2007 Saskatchewan general election

2007 Saskatchewan general election
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58 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan; 30 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	76.0% (5.1pp)
	Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding.
Premier before election; Lorne Calvert; New Democratic	Premier after election ; Brad Wall; Saskatchewan

The 2007 Saskatchewan general election was held on November 7, 2007 to determine the composition of the 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party government of Premier Lorne Calvert was defeated by the Saskatchewan Party, led by Brad Wall. It was only the third time in the province's history that a centre-right party had won power.

Campaign

Lorne Calvert, Premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), advised the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan 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 Elwin Hermanson, won 28 seats in that election.

Following that election, Hermanson resigned as leader, and Swift Current 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

At the leaders' debate, Liberal 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

Summary of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan election results
Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
Party		Party leader	Candidates	2003	Dissol.	2007	Change	#	%	% Change
	Saskatchewan	Brad Wall	57	28	28	38	+10	230,671	50.92%	+11.57%
	New Democratic	Lorne Calvert	58	30	30	20	-10	168,704	37.24%	-7.44%
	Liberal	David Karwacki	58	0	0	0	–	42,585	9.40%	-4.78%
	Green	Sandra Finley	48	0	0	0	–	9,128	2.01%	+1.46%
	Progressive Conservative	Rick Swenson	5	0	0	0	–	832	0.18%	+0.02%
	Western Independence	John Nesdoly	8	0	0	0	–	572	0.13%	-0.48%
	Marijuana	Nathan Holowaty	5	0	0	0	–	517	0.11%	+0.11%
Total			239	58	58	58	–	453,009	100%

Five New Democratic incumbents – Graham Addley, Mark Wartman, Maynard Sonntag, Lon Borgerson and Glenn Hagel – 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

Popular vote

Saskatchewan			50.92%
New Democratic			37.24%
Liberal			9.40%
Green			2.01%
Others			0.43%

Seats summary

Saskatchewan			65.52%
New Democratic			34.48%

Ranking

	Seats	Second	Third	Fourth
Saskatchewan Party	38	19	0	0
New Democratic Party	20	38	0	0
Liberal Party	0	1	56	1
Green	0	0	2	43
Progressive Conservative	0	0	0	3
Western Independence	0	0	0	1
Marijuana	0	0	0	1

Results by region

Party Name			Northern	Prince Albert	Central	Southern	Moose Jaw	Saskatoon	Regina	Total
	Saskatchewan Party	Seats:	10	1	6	12	1	5	3	38
	Saskatchewan Party	Popular Vote:	55.58%	41.60%	64.38%	66.70%	41.61%	42.73%	35.64%	50.92%
	NDP	Seats:	3	1	0	0	1	7	8	20
	NDP	Popular Vote:	37.79%	49.56%	24.52%	24.42%	48.63%	41.63%	47.53%	37.24%
	Liberal	Seats:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Liberal	Popular Vote:	5.03%	7.05%	8.14%	6.79%	6.62%	12.77%	14.03%	9.40%
	Green	Seats:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Green	Popular Vote:	1.20%	1.79%	2.44%	1.53%	1.83%	2.33%	2.67%	2.01%
	Progressive Conservative	Seats:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Progressive Conservative	Popular Vote:	xx	xx	0.35%	0.31%	1.31%	0.15%	xx	0.18%
	Western Independence	Seats:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Western Independence	Popular Vote:	0.30%	xx	0.18%	0.24%	xx	xx	xx	0.13%
	Marijuana	Seats:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Marijuana	Popular Vote:	xx	xx	xx	xx	xx	0.37%	0.13%	0.11%
Total seats:			13	2	6	12	2	12	11	58

