It is also the first time that a centre-right party has won three consecutive elections in the province. © 2020 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. Turnout in the riding was 63.7 per cent. "Voter turnout figures for 28th Saskatchewan election released", "Poll Tracker: 2016 Saskatchewan provincial election", "Former agriculture minister and Sask. The NDP seemed to have some momentum after winning federal seats for the first time in a decade at the 2015 federal election. 1 Given a mandate from the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, it organizes, manages and oversees provincial electoral events. Over 10,000 people in Canada have died from coronavirus, Did you receive double CERB payments? Elections Saskatchewan's chief electoral officer tells us they're in need of thousands of volunteers to help move the democratic process forward. Saskatchewan election: ridings and candidates. Due to an increase in the number of ridings (from 58 to 61), both parties increased their total number of seats. COVID-19 and the October provincial election, Mandatory masks poll locations (per the facility management), Interpretation Bulletins, Circulars, CEO Directives & CEO Orders, Constituency vote margins & vote by mail counting, Constituency breakdown (advance voting, vote by mail, registered voters), Historical absentee ballots (vote by mail). 4:03 Elections Saskatchewan in need of thousands of workers for election Saskatchewan is heading to the polls on Oct. 26. Given a mandate from the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, it organizes, manages and oversees provincial electoral events. The full list of all 61 constituencies is below and to see results, click on the riding link. The results reflected the opinion polling done prior to the election, with the popular vote falling within the margins of error, though the Saskatchewan Party won more seats than what was projected.[3]. health order to only gather in smaller groups, North polls: Getting Americans living in Canada to vote in U.S. election, Trudeau warns of rough winter ahead, admits pandemic ‘really sucks’, Protests erupt in Philadelphia hours after fatal police shooting, Riots in Italy, pushback in Spain over COVID-19 curfews and rules, 6 Saskatchewan NDP, 6 Saskatchewan Party candidates have a criminal record. The election resulted in the Saskatchewan Party winning its third majority government. The election resulted in the Saskatchewan Party winning its third majority government. Elections Saskatchewan in need of thousands of workers for election. Read more: The 2016 Saskatchewan general election, was held on April 4, 2016, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.The Lieutenant Governor dissolved the Legislature on March 8, 2016, setting the election date for April 4. MLA Yogi Huyghebaert says he won't run again in 2016", "Deputy Premier Ken Krawetz set to retire after this term", "Doreen Eagles will not seek re-election in Estevan", "Longtime Sask. Want to discuss? Florida: Trump vs. Biden CBS News/YouGov Biden 50, Trump 48 Biden +2 Georgia: Trump vs. Biden CBS News/YouGov Biden 49, Trump 49 Tie North Carolina: … The 2016 Saskatchewan general election, was held on April 4, 2016, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Regina Votes Election … The Saskatchewan Party maintained its sweep of the southern and central rural ridings, and also held on to a majority of seats in Regina and Saskatoon. Please read our Commenting Policy first. This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of Saskatchewan's unicameral legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.The number of seats has varied over time, from 25 for the first election in 1905, to a high of 66 for the 1991 election. The riding has been won by the Saskatchewan Party in every election since 1999, usually by wide margins, but was held by the NDP/CCF for all but nine years from 1952 to 1995. Given a mandate from the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, it organizes, manages and oversees provincial electoral events. Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday. Last Election Marit defeated Saskatchewan NDP candidate Brenda Shenher by over 5,000 votes – one of the largest margins in the province. The Lieutenant Governor dissolved the Legislature on March 8, 2016, setting the election date for April 4. Riding names are listed at the bottom of the map. Scott Moe awaiting results of close races to form caucus, get to work on 4th mandate, Here is where Trump, Biden stand in the polls 1 week from U.S. election, Disturbing video shows Calgary officer throw handcuffed woman to ground face first, Trump website ‘defaced,’ campaign spokesman says, Coronavirus vaccine by Oxford-AstraZeneca produces immune response among adults, Trump and Biden campaign in swing states as election day nears, Bylaw officers and police ready to enforce B.C. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Party MLA Wayne Elhard won't seek re-election", "Former education minister Russ Marchuk retiring", "Veteran NDP MLA John Nilson won't run in next election", "Darryl Hickie set to quit MLA post, rejoin police work in March", "MLA Rob Norris returning to University of Saskatchewan", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2016_Saskatchewan_general_election&oldid=985693213, Pages using infobox election with unknown parameters, Pages using bar box without float left or float right, Articles with dead external links from April 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 October 2020, at 11:45. Last Election The Saskatchewan Party’s Dan D’Autremont defeated the Saskatchewan NDP candidate Nathaniel Cole by over 5,700 votes. This is the first time in 90 years that a party other than the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) or its predecessor, the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) has won three consecutive majority governments in Saskatchewan. The information below is designed to help election officials and municipal administrators to carry out their duties and responsibilities during a municipal election. However, the act also provides that if the election period would overlap with a federal election period, the provincial election is to be postponed until the first Monday of the following April. Party leaders are italicized. However, it was unable to recover much of the ground it lost in its severe defeat of almost five years earlier. Popular vote by riding. To learn more about the municipal election process in Saskatchewan, read the 2020 Local Government Election Guide for Saskatchewan Municipalities . Elections Saskatchewan is the province’s impartial, independent, election management body. The symbols ** indicates MLAs who are not running again. There are 236 candidates running in 2020 Saskatchewan election. WATCH: Saskatchewan's election is Oct. 26 in the midst of a pandemic.