The 2018
Saskatchewan Party leadership election was held on January 27, 2018,
due to the announcement on August 10, 2017, by Premier
Brad Wall
Bradley John Wall (born November 24, 1965), is a Canadian former politician who served as the 14th premier of Saskatchewan from November 21, 2007 until February 2, 2018. He is the fourth longest-tenured premier in the province's history. His so ...
that he would be retiring from politics once his successor was chosen. The winner,
Scott Moe
Scott Moe (born July 31, 1973) 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 elect ...
, succeeded Wall as
Premier of Saskatchewan
The premier of Saskatchewan is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The current premier of Saskatchewan is Scott Moe, who was sworn in as premier on February 2, 2018, after winning the 2018 Saskatc ...
on February 2, 2018.
The leadership election was conducted by a one member-one vote preferential ballot system with voters able to either mail-in ballots or vote in person.
[ Candidates had a $250,000 campaign expense limit and were required to disclose the names of contributors who donate $250 or more. The deadline for membership sales for those wanting to vote was on December 8, 2017.][ Patrick Bundrock is the Chief Electoral Officer.
]
Timeline
*August 10, 2017 – Party leader and premier, Brad Wall, announces his decision to resign as soon as his successor is chosen.[
*October 19, 2017, 7 pm – Leadership debate 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 ...
.[
*November 3–5, 2017 – Saskatchewan Party policy convention held in ]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 ...
.
**November 4, 2017, 2 pm – Leadership debate held at Saskatchewan Party convention.[
*November 16, 2017, 7 pm – Leadership debate 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 ...
.[
*November 24, 2017, noon – Deadline for candidates to file their nomination papers along with a $25,000 entry fee. In order to qualify, candidates must be nominated by at least 250 party members in total from at least 25 different constituencies.][
*November 30, 2017, 7 pm – Leadership debate 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 ...
.[
*December 7, 2017, 7 pm – Leadership debate in Regina.][
*December 8, 2017, 5 pm – Membership deadline for eligibility to vote in the election.][
*January 26, 2018, 5 pm – Deadline for mail-in ballots to be returned.][
*January 27, 2018 – In-person voting. Ballots counted and winner announced.][
]
Declared candidates
Tina Beaudry-Mellor
Background
Tina Beaudry-MellorRegina University
Regina University is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It was first contested in the 2016 election.
The district was created from parts of Regina South, Regina Douglas Park
Regina Douglas ...
(2016–2020)[
:Date campaign launched: August 15, 2017
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Ken Cheveldayoff
Ken Cheveldayoff (born April 1, 1965) is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Saskatoon Willowgrove. In 2018 he was a candidate for the leaders ...
Background
Ken Cheveldayoff was most recently Minister of Parks, Culture, Sport and Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission (2016–2017) and was previously Minister of Crown Corporations (2007–2009), Minister of Enterprise (2009–2010), Minister of First Nations and Métis Relations (2010–2012), Minister of Environment, Responsible for SaskWater and the Water Security Agency (2012–2014), Government House Leader (2014–2016). He was first elected as the MLA for Saskatoon Silver Springs (2003–2016) and is currently the MLA for Saskatoon Willowgrove
Saskatoon Willowgrove is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the e ...
(2016–present)[
:Date announced: August 28, 2017]Eric Olauson
Eric Olauson is a former Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Saskatoon University as a member of the Saskatchewan Party until ...
, David Buckingham, Greg Brkich, Delbert Kirsch
Delbert Kirsch is a Canadian provincial politician, who serves as the current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the provi ...
, Warren Steinley
Warren Steinley (born April 27, 1982) 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 ...
, Colleen Young, Warren Michelson
Warren Michelson is a former Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Moose Jaw North in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2020. He is a member of the Saskatchewan Party. He defeated long time NDP MLA ...
*MPs: Brad Trost
Bradley Ryan Trost (born May 15, 1974) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the ridings of Saskatoon—Humboldt from 2004 to 2015 and Saskatoon—Univ ...
Alanna Koch
Background
Alanna Koch has served as Deputy Minister to the Premier (2016–2017) and Deputy Minister of Agriculture (2007–2016). Before entering the civil service she was executive director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers and as president of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, among other organizations.
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Supporters:
*MLAs: (2) Don McMorris
Don McMorris (born July 12, 1961) is a Canadian provincial politician, in the province of Saskatchewan. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Indian Head-Milestone, a position h ...
( Indian Head-Milestone), Dan D'Autremont
Daniel H. D'Autremont (born December 28, 1950) is a Canadian provincial politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing the constituency of Cannington and its predecessor Souris-Cannington from 1991 to 2020 ...
( Cannington)
Scott Moe
Scott Moe (born July 31, 1973) 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 elect ...
Background
Scott Moe was most recently Minister of the Environment (2016–2017). He was previously Minister of Advanced Education (2015–2016). Moe has been MLA for Rosthern-Shellbrook
Rosthern-Shellbrook is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was created by the ''Representation Act, 2002'' (Saskatchewan) out of the districts of Rosthern, Shellbrook-Spiritwood ...
since 2011.
