2020 Saskatchewan general election explained

Election Name:2020 Saskatchewan general election
Country:Saskatchewan
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Previous Election:2016 Saskatchewan general election
Previous Year:2016
Previous Mps:28th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Election Date:October 26, 2020
Elected Mps:29th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Next Election:2024 Saskatchewan general election
Next Year:2024
Seats For Election:61 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Majority Seats:31
Opinion Polls:
  1. Opinion polls
Turnout:52.86% 4.94%
Image1:Scott Moe at US EPA (cropped).jpg
Image1 Size:160x160px
Leader1:Scott Moe
Leader Since1:January 27, 2018
Leaders Seat1:Rosthern-Shellbrook
Last Election1:51 seats, 62.53%
Seats Before1:46
Seats1:48
Seat Change1: 2
Popular Vote1:269,996
Percentage1:61.12%
Swing1: 1.41 pp
Image2 Size:160x160px
Leader2:Ryan Meili
Leader Since2:March 3, 2018
Leaders Seat2:Saskatoon Meewasin
Last Election2:10 seats, 30.28%
Seats Before2:13
Seats2:13
Popular Vote2:140,584
Percentage2:31.82%
Swing2: 1.54 pp
Premier
Before Election:Scott Moe
Posttitle:Premier after election
After Election:Scott Moe

The 2020 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 26, 2020 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. This date was set by Saskatchewan's fixed election date law. The writ was dropped on September 29 just in time to hold the election on October 26.[1]

The previous election re-elected the Saskatchewan Party to its third consecutive majority government under the leadership of Brad Wall. On August 10, 2017, Wall announced his resignation as leader, pending the election of his successor.[2] On January 27, 2018, Environment Minister Scott Moe was elected leader of the Saskatchewan Party. He was appointed and sworn in as premier on February 2.

The conservative Saskatchewan Party under Moe was re-elected to its fourth consecutive majority government.

Date

Since 2010, the Legislative Assembly has had a fixed four-year term. According to the 2019 amendment to, "the first general election after the coming into forceof this subsection must be held on Monday, October 26, 2020".[3] [4] [5] However, the act also provides that if the election period overlaps with a federal election period, the provincial election is to be postponed until the first Monday of the following April; in this case: April 5, 2021. Because the 43rd Canadian Parliament was a minority Parliament, such a federal election was possible, but it did not occur prior to the provincial election being called. The fixed election law does not infringe on the lieutenant governor's right to dissolve the Legislative Assembly at an earlier date on the premier's advice.

Although Premier Moe hinted at the possibility of calling a snap election in spring 2020, Moe announced on March 12 that he would not do so, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan.[6]

This was the third provincial election held in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada after New Brunswick and British Columbia.

Incumbents not contesting their seats

Retiring incumbents

Saskatchewan PartyNew Democratic Party

Election summary

Like the previous election, few seats changed hands, though there was a small swing in the overall popular vote to the NDP. The Saskatchewan Party retained its sweep of the central and southern rural ridings, with no rural seats changing hands. Overall, the NDP's seat total was left unchanged at 13. No other party won any seats.

Saskatoon saw a swing to the NDP, with the New Democrats recording a net gain of one seat. The NDP picked up Saskatoon Eastview and Saskatoon University from the Sask. Party, however (especially given the overall swing to the NDP in the cities) the surprise of the night was in Saskatoon Riversdale, the riding of former premier Roy Romanow, which was won by the Saskatchewan Party for the first time. It was only the second time in that riding's history it was not won by the NDP, and arguably an even bigger upset since the only other such occasion was the 1982 Progressive Conservative landslide in which (unlike in 2020) the Tories took all of Saskatoon.

Regina also saw a swing towards the NDP, which gained Regina University from the Saskatchewan Party. However, this was balanced by the loss of its 2018 by-election gain of Regina Northeast. The Saskatchewan Party also re-gained the seat of Prince Albert Northcote, leaving the NDP shut out outside of Saskatoon, Regina and Northern Saskatchewan.

