An election for the leadership of the

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party 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 p ...

was triggered on November 7, 2011 following Dwain Lingenfelter's resignation after losing his seat in the 2011 election. The party selected its new leader on March 9, 2013, by a one-member one vote system held during a convention at

TCU Place TCU Place, formerly known as the Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium, is a convention and arts centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Situated in the Central Business District it is located next to Midtown Plaza. The Saskatoon Centennial Audito ...

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as th ...

Timeline

*June 7, 2009:

Dwain Lingenfelter Dwain Lingenfelter (born February 27, 1949) is a businessman, farmer, politician and former Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. Lingenfelter won the leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party on June 6, 2009. He resigne ...

wins the

leadership election A leadership election is a political contest held in various countries by which the members of a political party determine who will be the leader of their party. Generally, any political party can determine its own rules governing how and when a l ...

to succeed

Lorne Calvert Lorne Albert Calvert (born December 24, 1952) was the 13th premier of Saskatchewan, from 2001 to 2007. Calvert served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 2001 to June 6, 2009, when he was succeeded by Dwain Lingenfelter. Ea ...

. *November 7, 2011: The 2011 general election is held, reducing the NDP to nine seats. Dwain Lingenfelter loses his seat, and resigns as NDP leader. *November 19, 2011: The provincial council of the Saskatchewan NDP elects

Regina Lakeview Regina Lakeview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results , - , NDP , John Nilson , align="right", 3,908 , align=" ...

MLA John Nilson as interim leader. *March 10, 2012: The party announces the date and rules for the 2013 leadership race, scheduling it for either February or March 2013. The party announces that it will use a one member, one vote system using a

preferential ballot The term ranked voting (also known as preferential voting or ranked choice voting) refers to any voting system in which voters rank their candidates (or options) in a sequence of first or second (or third, etc.) on their respective ballots. Ran ...

. The party also announces tighter rules about how memberships can be purchased. *May 4, 2012: The party announces that the leadership convention will be held on March 9, 2013, with a general convention scheduled to be held on March 8 and 10. *November 18, 2012: First all-candidates debate is held in Regina *November 22, 2012: Second all-candidates debate is held in Humboldt *November 24, 2012: Third all-candidates debate is held in

*November 29, 2012: Fourth all-candidates debate is held in

Swift Current Swift Current is the fifth largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is situated along the Trans Canada Highway west of Moose Jaw, and east of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Swift Current grew 6.8% between 2011 and 2016, ending up at ...

*December 1, 2012: Fifth all-candidates debate is held in Melfort *January 12, 2013: Sixth all-candidates debate will be held in Rosetown *January 19, 2013: Seventh all-candidates debate will be held in

Weyburn Weyburn is the eleventh-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. The city has a population of 10,870. It is on the Souris River southeast of the provincial capital of Regina and is north from the North Dakota border in the United States. The n ...

*January 24, 2013: Eighth all-candidates debate will be held in

North Battleford North Battleford is a city in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is the seventh largest city in the province and is directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the Town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as "The Batt ...

*January 26, 2013: Deadline for new members to sign-up and be eligible to vote at the leadership convention. *January 31, 2013: Ninth all-candidates debate will be held in

Yorkton Yorkton is a city located in south-eastern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is about 450 kilometres north-west of Winnipeg and 300 kilometres south-east of Saskatoon and is the sixth largest city in the province. As of 2017 the census population of the ...

*February 7, 2013: Tenth all-candidates debate will be held in Prince Albert *February 9, 2013: Eleventh all-candidates debate will be held in Regina *February 13, 2013: Twelfth all-candidates debate will be held in

Moose Jaw Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javian ...

*February 16, 2013: Final all-candidates debate will be held in

*March 8–10, 2013: Convention will be held at

. *March 9, 2013: Last day of voting. Results announced at leadership convention.

