2020 Saskatchewan general election

2020 Saskatchewan general election

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61 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 31 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	52.86% 4.94%
First party Second party   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, 62.53% 10 seats, 30.28% Seats before 46 13 Seats won 48 13 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 269,996 140,584 Percentage 61.12% 31.82% Swing 1.41 pp 1.54 pp
Popular vote by riding
Premier before election Scott Moe Saskatchewan Premier after election Scott Moe Saskatchewan

The 2020 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 26, 2020 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. This date was set by Saskatchewan's fixed election date law. The writ was dropped on September 29 just in time to hold the election on October 26. ^[1]

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. ^[2] On January 27, 2018, Environment Minister Scott Moe was elected leader of the Saskatchewan Party. He was appointed and sworn in as premier on February 2.

The conservative Saskatchewan Party under Moe was re-elected to its fourth consecutive majority government.

Date

Since 2010, the Legislative Assembly has had a fixed four-year term. According to the 2019 amendment to The Legislative Assembly Act, 2007 (Saskatchewan), "the first general election after the coming into force of this subsection must be held on Monday, October 26, 2020". ^{[3] [4] [5]} However, the act also provides that if the election period overlaps 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. ^[5] Because the 43rd Canadian Parliament was a minority Parliament, such a federal election was possible, but it did not occur prior to the provincial election being called. The fixed election law does not infringe on the lieutenant governor's right to dissolve the Legislative Assembly at an earlier date on the premier's advice.

Although Premier Moe hinted at the possibility of calling a snap election in spring 2020, Moe announced on March 12 that he would not do so, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan. ^[6]

This was the third provincial election held in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada after New Brunswick and British Columbia.

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
• Herb Cox, The Battlefords
• Larry Doke, Cut Knife-Turtleford
• Greg Brkich, Arm River

New Democratic Party

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

Election summary

Like the previous election, few seats changed hands, though there was a small swing in the overall popular vote to the NDP. The Saskatchewan Party retained its sweep of the central and southern rural ridings, with no rural seats changing hands. Overall, the NDP's seat total was left unchanged at 13. No other party won any seats.

Saskatoon saw a swing to the NDP, with the New Democrats recording a net gain of one seat. The NDP picked up Saskatoon Eastview and Saskatoon University from the Sask. Party, however (especially given the overall swing to the NDP in the cities) the surprise of the night was in Saskatoon Riversdale, the riding of former premier Roy Romanow, which was won by the Saskatchewan Party for the first time. It was only the second time in that riding's history it was not won by the NDP, and arguably an even bigger upset since the only other such occasion was the 1982 Progressive Conservative landslide in which (unlike in 2020) the Tories took all of Saskatoon.

Regina also saw a swing towards the NDP, which gained Regina University from the Saskatchewan Party. However, this was balanced by the loss of its 2018 by-election gain of Regina Northeast. The Saskatchewan Party also re-gained the seat of Prince Albert Northcote, leaving the NDP shut out outside of Saskatoon, Regina and Northern Saskatchewan.

The newly formed Buffalo Party finished second in four rural ridings, and finished third place in the overall popular vote despite running far fewer candidates than the Green Party or the Progressive Conservatives. The PC's finished fifth behind the Greens in overall popular vote, but recorded more votes per candidate than the Greens. The Greens were the only other party besides the Saskatchewan Party and NDP to run anything close to a full slate of candidates, but averaged barely more votes per candidate on average than the essentially dormant Liberal Party. The Liberals ran only three paper candidates in order to maintain their party registration and did not run a meaningful campaign.

Election to the 29th Saskatchewan Legislature ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Party		Leader	Candidates	Votes						Seats
				#	±	%	Change (pp)			2016	2020	±
	Saskatchewan	Scott Moe	61	269,996	780	61.12	-1.41			51	48 / 61	3
	New Democratic	Ryan Meili	61	140,576	9,439	31.82	1.54		1.54	10	13 / 61	3
	Buffalo	Wade Sira (i)	17	11,298	11,298	2.56	2.56		2.56
	Green	Naomi Hunter	60	10,031	2,064	2.27	0.43
	Progressive Conservative	Ken Grey	31	8,404	2,833	1.90	0.62
	Independent		3	1,076	617	0.24	-0.15
	Liberal	Robert Rudachyk (i)	3	355	15,213	0.08	-3.51
Total			236	441,736		100.00%
Rejected ballots				3,261	146
Turnout				444,997	10,753	54.17%	2.65
Registered voters				821,422	57,158

Historical results from 1991 onwards

Graph of Saskatchewan general election results by share of votes, 1991–2020; omitted are minor parties consistently registering less than 2% of the vote.

Graph of Saskatchewan general election results by seats won, 1991–2020; those of independent MNAs are omitted.

