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This article is the Electoral history of Brad Wall, the fourteenth Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. He served from 2007 to 2018.

Wall led the Saskatchewan Party in three general elections: 2007, 2011 and 2016, winning majority governments each time. He defeated Premier Lorne Calvert in the 2007 election and succeeded him as Premier. Wall was the first of two Saskatchewan Party premiers to date.

Wall stood for election to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan five times, in the general elections of 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2016. He was elected every time.

Wall retired undefeated in 2016 and was succeeded by Scott Moe as leader of the Saskatchewan Party and as Premier.

Summary
Wall was the fourth-longest serving Premier of the fifteen Premiers of Saskatchewan. He was in office from November 21, 2007 to February 2, 2018 for a total of.

Wall became Premier by defeating Premier Lorne Calvert and the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party in the general election held November 7, 2007, winning a majority government. He then led the Saskatchewan Party in the next two provincial general elections: 2011 and 2016, winning majority governments each time. He is one of only four Saskatchewan premiers to win three or more majority governments, the others being Walter Scott, Tommy Douglas, and Allan Blakeney. Wall and the Saskatchewan Party won over 50% of the popular vote in each of the three general elections, and also increased their number of seats in each of the three elections. The only other Saskatchewan premier to match this feat was Walter Scott.

Wall began his political career in the 1980s as a ministerial assistant to Graham Taylor and John Gerich, who were both ministers in the Progressive Conservative government of Premier Grant Devine. He sought the PC nomination for the riding of Swift Current for the 1991 general election, but was unsuccessful.

In 1999, he stood for election in Swift Current for the new Saskatchewan Party and was elected. It was the first of five victories in the Swift Current riding, winning the seat in the general elections of 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2016. He won over 50% of the votes in the riding in each election, and twice (2011 and 2016) won over 80% of the votes.

In 2017, Wall announced that he would retire from provincial politics. The Saskatchewan Party elected Scott Moe as the new leader in a leadership election early in 2018. Moe succeeded Wall as leader of the Saskatchewan Party and as Premier.

Saskatchewan general elections, 2007, 2011 and 2016
Wall led the Saskatchewan Party in three general elections: 2007, 2011 and 2016. He won majority governments each time, increasing the number of seats won in each election.

2007 General election
In his first election as leader of the Saskatchewan Party, Wall won a majority government and just over 50% of the popular vote, defeating Premier Lorne Calvert and the NDP. Calvert resigned as Premier and was succeeded by Wall.

1 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Premier after election. 2 Premier when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after the election. 3 Rounding error.

2011 General election
In his second election as leader of the Saskatchewan Party, Wall again won a majority government. He increased both his party's share of the popular vote, to over 60%, and the number of seats won, gaining eleven more seats than in 2007. He defeated Dwain Lingenfelter, the new leader of the NDP. Lingenfelter failed to win his own seat and resigned as leader following the election.

1 Premier when election was called; Premier after election. 2 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; failed to win seat. 3 Rounds to zero. 4 Rounding error.

2016 General election
In his third election as leader of the Saskatchewan Party, Wall again won a majority government. He again increased the number of seats won, gaining two more seats than in 2011. He defeated Cam Broten, the new leader of the NDP. Broten failed to win his own seat and resigned as leader following the election.

1 Premier when election was called; Premier after election. 2 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; failed to win seat. 3 Rounds to zero.

Saskatchewan constituency elections, 1999 to 2016
Wall stood for election to the Legislative Assembly five times, all in the riding of Swift Current. He was elected in all five elections.

1999 General election: Swift Current
Elected. X Incumbent.

2003 General election: Swift Current
Elected. X Incumbent.

2007 General election: Swift Current
Elected. X Incumbent.

2011 General election: Swift Current
Elected. X Incumbent.

2016 General election: Swift Current
Elected. X Incumbent.

Saskatchewan Party leadership, 2004
Wall sought the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party in 2004, following the retirement of the first leader of the party, Elwin Hermanson. No other candidates put their name forward and Wall was acclaimed as leader.