Candidates

Cam Broten Cameron Paul Broten (born April 29, 1978) is a Canadian politician. He represented the constituency of Saskatoon Massey Place in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2016 and served as the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democrat ...

;Background MLA for Saskatoon Massey Place (2007–present) :Date campaign launched: September 5, 2012 :Campaign website: ;Supporters *MLAs: (3)

Danielle Chartier Danielle Chartier is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in a by-election on September 21, 2009, representing the electoral district of Saskatoon Riversdale as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democ ...

(

Saskatoon Riversdale Saskatoon Riversdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It was held by two Premiers of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2007 – Roy Romanow and Lorne Calvert. It is currently represented by Marv ...

);

Cathy Sproule Cathy Sproule is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2011 election.Saskatoon Nutana Saskatoon Nutana is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bill ...

);

Doyle Vermette Doyle Vermette is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing the electoral district of Cumberland as a member of the New Democratic Party. He was first elected in a 2008 by-election, and was mo ...

( Cumberland) *Former MLAs: (4)

Eric Cline Eric H. Cline (born August 12, 1955) is a former Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of the Legislative Assembly for Saskatoon Idylwyld from 1991 to 1995, Saska ...

( Saskatoon Massey Place 1991-2007, former cabinet minister);

Jerome Hammersmith Dr. Jerome A.(Jerry) Hammersmith (October 10, 1938 - December 19, 2021) was a writer, an educator, a consultant and former political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Prince Albert-Duck Lake from 1978 to 1983 in the Legislative Assembly of ...

(

Prince Albert-Duck Lake Prince Albert-Duck Lake was a constituency of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1978 to 1991. History In 1991, the district became part of Prince Albert Carlton. Geography The district was based in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan ...

1978-1983, former cabinet minister); Frank Quennell (

Saskatoon Meewasin Saskatoon Meewasin is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. The district includes the neighbourhoods of River Heights, Richmond Heights, City Park, North Park, and Kelsey-Woodlawn. As of the ...

2003-2011, former cabinet minister); Len Taylor (

The Battlefords The Battlefords is the collective name given to the adjacent communities of the City of North Battleford and the Town of Battleford in west-central Saskatchewan, Canada. As of the 2011 census, the two communities have a combined population of 1 ...

2003-2011, Former MP for

The Battlefords—Meadow Lake The Battlefords—Meadow Lake was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Battleford—Kindersley, Meadow Lak ...

1988-1997, former cabinet minister) *Federal politicians: (1) Ray Funk (Former MP for Prince Albert—Churchill River 1988-1993) *Municipal politicians: *Labour organizations: *Other prominent individuals: (1) Former President of the Saskatchewan Young New Democrats Mitchell Anderson

Ryan Meili Ryan Meili (born April 11, 1975) is a Canadian physician and politician from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He previously served as the MLA for Saskatoon Meewasin from 2017 to 2022 and as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 2018 to 2 ...

;Background Doctor, author and community health advocate.
Runner-up for the Saskatchewan NDP leadership in 2009. :Date campaign launched: September 14, 2012 :Campaign website: ;Supporters *MLAs: *Former MLAs: (3) Lon Borgerson ( Saskatchewan Rivers 2003-2007); Robert Llewellyn Lyons (

Regina Rosemont Regina Rosemont is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is represented by Trent Wotherspoon of the New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, ...

1986-1995); Mark Wartman ( Regina Qu'Appelle Valley 1999-2007, former cabinet minister) *Federal politicians: (2) Niki Ashton (

Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...

);

Libby Davies Libby Davies (born February 27, 1953) is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. She was the member of Parliament for Vancouver East from 1997 to 2015, House Leader for the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011, and Deputy Leade ...

(

Vancouver East Vancouver East (french: Vancouver-Est) is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. It is currently represented by New Democratic Party MP Jenny Kwan. The ...