Synopsis of results

2020 Saskatchewan general election - synopsis of riding results ^[10]

Riding [a 1]	Winning party										Turnout [a 2]	Votes
	2016		Party		1st place	Share	Margin #	Margin %	2nd place			Sask	NDP	Buff	Grn	PC	Lib	Ind	Total
Arm River		Sask		Sask	6,569	76.98%	5,233	61.33%		NDP	65.26%	6,569	1,336	–	197	431	–	–	8,533
Athabasca		NDP		NDP	1,730	56.80%	618	20.29%		Sask	33.63%	1,112	1,730	–	204	–	–	–	3,046
Batoche		Sask		Sask	4,357	65.28%	2,546	38.15%		NDP	56.47%	4,357	1,811	–	156	350	–	–	6,674
Biggar-Sask Valley		Sask		Sask	5,775	73.52%	4,582	58.33%		NDP	57.60%	5,775	1,193	698	189	–	–	–	7,855
Cannington		Sask		Sask	5,781	73.77%	4,542	57.96%		Buff	62.38%	5,781	680	1,239	136	–	–	–	7,836
Canora-Pelly		Sask		Sask	4,343	68.31%	2,819	44.34%		NDP	54.04%	4,343	1,524	358	133	–	–	–	6,358
Carrot River Valley		Sask		Sask	4,833	74.54%	3,551	54.77%		NDP	52.58%	4,833	1,282	–	90	279	–	–	6,484
Cumberland		NDP		NDP	2,807	66.53%	1,511	35.81%		Sask	29.34%	1,296	2,807	–	116	–	–	–	4,219
Cut Knife-Turtleford		Sask		Sask	5,517	76.91%	4,574	63.77%		NDP	55.46%	5,517	943	572	141	–	–	–	7,173
Cypress Hills		Sask		Sask	4,685	65.13%	3,296	45.82%		Buff	57.11%	4,685	681	1,389	110	328	–	–	7,193
Estevan		Sask		Sask	4,409	62.43%	2,696	38.18%		Buff	57.85%	4,409	470	1,713	116	354	–	–	7,062
Humboldt-Watrous		Sask		Sask	5,713	72.81%	4,533	57.77%		NDP	61.87%	5,713	1,180	529	181	243	–	–	7,846
Indian Head-Milestone		Sask		Sask	5,626	67.02%	3,255	38.77%		NDP	59.56%	5,626	2,371	–	147	251	–	–	8,395
Kelvington-Wadena		Sask		Sask	4,791	69.57%	3,568	51.81%		NDP	57.57%	4,791	1,223	370	172	331	–	–	6,887
Kindersley		Sask		Sask	5,269	74.40%	4,228	59.70%		Buff	57.87%	5,269	508	1,041	70	194	–	–	7,082
Last Mountain-Touchwood		Sask		Sask	4,461	62.44%	2,661	37.24%		NDP	60.09%	4,461	1,800	411	146	327	–	–	7,145
Lloydminster		Sask		Sask	3,846	82.41%	3,316	71.05%		NDP	30.45%	3,846	530	235	56	–	–	–	4,667
Lumsden-Morse		Sask		Sask	6,243	73.40%	4,714	55.42%		NDP	63.39%	6,243	1,529	509	225	–	–	–	8,506
Martensville-Warman		Sask		Sask	7,137	74.01%	5,358	55.56%		NDP	53.53%	7,137	1,779	566	161	–	–	–	9,643
Meadow Lake		Sask		Sask	4,540	71.63%	2,913	45.96%		NDP	46.08%	4,540	1,627	–	171	–	–	–	6,338
Melfort		Sask		Sask	5,550	77.58%	4,418	61.76%		NDP	57.52%	5,550	1,132	369	103	–	–	–	7,154
Melville-Saltcoats		Sask		Sask	5,394	75.94%	4,146	58.37%		NDP	56.10%	5,394	1,248	–	137	324	–	–	7,103
Moose Jaw North		Sask		Sask	4,733	63.75%	2,201	29.65%		NDP	58.24%	4,733	2,532	–	159	–	–	–	7,424
Moose Jaw Wakamow		Sask		Sask	3,466	53.40%	822	12.66%		NDP	50.60%	3,466	2,644	–	142	239	–	–	6,491
Moosomin		Sask		Sask	5,467	77.78%	4,324	61.52%		NDP	54.82%	5,467	1,143	–	171	248	–	–	7,029
Prince Albert Carlton		Sask		Sask	3,867	57.68%	1,304	19.45%		NDP	48.30%	3,867	2,563	–	99	175	–	–	6,704
Prince Albert Northcote		NDP		Sask	2,652	48.84%	195	3.59%		NDP	37.78%	2,652	2,457	–	106	215	–	–	5,430
Regina Coronation Park		Sask		Sask	2,913	48.87%	283	4.75%		NDP	47.64%	2,913	2,630	–	191	227	–	–	5,961
Regina Douglas Park		NDP		NDP	3,545	60.14%	1,737	29.47%		Sask	46.04%	1,808	3,545	–	211	331	–	–	5,895
Regina Elphinstone-Centre		NDP		NDP	2,491	61.42%	1,365	33.65%		Sask	32.13%	1,126	2,491	–	260	124	–	55	4,056
