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Saskatchewan is a province in Western Canada,bordered on the west by Alberta,on the north by the Northwest Territories,on the east by Manitoba,to the northeast by Nunavut,and on the south by the United States. Saskatchewan and Alberta are the only landlocked provinces of Canada. In 2023,Saskatchewan's population was estimated at 1,221,439. Nearly 10% of Saskatchewan's total area of 651,900 km2 (251,700 sq mi) is fresh water,mostly rivers,reservoirs and lakes.
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province,after Saskatoon,and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 census,Regina had a city population of 226,404,and a Metropolitan Area population of 249,217. It is governed by Regina City Council. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159.
The Saskatchewan Party is a centre-right political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Since 2007,it has been the province's governing party;both the party and the province are currently led by Premier Scott Moe. The party was established in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal party members and supporters who sought to remove the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) from power.
The Saskatchewan Progress Party (SPP) is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition,but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s. The party is the successor to the Saskatchewan section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF),and is affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party.
The Saskatchewan Green Party is a political party in Saskatchewan,Canada.
Regina Walsh Acres is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan,Canada. Originally created for the 16th Saskatchewan general election in 1967 from parts of Regina North and Regina West,this constituency has changed boundaries many times.
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation,operating as SaskTel,is a Canadian crown-owned telecommunications firm based in the province of Saskatchewan. Owned by the provincial government,it provides wireline and wireless communications services,including landline telephone,mobile networks,broadband internet,IPTV,and security services. Through a subsidiary,SaskTel International,the company has also worked on telecom infrastructure projects in countries such as Argentina and the Bahamas,as well as being the lead implementation company for the communication and control systems of the Channel Tunnel between England and France.
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan,Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan,in the name of the King in Right of Saskatchewan. The assembly meets at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina.
Politics of Saskatchewan relate to the Canadian federal political system,along with the other Canadian provinces. Saskatchewan has a lieutenant-governor,who is the representative of the Crown in right of Saskatchewan;premier,Scott Moe,leading the Cabinet;and a unicameral legislature.
The 2007 Saskatchewan general election was held on November 7,2007 to determine the composition of the 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
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.
Warren Steinley is a Canadian politician,who was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Regina—Lewvan in the 2019 Canadian federal election. He represents the riding of Regina—Lewvan in the House of Commons as a Member of the Conservative Party.
Mark Docherty is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Regina Coronation Park as a member of the Saskatchewan Party caucus. On March 10,2018,he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Following the 2020 general election,Docherty once again stood for election as Speaker,but was defeated on the final ballot by Randy Weekes. He resigned from the legislative assembly effective February 10,2023.
The 2016 Saskatchewan general election,was held on April 4,2016,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Lieutenant Governor dissolved the Legislature on March 8,2016,setting the election date for April 4. The election resulted in the Saskatchewan Party winning its third majority government. This is the first time in 90 years that a party other than the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) or its predecessor,the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) has won three consecutive majority governments in Saskatchewan. It is also the first time that a centre-right party has won three consecutive elections in the province.
Carla Beck is a Canadian politician who has served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party since 2022. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Regina Lakeview.
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.
The Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan is a libertarian provincial political party in Saskatchewan. The party was established in 2020 and contested its first election that same year.
Derek Meyers was a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election. He represented the electoral district of Regina Walsh Acres as a member of the Saskatchewan Party. Meyers died of cancer on March 28,2023,at the age of 45.
The 30th Saskatchewan general election will be held on or before October 28,2024 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
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- ↑ Dayal, Pratyush (10 August 2023). "2 NDP wins in Regina byelections, Saskatchewan Party keeps Lumsden-Morse". CBC News .
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