1999 жылғы Саскачеван провинциялық сайлауы

Canadian provincial election

The 1999 Saskatchewan general election was held on September 16, 1999 to elect members of the 24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The new Saskatchewan Party took more votes than any other party but the NDP took more seats, taking half the seats in the Saskatchewan Legislature. The NDP formed a coalition with four elected Liberal Party MLAs to hold majority government. Polls during the campaign indicated strong levels of support for the New Democratic Party government. However, facing the fallout of a poor crop growing season and a scandal involving the Crown Corporation electric utility SaskPower (Channel Lake), the New Democrat government of Premier Roy Romanow – challenged by the newly created Saskatchewan Party – lost a significant share of the popular vote; winning exactly half of the fifty eight seats in the legislature. The right wing Saskatchewan Party was created during the sitting of the 23rd Assembly when much of the Progressive Conservative caucus joined forces with conservative Liberals who were unhappy with the leadership of Jim Melenchuk. The new party was led by Elwin Hermanson, a former Reform Party federal Member of Parliament. In this election, it won 39.61% of the popular vote – slightly more than the NDP's 38.73%. However, this was only enough for 25 seats, five short of making Hermanson premier. This was mainly because it was almost nonexistent in the province's more urban areas; it was completely shut out in Regina and won only one seat in Saskatoon. The NDP was able to continue to govern with the support of some Liberal Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Some NDP members unhappy with the government of Roy Romanow left to form the New Green Alliance, an environmentalist party. This party won about 1% of the popular vote, and no seats in the legislature. What remained of the Progressive Conservatives fielded 14 paper candidates – all in NDP strongholds – in order to preserve their status as a registered political party. The Tories did not actively campaign and won only a few votes. To date, this is the most recent general election to return MLAs who were members of neither the NDP nor the Saskatchewan Party.

+ Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level Polling firmLast day of survey Source SNDP SP SLP NGA PCPS Other ME (Margin of Error) SampleElection 1999September 16, 199938.7339.6120.151.010.400.10Feedback ResearchSeptember 12, 1999433718UCAL Management ConsultantsSeptember 10, 19995029193Angus ReidSeptember 2, 199947351422UCAL Management ConsultantsAugust 26, 199948.930.418.9Saskatchewan Party founded (August 8, 1997)CompasApril 28, 1996471825Election 1995June 21, 199547.21—34.70—17.920.17

PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1995DissolutionElected% Change#%% Change New Democratic Roy Romanow 584243 29 32.6%157,04638.73% 8.48% Saskatchewan Party Elwin Hermanson 58*10 251*160,60339.61%* Liberal Jim Melenchuk 58115 41 72.7%81,69420.15% 14.55%Neil Sinclair 16* – –*4,1011.01%* Progressive ConservativeIris Dennis145–– 100%1,6090.40% 17.52%Independent 2–– ––4220.10% 0.07% Total 2065858 581–405,475100% Source: Elections Saskatchewan
Notes: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election. 1 One constituency – Wood River – was initially won by the Liberals, but the result was overturned by the courts. The Saskatchewan Party won the ensuing by election.

People in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol " ** " represents MLAs who are not running again.

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentNew DemocraticSaskatchewanPartyLiberalOther    Canora Pelly Bill Dodge2,195Ken Krawetz4,529Richard McLeod935David Sawkiw (Ind.) 127 Ken KrawetzHumboldt Armand Roy2,978Arlene Julé3,821Joanne Perreault1,459Ron Schriml (NGA)250 Arlene JuléKelvington Wadena Doug Still2,152June Draude5,045Sean Macknak488 June DraudeLast Mountain Touchwood Dale Flavel2,909Glen Hart3,816Ken Kluz1,363 Dale FlavelWatrous Eric Upshall2,928Donna Harpauer3,572Ray Hall1,437 Eric UpshallYorkton Clay Serby2,893Lorne Gogal 2,587Richard Yaholnitsky1,578 Clay Serby