Regina Gardiner Park		Sask		Sask	4,342	60.78%	1,800	25.20%		NDP	57.88%	4,342	2,542	–	142	118	–	–	7,144
Regina Lakeview		NDP		NDP	4,739	65.47%	2,545	35.16%		Sask	59.46%	2,194	4,739	–	202	–	103	–	7,238
Regina Northeast		Sask		Sask	3,709	49.60%	450	6.02%		NDP	58.32%	3,709	3,259	–	135	272	103	–	7,478
Regina Pasqua		Sask		Sask	4,791	47.23%	256	2.52%		NDP	54.30%	4,791	4,535	–	409	408	–	–	10,143
Regina Rochdale		Sask		Sask	5,981	56.18%	1,841	17.29%		NDP	62.64%	5,981	4,140	–	209	317	–	–	10,647
Regina Rosemont		NDP		NDP	4,094	57.83%	1,572	22.21%		Sask	53.38%	2,522	4,094	–	168	295	–	–	7,079
Regina University		Sask		NDP	3,478	49.99%	342	4.92%		Sask	62.78%	3,136	3,478	–	180	164	–	–	6,958
Regina Walsh Acres		Sask		Sask	3,148	46.62%	606	8.98%		NDP	56.49%	3,148	2,542	–	–	265	–	797	6,752
Regina Wascana Plains		Sask		Sask	7,209	63.80%	3,590	31.77%		NDP	63.63%	7,209	3,619	–	248	–	–	224	11,300
Rosetown-Elrose		Sask		Sask	5,806	77.70%	4,615	61.76%		NDP	62.54%	5,806	1,191	–	193	282	–	–	7,472
Rosthern-Shellbrook		Sask		Sask	5,341	79.54%	4,257	63.40%		NDP	55.18%	5,341	1,084	–	146	144	–	–	6,715
Saskatchewan Rivers		Sask		Sask	4,401	62.22%	2,562	36.22%		NDP	58.55%	4,401	1,839	292	117	424	–	–	7,073
Saskatoon Centre		NDP		NDP	3,080	58.52%	1,049	19.93%		Sask	39.48%	2,031	3,080	–	152	–	–	–	5,263
Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood		Sask		Sask	3,839	49.55%	259	3.34%		NDP	61.71%	3,839	3,580	–	130	198	–	–	7,747
Saskatoon Eastview		Sask		NDP	4,063	50.78%	359	4.49%		Sask	62.82%	3,704	4,063	–	234	–	–	–	8,001
Saskatoon Fairview		Sask		NDP	3,759	53.91%	991	14.21%		Sask	47.10%	2,768	3,759	–	131	315	–	–	6,973
Saskatoon Meewasin		Sask		NDP	3,700	51.24%	367	5.08%		Sask	56.27%	3,333	3,700	–	188	–	–	–	7,221
Saskatoon Northwest		Sask		Sask	4,390	62.17%	1,871	26.50%		NDP	60.36%	4,390	2,519	–	152	–	–	–	7,061
Saskatoon Nutana		NDP		NDP	4,777	65.13%	2,438	33.24%		Sask	56.95%	2,339	4,777	–	219	–	–	–	7,335
Saskatoon Riversdale		NDP		Sask	2,984	49.18%	81	1.34%		NDP	45.96%	2,984	2,903	–	180	–	–	–	6,067
Saskatoon Silverspring-Sutherland		Sask		Sask	4,272	59.07%	1,535	21.23%		NDP	54.25%	4,272	2,737	–	223	–	–	–	7,232
Saskatoon Southeast		Sask		Sask	5,679	63.58%	2,599	29.10%		NDP	59.59%	5,679	3,080	–	173	–	–	–	8,932
Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota		Sask		Sask	7,584	67.17%	4,501	39.87%		NDP	57.87%	7,584	3,083	334	289	–	–	–	11,290
Saskatoon University		Sask		NDP	3,225	52.97%	495	8.13%		Sask	54.45%	2,730	3,225	–	133	–	–	–	6,088
Saskatoon Westview		Sask		Sask	4,322	54.30%	1,062	13.34%		NDP	51.12%	4,322	3,260	–	229	–	149	–	7,960
Saskatoon Willowgrove		Sask		Sask	7,509	66.38%	3,909	34.56%		NDP	56.81%	7,509	3,600	–	203	–	–	–	11,312
Swift Current		Sask		Sask	5,620	78.44%	4,199	58.60%		NDP	57.11%	5,620	1,421	–	124	–	–	–	7,165
The Battlefords		Sask		Sask	4,477	66.19%	2,546	37.64%		NDP	48.04%	4,477	1,931	–	125	231	–	–	6,764
Weyburn-Big Muddy		Sask		Sask	5,972	77.01%	4,951	63.84%		NDP	61.70%	5,972	1,021	673	89	–	–	–	7,755
Wood River		Sask		Sask	6,413	82.79%	5,328	68.78%		NDP	63.33%	6,413	1,085	–	248	–	–	–	7,746
Yorkton		Sask		Sask	4,171	74.01%	2,870	50.92%		NDP	44.66%	4,171	1,301	–	164	–	–	–	5,636

