WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Premier Scott

Moe's right-of-center Saskatchewan Party is extending its hold

on power in the western Canadian province after winning a small

majority in Monday's election, preliminary results showed on

Tuesday.

The party, which won 32 seats, has held power in

Saskatchewan since 2007. The opposition New Democratic Party

under leader Carla Beck won 22, with seven unclear.

Moe's victory is expected to continue his government's

promotion of the province's prodigious agriculture, minerals and

energies industries, which have all expanded in recent years.

Saskatchewan has more than 40% of Canada's cropland, is the

world's second or third largest uranium producer depending on

the year, is Canada's second-largest crude oil producer, and is

the globe's largest producer and exporter of potash.

North America's first commercial-scale rare earths refinery

went into production in 2024 in Saskatoon.

Saskatchewan is home to the headquarters of fertilizer

producer Nutrien ( NTR ) and uranium miner Cameco Corp ( CCJ )

.

Moe's victory is likely to continue the headaches for Prime

Minister Justin Trudeau, whose government has repeatedly clashed

with the Saskatchewan government on a number of issues.

The election centered on healthcare, education and

affordability. Moe introduced the issue of transgender changing

room access in schools, saying he would require children to use

only facilities dedicated to their sex at birth, and make that

his government's "first order of business." Beck described Moe's

move as "the most ugly kind of politics."

The incumbent premier also won British Columbia's election

on Monday evening, after the NDP earned just enough seats to

form a majority government more than a week after voting took

place.