The seeds of victory were sown in Regina and Saskatoon, where the Saskatchewan Party picked up five seats — but there were gains in other urban areas, too, that helped seal the election win.
In Moose Jaw North, veteran NDP MLA Glenn Hagel was taken down by a Saskatchewan Party challenger.
Yorkton, an NDP bastion since 1991 when Clay Serby first took the seat, also went the Saskatchewan Party's way.
Saskatchewan Rivers, a rural seat that was a big win for the NDP in 2003 — helping it maintain a razor-thin majority — fell this time to the Saskatchewan Party candidate.
Looking at the popular vote, the Saskatchewan Party's hold on rural areas was strong — about 62 per cent of the votes went to the party.
In urban areas, the NDP had about 45 per cent of the vote, compared with about 52 per cent in 2003. The Saskatchewan Party picked up about 40 per cent of the urban vote, compared with 29 per cent in 2003.
That shift paid off for the Saskatchewan Party in the province's two biggest cities.
The Saskatchewan Party took three seats from the NDP in Regina and two in Saskatoon.
One area where the NDP held on with no changes was the far north. Both the Cumberland and Athabasca constituencies re-elected NDP MLAs.
Saskatchewan Votes 2007 »
- Saskatchewan Party wins majority government
- Only 10 years into its existence as a political force, the Saskatchewan Party will form a majority government and its leader Brad Wall will be the new premier.
- NDP had a 'good run in government'
- A desire for change pushed the NDP out of 16 years of rule in Saskatchewan, but leader Lorne Calvert said the party has no regrets.
- Liberals fail again to elect single MLA
- The third time was not a charm for Liberal Leader David Karwacki, as voters in Saskatoon Meewasin rebuffed his efforts for elected office.
- Shift in urban vote handed seats to Sask. Party
- The seeds of victory were sown in Regina and Saskatoon, where the Saskatchewan Party picked up five seats — but there were gains in other urban areas, too, that helped seal the election win.
- NDP holds on in Regina, but loses 3 seats
- Fortress Regina continued to stand for the NDP when the dust of Wednesday's election had settled, though its foundation was shaken by a trio of Saskatchewan Party wins.
Constituency Profiles
More Saskatchewan Votes Headlines »
- Saskatchewan Party wins majority government
- Only 10 years into its existence as a political force, the Saskatchewan Party will form a majority government and its leader Brad Wall will be the new premier.
- NDP had a 'good run in government'
- A desire for change pushed the NDP out of 16 years of rule in Saskatchewan, but leader Lorne Calvert said the party has no regrets.
- Liberals fail again to elect single MLA
- The third time was not a charm for Liberal Leader David Karwacki, as voters in Saskatoon Meewasin rebuffed his efforts for elected office.
- Shift in urban vote handed seats to Sask. Party
- The seeds of victory were sown in Regina and Saskatoon, where the Saskatchewan Party picked up five seats — but there were gains in other urban areas, too, that helped seal the election win.
- NDP holds on in Regina, but loses 3 seats
- Fortress Regina continued to stand for the NDP when the dust of Wednesday's election had settled, though its foundation was shaken by a trio of Saskatchewan Party wins.