10 closest ridings

Moose Jaw North: Warren Michelson (SK Party) def. Glenn Hagel (NDP) by 33 votes
Meadow Lake: Jeremy Harrison (SK Party) def. Maynard Sonntag (NDP) by 36 votes
Prince Albert Carlton: Darryl Hickie (SK Party) def. Chad Nilson (NDP) by 61 votes
Regina Qu'Appelle Valley: Laura Ross (SK Party) def. Mark Wartman (NDP) by 204 votes
Regina South: Bill Hutchinson (SK Party) def. Yens Pedersen (NDP) by 255 votes
Saskatoon Sutherland: Joceline Schriemer (SK Party) def. Graham Addley (NDP) by 269 votes
Saskatoon Meewasin: Frank Quennell (NDP) def. Roger Parent (SK Party) by 299 votes
Saskatoon Greystone: Rob Norris (SK Party) def. Andrew Mason (NDP) by 308 votes
Saskatoon Eastview: Judy Junor (NDP) def. Terry Alm (SK Party) by 310 votes
The Battlefords: Len Taylor (NDP) def. Herb Cox (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

Electoral District	Candidates
	Saskatchewan Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	Western Independence

Athabasca	Phil Elliott 1,012 (31.89%)	Buckley Belanger 1,885 (59.41%)	Malvina Iron 174 (5.48%)	Edna Daigneault 102 (3.22%)		Buckley Belanger
Cut Knife-Turtleford	Michael Chisholm 4,060 (61.03%)	Roger Emberley 2,092 (31.45%)	Margaret MacGowan 294 (4.42%)	Vinessa Currie 140 (2.11%)	John Nesdoly 66 (0.99%)	Michael Chisholm
Lloydminster	Tim McMillan 3,219 (61.29%)	Grant Whitstone 1,931 (36.77%)	John MacGowan 102 (1.94%)			Milt Wakefield**
Meadow Lake	Jeremy Harrison 3,507 (48.86%)	Maynard Sonntag 3,471 (48.36%)	Don Coupland 200 (2.78%)			Maynard Sonntag
Rosthern-Shellbrook	Denis Allchurch 4,134 (57.50%)	Ron Blocka 2,553 (35.51%)	Linda Neher 339 (4.72%)	Margaret-Rose Uvery 163 (2.27%)		Denis Allchurch
The Battlefords	Herb Cox 3,020 (39.71%)	Len Taylor 3,332 (43.81%)	Ryan Bater 1,016 (13.36%)	Reid Stewart 180 (2.37%)	Gordon Elias 57 (0.75%)	Len Taylor

Northeast Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates
	Saskatchewan Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	Western Independence

Batoche	Delbert Kirsch 4,523 (59.77%)	Don Hovdebo 2,583 (34.14%)	Bernie Yuzdepski 461 (6.09%)			Delbert Kirsch
Canora-Pelly	Ken Krawetz 4,632 (64.49%)	Kerry Bewcyk 2,148 (29.90%)	Duncan May 232 (3.23%)	Keith Neu 115 (1.60%)	Carl Barabonoff 56 (0.78%)	Ken Krawetz
Carrot River Valley	Fred Bradshaw 4,634 (61.79%)	Leigh Spencer 2,491 (33.21%)	Gerry MacNeill 375 (5.00%)			Allan Kerpan**
Cumberland	Winston McKay 1,088 (22.97%)	Joan Beatty 3,124 (65.96%)	Heath Muggli 230 (4.86%)	Harold Johnson 294 (6.21%)		Joan Beatty
Kelvington-Wadena	June Draude 5,330 (70.17%)	Mervin Kryzanowski 1,753 (23.08%)	Don Gabel 294 (3.87%)	Elaine Hughes 138 (1.82%)	John Koban 81 (1.06%)	June Draude
Melfort	Rod Gantefoer 4,751 (65.25%)	Dale Renneberg 2,191 (30.09%)	Sarah Koskie 339 (4.66%)			Rod Gantefoer
Prince Albert Carlton	Darryl Hickie 3,675 (47.33%)	Chad Nilson 3,614 (46.55%)	Jill Swenson 370 (4.77%)	Steve Lawrence 105 (1.35%)		Myron Kowalsky**
Prince Albert Northcote	Kevin Shiach 2,130 (34.41%)	Darcy Furber 3,301 (53.33%)	Colin Fraser 614 (9.92%)	Ray Johnson 145 (2.34%)		Eldon Lautermilch**
Saskatchewan Rivers	Nadine Wilson 4,294 (54.92%)	Lon Borgerson 3,221 (41.19%)	Alyssa Fullerton 304 (3.89%)			Lon Borgerson

