This is a list of political parties in Saskatchewan that have contested provincial general elections or have had representatives in the Legislative Assembly since the establishment of the province in 1905. In addition to the parties listed below, Saskatchewan elections have historically included candidates running as Independents, sometimes in coalitions or with affiliations to existing parties. [1]
| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MLAs [a] | Political position | Notes | |
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| New Democratic Party | 1932 | Social democracy | Carla Beck | 14 | Centre-left | Successor to the CCF (originally Farmer-Labour; became CCF-NDP in 1961 and NDP in 1967). | |
| Saskatchewan Party | 1997 | Conservatism | Scott Moe | 44 | Centre-right to right-wing | Founded by a coalition of Progressive Conservative and Liberal MLAs. [2] | |
| Saskatchewan United Party | 2022 | Conservatism | Nadine Wilson | 1 | Right-wing to far-right | Founded with former Saskatchewan Party MLA Wilson as leader; has not yet contested a general election. [3] | |
| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | Political position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Party | 2020 | Libertarianism | Phillip Zajac | Right-wing to far-right | Founded as Wexit Saskatchewan; promotes Western independence. [4] | |
| Green Party | 1998 | Green politics | Naomi Hunter | Left-wing | Founded as the New Green Alliance. | |
| Progressive Conservative Party | 1912 | Conservatism | Rose Buscholl (interim) | Centre-right | Founded as the Provincial Rights Party in 1905; the Conservative Party from 1912 to 1942. | |
| Saskatchewan Progress Party | 1905 | Liberalism | Teunis Peters (interim) | Centre | The Saskatchewan Liberal Party from 1905 to 2023. [5] | |
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