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This article is the Electoral history of Scott Moe, the Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. He is the fifteenth premier of Saskatchewan, taking office in 2018.

Moe succeeded outgoing Premier Brad Wall as leader of the Saskatchewan Party following a party leadership convention held in 2018, and thus became Premier of Saskatchewan. Moe has not yet led the Saskatchewan Party in a general election, as the next election is scheduled for 2020. Moe is the second of two Saskatchewan Party premiers to date.

Moe has stood for election to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan two times, in the general elections of 2011 and 2016. He was elected both times.

Moe served in the Cabinet of Brad Wall from 2014 to 2017, when he resigned from Cabinet at the beginning of the Saskatchewan Party leadership contest.

Summary
Moe is currently the shortest serving Premier of the fifteen Premiers of Saskatchewan. He took office on February 2, 2018 for a current time in office of.

Moe became premier by winning the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party after Premier Brad Wall announced his retirement in the late summer of 2017. When he announced his leadership candidacy, Moe had the support of almost half of the Saskatchewan Party caucus. He went on to defeat six candidates in a leadership vote held on January 27, 2018, in which all party members could vote, using an instant-runoff ballot. He won on the fifth round of vote-counting.

Under the Canadian principles of responsible government, Moe then became premier, as the leader of the party with a clear majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. He took office on February 2, 2018.

Moe has not yet led the Saskatchewan Party in a general election. The next general election is scheduled to be held in the fall of 2020.

Moe was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2011 general election, for the electoral district of Rosthern-Shellbrook. He won the Saskatchewan Party nomination by successfully challenging the sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly, Denis Allchurch, and then went on to win the election. He was re-elected in the 2016 general election.

Moe served in the Cabinet of Brad Wall as Minister of Environment (2014-2015; 2016-2017) and as Minister of Advanced Education (2015-2016). He resigned from Cabinet in the fall of 2017, to campaign for the leadership of the Saskatchewan Party.

2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election
Premier Wall announced his retirement in the fall of 2017, to become effective after the Saskatchewan Party held a leadership vote. Going into the election, Moe had the support of almost half the caucus. The party held the leadership election on January 27, 2018. The election was run with a one member, one vote system, open to all party members, coupled with an instant run-off ballot. A candidate had to receive 50% + 1 to win. The last-ranked candidate in each round of voting was eliminated. Party members could mail their ballots in, or vote in person at the party leadership convention.

Six candidates were on the ballot, and five rounds of vote-counting were needed. Moe was in second place for the first three rounds, behind Alanna Koch, but pulled into first place on the fourth round, winning on the fifth round.

1 Withdrew from contest after deadline. 2 Eliminated (last place). 3 Rounding error.

Saskatchewan constituency elections, 2011, 2016
Moe has stood for election to the Legislative Assembly twice, in the riding of Rosthern-Shellbrook. He was elected both times. In 2011, he successfully contested the Saskatchewan Party nomination from the sitting MLA, Denis Allchurch, then went on to win the riding in the general election.

2011 General election: Rosthern-Shellbrook
Elected

2016 General election: Rosthern-Shellbrook
Elected X Incumbent