) *Municipal politicians: (2) Charlie Clark (

councillor); Don Mitchell (Former Mayor of

and Moose Jaw councillor) *Labour organizations: (1) United Food and Commercial Workers Saskatchewan *Other prominent individuals: (4) Former President of the

Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) is a professional association and trade union representing over 13,500 schoolteachers in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . The organization's headquarters is located in Saskatoon Saskatoon ( ...

Steven Allen; Saskatchewan NDP Vice-President Gavin Gardiner;

York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...

professor of Health Policy and Management

Dennis Raphael Dennis Raphael is a professor of Health Policy and Management at York University in Toronto. Raphael received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1975. Most of his over 300 scientific publications have focused on the health effects of inco ...

; Nettie Wiebe

Trent Wotherspoon

;Background MLA for

(2007–present) :Date campaign launched: September 14, 2012 :Campaign website: ;Supporters *MLAs: (1)

Warren McCall Warren McCall is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. A member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, he was first elected in a February 2001 by-election and has been re-elected to the Legislative Assembly for Regi ...

(

Regina Elphinstone-Centre Regina Elphinstone-Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Cana ...

, former cabinet minister) *Former MLAs: (14) Donald William Cody ( Watrous 1971-1975 and Kinistino 1978-1982, former cabinet minister, former Mayor of Prince Albert, and Prince Albert councillor); Joanne Crofford (

1991-2007, former cabinet minister); Darcy Furber (

Prince Albert Northcote Prince Albert Northcote is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada ...

2007-2011);

Ron Harper Ronald Harper (born January 20, 1964) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for four teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 1986 and 2001 and is a five-time NBA champion. Early life Harper was born ...

( Pelly 1991-1995 and

Regina Northeast Regina Northeast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district includes the neighbourhoods of Parkridge, Uplands, Glencairn and Glencairn Village. The district was created in 1967 out ...

1999-2011, former cabinet minister); Andy Iwanchuk ( Saskatoon Fairview 2003-2011); Judy Junor ( Saskatoon Eastview 1998-2011, former cabinet minister); Reg Knezacek ( Saltcoats 1991-1995);

Eldon Lautermilch Eldon Floyd Lautermilch (born September 9, 1949) is a Canadian provincial politician. He was the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Prince Albert Northcote Prince Albert ...

(

1986-2007, former cabinet minister); Sandra Morin (

Regina Walsh Acres 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 ...

2003-2011, former cabinet minister);

Lorne Scott Reginald Lorne Scott, C.M. (2009) (b. May 19, 1947) is a Canadian environmentalist and former political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. From 1991 to 1995 he represented the seat of Indian Head-Wolseley and from 1995 to 1999 he represented India ...

( Indian Head-Milestone 1995-1999, former cabinet minister); John Solomon ( Regina North West 1979-1982 and 1986-1994, Former MP for Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre 1993-2000);

Violet Stanger Violet Laverne Stanger (1940 – February 6, 2023) was a Canadian politician, who sat in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party caucus, she represented the electoral dist ...

(

Lloydminster Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administrati ...

1991-1999);

Kim Trew Kim Dale Trew (born June 7, 1953) is a Canadian former provincial politician. He was the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Regina Coronation Park from 1995 to 2011. He ...

(

Regina Coronation Park Regina Coronation Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally created as "Regina North" for the 20th Saskatchewan general election in 1982, this constituency was called "Regina Albert ...

1986-2011, former cabinet minister);

Harry Van Mulligen Harry Van Mulligen (born April 2, 1947) is a Canadian retired provincial politician. He was a Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1986 to 2009, when he resigned from the legislature to permit ...

(

Regina Douglas Park Regina Douglas Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bi ...

