The 2003 Saskatchewan general election was held on November 5,2003,to elect the 58 members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLAs). The election was called on October 8 by Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Lynda Haverstock,on the advice of Premier Lorne Calvert.
Thomas Walter Scott was the first premier of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1916. Scott was Saskatchewan's second longest-serving Premier,serving one continuous term from 1905 to 1916). He led the Saskatchewan Liberal Party in three general elections,winning all three with majority governments before retiring. He was the first of six Liberal Premiers to date. He was succeeded by William Melville Martin. Scott was also the minister of various departments during his tenure as premier. Prior to the creation of Saskatchewan in 1905,Scott was a Member of Parliament in the federal House of Commons of Canada,elected in the general elections of 1900 and 1904.
The Saskatchewan Progress Party (SPP) is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was founded in 1905 as the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan,and retained that name until members voted to change it in 2023. Until 2009,the party was affiliated with the Liberal Party of Canada.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Founded in 1905 by former Northwest Territories Premier Frederick Haultain,the party was first known as the Provincial Rights Party. In 1912,its name changed to the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan,and in 1942 it adopted its current name. Members are commonly known as Tories.
Kevin Lamoureux is a politician in Manitoba,Canada. On November 29,2010,he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the constituency of Winnipeg North in a by-election. He was re-elected during the 2011 election by a margin of just 44 votes and being the only Liberal flip this election. Lamoureux previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1988 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2010,and he twice sought the leadership of the Manitoba Liberal Party. He serves in the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
The 1917 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 26,1917,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
The 1982 Saskatchewan general election was held on April 26,1982,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
Cut Knife-Turtleford is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan,Canada. Located in northwest Saskatchewan,this constituency has an economy based primarily on farming –while oil and gas development is rising. The Battlefords Provincial Park is located here. Communities in the riding include the towns of Cut Knife,Maidstone (1,037),Lashburn (914),and Turtleford (461);and the villages of Neilburg,Meota,Glaslyn,Marsden,and Edam.
The 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;a premier—currently Scott Moe—leading the cabinet;and a legislative assembly. As of the most recent provincial election in 2020,the province is divided into 61 electoral districts,each of which elects a representative to the legislature,who becomes their member,or MLA. In 2020,Moe's Saskatchewan Party was elected to a majority government. Regina is the provincial capital.
Richard James "Rick" Swenson is a provincial level politician from Saskatchewan,Canada. He was a member of the Saskatchewan Legislature from 1985 to 1995,and is still active in provincial politics. He was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan from 2006 until 2018.
Kenneth Patrick Krawetz is a Canadian former provincial politician. He was the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Canora-Pelly,and was Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan and Deputy Leader of the Saskatchewan Party.
Harold "Buckley" Belanger is a Canadian provincial politician,who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Athabasca,in the north-western corner of the province. He is a member of the provincial New Democratic Party and the federal Liberal Party of Canada.
Trent Wotherspoon is a Canadian politician and former interim leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP). He was elected to represent the electoral district of Regina Rosemont in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election,and was re-elected in the 2011 election,and 2016 election. Wotherspoon was a candidate for the party's leadership in 2013. In 2016,the NDP caucus elected Wotherspoon to serve as Leader of the Opposition following the defeat of Cam Broten in the 2016 provincial election and the party's provincial council elected him interim leader.
Doyle Vermette is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan,representing the electoral district of Cumberland as a member of the New Democratic Party until 2024. He was first elected in a 2008 by-election,and was most recently re-elected in the 2020 general election.
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.
Hugh Nerlien is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election and remained an MLA until 2024,when he declined to run for an additional term in office. He represented the electoral district of Kelvington-Wadena,as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
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.
