2011 Saskatchewan general election
Introduction The '''2011 Saskatchewan general election''' was held on November 7, 2011, to elect 58 members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLAs). The election was called on October 10 by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, on the advice of Premier Brad Wall. 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.
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.PartyParty leaderCandidatesSeatsPopular vote2007Dissol. '''2011'''Change#%ChangeBrad Wall58383849+11258,59864.25+13.33New DemocraticDwain Lingenfelter5820209-11128,67331.97-5.27Victor Lau58000–11,5612.87+0.86LiberalRyan Bater9000–2,2370.56-8.84Progressive ConservativeRick Swenson5000–1,3150.33+0.15Dana Arnason2000–580.01-0.12Independent1000–440.01'''Total''''''191''''''58''''''58''''''58'''402,486'''100.00''' ===Percentages======Ranking==='''Party '''SeatsSecondThirdFourthFifthSaskatchewan499000New Democratic949000005260Liberal00360Progressive Conservative 0032000011===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 NameNorthernPrince AlbertCentralSouthernMoose JawSaskatoonReginaTotalSaskatchewan Seats:11261228849 Popular Vote: 63.58% 55.79% 76.58% 76.78% 54.67% 58.21% 55.69% 64.25%New Democratic Seats:20000439 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%xxxxxxxx 1.39% 0.21% 0.56% Progressive Conservative Popular Vote:xxxx 0.41% 0.56% 3.53%xx 0.23% 0.33% Popular Vote:xxxx 0.07% 0.04%xxxxxx 0.01% Independents Popular Vote:xxxxxxxxxxxx 0.05% 0.01%Total seats: 1326122121158
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. *April 16, 2010 – Saskatchewan Party MLA Serge LeClerc resigns from the caucus to sit as an Independent MLA. On April 20, he announces that he will not be running in the next election. *May 13, 2010 – NDP MLA Ron Harper announces that he will retire at the end of his term. *June 2, 2010 – Saskatchewan Party MLA Joceline Schriemer announces that she will not run for re-election. *June 23, 2010 – Finance Minister Rod Gantefoer announces that he will retire at the next election. *June 29, 2010 – Premier Brad Wall shuffles his Cabinet. *August 31, 2010 – Independent MLA Serge LeClerc resigns his seat in the Legislature, leaving politics. *October 18, 2010 – Gordon Wyant of the Saskatchewan Party wins the seat of Saskatoon Northwest in a byelection.===2011===*January 11, 2011 – NDP MLA Pat Atkinson announces that she will retire at the next provincial election. *March 5, 2011 – Saskatchewan Party MLA Denis Allchurch loses his party's nomination for Rosthern-Shellbrook to Scott Moe. *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. Federal Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May announces (via Twitter) that veteran provincial party activist Victor Lau will temporarily lead the Saskatchewan Greens. *September 25, 2011 – Lau elected leader of the Green Party at an extraordinary convention in Regina. *October 10, 2011 – Premier Brad Wall asks Lieutenant Governor Gordon Barnhart to dissolve the Legislative Assembly and issue writs of election. *October 22, 2011 – Nominations close with 191 candidates running in 58 electoral districts.