:Date announced: September 1, 2017
standwithscott.ca
Supporters
*MLAs: (21) Jeremy Harrison
Jeremy Harrison (born January 29, 1978) is a Canadian provincial politician who is currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing the riding of Meadow Lake. Harrison is also the former Canadian Member of Parliamen ...
, Bronwyn Eyre, Dave Marit
Dave Marit is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election.Donna Harpauer
Donna Harpauer is a Canadian provincial politician. She was the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Humboldt and won the seat for the new riding of Humboldt-Watrous in the 2020 electio ...
, Doug Steele
Doug Steele is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election. , Dustin Duncan, Fred Bradshaw, Greg Lawrence
Greg Lawrence is a Canadian politician elected to represent the electoral district of Moose Jaw Wakamow in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legisl ...
, Greg Ottenbreit
Greg Ottenbreit (born November 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the electoral district of Yorkton in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election. He is a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
Befor ...
, Hugh Nerlien
Hugh Nerlien is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 Saskatchewan general election, 2016 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Kelvington-Wadena, as a mem ...
, Jim Reiter, Joe Hargrave
Joe Hargrave is a Canadian politician, who served as the Member for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the electoral district of Prince Albert Carlton. He was first elected in the 2016 provincial election, when he succeeded retiring Sa ...
, Kevin Doherty, Lori Carr, Paul Merriman
Paul Merriman is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Saskatoon Silverspring-Sutherland as a member of the Saskatchewan Party caucus. He ...
, Muhammad Fiaz, Nadine Wilson
Nadine Wilson is a Canadian politician. She was first elected to represent the electoral district of Saskatchewan Rivers in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election, and re-elected in subsequent 2011, 2016, and 2020 provin ...
, Nancy Heppner, Steven Bonk, Terry Dennis
Terry Dennis is a Canadian provincial politician, who is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of Canora-Pelly. He was first elected in the 2016 provincial election. He is a member of the Saskatchewan Pa ...
, Warren Kaeding
Warren Kaeding is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Melville-Saltcoats as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
Kaeding re ...
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Moe has promised to fight the federally imposed carbon tax.
Gordon Wyant
Gordon S. Wyant, KC (born 1957) is a lawyer and politician from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Wyant currently serves as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan since winning a by-election in 2010. He resigned from Cabinet after ...
Background
Gordon Wyant was most recently Minister of Justice (2012–2017), and is MLA for Saskatoon Northwest
Saskatoon Northwest is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It covers the neighbourhoods of Lawson Heights, Silverwood Heights and the surrounding area. This constituency includes the Saskatoon ...
(2010–present)
gordwyant.ca
Supporters
*MLAs: (3) Lyle Stewart
Lyle Eldon Stewart is a Canadian provincial politician. He is a current Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
Stewart has been involved in politics since the 1970's. He served as the executive assistant to disgr ...
(Lumsden-Morse
Lumsden-Morse is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the ...
),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 ...
),Glen Hart
Glen Philip Hart (born July 31, 1946) is a Canadian provincial politician. He was a Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan and represented the constituency of Last Mountain-Touchwood
Last Mountain-Touchwood is ...
(Last Mountain-Touchwood
Last Mountain-Touchwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southern Saskatchewan, this constituency was created by combining the district of Last Mountain with part of the constitu ...
)June Draude
June Draude (born March 17, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician. She was the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Kelvington-Wadena.
First elected in 1995 as a Liberal MLA, she join ...
(Kelvington-Wadena
Kelvington-Wadena is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada, in the east-central region. It was created in 1975 from Wadena (electoral ...
),[ Victoria Jurgens (]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 ...
), Rod Gantefoer
Rod Gantefoer (born May 15, 1947) is a Canadian provincial politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1995 to 2011, representing the constituencies of Melfort-Tisdale from 1995 to 2003 and Melfort from 2003 to ...
( Melfort), Russ Marchuk
Russ Marchuk (born September 1946) is a Canadian politician, who was the Saskatchewan Party member elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2011 election for the riding of Regina Douglas Park. Marchuk won the seat by ousting ...
(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 ...
), Yogi Huyghebaert
Delwood Frederick Huyghebaert, O.M.M., C.D. (Lt Colonel-Ret) (May 27, 1944 – August 2, 2018) was a Canadian politician, who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2000 to 2016, representing the riding of Wood Rive ...
(Wood River Wood River may refer to:
Rivers In Canada
* Wood River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Columbia River via Kinbasket Lake
* Wood River (Saskatchewan), a river in south-west Saskatchewan
In Ireland
* Wood River (County Clare), Kilru ...
)Carol Skelton
Carol Skelton, (born December 12, 1945 in Biggar, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian politician. She is a member of the Security Intelligence Review Committee which oversees the operation of Canadian Security Intelligence Service. She formerly served ...
(Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar (formerly known as Saskatoon—Rosetown) was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.
Geography
The district consisted of the s ...