The newly formed Buffalo Party finished second in four rural ridings, and finished third place in the overall popular vote despite running far fewer candidates than the Green Party or the Progressive Conservatives. The PC's finished fifth behind the Greens in overall popular vote, but recorded more votes per candidate than the Greens. The Greens were the only other party besides the Saskatchewan Party and NDP to run anything close to a full slate of candidates, but averaged barely more votes per candidate on average than the essentially dormant Liberal Party. The Liberals ran only three paper candidates in order to maintain their party registration and did not run a meaningful campaign.

|-!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Party!rowspan="2"|Leader!rowspan="2"|

Candidates!colspan="4"|Seats!colspan="3"|Popular vote|-!2016!Dissol.!2020!+/-!Votes!%!% change|align=left|Scott Moe|61 ||51 ||46 || 48 || -3 || 269,996 || 61.12 || –1.41|align=left|Ryan Meili|61 ||10|||13|| 13 || +3 || 140,584 || 31.82 || +1.54|align=left|Wade Sira (i)| 17 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ±0 || 11,298 || 2.56 || New|align=left|Naomi Hunter| 60 ||0 ||0 || 0 || ±0 || 10,033 || 2.27 || +0.43|align=left|Ken Grey| 31 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ±0 || 8,404 || 1.90 || +0.62|align=left|Robert Rudachyk (i)| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ±0 || 355 || 0.08 || –3.51| colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Independent| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ±0 || 1,076 || 0.24 || –0.15| colspan="4" style="text-align:left;"|Vacant| 2 || colspan="5" |-|align=left colspan="8"|Blank and invalid votes || 3,265 || 0.73|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total|236 ||61 ||61 || 61 || 0 || 445,011 ||100.00 || 0|-|align=left colspan="8"|Eligible voters / turnout || 841,807 || 52.86|}

Synopsis of results

2020 Saskatchewan general election - synopsis of riding results[7] [8]
Riding[9] 2016Winning partyTurnout
[10]
Votes
PartyVotesShareMargin
#
Margin
%
SaskNDPBuffGrnPCLibTotal
 
