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Going into the election, the popularity New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan had declined because of controversy on a number of issues. Voters in this agrarian province were disgruntled because of a mediocre harvest and a disastrous summer for cattle producers - the American border had been closed to Canadian beef due to fears of mad cow disease.
Election issues included outmigration (the province's population is falling because young people leave the province to look for work), 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 supports with Saskatchewan Party supporters.
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.
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 both of their seats.
| Party | Party Leader | Popular Vote | # nominated | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | % Change | Previous | Elected | Change | |||
| New Democratic | | 190,923 | 44.68 | +5.95 | 58 | 29 | 30 | +1 |
| Saskatchewan Party | | 168,144 | 39.35 | -0.26 | 58 | 25 | 28 | +3 |
| Liberal | | 60,601 | 14.18 | -5.97 | 58 | 4 | – | –4 |
| Western Independence | | 2,615 | 0.61 | +0.61 | 17 | – | – | – |
| New Green | | 2,323 | 0.55 | -0.46 | 27 | – | – | – |
| Independent | 1,997 | 0.47 | +0.37 | 5 | – | – | – | |
| Progressive Conservative | 681 | 0.16 | -0.24 | 11 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 427,284 | 100.00 | – | 234 | 58 | 58 | – | |
| Saskatchewan electionsSaskatchewan is province in Canada. Saskatchewan general election, 1905 Saskatchewan general election, 1912 Saskatchewan general election, 1917 Saskatchewan general election, 1921 Saskatchewan general election, 1925 Saskatchewan general election, 1929 Sas: 1905The First Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on December 13, 1905. Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to victory over the Provincial Rights Party of Frederick W. Haultain, and became the first Pre 1908The Second Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on August 14, 1908. Premier Walter Scott and his Liberal Party of Saskatchewan were re-elected for a second term, defeating the Provincial Rights Party of Frederick W 1912The Third Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on July 11, 1912. Premier Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to a third term in office with a significant increase in the share of the popular vote. 1917 1921 1925 1929 1934 1938 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1967 1971 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1995 1999 2003
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See also Canadian Politics in 2003.
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