Saskatchewan general election, 2007

Saskatchewan general election, 2007

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58 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 30 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   LIB Leader Brad Wall Lorne Calvert David Karwacki Party Saskatchewan New Democratic Liberal Leader since March 15, 2004 January 27, 2001 October 27, 2001 Leader's seat Swift Current Saskatoon Riversdale Ran in Saskatoon Meewasin (lost) Last election 28 seats, 39.35% 30 seats, 44.68% 0 seats, 14.18% Seats before 28 30 0 Seats won 38 20 0 Seat change 10 10 0 Popular vote 230,671 168,704 42,585 Percentage 50.92% 37.24% 9.40% Swing 11.57pp 7.44pp 4.78pp
Premier before election Lorne Calvert New Democratic Premier-designate Brad Wall Saskatchewan

Lorne Calvert
New Democratic

Brad Wall
Saskatchewan

The 26th Saskatchewan general election was held on November 7, 2007; the writ was dropped on October 10, 2007. The election determined 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.

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.

The NDP promised to create places for 10,000 new post-secondary students, and to lower the tuition 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.

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