Arm River  Sask  Sask6,569 76.98%5,233 61.32%65.26%6,569 1,336  - 197 431  -  - 8,533
Athabasca  NDP  NDP1,730 56.80%618 20.29%33.63%1,112 1,730  - 204  -  -  - 3,046
Batoche  Sask  Sask4,357 65.28%2,546 38.14%56.47%4,357 1,811  - 156 350  -  - 6,674
Biggar-Sask Valley  Sask  Sask5,775 73.52%4,582 58.33%57.60%5,775 1,193 698 189  -  -  - 7,855
Cannington  Sask  Sask5,781 73.77%4,542 57.96%62.38%5,781 680 1,239 136  -  -  - 7,836
Canora-Pelly  Sask  Sask4,343 68.31%2,819 44.34%54.04%4,343 1,524 358 133  -  -  - 6,358
Carrot River Valley  Sask  Sask4,833 74.54%3,551 54.77%52.58%4,833 1,282  - 90 279  -  - 6,484
Cumberland  NDP  NDP2,807 66.53%1,511 35.81%29.34%1,296 2,807  - 116  -  -  - 4,219
Cut Knife-Turtleford  Sask  Sask5,517 76.91%4,574 63.76%55.46%5,517 943 572 141  -  -  - 7,173
Cypress Hills  Sask  Sask4,685 65.13%3,296 45.82%57.11%4,685 681 1,389 110 328  -  - 7,193
Estevan  Sask  Sask4,409 62.43%2,696 38.17%57.85%4,409 666 1,713 116 354  -  - 7,062
Humboldt-Watrous  Sask  Sask5,713 72.81%4,533 57.77%61.87%5,713 1,180 529 181 243  -  - 7,846
Indian Head-Milestone  Sask  Sask5,626 67.02%3,255 38.78%59.56%5,626 2,371  - 147 251  -  - 8,395
Kelvington-Wadena  Sask  Sask4,791 69.57%3,568 51.81%57.57%4,791 1,223 370 172 331  -  - 6,887
Kindersley  Sask  Sask5,269 74.40%4,228 59.70%57.87%5,269 508 1,041 70 194  -  - 7,082
Last Mountain-Touchwood  Sask  Sask4,461 62.44%2,661 37.25%60.09%4,461 1,800 411 146 327  -  - 7,145
Lloydminster  Sask  Sask3,846 82.41%3,316 71.05%30.45%3,846 530 235 56  -  -  - 4,667
Lumsden-Morse  Sask  Sask6,243 73.40%4,714 55.42%63.39%6,243 1,529 509 225  -  -  - 8,506
Martensville-Warman  Sask  Sask7,137 74.01%5,358 55.56%53.53%7,137 1,779 566 161  -  -  - 9,643
Meadow Lake  Sask  Sask4,540 71.63%2,913 45.96%46.08%4,540 1,627  - 171  -  -  - 6,338
Melfort  Sask  Sask5,550 77.58%4,418 61.76%57.52%5,550 1,132 369 103  -  -  - 7,154
Melville-Saltcoats  Sask  Sask5,394 75.94%4,146 58.37%56.10%5,394 1,248  - 137 324  -  - 7,103
Moose Jaw North  Sask  Sask4,733 63.75%2,201 29.64%58.24%4,733 2,532  - 159  -  -  - 7,424
Moose Jaw Wakamow  Sask  Sask3,466 53.40%822 12.67%50.60%3,466 2,644  - 142 239  -  - 6,491
Moosomin  Sask  Sask5,467 77.78%4,324 61.52%54.82%5,467 1,143  - 171 248  -  - 7,029
Prince Albert Carlton  Sask  Sask3,867 57.68%1,304 19.45%48.30%3,867 2,563  - 99 175  -  - 6,704
Prince Albert Northcote  NDP  Sask2,652 48.84%195 3.59%37.78%2,652 2,457  - 106 215  -  - 5,430
Regina Coronation Park  Sask  Sask2,913 48.87%283 4.75%47.64%2,913 2,630  - 191 227  -  - 5,961
Regina Douglas Park  NDP  NDP3,545 60.14%1,737 29.47%46.04%1,808 3,545  - 211 331  -  - 5,895
Regina Elphinstone-Centre  NDP  NDP2,491 61.42%1,365 33.66%32.13%1,126 2,491  - 260 124  - 55 4,056
Regina Gardiner Park  Sask  Sask4,342 60.78%1,800 25.20%57.88%4,342 2,542  - 142 118  -  - 7,144
Regina Lakeview  NDP  NDP4,739 65.47%2,545 35.16%59.46%2,194 4,739  - 202  - 103  - 7,238
Regina Northeast  Sask  Sask3,709 49.60%450 6.02%58.32%3,709 3,259  - 135 272 103  - 7,478
Regina Pasqua  Sask  Sask4,791 47.23%256 2.52%54.30%4,791 4,535  - 409 408  -  - 10,143
Regina Rochdale  Sask  Sask5,981 56.18%1,841 17.30%62.64%5,981 4,140  - 209 317  -  - 10,647
Regina Rosemont  NDP  NDP4,094 57.83%1,572 22.20%53.38%2,522 4,094  - 168 295  -  - 7,079
Regina University  Sask  NDP3,478 49.99%342 4.92%62.78%3,136 3,478  - 180 164  -  - 6,958
Regina Walsh Acres  Sask  Sask3,148 46.62%606 8.97%56.49%3,148 2,542  -  - 265  - 797 6,752
Regina Wascana Plains  Sask  Sask7,209 63.80%3,590 31.77%63.63%7,209 3,619  - 248  -  - 224 11,300
Rosetown-Elrose  Sask  Sask5,806 77.70%4,615 61.76%62.54%5,806 1,191  - 193 282  -  - 7,472
Rosthern-Shellbrook  Sask  Sask5,341 79.54%4,257 63.40%55.18%5,341 1,084  - 146 144  -  - 6,715
Saskatchewan Rivers  Sask  Sask4,401 62.22%2,562 36.22%58.55%4,401 1,839 292 117 424  -  - 7,073
Saskatoon Centre  NDP  NDP3,080 58.52%1,049 19.93%39.48%2,031 3,080  - 152  -  -  - 5,263
Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood  Sask  Sask3,839 49.55%259 3.34%61.71%3,839 3,580  - 130 198  -  - 7,747
Saskatoon Eastview  Sask  NDP4,063 50.78%359 4.49%62.82%3,704 4,063  - 234  -  -  - 8,001
Saskatoon Fairview  Sask  NDP3,759 53.91%991 14.21%47.10%2,768 3,759  - 131 315  -  - 6,973
Saskatoon Meewasin  Sask  NDP3,700 51.24%367 5.08%56.27%3,333 3,700  - 188  -  -  - 7,221
Saskatoon Northwest  Sask  Sask4,390 62.17%1,871 26.50%60.36%4,390 2,519  - 152  -  -  - 7,061
Saskatoon Nutana  NDP  NDP4,777 65.13%2,438 33.24%56.95%2,339 4,777  - 219  -  -  - 7,335
Saskatoon Riversdale  NDP  Sask2,984 49.18%81 1.33%45.96%2,984 2,903  - 180  -  -  - 6,067
Saskatoon Silverspring-Sutherland  Sask  Sask4,272 59.07%1,535 21.22%54.25%4,272 2,737  - 223  -  -  - 7,232
Saskatoon Southeast  Sask  Sask5,679 63.58%2,599 29.10%59.59%5,679 3,080  - 173  -  -  - 8,932
Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota  Sask  Sask7,584 67.17%4,501 39.86%57.87%7,584 3,083 334 289  -  -  - 11,290
Saskatoon University  Sask  NDP3,225 52.97%495 8.13%54.45%2,730 3,225  - 133  -  -  - 6,088
Saskatoon Westview  Sask  Sask4,322 54.30%1,062 13.35%51.12%4,322 3,260  - 229  - 149  - 7,960
Saskatoon Willowgrove  Sask  Sask7,509 66.38%3,909 34.56%56.18%7,509 3,600  - 203  -  -  - 11,312
Swift Current  Sask  Sask5,620 78.44%4,199 58.61%57.11%5,620 1,421  - 124  -  -  - 7,165
The Battlefords  Sask  Sask4,477 66.19%2,546 37.64%48.04%4,477 1,931  - 125 231  -  - 6,764
Weyburn-Big Muddy  Sask  Sask5,972 77.01%4,951 63.84%61.70%5,972 1,021 673 89  -  -  - 7,755
Wood River  Sask  Sask6,413 82.79%5,328 68.78%63.33%6,413 1,085  - 248  -  -  - 7,746
Yorkton  Sask  Sask4,171 74.01%2,870 50.93%44.66%4,171 1,301  - 164  -  -  - 5,636

