When will we see results in the Saskatchewan ridings too close to call on election night?

The Sask. Party is leading or projected to be elected in 32 ridings clearing its way to a majority government but the full results of the 2024 provincial election in Saskatchewan may not be known for a fewmore days, withseven close races still to be decided.

As of 1 a.m. CST Tuesday, the Sask. Party was leading or elected in 35 seats to the NDP's26. In Saskatchewan, 31 seats are required to form a majority government.

The win is the Saskatchewan Party's fifth consecutive majority government a streak not seen since Tommy Douglas led the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party to five straight majorities in the province from 1944 to 1961.

CBC News has not yet projected the winners of seven close ridingsand mail-in ballots are not scheduled to be counted until Wednesday. The NDPis currently leading in four of those ridings to the Sask. Party's three.

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Why don't we know?

In those ridings, the margin between the leading and second-place candidates is smaller than the number of mail-in votes still to be counted.

Vote-by-mail ballots returned by Oct.26 will be counted on Oct.30.

Any vote-by-mail ballots returned between Oct. 27 and Nov.7 will be part ofthe final count on Nov. 9, along withvotes from people who were in hospital or displaced.

Too close to call

Here's a breakdown of the remaining races and how many vote-by-mail applications were approved in each:

• Saskatoon Westviewis one of the closest races, with Sask. Partyincumbent David Buckingham leading by 31 votes against theNDP's April ChiefCalf. There were 484 people approved to vote by mail in total in the riding,with 291 ballots returned by Oct. 26.

• In Saskatoon- Silverspring,NDP's Hugh Gordon is leading Sask. PartyincumbentPaul Merriman, the formerminister responsible for Saskatchewan corrections, policing and public safety, by 258 votes. The riding had 917 approved mail-in ballots, with 606 returned by Oct. 26.

• In Saskatoon Southeast, theNDP's Brittney Senger is leading by 292 votes against the Sask. Party's John Owojori. There were 484approved mail-in ballots, with 291 returned by Oct. 26.

• In Saskatoon Chief Mistawasis, theNDP's Don McBeanleads by 377 votes against the Sask. Party's Parminder Singh. There were 894 approved mail-in ballots, with552 returned by Oct. 26.

• Saskatoon Willowgrovesees the Sask. Party's incumbent Ken Cheveldayoff, who has been a cabinet minister in the governments of both Brad Wall and Scott Moe, leading by 255 votes over theNDP's Alana Wakula. The riding had1085approved mail-in ballots, with 660 returned by Oct. 26.

• In Regina, theNDP's Brent Blakley holds a 355-vote lead against Sask. Partyincumbent and former minister Christine Tell. The riding has 1165 approved mail-in ballots, with 721 returned by Oct. 26.

• Lastly, Sask. Party incumbent Alana Ross leads by 125 votes in Prince Albert Northcote over the NDP's Nicole Rancourt. There are324 approved mail-in ballots, with 197 returned by Oct. 26.