Incumbents not contesting their seats ===Retiring incumbents===;Saskatchewan Party* Michael Chisholm, Cut Knife-Turtleford* Rod Gantefoer, Melfort* Joceline Schriemer, Saskatoon Sutherland;New Democrats* Pat Atkinson, Saskatoon Nutana* Ron Harper, Regina Northeast* Kim Trew, Regina Coronation Park===Lost nomination election===;Saskatchewan Party* Denis Allchurch, Rosthern-Shellbrook
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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===Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentSK PartyNew DemocraticGreenLiberal    Athabasca Bobby Woods 1,017 (34.53%)Buckley Belanger 1,888 (64.11%)George Durocher 40 (1.36%) Buckley BelangerCut Knife-Turtleford Larry Doke 3,977 (63.27%)Bernadette Gopher 2,096 (33.34%)Vinessa Currie-Foster 213 (3.39%) Michael Chisholm**Lloydminster '''Tim McMillan''' 2,797 (66.42%)Wayne Byers 1,225 (29.09%)Meggan Hougham 189 (4.49%) '''Tim McMillan'''Meadow Lake '''Jeremy Harrison''' 4,207 (61.97%)Helen Ben 2,491 (36.69%)Susan Merasty 91 (1.34%) '''Jeremy Harrison'''Rosthern-Shellbrook Scott Moe 4,442 (65.06%)Clay DeBray 2,174 (31.84%)Margaret-Rose Uvery 212 (3.10%) Denis Allchurch**The Battlefords Herb Cox 3,527 (51.06%)Len Taylor 2,475 (35.83%)Owen Swiderski 93 (1.35%)''Ryan Bater'' 812 (11.76%) Len Taylor===Northeast Saskatchewan===Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentSK PartyNew DemocraticGreen   Batoche Delbert Kirsch 4,650 (66.86%)Janice Bernier 2,106 (30.28%)Amber Jones 199 (2.86%) Delbert KirschCanora-Pelly '''Ken Krawetz''' 4,371 (71.15%)Rob Carlson 1,657 (26.98%)Jaime Fairley 115 (1.87%) '''Ken Krawetz'''Carrot River Valley Fred Bradshaw 4,903 (75.29%)Arnold Schellenberg 1,445 (22.19%)Spence Bourassa 164 (2.52%) Fred BradshawCumberland Joe Hordyski 1,755 (33.42%)Doyle Vermette 3,319 (63.19%)Samuel Hardlotte 178 (3.39%) Doyle VermetteKelvington-Wadena '''June Draude''' 5,091 (78.72%)Graham Reid 1,187 (18.36%)Elaine Hughes 189 (2.92%) '''June Draude'''Melfort Kevin Phillips 4,736 (73.10%)Ivan Yackel 1,599 (24.68%)Melvin Pylypchuk 144 (2.22%) Rod Gantefoer**Prince Albert Carlton '''Darryl Hickie''' 4,284 (60.17%)Ted Zurakowski 2,674 (37.56%)George Morin 162 (2.27%) '''Darryl Hickie'''Prince Albert Northcote Victoria Jurgens 2,816 (50.23%)Darcy Furber 2,625 (46.83%)Raymond Bandet 165 (2.94%) Darcy FurberSaskatchewan Rivers Nadine Wilson 4,749 (65.92%)Jeanette Wicinski-Dunn 2,247 (31.19%)Paul-Emile L'Heureux 208 (2.89%) Nadine Wilson===West Central Saskatchewan===Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentSK PartyNew DemocraticGreenOther    Arm River-Watrous Greg Brkich 5,061 (73.67%)Eric Skonberg 1,640 (23.87%)Orest Shasko 169 (2.46%) Greg BrkichBiggar 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)28 (0.43%) Randy WeekesHumboldt '''Donna Harpauer''' 5,677 (73.02%)Gord Bedient 1,807 (23.24%)Lynn Oliphant 291 (3.74%) '''Donna Harpauer'''Kindersley '''Bill Boyd''' 4,502 (79.71%)Peter Walker 907 (16.06%)Norbert Kratchmer 239 (4.23%) Bill Boyd'''Martensville Nancy Heppner 6,819 (83.14%)Catlin