= open seat

= turnout is above provincial average

= incumbency arose from byelection gain

= incumbent re-elected in same riding

= NDP candidate - nomination reversed by party leader

= other incumbent renominated

Seats changing hands

Seven seats changed allegiance from 2016:

Sask to NDP
NDP to Sask
Source !!colspan="4"
Party
align="center" Sask align="center" NDPTotal
Seats retained Incumbents returned 38 5 43
Open seats held 7 3 10
Byelection loss reversed 1 1
Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 1 2 3
Open seats gained 1 1 2
Byelection gains held 2 2
Total 48 13 61

Detailed analysis

Party rankings in each riding
Party Seats 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
4813 -  -  -
13444 -  -
 - 4112 -
 -  - 24306
 -  - 2110 -
 -  - 1 - 2
 -  -  - 21
Total616161449
Principal races, according to top-three results
Winning Party 2nd-place Party 3rd-place Party data-sort-type=number Seats
10
3
4
11
14
1
18
Total61

5 closest ridings

Incumbents are denoted in bold and followed by (I).

RidingWinnerRunner-upVote difference
Saskatoon Riversdale Marv Friesen Ashlee Hicks81
Regina Pasqua Muhammad Fiaz (I) Bhajan Brar256
Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood Lisa Lambert (I) Dave McGrane259
Regina Coronation Park Mark Docherty (I) Noor Burki283
Regina University Aleana Young Tina Beaudry-Mellor (I)342

Candidates by riding

Candidates in bold represent cabinet members and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol † indicates incumbent MLAs who are not running again.[11]

Northwest Saskatchewan

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
SK PartyNew DemocraticGreenPCBuffalo
width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  
AthabascaKelly Kwan
1,112 (36.52%)
Buckley Belanger
1,730 (56.81%)
Leroy Laliberte
204 (6.70%)
 Buckley Belanger
Cut Knife-TurtlefordRyan Domotor
5,517 (76.91%)
Matt Fedler
943 (13.15%)
Patrick McNally
138 (1.97%)
Richard Nelson
562 (7.97%)
 Larry Doke
LloydminsterColleen Young
3,846 (82.41%)
Colleen Morrell Henning
530 (11.36%)
Audra Kish
56 (1.20%)
Steve Gessner
235 (5.03%)
 Colleen Young
Meadow LakeJeremy Harrison
4,540 (71.63%)
Harmonie King
1,627 (25.67%)
Carol Vandale
171 (2.70%)
 Jeremy Harrison
Rosthern-ShellbrookScott Moe
5,341 (79.54%)
Trina Miller
1,084 (16.14%)
Larry Neufeld
146 (2.17%)
Yvonne Choquette
144 (2.15%)
 Scott Moe
The BattlefordsJeremy Cockrill
4,477 (66.19%)
Amber Stewart
1,931 (28.55%)
Joey Reynolds
125 (1.85%)
Harry Zamonsky
231 (3.41%)
 Herb Cox

