title: David Buckingham (politician)
text: # David Buckingham (politician)
  
  David Buckingham is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election.
  
  He represents the electoral district of Saskatoon Westview as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
  
  In his election he defeated Cam Broten, leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party.
  
  Buckingham previously served as the mayor of Borden, Saskatchewan for two terms, prior to his entry in provincial politics.
  
  ## Election results
  
  2020 Saskatchewan general election: Saskatoon Westview :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Saskatchewan | David Buckingham | 4,322 | 54.29 | +5.22 |
  | | New Democratic | Malik Draz | 3,260 | 40.96 | -5.38 |
  | | Green | Glenn Wright | 229 | 2.88 | +1.32 |
  | | Liberal | Robert Rudachyk | 149 | 1.87 | -1.16 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,960 | 99.16 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 67 | 0.84 | +0.63 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,027 | 51.23 | -3.87 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 15,670 |
  | | Saskatchewan hold | Saskatchewan hold | Swing | Swing | – |
  | Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
  
  2016 Saskatchewan general election: Saskatoon Westview :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Saskatchewan | David Buckingham | 3,892 | 49.07 |
  | | New Democratic | Cam Broten | 3,675 | 46.34 |
  | | Liberal | Naveed Anwar | 240 | 3.03 |
  | | Green | Tammy McDonald | 124 | 1.56 |
  | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,931 | 99.79 |
  | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 17 | 0.21 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,948 | 55.10 |
  | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 14,425 |
  | Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||
  