Map of Saskatchewan's ridings and how they voted and by how much

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The Saskatchewan general election of 2003 was the twenty-fifth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on November 5, 2003, to elect the 58 members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLAs). The election was called on October 8 by Premier Lorne Calvert. Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples, strength) Official languages English Flower Western Red Lily Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water    (% of total)  Ranked 7th 651,036 km² 591... The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is located in Regina. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (282nd in leap years). ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... Lorne Calvert (born December 24, 1954 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is the current premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ...

Campaign

Going into the election, the popularity of the New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan (NDP) had declined because of controversy on a number of issues. Voters in this agrarian province were disgruntled because of a mediocre harvest, a disastrous summer for cattle producers - the American border had been closed to Canadian beef due to fears of mad cow disease, and the actions of a member of the NDP Cabinet who was found to have misled the people of the province on the nature of the SPUDCO, a publically owned potato company that was innappropriately characterized as a public-private partnership. The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE or commonly mad cow disease) is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which infects by a mechanism that shocked biologists on its discovery in late 20th century and appears transmissible to humans. ...

Election issues included emigration (the province's population is falling because young people leave the province to look for work), honesty and integrity, privatization of public transit and energy supplies, and utility rates.

During the campaign, the NDP was attacked for an internal cartoon that had been leaked to the media. It depicted Saskatchewan Party leader Elwin Hermanson loading NDP sympathizers onto rail cars. The cartoon referred to speculation that, if elected, Hermanson would replace civil servants who were NDP supporters with Saskatchewan Party supporters. The campaign as a whole was seen as being quite negative, as the NDP constantly claimed that the Saskatchewan Party had a 'secret agenda' to privatize crown corporations to finance large tax cuts for business; the Saskatchewan Party had a difficult time refuting these claims, as several members made comments that seemed consistent with this view. The Saskatchewan Party is a centre-right political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... Elwin Hermanson (born August 22, 1952) is the founding leader of the Saskatchewan Party. ...

Unlike many of the other provincial elections held in 2003, the election was widely regarded as too close to call up until a large proportion of the polls had reported. The NDP's fourth straight win, with a majority government no less, surprised observers, who believed the NDP would be affected by the poor pre-election conditions. All of its cabinet ministers were re-elected, except for two who had defected to the party from the Liberals. The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ...

After Elwin Hermanson proved unable to lead his party to power, he resigned as leader on November 18, 2003.

Although speculation was high that they could form the balance of power in the case of a minority government, the Liberals lost their one seat.

Results

Note: The Twenty-Fourth Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on September 16, 1999. ... The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... Lorne Calvert (born December 24, 1954 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is the current premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... The Saskatchewan Party is a centre-right political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... Elwin Hermanson (born August 22, 1952) is the founding leader of the Saskatchewan Party. ... The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan is a provincial political party in Saskatchewan, Canada. ... The New Green Alliance is a left-wing Green political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909–September 20, 1973) was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-center political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ...

* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Riding by Riding Results

People in bold represent party leaders and the Speaker

Northwest Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		NDP		Sask. Party				Other
Athabasca		Buckley Belanger 2047		Greg Ross 803		Philip Derocher 207		Sean Gilchrist (PC) 22		Buckley Belanger
Cut Knife-Turtleford		John Vinek 2505		Michael Chisholm 3130		Larry Ingram 647		Josiah Rise (WIP) 174		Wally Lorenz
Lloydminster		Wayne Byers 1920		Milt Wakefield 1986		Richard Sparks 98				Milt Wakefield
Meadow Lake		Maynard Sonntag 3452		Ron Dosdall 3044		Don Coupland 373				Maynard Sonntag
Rosthern-Shellbrook		John Serheinko 2585		Dennis Allchurch 3421		George Cameron 744		Laverne Issac (WIP) 324		Dennis Allchurch
The Battlefords		Len Taylor 3037		Larry William Doke 1853		Jack Hillson 2033		Gordon Elias (WIP) 139		Jack Hillson