Northeast Saskatchewan

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
SK PartyNew DemocraticGreenPCBuffalo
width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  
BatocheDelbert Kirsch
4,357 (65.28%)
Lon Borgerson
1,811 (27.14%)
Hamish Graham
156 (2.34%)
Carrie Harris
350 (5.24%)
 Delbert Kirsch
Canora-PellyTerry Dennis
4,343 (68.31%)
Stacey Strykowski
1,524 (23.97%)
Breton Gattinger
133 (2.09%)
Robert Hayes
358 (5.63%)
 Terry Dennis
Carrot River ValleyFred Bradshaw
4,833 (74.54%)
Rod McCorriston
1,282 (19.77%)
Liam Becker
90 (1.39%)
Glen Leson
279 (4.30%)
 Fred Bradshaw
CumberlandDarren Deschambeault
1,296 (30.15%)
Doyle Vermette
2,807 (65.31%)
Aaron Oochoo
116 (2.70%)
 Doyle Vermette
Kelvington-WadenaHugh Nerlien
4,791 (69.57%)
Linda Patenaude
1,223 (17.76%)
Melissa Fletcher
172 (2.50%)
Wayne Mastrachuk
331 (4.80%)
Justin Chrobot
370 (5.37%)
 Hugh Nerlien
MelfortTodd Goudy
5,550 (77.58%)
Lorne Schroeder
1,132 (15.82%)
Matthew Diakuw
103 (1.44%)
Dave Waldner
369 (5.16%)
 Todd Goudy
Prince Albert CarltonJoe Hargrave
3,867 (57.68%)
Troy Parenteau
2,563 (38.32%)
Shirley Davis
99 (1.48%)
Renee Grasby
175 (2.61%)
 Joe Hargrave
Prince Albert NorthcoteAlana Ross
2,652 (48.25%)
Nicole Rancourt
2,457 (44.70%)
Sarah Kraynick
106 (1.92%)
Jaret Nikolaisen
215 (3.91%)
 Nicole Rancourt
Saskatchewan RiversNadine Wilson
4,401 (62.22%)
Lyle Whitefish
1,839 (26.00%)
Marcia Neault
117 (1.65%)
Shaun Harris
424 (6.00%)
Fred Lackie
292 (4.13%)
 Nadine Wilson

West Central Saskatchewan

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
SK PartyNew DemocraticGreenPCBuffalo
width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  
Arm RiverDana Skoropad
6,569 (76.98%)
Cam Goff
1,336 (15.66%)
Tiffany Giesbrecht
197 (2.31%)
Steve Forbes
431 (5.05%)
 Greg Brkich
Biggar-Sask ValleyRandy Weekes
5,775 (73.52%)
Twyla Harris Naciri
1,193 (15.19%)
Darcy Robilliard
189 (2.41%)
Trevor Simpson
698 (8.88%)
 Randy Weekes
Humboldt-WatrousDonna Harpauer
5,713 (72.81%)
Wendy Sekulich
1,180 (15.04%)
Jim Ternier
181 (2.31%)
Rose Buscholl
243 (3.10%)
Constance Maffenbeier
529 (6.74%)
 Donna Harpauer
KindersleyKen Francis
5,269 (74.40%)
Steven Allen
508 (7.17%)
Evangeline Godron
70 (0.99%)
Terry Sieben
194 (2.74%)
Jason Cooper
1,041 (14.70%)
 Ken Francis
Martensville-WarmanTerry Jenson
7,137 (74.01%)
Carla Streeton
1,779 (18.45%)
Melvin Pylypchuk
161 (1.67%)
Wade Sira
566 (5.87%)
 Nancy Heppner
Rosetown-ElroseJim Reiter
5,806 (77.70%)
Brenda Edel
1,191 (15.94%)
Justina Robinson
193 (2.58%)
Adrian Janssens
282 (3.78%)
 Jim Reiter

Southwest Saskatchewan

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
SK PartyNew DemocraticGreenPCBuffalo
width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  
Cypress HillsDoug Steele
4,685 (65.13%)
Kelly Genert
681 (9.47%)
Dianna Holigroski
110 (1.53%)
John Goohsen
328 (4.56%)
Crystal Tiringe
1,389 (19.31%)
 Doug Steele
Lumsden-MorseLyle Stewart
6,243 (73.40%)
Nic Lewis
1,529 (17.98%)
Isaiah Hunter
225 (2.64%)
Les Guillemin
509 (5.98%)
 Lyle Stewart
Moose Jaw NorthTim McLeod
4,733 (63.75%)
Kyle Lichtenwald
2,532 (34.11%)
North Hunter
159 (2.14%)
 Warren Michelson
Moose Jaw WakamowGreg Lawrence
3,466 (53.40%)
Melissa Patterson
2,644 (40.73%)
Abby Firlotte
142 (2.19%)
Darcy Jensen
239 (3.68%)
 Greg Lawrence
Swift CurrentEverett Hindley
5,620 (78.44%)
Stefan Rumpel
1,421 (19.83%)
George Watson
124 (1.73%)
 Everett Hindley
Wood RiverDave Marit
6,413 (82.79%)
Roger Morgan
1,085 (14.01%)
Kimberly Soo Goodtrack
248 (3.20%)
 Dave Marit

