30th Saskatchewan general election

The 30th Saskatchewan general election will be held on or before October 28, 2024 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.[1]

30th Saskatchewan general election
On or before October 28, 2024
61 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
31 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Scott Moe Ryan Meili
Party Saskatchewan New Democratic
Leader since January 27, 2018 March 3, 2018
Leader's seat Rosthern-Shellbrook Saskatoon Meewasin
Last election 48 seats, 60.67% 13 seats, 31.82%
Current seats 48 13
Seats needed 18
Incumbent Premier

Scott Moe
Saskatchewan

Background

Since 2010, the Legislative Assembly has had a fixed four-year term. According to the 2019 amendment to The Legislative Assembly Act, 2007 (Saskatchewan), "the first general election after the coming into force of this subsection must be held on Monday, October 26, 2020".[2][3] Subsequent elections, must occur "on the last Monday of October in the fourth calendar year after the last general election".[4] However, the act also provides that if the election period would overlap with a federal election period, the provincial election is to be postponed until the first Monday of the following April; in this case: April 7, 2025.[4] The fixed election law does not infringe on the Lieutenant Governor's right to dissolve the Legislative Assembly at an earlier date on the Premier's advice.

Opinion polls
Pollster Client Dates
conducted		 Sample
size		 Polling
method		 Margin
of error		 SK Party NDP Others Lead
Angus Reid[p 1] N/A 24 Nov–30, 2020 459 Online 1.4% 58% 29% 12% 29%
2020 general election Oct 24, 2020 — — — 60.7% 31.8% 7.5% 28.9%

Opinion poll sources
  1. "Provincial Spotlight: As pandemic wears on, governments losing support on economic, COVID-19 management". Angus Reid Institute. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-01-12.

References
  1. Solomon, Michaela (29 September 2020). "Saskatchewan's 29th general election begins as writ drop announced". regina.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. "Sask. gov't announces 2020 election date, tables election law changes". Global News. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  3. "Saskatchewan adjusting 2020 provincial, municipal election dates". Regina Leader Post. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  4. "The Legislative Assembly Act, 2007" (PDF). The Queen's Printer (Saskatchewan). 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.


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