29th Saskatchewan general election

29th Saskatchewan general election

On or before October 26, 2020
61 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 31 seats needed for a majority
Leader Scott Moe Ryan Meili Party Saskatchewan New Democratic Leader since January 27, 2018 March 3, 2018 Leader's seat Rosthern-Shellbrook Saskatoon Meewasin Last election 51 seats, 62.36% 10 seats, 30.20% Current seats 48 13 Seats needed 18
Incumbent Premier Scott Moe Saskatchewan

The 29th Saskatchewan general election, is scheduled to be held no later than October 26, 2020 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. This date is provided for under Saskatchewan's amended fixed election date law, but does not remove the ability of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan to call an early election due to a vote of no confidence or on the advice of the Premier of Saskatchewan. If the election date is during a federal election campaign it would be moved to April 5, 2021 under the law. The previous election re-elected the Saskatchewan Party to its third consecutive majority government under the leadership of Brad Wall. On August 10, 2017, Wall announced his resignation as leader, pending the election of his successor. On January 27, 2018, Scott Moe was elected leader of the Saskatchewan Party, and sworn into office on February 2.

Date

Under the amended The Legislative Assembly Act, 2007 (Saskatchewan), the election "must be held on the last Monday in October in the fourth calendar year after the last general election". As the last election was held in 2016, that date would be November 2, 2020. However, the act also provides that if the election period would overlap with a federal election period, the provincial election is to be postponed until the first Monday of the following April; in this case: April 5, 2021. This law does not infringe on the Lieutenant Governor's right to dissolve the Legislative Assembly at an earlier date on the Premier's advice.

Legislative summary

Summary of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Party		Leader	Seats
			2016	Current
	Saskatchewan	Scott Moe	51	48
	New Democratic	Ryan Meili	10	13
	vacant		0	0
–	Total		61	61

Incumbents not contesting their seats

Retiring incumbents

Saskatchewan Party

• Nancy Heppner, Martensville-Warman
• Warren Michelson, Moose Jaw North
• Dan D'Autremont, Cannington
• Glen Hart, Last Mountain-Touchwood

New Democratic Party

• Cathy Sproule, Saskatoon Nutana
• David Forbes, Saskatoon Centre
• Warren McCall, Regina Elphinstone-Centre

Candidates by riding

People in bold represent cabinet ministers and the speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol † indicates MLAs who are not running again.

Northwest Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	PC
Athabasca								Buckley Belanger
Cut Knife-Turtleford								Larry Doke
Lloydminster		Colleen Young						Colleen Young
Meadow Lake		Jeremy Harrison						Jeremy Harrison
Rosthern-Shellbrook		Scott Moe						Scott Moe
The Battlefords								Herb Cox

Northeast Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	Other
Batoche		Delbert Kirsch						Delbert Kirsch
Canora-Pelly		Terry Dennis						Terry Dennis
Carrot River Valley		Fred Bradshaw						Fred Bradshaw
Cumberland								Doyle Vermette
Kelvington-Wadena		Hugh Nerlien						Hugh Nerlien
Melfort		Todd Goudy						Todd Goudy
Prince Albert Carlton		Joe Hargrave	Troy Parenteau					Joe Hargrave
Prince Albert Northcote		Alana Ross	Nicole Rancourt					Nicole Rancourt
Saskatchewan Rivers		Nadine Wilson						Nadine Wilson

West Central Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	Other
Arm River								Greg Brkich
Biggar-Sask Valley		Randy Weekes						Randy Weekes
Humboldt-Watrous		Donna Harpauer						Donna Harpauer
Kindersley		Ken Francis						Ken Francis
Martensville-Warman								†Nancy Heppner
Rosetown-Elrose		Jim Reiter						Jim Reiter

Southwest Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	PC
Cypress Hills		Doug Steele	Kelly Genert					Doug Steele
Lumsden-Morse								Lyle Stewart
Moose Jaw North		Tim McLeod						†Warren Michelson
Moose Jaw Wakamow		Greg Lawrence						Greg Lawrence
Swift Current		Everett Hindley						Everett Hindley
Wood River		Dave Marit						Dave Marit

