Saskatchewan CCF/NDP leadership elections

Coldwell was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1935, and Williams was chosen as the Saskatchewan CCF's acting leader on December 16, 1935.

[1][2] Williams joined the Canadian Forces in early 1941, and subsequently saw overseas action in World War II.

The vote for leader took place on June 6, 2009 and all 13051 members of the Saskatchewan NDP were eligible to cast ballots in person, by mail, by phone or online.

[4][5] There were four declared candidates for the leadership: MLA Deb Higgins, former Deputy Premier Dwain Lingenfelter, physician and community health activist Ryan Meili, and former party president Yens Pedersen.

[6] First ballot (Higgins eliminated, Pedersen withdrew) [7] Second ballot Total votes cast: 9,130[8] (held on March 9, 2013) A leadership convention was called following the resignation of Dwain Lingenfelter after losing his seat in the 2011 general election.

[11] A fourth candidate, economist Erin Weir[12] withdrew prior to the convention and endorsed Meili.

Second ballot An election for the leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party was held on March 3, 2018 in Regina, as a result of the resignation of leader Cam Broten after leading the party to its third consecutive general election loss and losing own his seat in the legislature.

Results Turnout: 81%[13][14] An election for the leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party was held on June 26, 2022 in Regina following the resignation of Ryan Meili.