1. sorted as per results summary
2. including rejected and declined ballots

  = Open seat

  = Turnout is above provincial average

  = Winning candidate was in previous Legislature

  = Incumbent had switched allegiance

  = Previously incumbent in another riding

  = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature

  = Incumbency arose from byelection gain

  = Other incumbents renominated

  = NDP candidate - nomination reversed by party leader

  = Previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada

  = Multiple candidates

Comparative analysis for ridings (2020 vs 2016)

Summary of riding results by turnout, vote share for winning candidate, and swing (vs 2016) ^[11]

Riding and winning party				Turnout				Vote share [a 1]				Swing [a 2]
				%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)			To	Change (pp)
Arm River		Sask	Hold	65.26	-2.07			76.98	3.59		3.59	Sask	2.61		2.61
Athabasca		NDP	Hold	33.63	0.22		0.22	56.80	-7.88			Sask	-10.33
Batoche		Sask	Hold	56.47	-5.66			65.28	0.52		0.52	Sask	2.00		2
Biggar-Sask Valley		Sask	Hold	57.60	-2.48			73.52	-3.23			Sask	0.13		0.13
Cannington		Sask	Hold	62.38	-0.06			73.77	-10.69			NDP	-5.27
Canora-Pelly		Sask	Hold	54.04	-2.72			68.31	0.84		0.84	NDP	-1.23
Carrot River Valley		Sask	Hold	52.58	-3.54			74.54	-1.43			NDP	-0.41
Cumberland		NDP	Hold	29.34	-9.59			66.53	4.22		4.22	NDP	1.61		1.61
Cut Knife-Turtleford		Sask	Hold	55.46	-2.40			76.91	-2.91			NDP	-1.40
Cypress Hills		Sask	Hold	57.11	-3.71			65.13	-14.37			NDP	-5.89
Estevan		Sask	Hold	57.85	-0.49			62.43	-15.43			NDP	-6.51
Humboldt-Watrous		Sask	Hold	61.87	-2.10			72.81	-1.73			Sask	1.79		1.79
Indian Head-Milestone		Sask	Hold	59.56	0.57		0.57	67.02	-0.34			NDP	-2.13
Kelvington-Wadena		Sask	Hold	57.57	-4.18			69.57	-0.41			Sask	0.14		0.14
Kindersley		Sask	Hold	57.87	-1.87			74.40	6.45		6.45	N/A [a 3]
Last Mountain-Touchwood		Sask	Hold	60.09	0.33		0.33	62.44	0.26		0.26	NDP	-1.03
Lloydminster		Sask	Hold	30.45	-6.94			82.41	-3.75			NDP	-3.27
Lumsden-Morse		Sask	Hold	63.39	-1.48			73.40	-1.69			Sask	0.10		0.1
Martensville-Warman		Sask	Hold	53.53	-2.91			74.01	-5.44			NDP	-3.38
Meadow Lake		Sask	Hold	46.08	-0.58			71.63	1.16		1.16	NDP	-0.79
Melfort		Sask	Hold	57.52	-1.71			77.58	0.49		0.49	Sask	2.05		2.05
Melville-Saltcoats		Sask	Hold	56.10	-3.52			75.94	3.20		3.2	Sask	3.74		3.74
Moose Jaw North		Sask	Hold	58.24	-0.61			63.75	2.95		2.95	Sask	1.72		1.72
Moose Jaw Wakamow		Sask	Hold	50.60	-1.88			53.40	0.32		0.32	Sask	1.08		1.08
Moosomin		Sask	Hold	54.82	-1.89			77.78	5.47		5.47	Sask	1.86		1.86
Prince Albert Carlton		Sask	Hold	48.30	-3.11			57.68	2.87		2.87	Sask	2.91		2.91
Prince Albert Northcote		Sask	Gain	37.78	-5.59			48.84	4.38		4.38	Sask	-4.12
Regina Coronation Park		Sask	Hold	47.64	-4.47			48.87	1.02		1.02	Sask	1.20		1.2
Regina Douglas Park		NDP	Hold	46.04	-8.44			60.14	10.30		10.3	NDP	9.27		9.27
Regina Elphinstone-Centre		NDP	Hold	32.13	-6.62			61.42	2.23		2.23	NDP	2.33		2.33
Regina Gardiner Park		Sask	Hold	57.88	-3.07			60.78	1.21		1.21	Sask	0.01		0.01
Regina Lakeview		NDP	Hold	59.46	-4.91			65.47	8.99		8.99	NDP	6.93		6.93
Regina Northeast		Sask	Hold	58.32	0.51		0.51	49.60	-5.05			NDP	-4.02
Regina Pasqua		Sask	Hold	54.30	-4.09			47.23	3.00		3	NDP	-0.42
Regina Rochdale		Sask	Hold	62.64	0.59		0.59	56.18	-2.87			NDP	-2.69
Regina Rosemont		NDP	Hold	53.38	-5.18			57.83	3.88		3.88	NDP	5.07		5.07
Regina University		NDP	Gain	62.78	-1.45			49.99	7.02		7.02	NDP	-5.44
Regina Walsh Acres		Sask	Hold	56.49	-2.09			46.62	-4.68			Sask	0.19		0.19
Regina Wascana Plains		Sask	Hold	63.63	-1.19			63.80	-1.75			NDP	-3.34
Rosetown-Elrose		Sask	Hold	62.54	-4.28			77.70	0.04		0.04	Sask	1.07		1.07
Rosthern-Shellbrook		Sask	Hold	55.18	-2.14			79.54	7.95		7.95	Sask	5.66		5.66
Saskatchewan Rivers		Sask	Hold	58.55	2.00		2	62.22	-4.81			NDP	-0.71
Saskatoon Centre		NDP	Hold	39.48	-3.65			58.52	1.45		1.45	Sask	-0.26
Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood		Sask	Hold	61.71	0.29		0.29	49.55	-3.04			NDP	-4.50
Saskatoon Eastview		NDP	Gain	62.82	0.41		0.41	50.78	9.83		9.83	NDP	-8.46
Saskatoon Fairview		NDP	Gain	47.10	-2.96			53.91	8.64		8.64	NDP	-8.59
Saskatoon Meewasin		NDP	Gain	56.27	-1.33			51.24	8.29		8.29	NDP	-6.31
Saskatoon Northwest		Sask	Hold	60.36	0.64		0.64	62.17	-3.31			NDP	-4.96
Saskatoon Nutana		NDP	Hold	56.95	1.92		1.92	65.13	8.60		8.6	NDP	6.65		6.65
Saskatoon Riversdale		Sask	Gain	45.96	-1.37			49.18	5.63		5.63	Sask	-2.99
Saskatoon Silverspring-Sutherland		Sask	Hold	54.25	-0.49			59.07	-4.62			NDP	-7.00
Saskatoon Southeast		Sask	Hold	59.59	0.62		0.62	63.58	-4.17			NDP	-5.32
Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota		Sask	Hold	57.87	-2.03			67.17	-2.79			NDP	-2.83
Saskatoon University		NDP	Gain	54.45	-4.20			52.97	10.37		10.37	NDP	-6.78
Saskatoon Westview		Sask	Hold	51.12	-3.97			54.30	5.22		5.22	Sask	5.30		5.3
Saskatoon Willowgrove		Sask	Hold	56.81	-2.37			66.38	-5.73			NDP	-6.79
Swift Current		Sask	Hold	57.11	-3.44			78.44	-4.00			NDP	-4.37
The Battlefords		Sask	Hold	48.04	-5.07			66.19	5.48		5.48	Sask	4.44		4.44
Weyburn-Big Muddy		Sask	Hold	61.70	-2.24			77.01	-1.73			Sask	0.58		0.58
Wood River		Sask	Hold	63.33	-4.73			82.79	6.71		6.71	Sask	2.51		2.51
Yorkton		Sask	Hold	44.66	-6.80			74.01	1.45		1.45	Sask	0.51		0.51