West Central Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates
	Saskatchewan Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	Other

Arm River-Watrous	Greg Brkich 4,683 (57.92%)	Gordon MacMurchy 2,314 (28.62%)	Lou Coderre 762 (9.43%)	Arnold Taylor 162 (2.00%)	Gordon Pederson (PC) 164 (2.03%)	Greg Brkich
Biggar	Randy Weekes 4,499 (50.93%)	Ken Crush 2,311 (30.78%)	Nathan Jeffries 493 (6.57%)	Darryl Amey 204 (2.72%)		Randy Weekes
Humboldt	Donna Harpauer 5,049 (57.57%)	Brenda Curtis 2,456 (28.01%)	Brent Loehr 1,048 (11.95%)	Anita Rocamora 217 (2.47%)		Donna Harpauer
Kindersley	Bill Boyd 4,513 (66.95%)	Sarah Connor 1,376 (20.41%)	Erhard Poggemiller 577 (8.56%)	Norbert Kratchmer 192 (2.85%)	Bruce Ritter (WIP) 83 (1.23%)	Jason Dearborn**
Martensville	Nancy Heppner 5,981 (73.47%)	Chris Gallaway 1,525 (18.73%)	Eric Steiner 476 (5.85%)	Hart Haidn 159 (1.95%)		Nancy Heppner
Rosetown-Elrose	Jim Reiter 5,669 (71.18%)	Eric Anderson 1,592 (19.99%)	Tracey Kowalchuk 485 (6.09%)	Kirk Friggstad 218 (2.74%)		Elwin Hermanson**

Southwest Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates
	Saskatchewan Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	Other

Cypress Hills	Wayne Elhard 5,357 (75.72%)	Jason Hicks 1,129 (15.96%)	Josh Haugerud 321 (4.54%)	Bill Clary 209 (2.95%)	David Sawkiw (WIP) 59 (0.83%)	Wayne Elhard
Moose Jaw North	Warren Michelson 3,960 (45.83%)	Glenn Hagel 3,927 (45.45%)	John Morris 627 (7.26%)	Deanna Robilliard 126 (1.46%)		Glenn Hagel
Moose Jaw Wakamow	Gwen Beitel 2,726 (36.70%)	Deb Higgins 3,887 (52.33%)	Sharice Billett Niedermayer 436 (5.87%)	Larissa Shasko 168 (2.26%)	Tom Steen (PC) 211 (2.84%)	Deb Higgins
Swift Current	Brad Wall 6,006 (70.88%)	Robert Hale 1,983 (23.40%)	Justin Orthner 300 (3.54%)	Gail Schroh 185 (2.18%)		Brad Wall
Thunder Creek	Lyle Stewart 5,558 (64.45%)	Larry Hall 1,997 (23.16%)	Rod Haugerud 590 (6.84%)	Russ Rudd 184 (2.13%)	Rick Swenson (PC) 295 (3.42%)	Lyle Stewart
Wood River	Yogi Huyghebaert 5,323 (69.59%)	Steve Ryan 1,320 (17.26%)	Michael Klein 768 (10.04%)	Lynn Arrayet 171 (2.23%)	Rockey Young (WIP) 67 (0.88%)	Yogi Huyghebaert

Southeast Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates
	Saskatchewan Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	Western Independence

