▁Secretary ▁for ▁the ▁S ask atch ew an ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁as ▁Executive ▁Ass istant ▁in ▁the ▁All an ▁Bla ken ey ▁government ▁and ▁a ▁Corpor ate ▁Pl anner ▁with ▁S ask T el ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁S ask atch ew an ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( ND P ) ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁( ML A ) ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an ▁for ▁three ▁terms ▁for ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁Regin a ▁North ▁West , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁federal ▁election . ▁Sol omon ▁served ▁as ▁wh ip ▁for ▁the ▁N DP ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁an ▁election ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁N DP ' s ▁c au cus ▁fell ▁from ▁ 4 3 ▁seats ▁to ▁ 9 , ▁Sol omon ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁ro ok ie ▁MP ▁elected ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁N DP . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁Regin a — L ums den ▁and ▁then ▁Regin a — L ums den — L ake ▁Centre ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁a ▁narrow ▁margin ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁federal ▁election . ▁ ▁Sol omon ▁served ▁as ▁full time ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁S ask atch ew an ▁S ask atch ew an ▁Work ers ' ▁Comp ens ation ▁Board ▁from