Southeast Saskatchewan

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
SK PartyNew DemocraticGreenPCBuffalo
width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  width=14.6%  
CanningtonDaryl Harrison
5,781 (73.77%)
Dianne Twietmeyer
680 (8.68%)
Jaina Forrest
136 (1.74%)
Wes Smith
1,239 (15.81%)
 Dan D'Autremont
EstevanLori Carr
4,409 (62.43%)
Seth Lendrum
470 (6.66%)
Scott Meyers
116 (1.64%)
Linda Sopp
354 (5.01%)
Phil Zajac
1,713 (24.26%)
 Lori Carr
Indian Head-MilestoneDon McMorris
5,626 (67.02%)
Jared Clarke
2,371 (28.24%)
Billy Patterson
147 (1.75%)
Elvin Mandziak
251 (2.99%)
 Don McMorris
Last Mountain-TouchwoodTravis Keisig
4,461 (62.44%)
Thera Nordal
1,800 (25.19%)
Justin Stranack
146 (2.04%)
Victor Teece
327 (4.58%)
Gordon Bradford
411 (5.75%)
 Glen Hart
Melville-SaltcoatsWarren Kaeding
5,394 (75.94%)
Bonnie Galenzoski
1,248 (17.57%)
Jack Powless
137 (1.93%)
Trever Ratti
324 (4.56%)
 Warren Kaeding
MoosominSteven Bonk
5,467 (77.78%)
Ken Burton
1,143 (16.26%)
Marjorie Graham
171 (2.43%)
Frank Serfas
248 (3.53%)
 Steven Bonk
Weyburn-Big MuddyDustin Duncan
5,972 (77.00%)
Regan Lanning
1,021 (13.17%)
Shane Caellaigh
89 (1.15%)
Collin Keith
673 (8.68%)
 Dustin Duncan
YorktonGreg Ottenbreit
4,171 (74.01%)
Carter Antoine
1,301 (23.08%)
Judy Mergel
164 (2.91%)
 Greg Ottenbreit

Saskatoon

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
SK PartyNew DemocraticGreenPCOther
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Saskatoon CentreKim Groff
2,031 (38.59%)
Betty Nippi-Albright
3,080 (58.52%)
Raven Reid
152 (2.89%)
 David Forbes
Saskatoon Churchill-WildwoodLisa Lambert
3,839 (49.55%)
Dave McGrane
3,580 (46.21%)
Gillian Walker
130 (1.68%)
John Lowe
198 (2.56%)
 Lisa Lambert
Saskatoon EastviewChris Guérette
3,704 (46.29%)
Matt Love
4,063 (50.78%)
Jan Norris
234 (2.93%)
 Vacant
Saskatoon FairviewManny Sadhra
2,768 (39.69%)
Vicki Mowat
3,759 (53.91%)
Tobi-Dawne Smith
131 (1.88%)
Tony Ollenberger
315 (4.52%)
 Vicki Mowat
Saskatoon MeewasinRylund Hunter
3,333 (46.16%)
Ryan Meili
3,700 (51.24%)
Jacklin Andrews
188 (2.60%)
 Ryan Meili
Saskatoon NorthwestGordon Wyant
4,390 (62.17%)
Gillian Strange
2,519 (35.68%)
Maria Krznar
152 (2.15%)
 Gordon Wyant
Saskatoon NutanaKyle Mazer
2,339 (31.89%)
Erika Ritchie
4,777 (65.12%)
Albert Chubak
219 (2.99%)
 Cathy Sproule
Saskatoon RiversdaleMarv Friesen
2,984 (49.18%)
Ashlee Hicks
2,903 (47.85%)
Delanie Passer
170 (2.97%)
 Danielle Chartier
Saskatoon Silverspring-SutherlandPaul Merriman
4,272 (59.07%)
Tajinder Grewal
2,737 (37.85%)
Jaime Fairley
223 (3.08%)
 Paul Merriman
Saskatoon SoutheastDon Morgan
5,679 (63.58%)
Pamela Beaudin
3,080 (34.48%)
Cheryl Mazil
173 (1.94%)
 Don Morgan
Saskatoon Stonebridge-DakotaBronwyn Eyre
7,584 (67.17%)
Judicaël Moukoumi
3,083 (27.31%)
Lydia Martens
289 (2.56%)
Brett Gregg (Buff.)
334 (2.96%)
 Bronwyn Eyre
Saskatoon UniversityEric Olauson
2,730 (44.84%)
Jennifer Bowes
3,225 (52.97%)
Erickka Patmore
125 (2.19%)
 Eric Olauson
Saskatoon WestviewDavid Buckingham
4,322 (54.29%)
Malik Draz
3,260 (40.96%)
Glenn Wright
229 (2.88%)
Robert Rudachyk (Lib.)
149 (1.87%)
 David Buckingham
Saskatoon WillowgroveKen Cheveldayoff
7,509 (66.38%)
Kaitlyn Harvey
3,600 (31.82%)
David Greenfield
203 (1.80%)
 Ken Cheveldayoff