Cannington	Dan D'Autremont 5,614 (77.75%)	Henry Friesen 1,198 (16.59%)	Karen Spelay 409 (5.66%)			Dan D'Autremont
Estevan	Doreen Eagles 4,703 (66.16%)	Morris Johnson 1,335 (18.79%)	Tim Seipp 910 (12.81%)	Sigfredo Gonzales 158 (2.22%)		Doreen Eagles
Indian Head-Milestone	Don McMorris 5,351 (63.97%)	Corinne Pauliuk 2,301 (27.51%)	Michael Hiebert 510 (6.09%)	Dagan Harding 203 (2.43%)		Don McMorris
Last Mountain-Touchwood	Glen Hart 4,736 (60.39%)	Jordon Hillier 2,419 (30.85%)	Deon Kalaman 507 (6.47%)	Wybo Ottenbreit-Born 180 (2.29%)		Glen Hart
Melville-Saltcoats	Bob Bjornerud 5,039 (62.28%)	Marlys Knezacek 2,574 (31.81%)	Henry Farmer 375 (4.64%)		Frank Serfas 103 (1.27%)	Bob Bjornerud
Moosomin	Don Toth 5,101 (72.32%)	Virginia Healey 1,506 (21.35%)	Randy Jeffries 446 (6.33%)			Don Toth
Weyburn-Big Muddy	Dustin Duncan 4,972 (60.71%)	Sharon Elliott 2,060 (25.15%)	Colleen Christopherson-Cote 1,004 (12.26%)	Al Birchard 154 (1.88%)		Dustin Duncan
Yorkton	Greg Ottenbreit 5,005 (59.46%)	Randy Goulden 3,158 (37.52%)	Joyce Landry 254 (3.02%)			Clay Serby**

Saskatoon

Electoral District	Candidates
	Saskatchewan Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	Marijuana	Progressive Conservative

Saskatoon Centre	Jonathan Abrametz 1,929 (29.85%)	David Forbes 3,707 (57.36%)	Derek Morrison 565 (8.74%)	Nathan Risling 150 (2.32%)	Nathan Holowaty 112 (1.73%)		David Forbes
Saskatoon Eastview	Terry Alm 4,198 (42.24%)	Judy Junor 4,508 (45.36%)	Paul Maczek 980 (9.86%)	Keane Gruending 252 (2.54%)			Judy Junor
Saskatoon Fairview	Eileen Gelowitz 2,182 (34.20%)	Andy Iwanchuk 3,272 (51.28%)	Jim Pulfer 695 (10.89%)	Shannon Lee Dyck 138 (2.16%)		James M. Yachyshen 94 (1.47%)	Andy Iwanchuk
Saskatoon Greystone	Rob Norris 4,080 (41.97%)	Andrew Mason 3,772 (38.80%)	Zeba Ahmad 1,639 (16.86%)	Robert Cram 231 (2.38%)			Peter Prebble**
Saskatoon Massey Place	Dennis Neudorf 2,629 (35.63%)	Cam Broten 4,109 (55.69%)	Ashraf Omar 473 (6.41%)	Crystal Stadnyk 168 (2.28%)			Eric Cline**
Saskatoon Meewasin	Roger Parent 2,740 (31.85%)	Frank Quennell 3,039 (35.32%)	David Karwacki 2,591 (30.11%)	Don Cameron 149 (1.73%)	Matt Oscienny 85 (0.99%)		Frank Quennell
Saskatoon Northwest	Serge LeClerc 4,513 (53.80%)	Ken Winton-Grey 2,490 (29.68%)	Ryan Androsoff 1,238 (14.76%)	Rick Barsky 148 (1.76%)			Ted Merriman**
Saskatoon Nutana	Don Johannesson 2,552 (29.13%)	Pat Atkinson 4,529 (51.70%)	Grant Karwacki 1,147 (13.09%)	Sandra Finley 355 (4.05%)	Christine King 109 (1.24%)	Gwen Katzman 68 (0.78%)	Pat Atkinson
Saskatoon Riversdale	Fred Ozirney 2,058 (32.45%)	Lorne Calvert 3,560 (56.13%)	Roman Todos 511 (8.06%)	Jan Norris 123 (1.94%)	Michael Kereiff 90 (1.42%)		Lorne Calvert
Saskatoon Silver Springs	Ken Cheveldayoff 6,884 (61.80%)	Gord Bedient 3,060 (27.47%)	Karen Parhar 959 (8.61%)	Cameron McRae 236 (2.12%)			Ken Cheveldayoff
Saskatoon Southeast	Don Morgan 6,125 (58.94%)	Jane Wollenberg 2,954 (28.43%)	Mark Lemstra 1,155 (11.11%)	Mike Fornssler 158 (1.52%)			Don Morgan
Saskatoon Sutherland	Joceline Schriemer 3,679 (43.84%)	Graham Addley 3,410 (40.64%)	Dave Parker 1,034 (12.32%)	Lynn Oliphant 268 (3.19%)			Graham Addley