1. Share won by winning candidate, with difference noted from share achieved by the same party in 2018.
2. Positive indicates improvement to standing of party winning in 2018; negative points to 2018's second-place party being swung to.
3. Jason Dearborn (independent in 2016, coming in at 2nd place) chose not to run in 2020.

Seats changing hands

Seven seats changed allegiance from 2016:

Sask to NDP

• Regina University
• Saskatoon Eastview
• Saskatoon Fairview
• Saskatoon Meewasin
• Saskatoon University

NDP to Sask

• Prince Albert Northcote
• Saskatoon Riversdale

Resulting composition of the 29th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Source		Party
		Sask	NDP	Total
Seats retained	Incumbents returned	38	5	43
	Open seats held	7	3	10
	Byelection loss reversed	1		1
Seats changing hands	Incumbents defeated	1	2	3
	Open seats gained	1	1	2
	Byelection gains held		2	2
Total		48	13	61

Detailed analysis

Party rankings in each riding

Party		Seats	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
	Saskatchewan	48	13	–	–	–
	New Democratic	13	44	4	–	–
	Buffalo	–	4	11	2	–
	Green	–	–	24	30	6
	Progressive Conservative	–	–	21	10	–
	Independent	–	–	1	–	2
	Liberal	–	–	–	2	1
Total		61	61	61	44	9

Principal races, according to top-three results

Winning Party	2nd-place Party	3rd-place Party	Seats
█  New Democratic	█  Saskatchewan	█  Green	10
█  New Democratic	█  Saskatchewan	█  Progressive Conservative	3
█  Saskatchewan	█  Buffalo	█  New Democratic	4
█  Saskatchewan	█  New Democratic	█  Buffalo	11
█  Saskatchewan	█  New Democratic	█  Green	14
█  Saskatchewan	█  New Democratic	█  Independent	1
█  Saskatchewan	█  New Democratic	█  Progressive Conservative	18
Total			61

5 closest ridings

Incumbents are denoted in bold and followed by (I).

Riding	Winner		Runner-up		Vote difference
Saskatoon Riversdale		Marv Friesen		Ashlee Hicks	81
Regina Pasqua		Muhammad Fiaz (I)		Bhajan Brar	256
Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood		Lisa Lambert (I)		Dave McGrane	259
Regina Coronation Park		Mark Docherty (I)		Noor Burki	283
Regina University		Aleana Young		Tina Beaudry-Mellor (I)	342

Candidates by riding

Candidates in bold represent cabinet members and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly . Party leaders are italicized. The symbol † indicates incumbent MLAs who are not running again. ^[12]

Northwest Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Green	PC	Buffalo
Athabasca		Kelly Kwan 1,112 (36.52%)	Buckley Belanger 1,730 (56.81%)	Leroy Laliberte 204 (6.70%)				Buckley Belanger
Cut Knife-Turtleford		Ryan Domotor 5,517 (76.91%)	Matt Fedler 943 (13.15%)	Patrick McNally 138 (1.97%)		Richard Nelson 562 (7.97%)		† Larry Doke
Lloydminster		Colleen Young 3,846 (82.41%)	Colleen Morrell Henning 530 (11.36%)	Audra Kish 56 (1.20%)		Steve Gessner 235 (5.03%)		Colleen Young
Meadow Lake		Jeremy Harrison 4,540 (71.63%)	Harmonie King 1,627 (25.67%)	Carol Vandale 171 (2.70%)				Jeremy Harrison
Rosthern-Shellbrook		Scott Moe 5,341 (79.54%)	Trina Miller 1,084 (16.14%)	Larry Neufeld 146 (2.17%)	Yvonne Choquette 144 (2.15%)			Scott Moe
The Battlefords		Jeremy Cockrill 4,477 (66.19%)	Amber Stewart 1,931 (28.55%)	Joey Reynolds 125 (1.85%)	Harry Zamonsky 231 (3.41%)			† Herb Cox

