The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was founded in 1997 by a coalition of former provincial Progressive Conservative and Liberal Party members who sought to unite opposition to the governing New Democratic Party. Since 2007,the Saskatchewan Party has been the province's governing party,and both the party and the province are currently led by Premier Scott Moe.
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.
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party,branded as the Saskatchewan New Democrats,is a social democratic political party in Saskatchewan,Canada. The party was founded in 1932 as the Farmer-Labour Group and was known as the Saskatchewan section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) from 1935 until 1967. While the party is affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party,the Saskatchewan NDP is considered a "distinctly homegrown" party given the role of the province in its development and the party's history in the province.
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.
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 2024,the province is divided into 61 electoral districts,each of which elects a representative to the legislature,who becomes their member,or MLA. In 2024,Moe's Saskatchewan Party was elected to a majority government. Regina is the provincial capital.
Lyle Eldon Stewart was a Canadian provincial politician. A member of the Saskatchewan Party,he served six terms in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
Randall Percival Weekes is a Canadian politician. He was a Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1999 until 2024,representing the constituencies of Redberry Lake,Biggar,and Biggar-Sask Valley. He served as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2020 until 2024.
Christine Tell is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Regina Wascana Plains in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2024 as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
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.
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.
Scott Moe is a Canadian politician serving as the 15th and current premier of Saskatchewan since February 2,2018. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of Rosthern-Shellbrook,first elected in 2011. He served in the Saskatchewan Party cabinet from 2014 to 2017 under the premiership of Brad Wall,twice as minister of environment and also as minister of advanced education. In January 2018 he was chosen to succeed Wall as leader of the Saskatchewan Party. He led the party to a fifth consecutive majority government in the 2024 provincial election.
Carla Beck is a Canadian politician who has served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party and Saskatchewan's Official Opposition since 2022. Beck was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the district of Regina Lakeview in the 2016 provincial election. Beck is the first elected female leader of the Saskatchewan NDP.
Bronwyn Olivia Eyre is a Canadian politician. Eyre is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLA) for the electoral district of Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota as a member of the Saskatchewan Party. She was the Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Saskatchewan,the first woman to hold that position. She was defeated in the 2024 provincial election by NDP candidate Darcy Warrington.
The Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan (BPSK) is a conservative,populist,and separatist provincial political party in Saskatchewan. The party was established in 2020 as Wexit Saskatchewan and contested its first election that year. The party finished with the third highest vote share in the 2020 provincial election,although no party members were elected to the Legislative Assembly.
Jeremy Cockrill is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLA),representing the electoral district of The Battlefords as a member of the Saskatchewan Party. He has served in the cabinet of Premier Scott Moe since 2022,and is currently the Minister of Education.
Matt Love is a Canadian politician serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLA). Love was elected in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election and represents the electoral district of Saskatoon Eastview. Love is as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus.
The 2024 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 28,2024,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
The Saskatchewan United Party (SUP) is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The party was registered in November 2022. SUP was started by former Saskatchewan Party MLA Nadine Wilson,and has promoted right-wing populist ideology.
Jonathan Hromek is a Canadian politician. Hromek is the leader of the Saskatchewan United Party,and he was the party's first election candidate when he ran in the 2023 Lumsden-Morse provincial by-election.
Eric Schmalz is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2024 general election,representing Saskatchewan Rivers as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