Regina

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
SK PartyNew DemocraticGreenPCOther
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Regina Coronation ParkMark Docherty
2,913 (48.87%)
Noor Burki
2,630 (44.12%)
Irene Browatzke
195 (3.20%)
David Coates
221 (3.81%)
 Mark Docherty
Regina Douglas ParkNadeem Naz
1,808 (30.67%)
Nicole Sarauer
3,545 (60.14%)
Victor Lau
211 (3.58%)
Sara Healey
331 (5.61%)
 Nicole Sarauer
Regina Elphinstone-CentreCaesar Khan
1,126 (27.76%)
Meara Conway
2,491 (61.41%)
Naomi Hunter
260 (6.41%)
Don Kirk
124 (3.06%)
Rolf Hartloff (Ind.)
55 (1.36%)
 Warren McCall
Regina Gardiner ParkGene Makowsky
4,342 (60.78%)
Faycal Haggui
2,542 (35.58%)
Helmi Scott Uguh
142 (1.99%)
David Teece
118 (1.65%)
 Gene Makowsky
Regina LakeviewMegan Patterson
2,194 (30.31%)
Carla Beck
4,739 (65.48%)
Michael Wright
202 (2.79%)
Bruno Sahut (Lib.)
103 (1.42%)
 Carla Beck
Regina NortheastGary Grewal
3,709 (49.60%)
Yens Pedersen
3,259 (43.58%)
Anthony Majore
132 (1.80%)
Corie Rempel
265 (3.64%)
Jeff Walters (Lib.)
102 (1.38%)
 Yens Pedersen
Regina PasquaMuhammad Fiaz
4,791 (47.24%)
Bhajan Brar
4,535 (44.71%)
Heather Lau
409 (4.03%)
Harry Frank
408 (4.02%)
 Muhammad Fiaz
Regina RochdaleLaura Ross
5,981 (56.18%)
Brett Estey
4,140 (38.88%)
Sarah Risk
209 (1.96%)
Murray Morhart
317 (2.98%)
 Laura Ross
Regina RosemontAlex Nau
2,522 (35.58%)
Trent Wotherspoon
4,102 (57.86%)
James Park
170 (2.40%)
Christopher McCulloch
295 (4.16%)
 Trent Wotherspoon
Regina UniversityTina Beaudry-Mellor
3,136 (45.07%)
Aleana Young
3,478 (49.98%)
Tanner Wallace
180 (2.59%)
Debbie Knill
164 (2.36%)
 Tina Beaudry-Mellor
Regina Walsh AcresDerek Meyers
3,148 (46.62%)
Kelly Hardy
2,542 (37.65%)
Ken Grey
256 (3.93%)
Sandra Morin (Ind.)
776 (11.80%)
 Vacant
Regina Wascana PlainsChristine Tell
7,209 (63.79%)
Mike Sinclair
3,619 (32.03%)
Sonja Doyle
248 (2.20%)
Nestor Mryglod (Ind.)
224 (1.98%)
 Christine Tell

List of MLAs who lost their seat

PartyNameConstituencyYear electedSeat held by party sinceDefeated byParty
Saskatchewan New Democratic Partydata-sort-value="Rancourt, Nicole" Nicole RancourtPrince Albert Northcote20162016data-sort-value="Ross, Alana" Alana RossSaskatchewan Party
data-sort-value="Pedersen, Yens" Yens PedersenRegina Northeast20182018data-sort-value="Grewal, Gary" Gary Grewal
Saskatchewan PartyEric OlausonSaskatoon University20162016Jennifer BowesSaskatchewan New Democratic Party
Tina Beaudry-MellorRegina University20162016Aleana Young

Open seats changing hands

PartyCandidateIncumbent retiring from the HouseConstituencyDefeated byParty
" Saskatchewan PartyChris GuéretteCorey TochorSaskatoon EastviewMatt Love" Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
" Saskatchewan New Democratic PartyAshlee HicksDanielle ChartierSaskatoon RiversdaleMarv Friesen" Saskatchewan Party