Hogan 1,109 (13.52%)Chad Wm. Crozier 274 (3.34%) Nancy HeppnerRosetown-Elrose '''Jim Reiter''' 5,690 (81.20%)Tom Howe 1,121 (16.00%)Dianne Rhodes 196 (2.80%) '''Jim Reiter'''===Southwest Saskatchewan===Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentSK PartyNew DemocraticGreenProg. Conservative    Cypress Hills Wayne Elhard 5,080 (82.90%)Alex Mortensen 757 (12.35%)William Caton 291 (4.75%) Wayne ElhardMoose Jaw North Warren Michelson 4,565 (59.17%)Derek Hassen 2,768 (35.88%)Corinne Johnson 99 (1.28%)''Rick Swenson'' 283 (3.67%) Warren MichelsonMoose Jaw Wakamow Greg Lawrence 3,064 (49.10%)Deb Higgins 2,863 (45.88%)Deanna Robilliard 104 (1.67%)Tom Steen 209 (3.35%) Deb HigginsSwift Current '''''Brad Wall''''' 6,021 (80.97%)Aaron Ens 1,223 (16.45%)Amanda Huxted 192 (2.58%) '''''Brad Wall'''''Thunder Creek Lyle Stewart 5,920 (79.61%)Ryan McDonald 1,304 (17.54%)Jill Forrester 212 (2.85%) Lyle StewartWood River '''Yogi Huyghebaert''' 5,354 (82.03%)Randy Gaudry 961 (14.72%)Amelia Swiderski 212 (3.25%) '''Yogi Huyghebaert'''===Southeast Saskatchewan===Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentSK PartyNew DemocraticGreenOther    Cannington Dan D'Autremont4,691 (75.65%)Todd Gervais 919 (14.82%)Daniel Johnson 134 (2.16%)Chris Brown (PC)457 (7.37%) Dan D'AutremontEstevan Doreen Eagles 4,796 (79.24%)Blair Schoenfeld 1,045 (17.27%)Sigfredo Gonzalez 211 (3.49%) Doreen EaglesIndian Head-Milestone '''Don McMorris''' 5,766 (76.16%)Richard J. Klyne 1,516 (20.02%)Shelby Hersberger 289 (3.82%) '''Don McMorris'''Last Mountain-Touchwood Glen Hart 4,778 (67.49%)Don Jeworski 2,049 (28.95%)Greg Chatterson 222 (3.14%)Frank J. Serfas (WIP) 30 (0.42%) Glen HartMelville-Saltcoats '''Bob Bjornerud''' 5,071 (73.46%)Leonard Dales 1,689 (24.47%)Jordan Fieseler 143 (2.07%) '''Bob Bjornerud'''Moosomin '''Don Toth''' 4,810 (77.06%)Carol Morin 1,244 (19.93%)Laura Forrester 188 (3.01%) '''Don Toth'''Weyburn-Big Muddy '''Dustin Duncan''' 5,194 (75.71%)Ken Kessler 1,517 (22.12%)Gene Ives 149 (2.17%) '''Dustin Duncan'''Yorkton Greg Ottenbreit 5,446 (72.45%)Chad Blenkin 1,932 (25.70%)Kathryn McDonald 139 (1.85%) Greg Ottenbreit===Saskatoon===Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentSK PartyNew DemocraticGreenLiberal    Saskatoon Centre David Cooper 2,218 (42.92%)David Forbes 2,790 (54.00%)Daeran Gall 159 (3.08%) David ForbesSaskatoon Eastview Corey Tochor 5,217 (57.51%)Judy Junor 3,588 (39.56%)Shawn Setyo 266 (2.93%) Judy JunorSaskatoon Fairview Jennifer Campeau 2,644 (50.98%)Andy Iwanchuk 2,397 (46.22%)Jan Norris 145 (2.80%) Andy IwanchukSaskatoon Greystone '''Rob Norris''' 4,885 (58.39%)Peter Prebble 3,174 (37.94%)Tammy McDonald 140 (1.67%)Simone Clayton 167 (2.00%) '''Rob Norris'''Saskatoon Massey Place Fawad (Ali) Muzaffar 3,072 (43.40%)Cam Broten 3,812 (53.85%)Diane West 195 (2.75%) Cam BrotenSaskatoon Meewasin Roger Parent 3,853 (54.05%)Frank Quennell 2,975 (41.73%)Tobi-Dawne Smith 160 (2.24%)Nathan Jeffries 141 (1.98%) Frank QuennellSaskatoon Northwest Gordon Wyant 4,761 (70.35%)Nicole White 1,718 (25.39%)Luke Bonsan 153 (2.26%)Eric Steiner 135 (2.00%) Gordon WyantSaskatoon Nutana Zoria Broughton 3,290 (43.06%)Cathy Sproule 3,793 (49.64%)Mark Bigland-Pritchard 369 (4.83%)Cole Hogan 189 (2.47%) Pat Atkinson**Saskatoon Riversdale Fred Ozirney 2,349 (45.66%)Danielle Chartier2,649 (51.50%)Vicki Strelioff 146 (2.84%) Danielle ChartierSaskatoon Silver Springs '''Ken Cheveldayoff'''7,736 (74.59%)Cindy Lee Sherban 2,242 (21.62%)D'Arcy Hande 230 (2.22%)Rod Stoesz 163 (1.57%) '''Ken Cheveldayoff'''Saskatoon Southeast '''Don Morgan''' 8,073 (75.41%)Zubair Sheikh 2,068 (19.32%)Sarah Risk 297 (2.77%)Brenda McKnight 268 (2.50%) '''Don Morgan'''Saskatoon Sutherland Paul Merriman 3,994 (58.21%)Naveed Anwar 2,376 (34.63%)Larry Waldinger 305 (4.45%)Kaleb Jeffries 186 (2.71%) Joceline Schriemer**===Regina===Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentSK PartyNew DemocraticGreenOther    Regina Coronation Park Mark Docherty 3,354 (53.59%)Jaime Garcia 2,756 (44.04%)Helmi Scott 148 (2.37%) Kim Trew**Regina Dewdney Gene Makowsky 4,435 (60.65%)Kevin Yates 2,558 (34.98%)Darcy Robilliard 143 (1.96%)Robin Schneider (Lib. )176 (2.41%) Kevin YatesRegina Douglas Park Russ Marchuk4,411 (52.00%)''Dwain Lingenfelter''3,507 (41.34%)''Victor Lau''565 (6.66%) ''Dwain Lingenfelter''Regina Elphinstone-Centre Bill Stevenson 1,743 (38.54%)Warren McCall 2,581 (57.06%)Ingrid Alesich 199 (4.40%) Warren McCallRegina Lakeview Bob Hawkins 3,762 (46.56%)John Nilson 3,908 (48.37%)Mike Wright 410 (5.07%) John NilsonRegina Northeast Kevin Doherty 4,054 (58.90%)Dwayne Yasinowski 2,663 (38.69%)Nathan Sgrazzutti 165 (2.40%) Ron Harper**Regina Qu'Appelle Valley '''Laura Ross''' 6,269 (63.57%)Steve Ryan 3,359 (34.06%)Billy Patterson 190 (1.93%)Hafeez Chaudhuri (Ind. )44 (0.44%) '''Laura Ross'''Regina Rosemont Tony Fiacco 2,745 (42.21%)Trent Wotherspoon 3,567 (54.85%)Allan Kirk 191 (2.94%) Trent WotherspoonRegina South '''Bill Hutchinson'''4,461 (53.79%)Yens Pedersen3,534 (42.61%)David Orban 299 (3.60%) '''Bill Hutchinson'''Regina Walsh Acres Warren Steinley 3,679 (58.18%)Sandra Morin 2,488 (39.34%)Bart Soroka 157 (2.48%) Sandra MorinRegina Wascana Plains Christine Tell 7,460 (69.30%)Pat Maze 2,895 (26.89%)Bill Clary 215 (2.00%)Roy Gaebel (PC)195 (1.81%) Christine Tell
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. Saskatchewan Party New Democratic#Saskatoon Eastview (NDP) 3.12% (won)#Saskatoon Meewasin (NDP) 3.47% (won)#The Battlefords (NDP) 4.1% (won)#Regina Dewdney (NDP) 5.87% (won)#Moose Jaw North (SK Party) 0.38% (held)#Meadow Lake (SK Party) 0.5% (held)#Prince Albert Carlton (SK Party) 0.78% (held)#Regina Qu'Appelle Valley (SK Party) 1.99% (held)#Regina South (SK Party) 2.6% (held)#Saskatoon Greystone (SK Party) 3.17% (held)#Saskatoon Sutherland (SK Party) 3.2% * (held) Liberal#Saskatoon Meewasin (NDP) 5.21% (won by SK Party)
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* Saskatchewan Party Candidate list* Elections Saskatchewan - Official Results of the 2011 Provincial Election
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