corey Tochor’s 3rd.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Corey Tochor kept Saskatoon—University for the Conservative Party of Canada in 2021
Saskatoon—University as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025. It held 61% of Brighton’s residents.
5,347 votes separated Corey Tochor (Conservative Party of Canada) from Claire Card (New Democratic Party) in Saskatoon—University in 2021, when the winner took 48%. Corey Tochor already held it after the 2019 election, won with 52%.
All 7 candidates in Saskatoon—University, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Tochor | Conservative Party of Canada | 20,389 | 48.0% |
| Claire Card | New Democratic Party | 15,042 | 35.4% |
| Dawn Dumont Walker | Liberal Party of Canada | 4,608 | 10.8% |
| Guto Penteado | People's Party of Canada | 1,778 | 4.2% |
| North-Marie Hunter | Green Party of Canada | 405 | 1.0% |
| Carl A Wesolowski | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 195 | 0.5% |
| Jeremy Fisher | Communist Party of Canada | 100 | 0.2% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Brighton is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
elections.sk.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Not on this page. No council budgets, no band councils, and no party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record.
Questions about how Brighton is run
Who is the MP for Brighton?
Brighton has more than one: Corey Tochor (Conservative Party of Canada) for Saskatoon—University, and Kevin Waugh for Saskatoon South.
Which party won Brighton in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Corey Tochor (Conservative Party of Canada), who represents Saskatoon—University still.
Who is the MLA for Brighton?
Use the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Brighton isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Saskatoon?
Saskatoon council is led by Cynthia Block, its mayor.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).