Northeast Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Green	PC	Buffalo
Batoche		Delbert Kirsch 4,357 (65.28%)	Lon Borgerson 1,811 (27.14%)	Hamish Graham 156 (2.34%)	Carrie Harris 350 (5.24%)			Delbert Kirsch
Canora-Pelly		Terry Dennis 4,343 (68.31%)	Stacey Strykowski 1,524 (23.97%)	Breton Gattinger 133 (2.09%)		Robert Hayes 358 (5.63%)		Terry Dennis
Carrot River Valley		Fred Bradshaw 4,833 (74.54%)	Rod McCorriston 1,282 (19.77%)	Liam Becker 90 (1.39%)	Glen Leson 279 (4.30%)			Fred Bradshaw
Cumberland		Darren Deschambeault 1,296 (30.15%)	Doyle Vermette 2,807 (65.31%)	Aaron Oochoo 116 (2.70%)				Doyle Vermette
Kelvington-Wadena		Hugh Nerlien 4,791 (69.57%)	Linda Patenaude 1,223 (17.76%)	Melissa Fletcher 172 (2.50%)	Wayne Mastrachuk 331 (4.80%)	Justin Chrobot 370 (5.37%)		Hugh Nerlien
Melfort		Todd Goudy 5,550 (77.58%)	Lorne Schroeder 1,132 (15.82%)	Matthew Diakuw 103 (1.44%)		Dave Waldner 369 (5.16%)		Todd Goudy
Prince Albert Carlton		Joe Hargrave 3,867 (57.68%)	Troy Parenteau 2,563 (38.32%)	Shirley Davis 99 (1.48%)	Renee Grasby 175 (2.61%)			Joe Hargrave
Prince Albert Northcote		Alana Ross 2,652 (48.25%)	Nicole Rancourt 2,457 (44.70%)	Sarah Kraynick 106 (1.92%)	Jaret Nikolaisen 215 (3.91%)			Nicole Rancourt
Saskatchewan Rivers		Nadine Wilson 4,401 (62.22%)	Lyle Whitefish 1,839 (26.00%)	Marcia Neault 117 (1.65%)	Shaun Harris 424 (6.00%)	Fred Lackie 292 (4.13%)		Nadine Wilson

West Central Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Green	PC	Buffalo
Arm River		Dana Skoropad 6,569 (76.98%)	Cam Goff 1,336 (15.66%)	Tiffany Giesbrecht 197 (2.31%)	Steve Forbes 431 (5.05%)			† Greg Brkich
Biggar-Sask Valley		Randy Weekes 5,775 (73.52%)	Twyla Harris Naciri 1,193 (15.19%)	Darcy Robilliard 189 (2.41%)		Trevor Simpson 698 (8.88%)		Randy Weekes
Humboldt-Watrous		Donna Harpauer 5,713 (72.81%)	Wendy Sekulich 1,180 (15.04%)	Jim Ternier 181 (2.31%)	Rose Buscholl 243 (3.10%)	Constance Maffenbeier 529 (6.74%)		Donna Harpauer
Kindersley		Ken Francis 5,269 (74.40%)	Steven Allen 508 (7.17%)	Evangeline Godron 70 (0.99%)	Terry Sieben 194 (2.74%)	Jason Cooper 1,041 (14.70%)		Ken Francis
Martensville-Warman		Terry Jenson 7,137 (74.01%)	Carla Streeton 1,779 (18.45%)	Melvin Pylypchuk 161 (1.67%)		Wade Sira 566 (5.87%)		† Nancy Heppner
Rosetown-Elrose		Jim Reiter 5,806 (77.70%)	Brenda Edel 1,191 (15.94%)	Justina Robinson 193 (2.58%)	Adrian Janssens 282 (3.78%)			Jim Reiter

Southwest Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Green	PC	Buffalo
Cypress Hills		Doug Steele 4,685 (65.13%)	Kelly Genert 681 (9.47%)	Dianna Holigroski 110 (1.53%)	John Goohsen 328 (4.56%)	Crystal Tiringe 1,389 (19.31%)		Doug Steele
Lumsden-Morse		Lyle Stewart 6,243 (73.40%)	Nic Lewis 1,529 (17.98%)	Isaiah Hunter 225 (2.64%)		Les Guillemin 509 (5.98%)		Lyle Stewart
Moose Jaw North		Tim McLeod 4,733 (63.75%)	Kyle Lichtenwald 2,532 (34.11%)	North Hunter 159 (2.14%)				† Warren Michelson
Moose Jaw Wakamow		Greg Lawrence 3,466 (53.40%)	Melissa Patterson 2,644 (40.73%)	Abby Firlotte 142 (2.19%)	Darcy Jensen 239 (3.68%)			Greg Lawrence
Swift Current		Everett Hindley 5,620 (78.44%)	Stefan Rumpel 1,421 (19.83%)	George Watson 124 (1.73%)				Everett Hindley
Wood River		Dave Marit 6,413 (82.79%)	Roger Morgan 1,085 (14.01%)	Kimberly Soo Goodtrack 248 (3.20%)				Dave Marit

