1982 Saskatchewan general election

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1982 Saskatchewan general election
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  1978 April 26, 1982 (1982-04-26) 1986  

64 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.9% [1]
 First partySecond party
  Grant Devine.jpg Allan-Blakeney-2009.jpeg
Leader Grant Devine Allan Blakeney
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader since November 9, 1979 July 4, 1970
Leader's seat Estevan Regina Elphinstone
Last election1744
Seats before1544
Seats won559
Seat changeIncrease2.svg40Decrease2.svg35
Popular vote289,311201,390
Percentage54.07%37.64%
SwingIncrease2.svg15.99pp Decrease2.svg10.44pp

Premier before election

Allan Blakeney
New Democratic

Premier after election

Grant Devine
Progressive Conservative

The 1982 Saskatchewan general election was held on April 26, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

Contents

The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Grant Devine, defeated the New Democratic Party government of Premier Allan Blakeney, which had governed the province since the 1971 election. The Tories won over half the popular vote, and a large majority in the legislature – the first time that the party had won an outright majority, and making Devine only the second Tory premier in the province's history. The only other time that the Tories had ever led a government was after the 1929 election, when James Anderson led a coalition government of Conservatives, Progressives and independents.

The NDP vote fell to its lowest level since 1938, and the party lost 35 of its 44 seats in the legislature – the second-worst defeat of a sitting government in the province's history, behind only the Saskatchewan Liberal Party's 38-seat loss in 1944. The highest-profile casualty was Deputy Premier Roy Romanow, who was ousted by Tory challenger Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk as part of the Tories' sweep of Saskatoon.

This election included the Aboriginal People's Party, a party focused on issues affecting Saskatchewan's First Nations. The APP's best showing would be in the Cumberland district of northeast Saskatchewan, finishing third – ahead of the Liberal candidate.

Popular feelings of alienation in Saskatchewan from Ottawa reached a high point in 1982. The provincial wing of the Western Canada Concept movement won more votes than the Saskatchewan Liberal Party candidate in over a third of Saskatchewan's constituencies; in three ridings the WCC candidate captured more than 1,000 votes. The WCC would disappear by 1988, and be replaced by the Western Independence Party, and later the Buffalo Party, in the 21st century.

Results

PartyParty leaderCandidatesSeatsPopular vote
1978 Dissol. Elected% Change#%% Change
Progressive Conservative Grant Devine 64171555+266.7%289,31154.07%+15.99%
New Democratic Allan Blakeney 6444449-79.5%201,39037.64%-10.44%
Liberal Ralph Goodale 6424,1344.51%-9.27%
Western Canada Concept Ray Bailey40***17,4873.26%*
 Independent821-100%1,6070.30%+0.28%
Aboriginal People's 10***1,1560.22%*
Total250616164+4.9%535,085100% 
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Note:* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election. 1 Richard Collver and Dennis Ham, MLAs of the short-lived "Unionest Party".

Percentages

Popular vote
PC
54.07%
New Democratic
37.64%
Liberal
4.51%
WCC
3.26%
Others
0.52%
Seats summary
PC
85.94%
New Democratic
14.06%

Ranking

PartySeatsSecondThirdFourthFifth
Progressive Conservative 558100
New Democratic 955000
Liberal 0138261
Western Canada Concept 0023161
Aboriginal People's 00127
Independent 00125

Riding results

Names in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol " ** " indicates MLAs who are not running again.

Northwest Saskatchewan

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Western Canada Concept Other
     
Athabasca  Bruce Clarke
1,162
Frederick John Thompson
1,606
Willard Quewezance
147
Rod Bishop (Ind.) 976

Vital Morin (APP) 210

 Frederick John Thompson
Cut Knife-Lloydminster   Michael Hopfner
4,968
Bob Long
3,963
L. Allison Henderson
109
 Robert Gavin Long
Meadow Lake   George McLeod
4,236
Dave Bridger
2,149
R. Hugh Currie
131
Paul S. Pospisil
242
Ray L. Manegre (Ind.) 57 George Malcolm McLeod
Redberry   John Gerich
4,018
Dennis Banda
2,556
Bernadine Droesse
156
Wayne Ratzlaff
303
 Dennis George Banda
Rosthern   Ralph Katzman
6,816
Chris Banman
1,889
Bruce Wagner
412
James E. Boschman (Ind.) 188 Ralph Katzman
The Battlefords   Myles Morin
5,737
David Miner
3,625
Mary Friedman
348
Vernon D. Loeppky
249
 David Manly Miner
Turtleford   Colin Maxwell
3,825
Lloyd Johnson
2,803
Glenn J. Mason
155
 Lloyd Emmett Johnson

Northeast Saskatchewan

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Western Canada Concept Aboriginal People's Party
     