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Northeast Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		NDP		Sask. Party				Other
Batoche		Ava Bear 2769		Delbert Kirsch 3349		Bill Yeaman 1297		Gordon Robert Dumont (NGA) 76 Florence Rabut (WIP) 138 Image File history File links Saskndp. ... Image File history File links Liberalscolumn. ... Batoche is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		New District
Canora-Pelly		Brian Rusnak 2964		Ken Krawetz 4181		Arlene Cote 577		David Sawkiw (WIP) 172		Ken Krawetz
Carrot River Valley		Mark Pitzel 3095		Allan Kerpan 3447		Kathy McIntyre 828				Allan Kerpan
Cumberland		Joan Beatty 3268		Winston McKay 1029		Allan Adam 386		Ari Avivi (PC) 53		Keith Goulet
Kelvington-Wadena		Ryan Calder 2434		June Draude 4500		Harry Kerr 536		Neil Fenske (WIP) 314		June Draude
Melfort		Garnet Davis 2805		Rod Gantefoer 4037		Bernie Yuzdepski 511				Rod Gantefoer
Prince Albert Carlton		Myron Kowalsky 3825		Bert Provost 1784		Carman Cripps 737		Jayna Lacey (NGA) 71 Davey Clinton (Ind) 25 Canora-Pelly is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Carrot River Valley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Cumberland is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Kelvington-Wadena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... For the provincial electoral district, please see Melfort (provincial electoral district) Melfort was the name of a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Prince Albert Carlton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Myron Kowalsky
Prince Albert Northcote		Eldon Lautermilch 3272		Peter Abrametz 1549		Brent Zbaraschuk 781		Ben Webster (NGA) 153		Eldon Lautermilch
Saskatchewan Rivers		Lon Borgerson 3440		Daryl Wiberg 2822		Cliff Rose 756		Gerald Regnitter (NGA) 187		Daryl Wiberg

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West Central Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		NDP		Sask. Party				Other
Arm River-Watrous		Carol Rowan 3169		Greg Brkich 3994		Steven Barlow 914		Gord Anderson (WIP) 158 Gord Pederson 69 Image File history File links Saskndp. ... Image File history File links Liberalscolumn. ... Arm River-Watrous is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Greg Brkich
Biggar		Lee Pearce 2628		Randy Weekes 3899		Steven Dribnenki 751				Randy Weekes
Humboldt		Bryan Barnes 3294		Donna Harpauer 3447		Les Alm 1479		Del Anderson (WIP) 0		Arlene Jule
Kindersley		Blair McDaid 1434		Jason Dearborn 3948		Del Price 1138				Jason Dearborn
Martensville		Zane Dmytryshyn 1834		Ben Heppner 3771		Allan Earle 1135		Warren Fehr (WIP) 85		Ben Heppner
Rosetown-Elrose		Jack Randall Mason 2199		Elwin Hermanson 5147		Janay Volk 755				Elwin Hermanson

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Southwest Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		NDP		Sask. Party				Other
Cypress Hills		Eric August 1412		Wayne Elhard 4442		Barry Thienes 933				Wayne Elhard
Moose Jaw North		Glenn Hagel 4553		Darin Chow 2826		Dean Legare 429		Michael Wright (NGA) 66		Glen Hagel
Moose Jaw Wakamow		Deb Higgins 4367		Gwen Beitel 2113		Robert Cosman 423		Marcella Gall (NGA) 67		Deb Higgins
Swift Current		Dean Smith 2690		Brad Wall 4293		Mike Burton 367				Brad Wall
Thunder Creek		Larry Hall 2550		Lyle Stewart 4430		Rod Haugerud 1132		Harold Stephan (WIP) 164		Lyle Stewart
Wood River		Trevor Davies 2021		D. F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert 4324		Louis Stringer 1260		Nick Yorga (WIP) 206		D. F. (Yogi) Huyghebaert

