2007 Saskatchewan general election


The 2007 Saskatchewan general election was held on November 7, 2007 to determine the composition of the 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party government of Premier Lorne Calvert was defeated by the Saskatchewan Party, led by Brad Wall. It was only the third time in the province's history that a centre-right party had won power.

Campaign

Lorne Calvert, Premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the New Democratic Party, advised the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan to call an election for November 7, 2007. In the 2003 election, the NDP won 30 of 58 seats to form a majority government. The Saskatchewan Party, then led by Elwin Hermanson, won 28 seats in that election.
Following that election, Hermanson resigned as leader, and Swift Current MLA Brad Wall was acclaimed as his successor in March 2004.
Within a year after Wall took the leadership, the Saskatchewan Party unveiled a much more moderate policy platform in order to expand its support outside its rural base. This strategy paid off; by the spring of 2007 the Saskatchewan Party was well ahead in most opinion polling.
The NDP promised to create places for 10,000 new post-secondary students, and to lower tuition fees by $1,000. The Saskatchewan Party countered with a promise of a tuition rebate of up to $20,000 after graduation, spread over seven years.
At the leaders' debate, Liberal leader David Karwacki participated alongside Calvert and Wall despite the Liberals holding no seats going into the election. It is the last time to date that the leader of a party other than the NDP or the Saskatchewan Party has been invited to participate.

Results

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!colspan="3" align=center|Popular vote
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Percentages

Ranking

Results by region

10 closest ridings

  1. Moose Jaw North: Warren Michelson def. Glenn Hagel by 33 votes
  2. Meadow Lake: Jeremy Harrison def. Maynard Sonntag by 36 votes
  3. Prince Albert Carlton: Darryl Hickie def. Chad Nilson by 61 votes
  4. Regina Qu'Appelle Valley: Laura Ross def. Mark Wartman by 204 votes
  5. Regina South: Bill Hutchinson def. Yens Pedersen by 255 votes
  6. Saskatoon Sutherland: Joceline Schriemer def. Graham Addley by 269 votes
  7. Saskatoon Meewasin: Frank Quennell def. Roger Parent by 299 votes
  8. Saskatoon Greystone: Rob Norris def. Andrew Mason by 308 votes
  9. Saskatoon Eastview: Judy Junor def. Terry Alm by 310 votes
  10. The Battlefords: Len Taylor def. Herb Cox by 312 votes

    Riding-by-riding results

People in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol " ** "'' represents MLAs who did not run again.''

Northwest Saskatchewan

Northeast Saskatchewan

West Central Saskatchewan

Southwest Saskatchewan

Southeast Saskatchewan

Saskatoon

Regina

General resources

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  • - ''Elections Saskatchewan''

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Saskatchewan general election
Category:Elections in Saskatchewan
General election
Saskatchewan general election