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentNew DemocraticSaskatchewanPartyLiberalNew GreenAllianceProgressiveConservative     Saskatoon Eastview Judy Junor3,644Francis Kreiser2,646Bernie Yuzdepski1,722Sandy Ervin366 Judy JunorSaskatoon Fairview Chris Axworthy2,653Sandra Rees1,137Barry Anderson649Lynn Oliphant89Gwen Katzman153 Chris AxworthySaskatoon Greystone Peter Prebble3,630John Brennan2,501Peter Stroh1,454 Lynda Haverstock**Saskatoon Idylwyld Janice MacKinnon3,144Martin Boser1,333Tim Ponto977Maisie Shiell258Kenneth J. Klassen122 Janice MacKinnonSaskatoon Meewasin Carolyn Jones3,588Rodger Broadhead2,863Paul Prisciak1,374David Greenfield294 Carol Teichrob**Saskatoon Mount Royal Eric Cline3,523Tyson Delorme1,280Myron Luczka1,187Kirk Eggum89 Eric ClineSaskatoon Northwest Grant Whitmore2,236Jerry Ehalt1,912Jim Melenchuk2,363 Grant WhitmoreSaskatoon Nutana Pat Atkinson3,671Terry Biddell1,472George Haines1,068Patrick L. Smith520Dave Mathers75 Pat AtkinsonSaskatoon Riversdale Roy Romanow3,130Mark Coderre1,060David Pillipow923Neil Sinclair167Glenn Schriener127 Roy RomanowSaskatoon Southeast Pat Lorje3,172Dennis Reaburn1,987Grant Karwacki3,134 Pat LorjeSaskatoon Sutherland Graham Addley3,234Robin Bellamy2,778Vernice McIntyre1,268 Mark Koenker**

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentNew DemocraticSaskatchewanPartyLiberalNew GreenAllianceProgressiveConservativeOther      Regina Centre Joanne Crofford3,265Ryan LeBlond926Robert Jozsa1,362Barb Markewich534Kenneth R. Johnson177 Joanne CroffordRegina Coronation Park Kim Trew3,297Lyle Hewitt1,517Kathy Hill1,391Ian Kimball112 Kim TrewRegina Dewdney Kevin Yates2,687Brent Shirkey1,091Hem Juttla1,500Victor Lau294Kristian Eggum130 Edwin Tchorzewski**Regina Elphinstone Dwain Lingenfelter2,689Jo Ann Mohr1,168Robert Ermel1,109John Warnock243Brenda Rossow56 Dwain LingenfelterRegina Lakeview John Nilson4,207Randall Edge1,741Karen Pedersen2,173Brad Johnson116Wayne Gilmer (Ind.) 295 John NilsonRegina Northeast Ron Harper3,193Yvonne Mackie1,566John Patterson1,327 Edward Shillington**Regina Qu'Appelle Valley Mark Wartman3,641Murray Hugel2,251Reina Sinclair1,502 Suzanne Murray**Regina Sherwood Lindy Kasperski3,090Arlene Bray1,549Tom Crosby1,369George Marcotte101 Lindy KasperskiRegina South Andrew Thomson3,324Terri Harris2,533David Huliyappa2,390Peter Borch278 Andrew ThomsonRegina Victoria Harry Van Mulligen3,231Terry Wall1,690John Knight1,608Jim Elliott254 Harry Van MulligenRegina Wascana Plains Doreen Hamilton3,758Dan Thibault3,639Adam Niesner1,943 Doreen Hamilton

The Wood River electoral district in the wake of the 1999 general election endured a nine month crisis where it went without representation. On election night returns came back in favour of Saskatchewan Party candidate Yogi Huyghebaert who defeated incumbent Glen McPherson by just seven votes in unofficial returns. The close election results were challenged in the courts. After five months a judicial decision came down and the results were certified on January 27, 2000. Saskatchewan Liberal Party incumbent Glen McPherson was declared by a judge the winner by a single vote defeating Yogi Huyghebaert from the Saskatchewan Party. The Saskatchewan Party decided to challenge the judicial decision, and it was overturned and dissolved based on irregularities in the absentee ballots. The seat was dissolved and a by election was called by Premier Roy Romanow on May 29, 2000. McPherson did not run in the subsequent by election, choosing to reject the NDP Liberal coalition. His candidacy for the Liberal party was replaced by Gerry Ruehs. Huyghebaert ended up winning the by election.