Southeast Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Green	PC	Buffalo
Cannington		Daryl Harrison 5,781 (73.77%)	Dianne Twietmeyer 680 (8.68%)	Jaina Forrest 136 (1.74%)		Wes Smith 1,239 (15.81%)		† Dan D'Autremont
Estevan		Lori Carr 4,409 (62.43%)	Seth Lendrum 470 (6.66%)	Scott Meyers 116 (1.64%)	Linda Sopp 354 (5.01%)	Phil Zajac 1,713 (24.26%)		Lori Carr
Indian Head-Milestone		Don McMorris 5,626 (67.02%)	Jared Clarke 2,371 (28.24%)	Billy Patterson 147 (1.75%)	Elvin Mandziak 251 (2.99%)			Don McMorris
Last Mountain-Touchwood		Travis Keisig 4,461 (62.44%)	Thera Nordal 1,800 (25.19%)	Justin Stranack 146 (2.04%)	Victor Teece 327 (4.58%)	Gordon Bradford 411 (5.75%)		† Glen Hart
Melville-Saltcoats		Warren Kaeding 5,394 (75.94%)	Bonnie Galenzoski 1,248 (17.57%)	Jack Powless 137 (1.93%)	Trever Ratti 324 (4.56%)			Warren Kaeding
Moosomin		Steven Bonk 5,467 (77.78%)	Ken Burton 1,143 (16.26%)	Marjorie Graham 171 (2.43%)	Frank Serfas 248 (3.53%)			Steven Bonk
Weyburn-Big Muddy		Dustin Duncan 5,972 (77.00%)	Regan Lanning 1,021 (13.17%)	Shane Caellaigh 89 ( 1.15%)		Collin Keith 673 (8.68%)		Dustin Duncan
Yorkton		Greg Ottenbreit 4,171 (74.01%)	Carter Antoine 1,301 (23.08%)	Judy Mergel 164 (2.91%)				Greg Ottenbreit

Saskatoon

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Green	PC	Other
Saskatoon Centre		Kim Groff 2,031 (38.59%)	Betty Nippi-Albright 3,080 (58.52%)	Raven Reid 152 (2.89%)				† David Forbes
Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood		Lisa Lambert 3,839 (49.55%)	Dave McGrane 3,580 (46.21%)	Gillian Walker 130 (1.68%)	John Lowe 198 (2.56%)			Lisa Lambert
Saskatoon Eastview		Chris Guérette 3,704 (46.29%)	Matt Love 4,063 (50.78%)	Jan Norris 234 (2.93%)				Vacant
Saskatoon Fairview		Manny Sadhra 2,768 (39.69%)	Vicki Mowat 3,759 (53.91%)	Tobi-Dawne Smith 131 (1.88%)	Tony Ollenberger 315 (4.52%)			Vicki Mowat
Saskatoon Meewasin		Rylund Hunter 3,333 (46.16%)	Ryan Meili 3,700 (51.24%)	Jacklin Andrews 188 (2.60%)				Ryan Meili
Saskatoon Northwest		Gordon Wyant 4,390 (62.17%)	Gillian Strange 2,519 (35.68%)	Maria Krznar 152 (2.15%)				Gordon Wyant
Saskatoon Nutana		Kyle Mazer 2,339 (31.89%)	Erika Ritchie 4,777 (65.12%)	Albert Chubak 219 (2.99%)				† Cathy Sproule
Saskatoon Riversdale		Marv Friesen 2,984 (49.18%)	Ashlee Hicks 2,903 (47.85%)	Delanie Passer 170 (2.97%)				† Danielle Chartier
Saskatoon Silverspring-Sutherland		Paul Merriman 4,272 (59.07%)	Tajinder Grewal 2,737 (37.85%)	Jaime Fairley 223 (3.08%)				Paul Merriman
Saskatoon Southeast		Don Morgan 5,679 (63.58%)	Pamela Beaudin 3,080 (34.48%)	Cheryl Mazil 173 (1.94%)				Don Morgan
Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota		Bronwyn Eyre 7,584 (67.17%)	Judicaël Moukoumi 3,083 (27.31%)	Lydia Martens 289 (2.56%)		Brett Gregg (Buff.) 334 (2.96%)		Bronwyn Eyre
Saskatoon University		Eric Olauson 2,730 (44.84%)	Jennifer Bowes 3,225 (52.97%)	Erickka Patmore 125 (2.19%)				Eric Olauson
Saskatoon Westview		David Buckingham 4,322 (54.29%)	Malik Draz 3,260 (40.96%)	Glenn Wright 229 (2.88%)		Robert Rudachyk (Lib.) 149 (1.87%)		David Buckingham
Saskatoon Willowgrove		Ken Cheveldayoff 7,509 (66.38%)	Kaitlyn Harvey 3,600 (31.82%)	David Greenfield 203 (1.80%)				Ken Cheveldayoff