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Southeast Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		NDP		Sask. Party				Other
Cannington		Henry Friesen 1569		Dan D'Autremont 5156		John Atwell 549				Dan D'Autremont
Estevan		David Pattyson 2141		Doreen Eagles 3509		Tim Seipp 1091		Sigfredo Gonzales (NGA) 91		Doreen Eagles
Indian Head-Milestone		Lorne Scott 3237		Don McMorris 4056		Anthony Gavrielides 710		Ron Borys (WIP) 219		Don McMorris
Last Mountain-Touchwood		Jordon Hillier 3038		Glen Hart 3708		Greg Burton 701		Merv Werk (WIP) 205		Glen Hart
Melville-Saltcoats		Ron Osika 2858		Bob Bjornerud 3462		Brian Tochor 880		Grant Schmidt (Ind) 1675		Ron Osika 1
Moosomin		Robert Stringer 2255		Don Toth 4377		Bryn Hirsch 504		Frank Serfas (WIP) 176		Deb Higgins
Weyburn-Big Muddy		Sherry Leach 3441		Brenda Bakken 3827		Janet Ledingham 1211				Brenda Bakken
Yorkton		Clay Serby 3979		Randy Atkinson 3197		Chuck Gunning 371		Bruce Ritter (WIP) 218		Clay Serby

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Saskatoon

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		NDP		Sask. Party				Other
Saskatoon Centre		David Forbes 3585		Roger Parent 1225		Richard Clatney 900		Betty Korkin (PC) 86		David Forbes
Saskatoon Eastview		Judy Junor 4142		Robin Bellamy 2549		Rob Norris 2500		A. M. (Sandy) Ervin (WIP) 107		Judy Junor
Saskatoon Fairview		Andy Iwanchuk 3192		Jim McAllister 1416		Rik Steernburg 1072		Jason Hanson(NGA) 52 Gwen Katzman (PC) 43 Image File history File links Saskndp. ... Image File history File links Liberalscolumn. ... Saskatoon Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Saskatoon Eastview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Saskatoon Fairview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Andy Iwanchuk
Saskatoon Greystone		Peter Prebble 4287		Kevin Waugh 2844		Herta Barron 1552		Brian Berezowski(NGA) 50		Peter Prebble
Saskatoon Massey Place		Eric Cline 4009		Philipp Strenger 1423		Myron Luzkca 943		Ryan John Taylor(NGA) 60 David Connor (PC) 83 Saskatoon Greystone is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Saskatoon Massey Place is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Eric Cline
Saskatoon Meewasin		Frank Quennell 3227		Shelley Hengen 1976		David Karwacki 2635		David Greenfield(NGA) 76		Carolyn Jones
Saskatoon Northwest		Jim Melenchuk 2927		Ted Merriman 3197		Ken McDonough 1718				Jim Melenchuk 1
Saskatoon Nutana		Pat Atkinson 4543		Sandy Ewert 1545		Grant Karwacki 1938		Neal Anderson (NGA) 201		Pat Atkinson
Saskatoon Riversdale		Lorne Calvert 3586		Fred Ozirney 1927		Deneen Gudjonson 752		Keith Morvick (NGA) 52 Glen Schreiner (PC) 37 Saskatoon Meewasin is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Saskatoon Northwest is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Saskatoon Nutana is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Saskatoon Riversdale is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Lorne Calvert (born December 24, 1954 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is the current premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ...		Lorne Calvert
Saskatoon Silver Springs		Russell Scott 3480		Ken Cheveldayoff 3995		Shawn Flett 1449				New District
Saskatoon Southeast		John Conway 2730		Don Morgan 3343		Zoria Broughton 2162		Neil Sinclair (NGA) 51		Pat Lorje
Saskatoon Sutherland		Graham Addley 3603		Patrick Bundrock 2039		Mark Kelleher 1987		Lynn Oliphant (NGA) 114		Graham Addley

