The Political RecordFederal electoral districtsNo. 47005Saskatchewan
Prince Albert
Prince Albert is a federal riding in Saskatchewan. Randy Hoback (Conservative, first elected to the House in 2008) represents Prince Albert. Randy Hoback (Conservative) held Prince Albert for the Conservatives in the 2025 election by 20,312 votes (52.3 points), with 71.5% of the vote. Christopher Hadubiak (Liberal) was second with 19.2%, on a turnout of 61.7% of 63,528 electors. Member as of .
Who represents Prince Albert
Randy Hoback
Member of Parliament for Prince Albert
Conservative
MP since · 6 terms
43 speeches in the 45th Parliament, most often on An Act to Implement the Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
The 2025 result: Conservative hold
Share of the valid votes by candidate, Prince Albert, April 28, 2025
The figures
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Hoback | Conservative | 27,763 | 71.5% |
| Christopher Hadubiak | Liberal | 7,451 | 19.2% |
| Virginia Kutzan | New Democratic | 3,630 | 9.3% |
Randy Hoback (Conservative) won Prince Albert on with 27,763 votes, 71.5% of the 38,844 valid votes. Christopher Hadubiak (Liberal) was second with 7,451 (19.2%), 20,312 votes and 52.3 points behind.
Of the 38,844 valid votes, Randy Hoback (Conservative) took 71.5%, Christopher Hadubiak (Liberal) 19.2% and Virginia Kutzan (New Democratic) 9.3%. Turnout was 61.7% of 63,528 electors: 39,192 ballots cast, 38,844 of them valid, for 3 candidates.
Against the 2021 result on these boundaries, the Conservatives are up 7.7 (63.8% to 71.5%), the Liberals up 7.4 (11.8% to 19.2%) and the New Democrats down 5.7 (15.0% to 9.3%), in points of the valid votes.
2021 is Elections Canada's transposition of that election onto the 2023 boundaries, not an election held on these lines.
Since 2004: a Conservative stronghold
The party first in Prince Albert at each general election, 2004 to 2025, on today's boundaries
- 2004Conservative45.7%by 20.5 points over the Liberals
- 2006Conservative52.2%by 29.2 points over the Liberals
- 2008Conservative55.9%by 29.0 points over the New Democrats
- 2011Conservative59.8%by 25.9 points over the New Democrats
- 2015Conservative47.0%by 17.7 points over the New Democrats
- 2019Conservative64.1%by 45.2 points over the New Democrats
- 2021Conservative63.8%by 48.8 points over the New Democrats
- 2025Conservative71.5%by 52.3 points over the Liberals
The figures
| Year | First | Share | Second | Margin (pts) | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Conservative | 45.7% | Liberal | 20.5 | carried, our estimate |
| 2006 | Conservative | 52.2% | Liberal | 29.2 | carried, our estimate |
| 2008 | Conservative | 55.9% | New Democratic | 29.0 | carried, our estimate |
| 2011 | Conservative | 59.8% | New Democratic | 25.9 | carried, our estimate |
| 2015 | Conservative | 47.0% | New Democratic | 17.7 | carried, our estimate |
| 2019 | Conservative | 64.1% | New Democratic | 45.2 | carried, our estimate |
| 2021 | Conservative | 63.8% | New Democratic | 48.8 | transposed by Elections Canada |
| 2025 | Conservative | 71.5% | Liberal | 52.3 | official result |
The Conservatives were first here at all eight general elections from 2004 to 2025, by an average of 33.6 points over the next party. In 2025 the Conservatives took 71.5% of the vote here, 16.0 points above their average of 55.5% at the seven general elections from 2004 to 2021.
On today's boundaries the Conservatives were first here in 2004 (45.7%), 2006 (52.2%), 2008 (55.9%), 2011 (59.8%), 2015 (47.0%), 2019 (64.1%), 2021 (63.8%) and 2025 (71.5%), each with the share of the valid votes shown.
A stronghold is a party first at every general election since 2004, by an average of 20 points or more over the next party; held, first at every one; usually, first at all but one. By-elections are not counted. By this rule 77 of the 343 ridings are strongholds. The results before 2021 are carried onto today's boundaries by where the riding's 2025 electors lived: our estimate, from the older boundaries of Taylor, Lucas, Kirby and Hewitt and the results in Sevi's "Who Runs?". 2021 is Elections Canada's transposition, and 2025 the official result.
- 2021 Conservative · Randy Hoback, by 17,126 votes (49.8 pts)
- 2019 Conservative · Randy Hoback, by 19,966 votes (50.3 pts)
- 2015 Conservative · Randy Hoback, by 8,429 votes (21.3 pts)
In the old Prince Albert on the 2013 boundaries, the riding most of the 2025 electors in today's Prince Albert lived in; Elections Canada's official results.
What kind of place Prince Albert is
- Population
- 88,5202021 census
- Area
- 27,772km²
- Density
- 3.2people per km²
- Electors
- 63,528on the 2025 lists
- 8th-largest Indigenous share36.4% report an Indigenous identity, 8th highest of 343 (Share with an Indigenous identity, 2021 census)
- 3rd-lowest turnout in Saskatchewan61.7% of 63,528 electors voted · 3rd of 14 in Saskatchewan · 35th of 343 in Canada
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.6% — about 62 percent of the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest66th lowest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 6.1% — about 35 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest68th lowest of 343
- Median age is 39.2 — a little lower than the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest96th lowest of 343
- Median total household income is $75,000 — a little lower than the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest97th lowest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 68.3% — a little lower than the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest136th lowest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 1.8% — a little higher than the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest146th highest of 343
2021 Census on the 2023 boundaries; each rule places this riding among all 343. Density is the census population over the riding's area.
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 86% of the 2025 electors in today's Prince Albert lived in the old Prince Albert; by area, 56% of the riding came from the old Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River.
IIThe 2025 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Hoback | Conservative | 27,763 | 71.5% | 63.8% | +7.7 |
| Christopher Hadubiak | Liberal | 7,451 | 19.2% | 11.8% | +7.4 |
| Virginia Kutzan | New Democratic | 3,630 | 9.3% | 15.0% | −5.7 |
IIIHow close was it, really
It would have taken 10,157 voters switching from Conservative to Liberal — 26.1% of the 38,844 valid votes, 26.1 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 59.9% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
On election day the Conservatives took 69.8%, the Liberals 20.7% and the New Democrats 9.5%; in advance and special ballots, 73.9%, 16.9% and 9.1%, in that order.
Share of the valid votes by party, election-day polls against advance and special ballots, Prince Albert, April 28, 2025
The figures
| Party | Election day | Advance and special | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 69.8% | 73.9% | +4.1 |
| Liberal | 20.7% | 16.9% | −3.8 |
| New Democratic | 9.5% | 9.1% | −0.4 |