2022 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election

An election for the leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party was held on June 26, 2022 in Regina, Saskatchewan as a result of the resignation of Ryan Meili. 7,294 party members were eligible to vote, although only 4,741 cast their ballot.[3] Carla Beck became the party's first elected female leader, winning the leadership vote with 3,244 votes cast – around 68 percent – while her opponent, Kaitlyn Harvey, received around 32 percent of votes with 1,492 cast in her name.[4]

2022 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election
DateJune 26, 2022[1]
ConventionRegina, Saskatchewan
Resigning leaderRyan Meili
Won byCarla Beck
Candidates2
Entrance Fee$4,000[2]
Spending limit$200,000[2]

Rules

All Saskatchewan New Democratic Party members in good standing were eligible to vote online, by mail-in ballot, or in person at the convention.[2]

Timeline

Candidates

Carla Beck
Background

Carla Beck is the MLA for Regina Lakeview (2016–present).

Candidacy announced: March 3, 2022[6]
Campaign website: carlaforleader.ca
Endorsements of Carla Beck
Current MLAs: (6)
Former MLAs: (10)
Other Prominent Individuals: (1)
Organizations: (2)

Kaitlyn Harvey
Background

Kaitlyn Harvey was the NDP candidate for Saskatoon Willowgrove in 2020. She had sought the nomination in Saskatoon Meewasin, the seat of outgoing leader Meili, but revoked her candidacy in July 2022.[19][20]

Candidacy announced: April 5, 2022[7]
Campaign website: https://www.changestartshere.ca
Endorsements of Kaitlyn Harvey
Current MLAs: (1)
Former MLAs: (1)
Other Prominent Individuals: (1)
  • Nettie Wiebe (Professor, 2001 Saskatchewan NDP leadership candidate, and 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2011 federal NDP candidate)[22]

Declined

See also

References
  1. "Leadership". Saskatchewan NDP. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. "Sask. NDP to hold leadership vote in late June, cap campaign expenses at $200K". CBC News. February 28, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  3. "Sask. NDP elects Carla Beck as first female leader of party". Regina. 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  4. Hunter, Adam (June 26, 2022). "Carla Beck wins Sask. NDP Leadership, first women to be elected leader". CBC News. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  5. "Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili stepping down, will remain as leader until party chooses a successor". CBC News. February 18, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  6. "Carla Beck becomes first Sask. NDP to announce leadership run | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  7. "Saskatoon lawyer Kaitlyn Harvey 2nd to enter Sask. NDP leadership race". CBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
  8. "Carla Beck". Twitter. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  9. Nippi-Albright, Betti (15 June 2022). "After careful consideration of both leadership candidates, I've decided to support Carla Beck as the next leader for our party and the next premier of our province". Facebook. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  10. Simes, Jeremy (8 March 2022). "Carla Beck announces bid for Sask. NDP leadership". Regina Leader Post. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  11. Beck, Carla (14 April 2022). "Doyle's endorsement means so much". Twitter. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  12. Hunter, Adam (8 March 2022). "Carla Beck gets Sask. NDP leadership endorsements from 7 former party MLAs". CBC. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  13. Beck, Carla (1 June 2022). "Happy to have the endorsement of Eric Cline, longtime Saskatoon NDP MLA and former Cabinet Minister". Twitter. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  14. Beck, Carla [@CarlaBeckSK] (11 March 2022). "David's ongoing support means so much" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. Rancourt, Nicole [@NicoleMRancourt] (4 March 2022). "Carla Beck is the strong and unifying leader we need" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  16. McGrane, Dave (1 June 2022). "Just voted for @CarlaBeckSK for @Sask_NDP leader!". Twitter. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  17. Beck, Carla (25 April 2022). "I'm honoured to have the endorsement of an organization that represents so many frontline heroes". Twitter. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  18. Beck, Carla (13 May 2022). "I'm honoured to have the support of @USWDistrict3 ". Twitter. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  19. Hunter, Adam (10 June 2022). "Beck leads Harvey in fundraising, caucus endorsements in campaign to lead Sask. NDP". CBC. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  20. "Kaitlyn Harvey pulls out as potential NDP Meewasin candidate". SaskToday.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  21. Bowes, Jennifer (1 June 2022). "It's my pleasure to endorse @kaitlynharveysk in her leadership bid for the @Sask_NDP ". Twitter. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  22. Harvey, Kaitlyn (25 June 2022). "Your support means the world to me Nettie". Twitter. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  23. "Taking a look at potential candidates to replace NDP leader Ryan Meili". leaderpost. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  24. Levy, Bryn (23 February 2022). "Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark shoots down NDP leadership bid". Saskatoon Star Phoenix. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  25. Nippi-Albright, Betty. "BettyNippi on Twitter". February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  26. Wotherspoon, Trent. "WotherspoonT on Twitter". February 19, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  27. Hunter, Adam. "AHiddyCBC on Twitter". March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
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