Opinion polls

Date(s)
conducted
Polling organization/clientSample sizeSK PartyNDPLiberalGreenPCOthersLead
26 October 20202020 election results445,01161.1%31.8%0.1%2.3%1.9%2.8%29.3%
25 October 2020Forum Research101156.2%35.8%1.4%1.7%n/a4.9%20.4%
23–25 October 2020Research Co.50056%38%1%2%2%1%18%
24 October 2020Mainstreet Research61655.2%37.3%n/a2.4%n/a4.9%17.9%
8–13 October 2020Angus Reid75960%33%n/an/an/a7%27%
8–10 October 2020Research Co.50058%36%1%2%2%1%22%
6–8 October 2020Insightrix80154%35%2%3%4%3%19%
Sep 29, 2020Premier Scott Moe announces a general election to be held on October 26, 2020.
28 Sep 2020Naveed Anwar steps down as leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party.
16 September 2020CHASR Research40053%25%8%0.5%12%28%
10 July-26 August 2020EKOS Research1,63860%28%12%32%
16 June-9 July 2020EKOS Research1,24057%32%12%25%
19–24 May 2020Angus Reid45957%32%3%2%6%25%
6–10 May 2020The Canadian Perspective79251.9%35.0%2.9%5.0%1.9%3.3%16.9%
1–7 May 2020Innovative Research20344%32%17%2%5%12%
1 Mar 2020Naomi Hunter is elected leader of the Green Party of Saskatchewan.
20–22 March 2019Mainstreet Research69555.0%31.2%4.9%4.0%5.0%23.8%
14–15 January 2019Mainstreet Research83055.8%32.6%5.9%2.4%3.3%23.2%
3 Nov 2018Ken Grey is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan.
30 October-1 November 2018Mainstreet Research77955.1%30.3%6.8%4.2%3.5%24.8%
15–17 July 2018Mainstreet Research77652.1%35.1%5.6%4.0%3.1%17.0%
16–18 Apr 2018Mainstreet Research96349.8%38.7%6.7%3.3%1.5%11.1%
5 May 2018 Naveed Anwar is elected leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party.
3 Mar 2018 Ryan Meili is elected leader of the Saskatchewan NDP.
2 Feb 2018 Scott Moe becomes Premier of Saskatchewan.
4–6 Jan 2018Mainstreet Research76450.9%34.4%8.8%5.8%16.5%
24–27 Aug 2017The Canadian Perspective27342.9%45.4%6.2%4%1.5%2.5%
5–12 Jun 2017Angus Reid1,05348%41%6%3%2%7%
15–16 May 2017Mainstreet Research2,00040%49%6%5%9%
11–13 Apr 2017Insightrix80344%40%5%4%7%4%
30–31 Mar 2017Mainstreet Research1,70447%42%6%5%5%
22–23 August 2016Mainstreet Research1,69053%37%5%5%16%
13 Jun 2016Mainstreet Research1,40059%32%4%5%27%
4 Apr 20162016 election results433,03062.4%30.2%3.6%1.8%1.3%0.5%32.2%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Solomon. Michaela. 29 September 2020. Saskatchewan's 29th general election begins as writ drop announced. regina.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 6 October 2020. 9 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509061826/https://regina.ctvnews.ca/saskatchewan-s-29th-general-election-begins-as-writ-drop-announced-1.5124800. live.
  2. Web site: Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall retiring from politics. Martell. Creeden. cbc.ca. CBC News. 2017-08-11. 2017-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810200329/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/brad-wall-retiring-from-politics-1.4241711. live.
  3. Web site: Sask. gov't announces 2020 election date, tables election law changes. 2020-09-01. Global News. en-US. 2020-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20200820021543/https://globalnews.ca/news/4616592/sask-govt-announces-2020-election-date-tables-election-law-changes/. live.
  4. Web site: Saskatchewan adjusting 2020 provincial, municipal election dates. 2020-09-01. Regina Leader Post. en-CA. 2020-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200913080204/https://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/province-adjusting-election-dates. live.
  5. Web site: The Legislative Assembly Act, 2007. The Queen's Printer (Saskatchewan). September 11, 2019. 2019. December 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221105202/http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/English/Statutes/Statutes/L11-3.pdf. live.
  6. Web site: No spring election: Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. Global News. en. 2020-03-12. 2022-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20220323035243/https://globalnews.ca/news/6666046/no-spring-election-sask-premier-scott-moe-coronavirus/. live.
  7. Web site: 2020 General Election Results . . elections.sk.ca. Elections Saskatchewan. February 8, 2023.
  8. Book: . 2020. A Report on the Twenty-ninth General Election. I - Statement of Votes . 8 - Vote Summary by Constituency. Elections Saskatchewan. 46–55.
  9. sorted as per results summary
  10. including rejected and declined ballots
  11. Web site: 2020 Official Provincial Election Candidates. 2020-10-09. 2020-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20201009105945/https://www.elections.sk.ca/candidates-political-parties/candidates/official-candidates/. live.