Regina

Electoral District		Candidates					Incumbent
		SK Party	New Democratic	Green	PC	Other
Regina Coronation Park		Mark Docherty 2,913 (48.87%)	Noor Burki 2,630 (44.12%)	Irene Browatzke 195 (3.20%)	David Coates 221 (3.81%)			Mark Docherty
Regina Douglas Park		Nadeem Naz 1,808 (30.67%)	Nicole Sarauer 3,545 (60.14%)	Victor Lau 211 (3.58%)	Sara Healey 331 (5.61%)			Nicole Sarauer
Regina Elphinstone-Centre		Caesar Khan 1,126 (27.76%)	Meara Conway 2,491 (61.41%)	Naomi Hunter 260 (6.41%)	Don Kirk 124 (3.06%)	Rolf Hartloff (Ind.) 55 (1.36%)		† Warren McCall
Regina Gardiner Park		Gene Makowsky 4,342 (60.78%)	Faycal Haggui 2,542 (35.58%)	Helmi Scott Uguh 142 (1.99%)	David Teece 118 (1.65%)			Gene Makowsky
Regina Lakeview		Megan Patterson 2,194 (30.31%)	Carla Beck 4,739 (65.48%)	Michael Wright 202 (2.79%)		Bruno Sahut (Lib.) 103 (1.42%)		Carla Beck
Regina Northeast		Gary Grewal 3,709 (49.60%)	Yens Pedersen 3,259 (43.58%)	Anthony Majore 132 (1.80%)	Corie Rempel 265 (3.64%)	Jeff Walters (Lib.) 102 (1.38%)		Yens Pedersen
Regina Pasqua		Muhammad Fiaz 4,791 (47.24%)	Bhajan Brar 4,535 (44.71%)	Heather Lau 409 (4.03%)	Harry Frank 408 (4.02%)			Muhammad Fiaz
Regina Rochdale		Laura Ross 5,981 (56.18%)	Brett Estey 4,140 (38.88%)	Sarah Risk 209 (1.96%)	Murray Morhart 317 (2.98%)			Laura Ross
Regina Rosemont		Alex Nau 2,522 (35.58%)	Trent Wotherspoon 4,102 (57.86%)	James Park 170 (2.40%)	Christopher McCulloch 295 (4.16%)			Trent Wotherspoon
Regina University		Tina Beaudry-Mellor 3,136 (45.07%)	Aleana Young 3,478 (49.98%)	Tanner Wallace 180 (2.59%)	Debbie Knill 164 (2.36%)			Tina Beaudry-Mellor
Regina Walsh Acres		Derek Meyers 3,148 (46.62%)	Kelly Hardy 2,542 (37.65%)		Ken Grey 256 (3.93%)	Sandra Morin (Ind.) 776 (11.80%)		Vacant
Regina Wascana Plains		Christine Tell 7,209 (63.79%)	Mike Sinclair 3,619 (32.03%)	Sonja Doyle 248 (2.20%)		Nestor Mryglod (Ind.) 224 (1.98%)		Christine Tell

List of MLAs who lost their seat

Party		Name	Constituency	Year elected	Seat held by party since	Defeated by	Party
	Saskatchewan New Democratic Party	Nicole Rancourt	Prince Albert Northcote	2016	2016	Alana Ross		Saskatchewan Party
		Yens Pedersen	Regina Northeast	2018	2018	Gary Grewal
	Saskatchewan Party	Eric Olauson	Saskatoon University	2016	2016	Jennifer Bowes		Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
		Tina Beaudry-Mellor	Regina University	2016	2016	Aleana Young

Open seats changing hands

Party		Candidate	Incumbent retiring from the House	Constituency	Defeated by	Party
	Saskatchewan Party	Chris Guérette	Corey Tochor	Saskatoon Eastview	Matt Love		Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
	Saskatchewan New Democratic Party	Ashlee Hicks	Danielle Chartier	Saskatoon Riversdale	Marv Friesen		Saskatchewan Party

Opinion polls

Date(s) conducted	Polling organization/client	Sample size	SK Party	NDP	Liberal	Green	PC	Others	Lead
26 October 2020	2020 election results	445,011	61.1%	31.8%	0.1%	2.3%	1.9%	2.8%	29.3%
25 October 2020	Forum Research	1011	56.2%	35.8%	1.4%	1.7%	n/a	4.9%	20.4%
23–25 October 2020	Research Co.	500	56%	38%	1%	2%	2%	1%	18%
24 October 2020	Mainstreet Research	616	55.2%	37.3%	n/a	2.4%	n/a	4.9%	17.9%
8–13 October 2020	Angus Reid	759	60%	33%	n/a	n/a	n/a	7%	27%
8–10 October 2020	Research Co.	500	58%	36%	1%	2%	2%	1%	22%
6–8 October 2020	Insightrix	801	54%	35%	2%	3%	4%	3%	19%
Sep 29, 2020	Premier Scott Moe announces a general election to be held on October 26, 2020.
28 Sep 2020	Naveed Anwar steps down as leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party.
16 September 2020	CHASR Research	400	53%	25%	8%	0.5%	12%		28%
10 July-26 August 2020	EKOS Research	1,638	60%	28%				12%	32%
16 June-9 July 2020	EKOS Research	1,240	57%	32%				12%	25%
19–24 May 2020	Angus Reid	459	57%	32%	3%	2%		6%	25%
6–10 May 2020	The Canadian Perspective	792	51.9%	35.0%	2.9%	5.0%	1.9%	3.3%	16.9%
1–7 May 2020	Innovative Research	203	44%	32%	17%	2%		5%	12%
1 Mar 2020	Naomi Hunter is elected leader of the Green Party of Saskatchewan.
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%
3 Nov 2018	Ken Grey is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan.
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%
5 May 2018	Naveed Anwar is elected leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party.
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%			16.5%
24–27 Aug 2017	The Canadian Perspective	273	42.9%	45.4%	6.2%	4%	1.5%		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 August 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	2016 election results	433,030	62.4%	30.2%	3.6%	1.8%	1.3%	0.5%	32.2%

Further reading

• A Report on the Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Vol. I - Statement of Votes. Elections Saskatchewan. 2021.

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