", The NDP platform addressed what the party saw as a need for more social support.

The SaskParty framed that as an attack on business at a time when the economy is booming, but the NDP didn't back down from the idea, one it acknowledges was unpopular with some. The party out of power assumes the role of the watchdog. "The attack ads obviously worked," said David McGrane, a political scientist at the University of Saskatchewan. We will not let the NDP throw obstacles in our way, and we will continue to tell the Saskatchewan story around the world. James T.M. "We've worked hard to be a government that did what it said it would do. Mr. Wall's SaskParty, meanwhile, made few spending promises during the campaign, even as the province continues to generate surpluses. Read our, I'm a print subscriber, link to my account, Avoid the use of toxic and offensive language. Its first acts will include extending a provincial sales-tax exemption on children's clothes while expanding funding for insulin pumps.

"Brad Wall really hugs the centre as a premier.".

Voters, however, appeared to prefer the austere government of Mr. Wall – what Prof. McGrane called his "cheapskate" platform. Ultimately, it did. The crux of the SaskParty campaign was to go after Mr. Lingenfelter personally.

On Monday, it garnered 32 per cent.

We hope to have this fixed soon. The Green Party came in third, with 3 per cent of the vote. After striking a nationalist defence of Potash Corp., he wants uranium investment rules loosened. "We're hoping that first of all the government will keep its promise of 6 per cent funding [increases]on health transfers, number one. They unleashed a series of attack ads casting him as an agent of an unpopular former NDP government, a free spender and a political leader prone to regular flip-flops.

Mr. Wall acknowledged there is work to do in improving health care and social services, but said his government would rather be overly cautious than spend too quickly.

Their slate Monday was diverse and included many young candidates and 11 aboriginal candidates.

He'll play a role as the province's energy and mining sectors continue to boom – rival bids for uranium company Hathor Exploration Ltd. are the latest example, and may once again stir a debate over federal rules on foreign ownership. Even then, it was clear politics was in Mr. Wall's blood. The party matched that Monday. Here are some other dates of importance in the Party's history: August 11, 1997: Ken Krawetz selected by the Caucus to serve as Interim Leader. Part of that is luck, he says.

If you would like to write a letter to the editor, please forward it to letters@globeandmail.com. We have a platform, we've campaigned on it and we're going to do the things that are in that platform," Mr. Wall said Monday evening.

Many one-time Tories now form the SaskParty.

This article was published more than 8 years ago. "We kind of expected this, so it's not a huge surprise to us local guys at home," said Steve Cassidy, 50, an electrical contractor who has known Mr. Wall for 25 years. Mr. Wall's party had 38 of the province's 58 seats when the writ dropped, and entered the vote on Monday with a wide lead.

The Liberals and Progressive Conservatives combined for 1 per cent. Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community.

This is a space where subscribers can engage with each other and Globe staff. Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall speaks to supporters at following his election victory, in his hometown of Swift Current, Sask., on Nov. 7, 2011. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is looking for his first win in October's provincial election, but it would be the fourth consecutive victory for his Saskatchewan Party if he gets it. His win was expected, but even SaskParty internal polls hadn't projected the landslide produced Monday. Mr. Wall's win made him the fifth Canadian premier to succeed in a re-election bid this fall. The Saskatchewan Party’s calculation is the mirror image in a two-party house. The Saskatchewan Liberal Party was the province's main centrist party for several decades early in Saskatchewan's existence, ruling from 1905–29 and from 1934–44.