2011 Saskatchewan general election
Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 2011 Saskatchewan general election was held on November 7, 2011, to elect 58 members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLAs).[1] The election was called on October 10 by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, on the advice of Premier Brad Wall.[2] Wall's Saskatchewan Party government was re-elected with an increased majority of 49 seats, the third-largest majority government in the province's history. The opposition New Democratic Party was cut down to only nine ridings, its worst showing in almost 30 years.
This was the first Saskatchewan provincial vote to use a fixed election date, set on the first Monday of November every four years.[3]
Results
On election night, the incumbent Saskatchewan Party won 84% of the seats in the provincial legislature on the strength of 64% of the popular vote. In the process, they won the third-biggest majority government (in terms of percentage of seats won) in the province's history. The only bigger majorities came in 1934, when the Liberals won 50 out of 55 seats, and 1982, when the Tories won 55 out of 64. The NDP recorded its lowest share of the popular vote since 1938, when it was known as the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. The NDP was reduced to its smallest presence in the legislature since 1982, when the party won the same number of seats in what was then a larger assembly. Opposition leader Dwain Lingenfelter was unseated.
The Saskatchewan Party maintained their dominance of rural regions, and also broke the NDP's longstanding grip on the province's two largest cities, Regina and Saskatoon. The Green Party failed to win any seats – though they ran a full slate of 58 candidates and took third place in the overall popular vote, ahead of the Liberal Party. The Liberals put most of their resources into getting party leader Ryan Bater elected in the Battlefords, but he finished a distant third. The Progressive Conservatives made a small gain in popular vote for the second straight election.
| Party | Party leader | Candidates | Seats | Popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007 | Dissol. | 2011 | Change | # | % | Change | Brad Wall | 58 | 38 | 38 | 49 | +11 | 258,598 | 64.25 | +13.33 | New Democratic | Dwain Lingenfelter | 58 | 20 | 20 | 9 | -11 | 128,673 | 31.97 | -5.27 | Victor Lau | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11,561 | 2.87 | +0.86 | Liberal | Ryan Bater | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2,237 | 0.56 | -8.84 | Progressive Conservative | Rick Swenson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1,315 | 0.33 | +0.15 | Dana Arnason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 58 | 0.01 | -0.12 | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 44 | 0.01 | ||
| Total | 191 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 402,486 | 100.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Percentages
Ranking
Template:Canadian party colour| Party | Seats | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Saskatchewan | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New Democratic | 9 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 6 | 0 | Liberal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | Progressive Conservative | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results by region
The Saskatchewan Party maintained their sweep of the southern and central rural ridings. The Saskatchewan Party succeeded in unseating New Democrats in all of the smaller cities – including Moose Jaw, The Battlefords, and Prince Albert. The Saskatchewan Party also won eight of the 12 ridings in Saskatoon, marking the first time since the 1982 PC landslide that a centre-right party had won the most seats in that city. This didn't come as a surprise, since Saskatoon has traditionally been friendly to centre-right parties and candidates. However – and perhaps most surprisingly – the Saskatchewan Party also took eight out of 11 ridings in Regina, in part due to picking up local support from the largely absent Liberal Party. As was the case in Saskatoon, this was the first time a centre-right party had won the most seats there since 1982.
The New Democratic Party maintained their hold on the two northernmost ridings in Saskatchewan, in addition to three seats in the provincial capital and four constituencies in Saskatoon. The NDP recorded the lowest share of the popular vote since 1938 (when it was known as the CCF). However, compared to its result in 1982, NDP support in 2011 was more concentrated in the North and the inner cities of Regina and Saskatoon, a factor which allowed the party to equal its 1982-seat tally (and indeed exceed it in terms of proportion of seats). Also, for the first time in history, a Saskatchewan NDP leader lost his own seat, with Dwain Lingenfelter losing by a shocking 10-percentage-point margin in Regina Douglas Park to a Saskatchewan Party challenger.
| Party Name | Northern | Prince Albert | Central | Southern | Moose Jaw | Saskatoon | Regina | Total | Saskatchewan | Seats: | 11 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 49 | Popular Vote: | 63.58% | 55.79% | 76.58% | 76.78% | 54.67% | 58.21% | 55.69% | 64.25% | New Democratic | Seats: | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | Popular Vote: | 32.81% | 41.64% | 19.67% | 19.71% | 40.34% | 37.53% | 40.60% | 31.97% | Popular Vote: | 2.58% | 2.57% | 3.27% | 2.91% | 1.46% | 2.87% | 3.22% | 2.87% | Liberal | Popular Vote: | 1.03% | xx | xx | xx | xx | 1.39% | 0.21% | 0.56% | Progressive Conservative | Popular Vote: | xx | xx | 0.41% | 0.56% | 3.53% | xx | 0.23% | 0.33% | Popular Vote: | xx | xx | 0.07% | 0.04% | xx | xx | xx | 0.01% | Independents | Popular Vote: | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx | 0.05% | 0.01% | ||
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| Total seats: | 13 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timeline
2007
- November 21, 2007 – Premier Brad Wall & Cabinet Ministers are sworn in.
