2007 Saskatchewan general election

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.

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.

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
!rowspan="2" colspan="2" align=left|Party !rowspan="2" align=left|Party leader !rowspan="2"| Candidates !colspan="4" align=center|Seats !colspan="3" align=center|Popular vote
 * - bgcolor=CCCCCC
 * - bgcolor=CCCCCC
 * align="center"|2003
 * align="center"| Dissol.
 * align="center"|2007
 * align="center"|Change
 * align="center"|#
 * align="center"|%
 * align="center"|% Change


 * align=left|Saskatchewan
 * align=left|Brad Wall
 * align="right"|57
 * align="right"|28
 * align="right"|28
 * align="right"|38
 * align="right"|+10
 * align="right"|230,671
 * align="right"|50.92%
 * align="right"|+11.57%


 * align=left|New Democratic
 * align=left|Lorne Calvert
 * align="right"|58
 * align="right"|30
 * align="right"|30
 * align="right"|20
 * align="right"|-10
 * align="right"|168,704
 * align="right"|37.24%
 * align="right"|-7.44%


 * align=left|Liberal
 * align=left|David Karwacki
 * align="right"|58
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|–
 * align="right"|42,585
 * align="right"|9.40%
 * align="right"|-4.78%


 * align=left|Sandra Finley
 * align="right"|48
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|–
 * align="right"|9,128
 * align="right"|2.01%
 * align="right"|+1.46%


 * align=left|Progressive Conservative
 * align=left|Rick Swenson
 * align="right"|5
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|–
 * align="right"|832
 * align="right"|0.18%
 * align="right"|+0.02%


 * align=left|John Nesdoly
 * align="right"|8
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|–
 * align="right"|572
 * align="right"|0.13%
 * align="right"|-0.48%


 * align=left|Nathan Holowaty
 * align="right"|5
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|–
 * align="right"|517
 * align="right"|0.11%
 * align="right"|+0.11%
 * align=left colspan="3"|Total
 * align="right"|239
 * align="right"|58
 * align="right"|58
 * align="right"|58
 * align="right"|–
 * align="right"|453,009
 * align="right"|100%
 * align="right"|
 * }
 * }

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.

10 closest ridings

 * 1) Moose Jaw North: Warren Michelson (SK Party) def. Glenn Hagel (NDP) by 33 votes
 * 2) Meadow Lake: Jeremy Harrison (SK Party) def. Maynard Sonntag (NDP) by 36 votes
 * 3) Prince Albert Carlton: Darryl Hickie (SK Party) def. Chad Nilson (NDP) by 61 votes
 * 4) Regina Qu'Appelle Valley: Laura Ross (SK Party) def. Mark Wartman (NDP) by 204 votes
 * 5) Regina South: Bill Hutchinson (SK Party) def. Yens Pedersen (NDP) by 255 votes
 * 6) Saskatoon Sutherland: Joceline Schriemer (SK Party) def. Graham Addley (NDP) by 269 votes
 * 7) Saskatoon Meewasin: Frank Quennell (NDP) def. Roger Parent (SK Party) by 299 votes
 * 8) Saskatoon Greystone: Rob Norris (SK Party) def. Andrew Mason (NDP) by 308 votes
 * 9) Saskatoon Eastview: Judy Junor (NDP) def. Terry Alm (SK Party) by 310 votes
 * 10) 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.''

General resources

 * Government of Saskatchewan
 * Elections Saskatchewan
 * Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
 * Saskatchewan Votes 2007
 * Saskatchewan Election 2007
 * Election Almanac - Saskatchewan Provincial Election
 * Saskatchewan 2007 Provincial Election Forecaster
 * Official Riding-by-Riding Results - Elections Saskatchewan

Parties

 * Parties with seats in the previous legislature
 * Saskatchewan New Democrats
 * Saskatchewan Party


 * Parties without seats in the previous legislature
 * Liberal Party of Saskatchewan
 * Green Party of Saskatchewan
 * Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
 * Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan
 * Saskatchewan Marijuana Party
 * Saskatchewan Democratic Action Party