Regina

Electoral District	Candidates
	Saskatchewan Party	New Democratic	Liberal	Green	Marijuana

Regina Coronation Park	Terill Young 2,341 (31.76%)	Kim Trew 4,122 (55.93%)	Marlin Belt 669 (9.08%)	Allan Kirk 117 (1.59%)	Tom Shapiro 121 (1.64%)	Kim Trew
Regina Dewdney	Don Saelhof 3,328 (39.62%)	Kevin Yates 3,821 (45.49%)	Shaine Peters 1,083 (12.89%)	Darcy Robillard 167 (1.99%)		Kevin Yates
Regina Douglas Park	Scott Simpkins 3,051 (30.89%)	Harry Van Mulligen 5,128 (51.92%)	Nick Schenher 1,321 (13.37%)	Victor Lau 377 (3.82%)		Harry Van Mulligen
Regina Elphinstone-Centre	Debbi Stevenson 1,182 (22.90%)	Warren McCall 3,224 (62.47%)	Keitha Kennedy 478 (9.26%)	Ingrid Alesich 277 (5.37%)		Warren McCall
Regina Lakeview	Raynelle Wilson 2,932 (32.33%)	John Nilson 4,323 (47.67%)	Matt Sirois 1,418 (15.64%)	Robert Cosbey 395 (4.36%)		John Nilson
Regina Northeast	Morris Elfenbaum 3,308 (40.44%)	Ron Harper 3,995 (48.83%)	Bryan Bell 717 (8.76%)	Hal Swartz 161 (1.97%)		Ron Harper
Regina Qu'Appelle Valley	Laura Ross 4,362 (42.59%)	Mark Wartman 4,158 (40.60%)	Michael Huber 1,597 (15.59%)	Nicolas Stulberg 125 (1.22%)		Mark Wartman
Regina Rosemont	Tony Fiacco 2,624 (34.83%)	Trent Wotherspoon 4,026 (53.44%)	Jeff Raymond 667 (8.85%)	Vicki Nelson 216 (2.87%)		Joanne Crofford**
Regina South	Bill Hutchinson 4,302 (43.81%)	Yens Pedersen 4,047 (41.21%)	Mark Lloyd 1,215 (12.37%)	Ron McMahon 256 (2.61%)		Andrew Thomson**
Regina Walsh Acres	~~Dan Harder~~¹	Sandra Morin 3,942 (61.99%)	Marie-France Magnin 2,198 (34.57%)	Kelsey Pearson 219 (3.44%)		Sandra Morin
Regina Wascana Plains	Christine Tell 5,818 (52.74%)	Tyler Forrest 3,450 (31.28%)	Joe Stroeder 1,593 (14.44%)	Jim Elliott 170 (1.54%)		Doreen Hamilton**

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.^[4]

References

^ "Voter turnout figures for 28th Saskatchewan election released". Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ "NDP on the ropes: poll". The StarPhoenix. April 28, 2007. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
^ "Saskatchewan Party’s victory appeals to students" Archived 2017-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, The Voice, Volume 15, Issue 43, November 16, 2007. Ksenia Prints
^ Brownlee, Karen (October 29, 2007). "Sask. Party rejects Regina candidate". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2007.

External links

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Parties

Parties with seats in the previous legislature

Parties without seats in the previous legislature

[1] "Voter turnout figures for 28th Saskatchewan election released". Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2017.

[2] "NDP on the ropes: poll". The StarPhoenix. April 28, 2007. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

[voice-3] "Saskatchewan Party’s victory appeals to students" Archived 2017-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, The Voice, Volume 15, Issue 43, November 16, 2007. Ksenia Prints

[4] Brownlee, Karen (October 29, 2007). "Sask. Party rejects Regina candidate". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2007.

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