2008
- January 3, 2008 – NDP MLA Joan Beatty announces she will resign her seat in Cumberland to enter federal politics.
- June 25, 2008 – Doyle Vermette holds the seat of Cumberland for the New Democrats.
- October 16, 2008 – NDP Leader Lorne Calvert announces he will retire from politics as soon as his successor is chosen.
2009
- May 29, 2009 – Premier Brad Wall shuffles his Cabinet.
- June 6, 2009 – Dwain Lingenfelter is elected Leader of the Saskatchewan NDP over Ryan Meili on the second ballot.
- June 30, 2009 – NDP MLA Harry Van Mulligen resigns his seat in Regina Douglas Park, officially retiring from politics. Lorne Calvert resigns his seat in Saskatoon Riversdale the same day.
- September 21, 2009 – Dwain Lingenfelter & Danielle Chartier hold the constituencies of Regina Douglas Park & Saskatoon Riversdale, respectively, for the NDP.
- October 21, 2009 – Dwain Lingenfelter is sworn in as Leader of the Official Opposition.
2010
- January 29, 2010 – NDP MLA Kim Trew announces that he will not be running in the next election.[4]
- April 16, 2010 – Saskatchewan Party MLA Serge LeClerc resigns from the caucus to sit as an Independent MLA.[5] On April 20, he announces that he will not be running in the next election.[6]
- May 13, 2010 – NDP MLA Ron Harper announces that he will retire at the end of his term.[7]
- June 2, 2010 – Saskatchewan Party MLA Joceline Schriemer announces that she will not run for re-election.[8]
- June 23, 2010 – Finance Minister Rod Gantefoer announces that he will retire at the next election.[9]
- June 29, 2010 – Premier Brad Wall shuffles his Cabinet.[10]
- August 31, 2010 – Independent MLA Serge LeClerc resigns his seat in the Legislature, leaving politics.[11]
- October 18, 2010 – Gordon Wyant of the Saskatchewan Party wins the seat of Saskatoon Northwest in a byelection.[12]
2011
- January 11, 2011 – NDP MLA Pat Atkinson announces that she will retire at the next provincial election.[13]
- March 5, 2011 – Saskatchewan Party MLA Denis Allchurch loses his party's nomination for Rosthern-Shellbrook to Scott Moe.[14]
- September 6, 2011 – Larissa Shasko abruptly resigns from the leadership of the Green Party of Saskatchewan; Shasko also gives up her candidacy for the Greens in Moose Jaw North.[15] Federal Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May announces (via Twitter) that veteran provincial party activist Victor Lau will temporarily lead the Saskatchewan Greens.[15]
- September 25, 2011 – Lau elected leader of the Green Party at an extraordinary convention in Regina.[16]
- October 10, 2011 – Premier Brad Wall asks Lieutenant Governor Gordon Barnhart to dissolve the Legislative Assembly and issue writs of election.[2]
- October 22, 2011 – Nominations close with 191 candidates running in 58 electoral districts.[17]
Incumbents not contesting their seats
Retiring incumbents
Lost nomination election
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Opinion polls
| Polling Firm | Date of Polling | Link | style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour;" align="center"| Saskatchewan | style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour;" align="center"| New Democratic | style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour;" align="center"| Liberal | style="background-color:Template:Canadian party colour;" align="center"| Green |
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| Forum Research | Template:Dts | HTML Script error: No such module "webarchive". | 62 | 34 | 1 | 3 |
| Praxis | Template:Dts | HTML Script error: No such module "webarchive". | 66.7 | 26.4 | * | 5.2 |
| Forum Research | Template:Dts | HTMLScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | 66 | 30 | 1 | 3 |
| Insightrix | Template:DtsOctober 25–26, 2011 | HTMLScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | 60.0 | 33.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Praxis | Template:DtsAugust 29 – September 2, 2011 | HTMLScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | 63.4 | 26.1 | 5.9 | 3.0 |
| Insightrix | Template:DtsJuly 6–8, 2011 | HTMLScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | 58.2 | 30.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Sigma Analytics | Template:Dts | HTMLScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | 57.3 | 29.4 | 8.2 | 4.8 |
| Insightrix | Template:Dts | 58.3 | 28.7 | * | * | |
| Insightrix | Template:Dts | 66.6 | 23.0 | * | * | |
| Environics | Template:Dts | HTML | 62 | 35 | 2 | * |
| Environics | Template:Dts | HTML | 61 | 30 | 8 | * |
| Environics | Template:Dts | HTML | 65 | 27 | 8 | * |
| Environics | Template:Dts | HTML | 50 | 37 | 11 | * |
| Environics | Template:Dts | HTML | 46 | 41 | 10 | * |
| Environics | Template:Dts | HTML | 46 | 41 | 10 | * |
| Environics | Template:Dts | HTML | 50 | 33 | 15 | * |
| Election 2007 | Template:Dts | HTML | 50.9 | 37.2 | 9.4 | 2.0 |
Riding-by-riding results
People in bold represent cabinet ministers and the speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbols ** indicates MLAs who did not run again.