1986-2009, former cabinet minister) *Federal politicians: (2) John Burton (Former MP for Regina East 1968-1972); John Edmund Parry (Former MP for Kenora—Rainy River 1984-1988) *Municipal politicians: *Labour organizations: (2) Iron Workers Union Local No. 771; Saskatchewan Building Trades Council *Other prominent individuals: (2) Saskatchewan NDP Vice-President Joanna Sanders; Former Saskatchewan NDP President Jeff Grubb

Withdrawn candidates

Erin Weir

;Background Economist
Former President and Vice-President of the Saskatchewan Young New Democrats
Federal NDP candidate in Wascana during the 2004 election.
Weir withdrew from the race on February 20, 2013 and endorsed Ryan Meili. :Date campaign launched: September 7, 2012 :Date campaign withdrawn: February 20, 2013 :Campaign website: ;Supporters *Former MLAs: (2) Doreen Hamilton ( Regina Wascana Plains 1991-2007, former cabinet minister); Anne deBlois Smart ( Saskatoon Centre 1986-1991) *Federal politicians: (2) Bill Knight (Former MP for

Assiniboia Assiniboia District refers to two historical districts of Canada's Northwest Territories. The name is taken from the Assiniboine First Nation. Historical usage ''For more information on the history of the provisional districts, see also Distri ...

1971-1974); Dick Proctor (Former MP for Palliser 1997-2004) *Other prominent individuals: (5) Former

Premier of Manitoba The premier of Manitoba (french: premier ministre du Manitoba) is the first minister (i.e., head of government or chief executive) for the Canadian province of Manitoba—as well as the ''de facto'' President of the province's Executive Council ...

Howard Pawley Howard Russell Pawley (November 21, 1934 – December 30, 2015) was a Canadian politician and professor who was the 18th premier of Manitoba from 1981 to 1988. Prior to his premiership, Pawley served in various ministerial positions after his ...

; Former Saskatchewan NDP Vice-President Steven Lloyd; Former Saskatchewan NDP Provincial Secretaries Rod Dickinson and Larry Deters; Mel Watkins and James Laxer, co-founders of

The Waffle The Waffle (also known as the Movement for an Independent Socialist Canada) was a radical wing of Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It later transformed into an independent political party, with little elec ...

Declined

Buckley Belanger Harold "Buckley" Belanger (born March 21, 1960) 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 me ...

, MLA for

Athabasca Athabasca (also Athabaska) is an anglicized version of the Cree name for Lake Athabasca in Canada, āthap-āsk-ā-w (pronounced ), meaning "grass or reeds here and there". Most places named Athabasca are found in Alberta, Canada. Athabasca may a ...

, MLA for

* David Forbes, MLA for Saskatoon Centre *

, MLA for

* John Nilson, Current interim leader and MLA for

, MLA for Cumberland

Results

First ballot

Ryan Meili Ryan Meili (born April 11, 1975) is a Canadian physician and politician from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He previously served as the MLA for Saskatoon Meewasin from 2017 to 2022 and as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 2018 to 2 ...

3,384 (38.8%) *

Cam Broten Cameron Paul Broten (born April 29, 1978) is a Canadian politician. He represented the constituency of Saskatoon Massey Place in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2016 and served as the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democrat ...

2,942 (33.5%) * Trent Wotherspoon 2,120 (24.3%) *Other 273 (3.1%) poiled ballots and any Weir votes cast before Weir withdrew(Weir withdrew February 20 to support Meili, too late to be removed from the mail ballot; Wotherspoon withdraws following the first ballot without endorsing a candidate.)

Second ballot

4,164 (50.3%) *

4,120 (49.7%)

References

External links

Official site
{{NDP Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership elections 2013 elections in Canada Leaders of the Saskatchewan CCF/NDP 2013 in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election

Timeline

Candidates

Cam Broten Cameron Paul Broten (born April 29, 1978) is a Canadian politician. He represented the constituency of Saskatoon Massey Place in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2016 and served as the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democrat ...

Ryan Meili Ryan Meili (born April 11, 1975) is a Canadian physician and politician from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He previously served as the MLA for Saskatoon Meewasin from 2017 to 2022 and as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 2018 to 2 ...

Trent Wotherspoon

Withdrawn candidates

Erin Weir

Declined

Results

First ballot

Second ballot

See also

References

External links