)
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Withdrawn candidates
*Jeremy Harrison
Jeremy Harrison (born January 29, 1978) is a Canadian provincial politician who is currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing the riding of Meadow Lake. Harrison is also the former Canadian Member of Parliamen ...
, MLA for Meadow Lake (2007–present), Minister of the Economy (2016–2017), Minister Responsible for Tourism, Innovation, Trade and the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Commission (2016-2017), Government House Leader (2011–2014), Minister of Enterprise (2010–2012), Minister of Municipal Affairs (2009–2012, Federal Tory
A Tory () is a person who holds a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalism and conservatism, which upholds the supremacy of social order as it has evolved in the English culture throughout history. The ...
MP for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (french: Desnethé—Missinippi—Rivière Churchill; formerly known as Churchill River) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canad ...
; Endorsed Scott Moe
Scott Moe (born July 31, 1973) 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 elect ...
:Date announced: August 19, 2017
:Date withdrew: September 1, 2017
:Subsequently endorsed: Scott Moe
* Rob Clarke, former MP for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (french: Desnethé—Missinippi—Rivière Churchill; formerly known as Churchill River) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canad ...
; Endorsed Ken Cheveldayoff
Ken Cheveldayoff (born April 1, 1965) is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Saskatoon Willowgrove. In 2018 he was a candidate for the leaders ...
:Date announced: November 15, 2017
:Date withdrew: December 13, 2017 (As Clarke withdrew after the deadline his name remained on the ballot)
Declined
*Don Atchison
Donald James Atchison (born March 1, 1952) is a Canadian politician who was Mayor of Saskatoon, the largest city in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan, from 2003 to 2016. Atchison was elected mayor four times, tied for the most after ...
, Mayor of 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 ...
(2003–2016)[
*]Kelly Block
Kelly Block (born November 30, 1961) is a Canadian politician representing the electoral district of Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek since 2015. She was first elected in the 2008 Canadian federal election to serve as the Member of Parliament for ...
, Conservative MP for Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar (formerly known as Saskatoon—Rosetown) was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015.
Geography
The district consisted of the s ...
(2008–2015) and Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek (2015–present)[
* Steven Bonk, Minister of the Economy (2017–present), MLA for Moosomin (2016–present)][
* Kevin Doherty Minister of Finance (2015–present), MLA for ]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 ...
(2011–present)[
* Dustin Duncan, Minister of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport (2009–2010), Minister of the Environment (2010-2012), Minister of Health (2012-2016), Minister of Energy & Resources (2016–present), MLA for Weyburn-Big Muddy (2006–present)][
*]Rob Norris
Rob Norris is a former Canadian politician and retired government relations officer. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2016 as a member of the Saskatchewan Party, and formerly a member of the Saskatchewan ...
, former Minister of Advanced Education, Employment and Labour (2007–2010), Minister of Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration and for SaskPower and Innovation (2010-2012), MLA for Saskatoon Greystone (2007–2016)[
* Jim Reiter, Minister of Highways and Infrastructure (2009–2012), Minister of Government Relations and Minister of First Nations, Métis and Northern Affairs (2012-2016), Minister of Health (2016–present), MLA for Rosetown-Elrose (2007–present)][
*]Gerry Ritz
Gerry Ritz (born August 19, 1951) is a former Canadian politician. He served as member of the House of Commons of Canada for Battlefords—Lloydminster from 1997 until his resignation in 2017. He served as Canada's Agriculture minister from 20 ...
, federal Minister of Agriculture (2007-2015), Reform
Reform ( lat, reformo) means the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. The use of the word in this way emerges in the late 18th century and is believed to originate from Christopher Wyvill's Association movement ...
, Canadian Alliance
The Canadian Alliance (french: Alliance canadienne), formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance (french: Alliance réformiste-conservatrice canadienne), was a centre-right to right-wing federal political party in Canada that existed ...
, and then Conservative Party of Canada MP for Battlefords—Lloydminster
Battlefords—Lloydminster is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.
Geography
The district is in Central-Western Saskatchewan. It includes the communities o ...
(1997–2017).
*Brad Trost
Bradley Ryan Trost (born May 15, 1974) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the ridings of Saskatoon—Humboldt from 2004 to 2015 and Saskatoon—Univ ...
, Conservative Party of Canada MP for Saskatoon—University
Saskatoon—University is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan. It encompasses a portion of Saskatchewan previously included in the electoral districts of Saskatoon—Humboldt and Saskatoon—Wanuskewin.
Saskatoon—University was cr ...
, Saskatchewan (2015–present), had represented Saskatoon—Humboldt
Saskatoon—Humboldt was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979, and from 1988 to 2015.
Geography
The electoral district (Canada ...
, Saskatchewan (2004–2015), and was appointed Official Opposition Critic for Canada–U.S. Relations (2015–2016) following the 2015 election. 2017 federal Conservative Party leadership candidate. endorsed Cheveldayoff
Results
: = Eliminated from next round
: = Winner
References
See also
{{Saskatchewan Party
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