Southeast Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	Other
Cannington		Daryl Harrison						†Dan D'Autremont
Estevan		Lori Carr						Lori Carr
Indian Head-Milestone			Jared Clarke					Don McMorris
Last Mountain-Touchwood			Thera Nordal					†Glen Hart
Melville-Saltcoats		Warren Kaeding						Warren Kaeding
Moosomin		Steven Bonk						Steven Bonk
Weyburn-Big Muddy								Dustin Duncan
Yorkton		Greg Ottenbreit						Greg Ottenbreit

Saskatoon

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	PC
Saskatoon Centre								†David Forbes
Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood		Lisa Lambert	Dave McGrane					Lisa Lambert
Saskatoon Eastview		Daryl Cooper						Corey Tochor
Saskatoon Fairview			Vicki Mowat					Vicki Mowat
Saskatoon Meewasin		Rylund Hunter	Ryan Meili					Ryan Meili
Saskatoon Northwest		Gordon Wyant						Gordon Wyant
Saskatoon Nutana								†Cathy Sproule
Saskatoon Riversdale		Marv Friesen	Danielle Chartier					Danielle Chartier
Saskatoon Silverspring-Sutherland		Paul Merriman	Tajinder Grewal					Paul Merriman
Saskatoon Southeast		Don Morgan						Don Morgan
Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota		Bronwyn Eyre						Bronwyn Eyre
Saskatoon University		Eric Olauson	Jennifer Bowes					Eric Olauson
Saskatoon Westview		David Buckingham						David Buckingham
Saskatoon Willowgrove		Ken Cheveldayoff						Ken Cheveldayoff

Regina

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	Other
Regina Coronation Park			Noor Burki					Mark Docherty
Regina Douglas Park			Nicole Sarauer					Nicole Sarauer
Regina Elphinstone-Centre								†Warren McCall
Regina Gardiner Park		Gene Makowsky	Faycal Haggui					Gene Makowsky
Regina Lakeview			Carla Beck					Carla Beck
Regina Northeast			Yens Pedersen					Yens Pedersen
Regina Pasqua		Muhammad Fiaz						Muhammad Fiaz
Regina Rochdale		Laura Ross	Brett Estey					Laura Ross
Regina Rosemont			Trent Wotherspoon					Trent Wotherspoon
Regina University		Tina Beaudry-Mellor	Aleana Young					Tina Beaudry-Mellor
Regina Walsh Acres			Sandra Morin					Warren Steinley
Regina Wascana Plains		Christine Tell						Christine Tell

Opinion polls

Date(s) conducted	Polling organization/client	Sample size	SK Party	NDP	Liberal	Green	PC	Others	Lead
20–22 March 2019	Mainstreet Research	695	55.0%	31.2%	4.9%	4.0%		5.0%	23.8%
14–15 January 2019	Mainstreet Research	830	55.8%	32.6%	5.9%	2.4%		3.3%	23.2%
30 October–1 November 2018	Mainstreet Research	779	55.1%	30.3%	6.8%	4.2%		3.5%	24.8%
15–17 July 2018	Mainstreet Research	776	52.1%	35.1%	5.6%	4.0%		3.1%	17.0%
16–18 Apr 2018	Mainstreet Research	963	49.8%	38.7%	6.7%	3.3%		1.5%	11.1%
3 Mar 2018	Ryan Meili is elected leader of the Saskatchewan NDP.
2 Feb 2018	Scott Moe becomes Premier of Saskatchewan.
4–6 Jan 2018	Mainstreet Research	764	50.9%	34.4%	8.8%	5.8%		2.5%
5–12 Jun 2017	Angus Reid	1,053	48%	41%	6%	3%		2%	7%
15–16 May 2017	Mainstreet Research	2,000	40%	49%	6%	5%			9%
11–13 Apr 2017	Insightrix	803	44%	40%	5%	4%	7%		4%
30–31 Mar 2017	Mainstreet Research	1,704	47%	42%	6%	5%			5%
22–23 Aug 2016	Mainstreet Research	1,690	53%	37%	5%	5%			16%
13 Jun 2016	Mainstreet Research	1,400	59%	32%	4%	5%			27%
4 Apr 2016	General election results	433,030	62.4%	30.2%	3.6%	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%	32.2%