List of political parties in Saskatchewan
Appearance
This is a list of political parties in Saskatchewan that have contested provincial general elections or have had representatives in the Legislative Assembly since the establishment of the province in 1905. In addition to the parties listed below, Saskatchewan elections have historically included candidates running as Independents, sometimes in coalitions or with affiliations to existing parties.[1]
Extant provincial parties
[edit]Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly
[edit]Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MLAs[a] | Political position | Notes | |
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New Democratic Party | 1932 | Social democracy | Carla Beck | 14 | Centre-left | Successor to the CCF (originally Farmer-Labour; became CCF-NDP in 1961 and NDP in 1967). | |
Saskatchewan Party | 1997 | Conservatism | Scott Moe | 42 | Centre-right to right-wing | Founded by a coalition of Progressive Conservative and Liberal MLAs.[2] | |
Saskatchewan United Party | 2022 | Conservatism | Jon Hromek | 1 | Right-wing to far-right | Founded with former Saskatchewan Party MLA Nadine Wilson as leader; has not yet contested a general election.[3] |
Other registered parties
[edit]Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | Political position | Notes | |
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Buffalo Party | 2020 | Libertarianism | Phillip Zajac | Right-wing to far-right | Founded as Wexit Saskatchewan; promotes Western independence.[4] | |
Green Party | 1998 | Green politics | Naomi Hunter | Left-wing | Founded as the New Green Alliance. | |
Progressive Conservative Party | 1912 | Conservatism | Rose Buscholl (interim) | Centre-right | Founded as the Provincial Rights Party in 1905; the Conservative Party from 1912 to 1942. | |
Saskatchewan Progress Party | 1905 | Liberalism | Teunis Peters (interim) | Centre | The Saskatchewan Liberal Party from 1905 to 2023.[5] |
Notes
[edit]- a Current as of most recent by-election results in August 2023 and the removal of Ryan Domotor from the Saskatchewan Party caucus in November 2023.[6][7]
Historical provincial parties
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Leeson, Howard A., ed. (2001). Saskatchewan Politics: Into the Twenty-First Century. Regina, Saskatchewan: Canadian Plains Research Centre, University of Regina. pp. 407–410 (Appendix A: Electoral Results, Saskatchewan 1905–1999). ISBN 0889771316.
- ^ Quiring, Brett. "Saskatchewan Party". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ "New Sask. United Party already has leader in legislature". CBC News. 2022-12-01. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ Zinchuk, Brian (2020-07-26). "Provincial separatist party rebrands, appoints new interim leader". Estevan Mercury. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via Humboldt Journal.
- ^ Levy, Bryn (2023-03-27). "Liberals no more: Saskatchewan provincial party votes to change its name". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ^ Dayal, Pratyush (2023-08-10). "2 NDP wins in Regina byelections, Saskatchewan Party keeps Lumsden-Morse". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ Lynn, Josh (2023-11-17). "Sask. Party MLA booted from caucus after prostitution charge". CTV Saskatoon. Archived from the original on 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
- ^ Quiring, Brett. "Collver, Richard Lee". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ Waiser, Bill (2001). Saskatchewan: A New History. Calgary: Fifth House. p. 428. ISBN 9781894856492.