Green Party of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Green Party | |
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Leader | Naomi Hunter |
President | Barry Dickie |
Deputy leader | Victor Lau |
Founded | 1998 |
Registered | 1999 |
Headquarters | RR#1 Site 9 Comp 23 Shellbrook, SK S0J 2E0[1] |
Ideology | Green politics |
Colours | Green |
Seats in Legislature | 0 / 61 |
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The Saskatchewan Green Party is a
History
Foundations and the New Green Alliance
In the mid-1990s, a number of environmental and social justice activists began to organize against the perceived
The party's first leader was
Saskatchewan Green Party
In 2005, the NGA changed its name to come in line with the federal Greens, becoming the Green Party of Saskatchewan; however, the party maintained that it was only loosely affiliated with the
On 6 September, 2011—the unofficial kickoff for the
After the 2011 election, the party began an effort to organize on a constituency basis across the province. In March 2015, the party was rebranded as the Saskatchewan Green Party and ran a nearly full slate again in the 2016 provincial election under Lau, though fell back in vote share across the province, finishing in fourth place.[13]
In March 2020, former federal Green candidate Naomi Hunter was named leader of the Greens ahead of the 2020 provincial election.[14] In the election, the party increased its vote share, finishing with its second highest total after 2011, but again finished fourth, this time finishing behind the fledgling Buffalo Party.[15]
Election results
Election | Leader | # of candidates | # of elected candidates | Votes | % | Place | Legislative role |
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1999 | Neil Sinclair | 16 / 58
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0 / 58
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4,101 | 1.01% | 4th | Extra-parliamentary |
2003 | Ben Webster | 27 / 58
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0 / 58
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2,323 | 0.55% | 5th | Extra-parliamentary |
2007 | Sandra Finley | 48 / 58
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0 / 58
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9,076 | 2.01% | 4th | Extra-parliamentary |
2011 | Victor Lau | 58 / 58
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0 / 58
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11,461 | 2.89% | 3rd | Extra-parliamentary |
2016 | 58 / 61
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0 / 61
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7,967 | 1.83% | 4th | Extra-parliamentary | |
2020 | Naomi Hunter | 60 / 61
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0 / 61
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10,033 | 2.25% | 4th | Extra-parliamentary |
Party leaders
† Denotes interim leader
# | Party Leader | Highest Position | Tenure | Notes |
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1 | Neil Sinclair | Party leader | 1999 – 2002 | |
2 | Ben Webster | Party leader | 2002 – 2005 | |
3 | Neal Anderson | Party leader | 2005 – 2006 | |
† | Victor Lau | Party leader | 2006 | Interim |
† | John Kern | Party leader | 2006 | Interim |
4 | Sandra Finley | Party leader | 2006 – 2008 | |
5 | Amber Jones | Party leader | 2008 – 2009 | |
6 | Larissa Shasko | Party leader | 2009 – 2011 | |
7 | Victor Lau | Party leader | 2011 – 2016 | First leader to organize a full slate of candidates for a general election. |
8 | Shawn Setyo | Party leader | 2016 – 2019 | |
† | Richard Jack | Party leader | 2019 – 2020 | Interim |
9 | Naomi Hunter | Party leader | 2020 – present |
See also
- List of Green party leaders in Canada
- List of Green politicians who have held office in Canada
- List of Saskatchewan general elections
- List of political parties in Saskatchewan
- Politics of Saskatchewan
References
- ^ "Contact". Saskatchewan Green Party. April 17, 2022. Archived from the original on January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
- Saskatoon StarPhoenix. Archivedfrom the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ISBN 1-55164-244-1.
- ^ "Who We Are". Saskatchewan New Green Alliance. Archived from the original on February 17, 2001.
- ^ a b Gonick, Cy (July–August 1998). "It's Party Time in Regina". Canadian Dimension, Vol. 32, No. 4. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ISBN 0-88977-131-6.
- ^ Sperling, Gerald B.; Wishlow, Kevin. "Politics and the Media in Saskatchewan". In Leeson (ed.). Saskatchewan Politics. p. 394.
- ^ "New Green Alliance changes name". CBC News. April 28, 2005. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Saskatchewan Green Party leader resigns". CBC News. September 6, 2011. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ "Lau new leader of Saskatchewan Greens". CBC News. September 26, 2011. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Greens, NDP, Sask. Party field full slates". CBC News. October 22, 2011. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Green Party hopefuls shut out". CBC News. November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Cowan, Micki (April 5, 2016). "Liberals 3rd place in Sask. election, Greens slide to 4th". CBC News. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ White-Crummey, Arthur (March 1, 2020). "Sask. Green Party chooses new leader who wants to target Sask. Party seats". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on March 2, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
- ^ Pearce, Nick; Radford, Evan (October 27, 2020). "Saskatchewan election: Buffalo Party takes larger than expected share of vote in debut". Global News. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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