All results are preliminary until approved by Elections Saskatchewan.
Northwest Saskatchewan
Northeast Saskatchewan
West Central Saskatchewan
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | |||||
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| SK Party | New Democratic | Green | Other | ||||
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| Arm River-Watrous | Template:Canadian party colour| | Greg Brkich 5,061 (73.67%) |
Eric Skonberg 1,640 (23.87%) |
Orest Shasko 169 (2.46%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Greg Brkich | |
| Biggar | Template:Canadian party colour| | Randy Weekes 4,493 (68.15%) |
Glenn Wright 1,695 (25.71%) |
Darryl Amey 206 (3.12%) |
James Yachyshen (PC) 171 (2.59%) Dana Arnason (WIP) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Randy Weekes |
| Humboldt | Template:Canadian party colour| | Donna Harpauer 5,677 (73.02%) |
Gord Bedient 1,807 (23.24%) |
Lynn Oliphant 291 (3.74%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Donna Harpauer | |
| Kindersley | Template:Canadian party colour| | Bill Boyd 4,502 (79.71%) |
Peter Walker 907 (16.06%) |
Norbert Kratchmer 239 (4.23%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Bill Boyd | |
| Martensville | Template:Canadian party colour| | Nancy Heppner 6,819 (83.14%) |
Catlin Hogan 1,109 (13.52%) |
Chad Wm. Crozier 274 (3.34%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Nancy Heppner | |
| Rosetown-Elrose | Template:Canadian party colour| | Jim Reiter 5,690 (81.20%) |
Tom Howe 1,121 (16.00%) |
Dianne Rhodes 196 (2.80%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Jim Reiter | |
Southwest Saskatchewan
Southeast Saskatchewan
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | |||||
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| SK Party | New Democratic | Green | Other | ||||
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| Cannington | Template:Canadian party colour| | Dan D'Autremont 4,691 (75.65%) |
Todd Gervais 919 (14.82%) |
Daniel Johnson 134 (2.16%) |
Chris Brown (PC) 457 (7.37%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Dan D'Autremont |
| Estevan | Template:Canadian party colour| | Doreen Eagles 4,796 (79.24%) |
Blair Schoenfeld 1,045 (17.27%) |
Sigfredo Gonzalez 211 (3.49%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Doreen Eagles | |
| Indian Head-Milestone | Template:Canadian party colour| | Don McMorris 5,766 (76.16%) |
Richard J. Klyne 1,516 (20.02%) |
Shelby Hersberger 289 (3.82%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Don McMorris | |
| Last Mountain-Touchwood | Template:Canadian party colour| | Glen Hart 4,778 (67.49%) |
Don Jeworski 2,049 (28.95%) |
Greg Chatterson 222 (3.14%) |
Frank J. Serfas (WIP) 30 (0.42%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Glen Hart |
| Melville-Saltcoats | Template:Canadian party colour| | Bob Bjornerud 5,071 (73.46%) |
Leonard Dales 1,689 (24.47%) |
Jordan Fieseler 143 (2.07%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Bob Bjornerud | |
| Moosomin | Template:Canadian party colour| | Don Toth 4,810 (77.06%) |
Carol Morin 1,244 (19.93%) |
Laura Forrester 188 (3.01%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Don Toth | |
| Weyburn-Big Muddy | Template:Canadian party colour| | Dustin Duncan 5,194 (75.71%) |
Ken Kessler 1,517 (22.12%) |
Gene Ives 149 (2.17%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Dustin Duncan | |
| Yorkton | Template:Canadian party colour| | Greg Ottenbreit 5,446 (72.45%) |
Chad Blenkin 1,932 (25.70%) |
Kathryn McDonald 139 (1.85%) |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Greg Ottenbreit | |
Saskatoon
Regina
Marginal seats
The following is a list of ridings which had narrowly been lost by the indicated party in the 2007 election. The symbol " * " indicates the incumbent MLA is not running again.
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Political parties
- Saskatchewan Party
- Saskatchewan NDP
- Green Party of Saskatchewan
- Saskatchewan Liberal Party
- Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
- Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan
External links
- Election Almanac - Saskatchewan Provincial Election 2011
- Elections Saskatchewan - Nominated Candidates for the November 7, 2011 General Election
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- Elections Saskatchewan - Official Results of the 2011 Provincial Election
References
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