The 2007 Saskatchewan general election was held on November 7, 2007 to determine the composition of the

26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 2007 Saskatchewan election, and was sworn in on November 21, 2007. It sat until May 19, 2011. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan Party under Premier Brad Wall Bradley John Wa ...

. 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 ...

government of Premier

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 ...

was defeated by the Saskatchewan Party, led by

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 ...

. It was only the third time in the province's history that a

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party had won power.

Campaign

Lorne Calvert, Premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), advised the

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to call an election for November 7, 2007. In the 2003 election, the NDP won 30 of 58 seats to form a majority government. The Saskatchewan Party, then led by

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, won 28 seats in that election. Following that election, Hermanson resigned as leader, and

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 ...

MLA Brad Wall was acclaimed as his successor in March 2004. Within a year after Wall took the leadership, the Saskatchewan Party unveiled a much more moderate policy platform in order to expand its support outside its rural base. This strategy paid off; by the spring of 2007 the Saskatchewan Party was well ahead in most opinion polling. The NDP promised to create places for 10,000 new post-secondary students, and to lower tuition fees by $1,000. The Saskatchewan Party countered with a promise of a tuition rebate of up to $20,000 after graduation, spread over seven years."Saskatchewan Party’s victory appeals to students"
, ''The Voice'', Volume 15, Issue 43, November 16, 2007. Ksenia Prints At the leaders' debate,

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leader David Karwacki participated alongside Calvert and Wall despite the Liberals holding no seats going into the election. It is the last time to date that the leader of a party other than the NDP or the Saskatchewan Party has been invited to participate.

Results

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, Maynard Sonntag, Lon Borgerson and

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– were defeated. Sonntag was initially declared elected in Meadow Lake on election night, but was declared defeated the following day after a reported tabulation error. This result was confirmed following the counting of absentee ballots on November 19. The other five seat gains for the Saskatchewan Party came in districts where the New Democratic incumbent did not stand for reelection. This is the most recent election to date in which any party other than the NDP or the Saskatchewan Party received more than 5% of the vote.

Percentages

Ranking

Results by region

10 closest ridings

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(SK Party) def.

(NDP) by 33 votes # Meadow Lake:

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 ...

(SK Party) def. Maynard Sonntag (NDP) by 36 votes #

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: Darryl Hickie (SK Party) def. Chad Nilson (NDP) by 61 votes # Regina Qu'Appelle Valley: Laura Ross (SK Party) def.

(NDP) by 204 votes # Regina South: Bill Hutchinson (SK Party) def.

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(NDP) by 255 votes #

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: Joceline Schriemer (SK Party) def. Graham Addley (NDP) by 269 votes #

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 ...

: Frank Quennell (NDP) def. Roger Parent (SK Party) by 299 votes # Saskatoon Greystone:

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(SK Party) def. Andrew Mason (NDP) by 308 votes # Saskatoon Eastview: Judy Junor (NDP) def. Terry Alm (SK Party) by 310 votes #

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(NDP) def.

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(SK Party) by 312 votes

Riding-by-riding results

''People in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol ''" ** "'' represents MLAs who did not run again.''

Northwest Saskatchewan

Northeast Saskatchewan

West Central Saskatchewan

Southwest Saskatchewan

Southeast Saskatchewan

Saskatoon

Regina

Notes

¹ Dan Harder, the Saskatchewan Party candidate in Regina Walsh Acres, withdrew his candidacy on October 27, 2007 after the party learned the details of a complaint of inappropriate conduct made against him by employees of Big Brothers of Regina in 2006 while he was executive director of the organization.

References

External links

2007 Saskatchewan General Election , Mapleleafweb.com

CBC Digital Archives - Showdown on the Prairies: A History of Saskatchewan Elections

General resources

Government of Saskatchewan

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Parties

;Parties with seats in the previous legislature
Saskatchewan New DemocratsSaskatchewan Party
;Parties without seats in the previous legislature
Liberal Party of SaskatchewanGreen Party of SaskatchewanProgressive Conservative Party of SaskatchewanWestern Independence Party of SaskatchewanSaskatchewan Marijuana PartySaskatchewan Democratic Action Party
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