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Regina

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		NDP		Sask. Party				Other
Regina Coronation Park		Kim Trew 4425		Robert Taylor 1660		Edgar Sauer 845		Kim Weiss (NGA) 64 Kenneth Johnson (PC) 47 Image File history File links Saskndp. ... Image File history File links Liberalscolumn. ... Regina Coronation Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Kim Trew
Regina Dewdney		Kevin Yates 4145		Rob Bresciani 2140		Simone Clayton 1161		Darcy Robillard(NGA) 35 Blaine Gilbertson (Ind) 39 Regina Dewdney is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Kevin Yates
Regina Douglas Park		Harry Van Mulligen 5123		Laura Ross 1882		Mike Farmer 1690		Dave Orban(NGA) 147 Wayne Mastrachuk (PC) 86 Regina Douglas Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Harry Van Mulligen
Regina Elphinstone-Centre		Warren McCall 2926		Angie Roe 737		Paul Compton 516		John Warnock(NGA) 286 Janice Schreiner(PC) 97 Carl Barabonoff (WIP) 35 Regina Elphinstone-Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Warren McCall
Regina Lakeview		John Nilson 4960		Michelle Hunter 1782		Dave Brundige 1869		Brian Rands(NGA) 121		John Nilson
Regina Northeast		Ron Harper 4423		Dwayne Walter 1636		Dennis Hydamacka 1032		Susan Ferren(NGA) 62 George Marcotte (PC) 62 Regina Lakeview is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ... Regina Northeast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Ron Harper
Regina Qu'Appelle Valley		Mark Wartman 4689		Darlene Hincks 2604		Marlin Belt 874		Kelsey Pearson(NGA) 40 Angela Barabonoff (WIP) 26 Regina QuAppelle Valley is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Mark Wartman
Regina Rosemont		Joanne Crofford 4200		Morris Elfenbaum 1474		Sherry Banadyga 995		Victor Lau(NGA) 76 Vanessa Slater (PC) 41 Regina Rosemont is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Joanne Crofford
Regina South		Andrew Thomson 4648		Jim Roberts 2635		Debbie Ward 1990		Garry Ewart(NGA) 97 Shea Ritter (WIP) 28 Regina South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Andrew Thompson
Regina Walsh Acres		Sandra Morin 4578		Mike Shenher 1691		Perry Juttla 764		Nigel Taylor(NGA) 64 Lindy Kasperski (Ind) 195 Regina Walsh Acres is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. ...		Lindy Kasperski 2
Regina Wascana Plains		Doreen Hamilton 3891		Dan Thibault 3420		Frank William Proto 1671		John Keen(NGA) 47		Doreen Hamilton

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• 1. Two members were elected as Liberals and joined in to coalition with the NDP. After David Karwacki become Liberal leader, he ordered all members to leave the coalition. Two members refused and became Independents. Both Independents are ran for the NDP in the election.

• 2.Lindy Kasperski was suspended from the NDP caucus after being charged with fraud. After he was acquitted, he was offered reinstatement, but refused in the face of a difficult re-nomination fight in his constituency. He ran in the election as an Independent.

Source: Elections Saskatchewan The Twenty-Fourth Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on September 16, 1999. ... Saskatchewan is province in Canada. ...

See also

• List of Saskatchewan political parties
• Canadian Politics in 2003.

This article lists political parties in Canada. ... 2003 was a particularly active year in Canadian politics, with significant changes at almost every level of government. ...

External links

• CBC Digital Archives - Showdown on the Prairies: A History of Saskatchewan Elections

General resources

• Government of Saskatchewan
• Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
  • Legislature - Election 2003
• Elections Saskatchewan
• CBC - Saskatchewan Votes 2003

Parties

Parties with seats in the house prior to dissolution

• Saskatchewan New Democratics (see also New Democratic Party)
• Saskatchewan Party
• Liberal Party of Saskatchewan (see also Liberal Party of Canada)

The New Democratic Party (NDP) (Nouveau Parti Démocratique in French) is a political party in Canada with a social democratic philosophy and moderate democratic socialist tendencies that contests elections at both the federal and provincial levels. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada), colloquially known as the Grits (originally Clear Grits), is a Canadian federal political party positioned around the centre of the political spectrum, combining a generally progressive social policy with moderate economics. ...

Other parties

• New Green Alliance Party of Saskatchewan

Other Saskatchewan Political Links

• Saskatchewan NDP Caucus
• Lorne Calvert, NDP MLA for Saskatoon Riversdale
• Judy Junor, NDP MLA for Saskatoon Eastview
• David Forbes, NDP MLA for Saskatoon Centre