Registered Political Parties
A political party may make an application for registration under the Election Act at any time between the day fixed for the return to a writ of general election and the fifth day after the issuance of a writ of election. Each application, in prescribed form, must be accompanied by a complete and accurate petition for registration. Each petition must be executed by not fewer than 2,500 eligible provincial voters, 1,000 of whom must reside in at least 10 provincial constituencies, with a minimum of 100 voters in each of those respective constituencies. Concurrent with its application and petition, a political party must file a written statement declaring its primary purpose is the fielding of candidates for election as Members of the Legislative Assembly. A political party registration application must also include an audited financial statement and disclose prescribed information in respect of its leader, senior officers, chief official agent and auditor.
Once registered under the Election Act, a political party is entitled to incur expenses, solicit and receive contributions, participate in the Province's political contributions tax credit regime, and to field candidates for election to the Legislative Assembly. Registered political parties in an election/by-election year are also entitled, where eligible, to receive reimbursement of a portion of lawfully incurred election expenses.
As of September 23, 2011, there were 6 registered political parties in the Province — their names and abbreviations, as recorded on the Register of Political Parties, are set out below.
Registered Political Parties
(As of September 23, 2011)
| Political Party Name |
|
Party Abbreviation |
| Green Party of Saskatchewan |
|
Green Party |
New Democratic Party,
Sask. Section |
|
New Democratic Party (N.D.P.) |
Progressive Conservative
Party of Saskatchewan |
|
P.C. Party of Sask. |
| Saskatchewan Liberal Association |
Saskatchewan Liberal Party |
| Saskatchewan Party |
|
Saskatchewan Party |
Western Independence Party
of Saskatchewan (W.I.P.) |
|
Western Independence Party (W.I.P.) |
Candidates
According to the Election Act, "candidate" means any individual who, after the writ of election in a constituency is issued and before two o'clock p.m. on nomination day, files an official nomination paper with the constituency returning officer.
Download the E-405 Nomination Paper.
To be eligible as a candidate for an election in Saskatchewan a person must be at least eighteen years of age, a Canadian citizen, ordinarily resident in Saskatchewan and not disqualified from voting.
In accordance with the Election Act, any individual who is either selected by a registered political party's constituency association to be a candidate, or who a party intends to endorse, must give written notice to that effect to the Office. Such notice must be given whether such selection or endorsement is made before, during, or after the issuance of an election writ. Such notification must be filed in conjunction with the candidate's written appointment and consent of a business manager and written appointment and consent of an auditor. The Chief Electoral Officer shall maintain a register of such potential candidacy, as well as any information filed under the Election Act.
2011 General Election Nominated Candidates
View the list of nominated candidates for the November 7, 2011 General Election.
Nomination deadline is Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. C.S.T.
This list is available in PDF format - Updated as of October 22, 2011 - 2:00 P.M. C.S.T.
*Note: Only nominated candidates filing official documentation as required by The Election Act, 1996 are listed.