List of political parties in Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina.

This is a list of political parties in Saskatchewan that have contested provincial general elections or have had representatives in the Legislative Assembly since the establishment of the province in 1905. In addition to the parties listed below, Saskatchewan elections have historically included candidates running as Independents, sometimes in coalitions or with affiliations to existing parties.[1]

Registered provincial parties

See also: 2024 Saskatchewan general election

Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly

Name Founded Ideology Leader MLAs Political position Notes
  New Democratic Party 1932 Social democracy Carla Beck 27 Centre-left Successor to the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (originally Farmer-Labour; became CCF-NDP in 1961 and NDP in 1967).
  Saskatchewan Party 1997 Conservatism Scott Moe 34 Centre-right to right-wing Founded by a coalition of Progressive Conservative and Liberal MLAs.[2]

Other registered parties

Name Founded Ideology Leader Political position Notes
  Buffalo Party 2020 Libertarianism Phillip Zajac Right-wing to far-right Founded as Wexit Saskatchewan; promotes Western independence.[3]
  Green Party 1998 Green politics Naomi Hunter Left-wing Founded as the New Green Alliance.[4]
  Progressive Conservative Party 1912 Conservatism Rose Buscholl (interim) Centre-right Founded as the Provincial Rights Party in 1905; the Conservative Party from 1912 to 1942.
  Saskatchewan Progress Party 1905 Liberalism Teunis Peters (interim) Centre The Saskatchewan Liberal Party from 1905 to 2023.[5]
  Saskatchewan United Party 2022 Conservatism Jon Hromek Right-wing to far-right Founded with former Saskatchewan Party MLA Nadine Wilson as leader.[6]

Historical provincial parties

See also: List of Saskatchewan general elections
Name Founded Ideology Elections Political position Notes
  Aboriginal People's Party 1982 Aboriginal rights 1982 Single-issue
  Communist Party — Communism 1938; 1944; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1971; 1986 Left-wing to far-left Also ran candidates under the Unity and Labor-Progressive front banners, the latter when the Communist Party was banned in Canada.
  Non-Partisan League — Social democracy 1917; 1921 Left-wing Outgrowth of the Non-Partisan League of North Dakota; democratic socialist and agrarian.[7]
  Marijuana Party 2006 Anti-Prohibitionism 2007 Single-issue
  Progressive Party 1920 Agrarianism 1921; 1925; 1929 Left-wing Joined a coalition government with the Conservatives in 1929.[8]
  Social Credit Party 1935 Social credit 1938; 1944; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1967 Right-wing Party promoting social credit monetary theory and reform.
  Unionest Party 1980 Conservatism — Right-wing to far-right Founded by former PC leader Dick Collver, who along with Dennis Ham, sat as Unionest MLAs until the party dissolved ahead of the 1982 election.[9] The Unionests advocated for Western Canada to join the United States.[10]
  Western Canada Concept 1980 Conservatism 1982; 1986; 1991 Right-wing Promoted Western independence.
  Western Independence Party 2003 Libertarianism 2003; 2007; 2011; 2016 Right-wing Promoted Western independence.

See also

References

  1. ^ Leeson, Howard A., ed. (2001). Saskatchewan Politics: Into the Twenty-First Century. Regina, Saskatchewan: Canadian Plains Research Centre, University of Regina. pp. 407–410 (Appendix A: Electoral Results, Saskatchewan 1905–1999). ISBN 0889771316.
  2. ^ Quiring, Brett. "Saskatchewan Party". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  3. ^ Zinchuk, Brian (2020-07-26). "Provincial separatist party rebrands, appoints new interim leader". Estevan Mercury. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via Humboldt Journal.
  4. ^ Warnock, John W. (2004). Saskatchewan: The Roots of Discontent and Protest. Montreal: Black Rose Books. pp. 413–414. ISBN 1-55164-244-1.
  5. ^ Levy, Bryn (2023-03-27). "Liberals no more: Saskatchewan provincial party votes to change its name". Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  6. ^ "New Sask. United Party already has leader in legislature". CBC News. 2022-12-01. Archived from the original on 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  7. ^ Waiser, Bill (2001). Saskatchewan: A New History. Calgary: Fifth House. p. 223. ISBN 9781894856492.
  8. ^ Waiser. Saskatchewan. p. 252.
  9. ^ Quiring, Brett. "Collver, Richard Lee". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  10. ^ Waiser. Saskatchewan. p. 428.