Cumberland  Edward Charlette
852
Lawrence Riel Yew
2,587
Roy Fosseneuve
251
Leon E. McAuley
329
  Norm MacAulay**
Kelsey-Tisdale   Neal Hardy
5,171
Francis E. Schmeichel
2,874
P. Hudson Foga
139
John K. McConaghie
284
Olga Flesjer
32
 Neal Herbert Hardy
Kinistino   Bernard Boutin
4,266
Don Cody
3,759
Ed Olchowy
247
 Donald William Cody
Melfort   Grant Hodgins
4,626
Norm Vickar
3,099
S. Helen Hamilton
130
Brian Bedard
489
 Norman Vickar
Nipawin   Lloyd Sauder
4,267
Irvin G. Perkins
2,844
Ron J. Wassill
231
Bob Fair
627
  Richard Collver**
Prince Albert   John Meagher
4,258
Mike Feschuk
4,232
Bill Nutting
369
Earl Switenky
764
 Mike Feschuk
Prince Albert-Duck Lake  Phil West
3,491
Jerome Hammersmith
3,500
Mike Scholfield
404
Ron Folstad
873
John H. McLeod
86
 Jerome Hammersmith
Shellbrook-Torch River   Lloyd Muller
4,117
George Bowerman
3,274
Jack Greening
287
Stanley Stefanski
667
Garry Standing
65
 George Bowerman
Shellbrook
February 21, 1983 By-election: Prince Albert-Duck Lake
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Prog. Conservative Sid Dutchak 4,27155.78%+13.99
  NDP Jerome Hammersmith 3,38644.22%+2.32
Total7,657100.00

West Central Saskatchewan

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Western Canada Concept
    
Arm River   Gerald Muirhead
5,608
Donald Leonard Faris
2,719
Marjorie Towstego
118
Jim Cross
339
 Gerald Muirhead
Biggar   Harry Baker
4,437
Elwood Lorrie Cowley
3,070
Neil Vander Nagel
141
Roland Chouinard
327
 Elwood Lorrie Cowley
Humboldt   Louis Domotor
4,480
Edwin Tchorzewski
3,946
Ligouri LeBlanc
361
Glen Strueby
168
 Edwin Tchorzewski
Kindersley   Robert Andrew
5,211
Wayne Nargang
1,833
Wayne Mah
166
Chuck McIntyre
454
 Robert Lynal Andrew
Rosetown-Elrose   Herbert Swan
4,802
Jim Mills
2,327
David Herle
166
Dale Skelton
666
 Herbert Junior Swan
Wilkie   James Garner
5,056
Wayne Birn
2,039
Arthur Reil
502
 James W.A. Garner

East Central Saskatchewan

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Western Canada Concept Aboriginal People's Party
     
Canora   Lloyd Hampton
4,398
Gerard Pikula
3,520
Michael Okrainetz
312
  Al Matsalla**
Kelvington-Wadena   Sherwin Petersen
4,330
Neil Byers
3,755
Ben Ferrie
215
 Neil Byers
Last Mountain-Touchwood   Arnold Tusa
4,588
Gordon MacMurchy
4,059
Charles Schuler 165Jack McMunn
218
 Gordon MacMurchy
Melville   Grant Schmidt
4,172
Pat Krug
3,486
Jack Hanowski
627
Ray Miller
421
Harry Bird
64
  John Russell Kowalchuk**
Pelly  Mervyn Abrahamson
3,179
Norm Lusney
3,381
Tom Campbell
476
 Norm Lusney
Quill Lakes  Ray Berscheid
3,892
Murray Koskie
3,945
Walter Paulson
448
 Murray J. Koskie
Saltcoats   Walt Johnson
3,921
Ed Kaeding
3,531
James Coueslan
416
 Ed Kaeding
Yorkton   Lorne McLaren
5,487
Randy Nelson
3,727
Joseph Matsalla
252
Ted Yascheshen
194
 Randall Neil Nelson

Southwest Saskatchewan

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Western Canada Concept
    
Assiniboia-Gravelbourg  Rene Archambault
2,438
Allen Engel
2,875
Ralph Goodale
2,760
Hugh Clarke
459
 Allen Engel
Maple Creek   Joan Duncan
4,228
J.R. Porter
2,158
Bernie Ford
422
Larry English
806
 Joan Duncan
Moose Jaw North   Keith Parker
5,859
Glenn Hagel
3,895
Terrance Ocrane
361
Colin Campbell
256
  John Skoberg**
Moose Jaw South   Arthur "Bud" Smith
4,110
Gordon Snyder
3,908
Bob Halter
328
Jack Ashton
275
 Gordon Taylor Snyder
Morse   Art Martens
3,565
Reg Gross
2,409
Don Meyer
277
Ray L. Bailey
887
 Reginald John Gross
Shaunavon  John Bleackley
2,730
Dwain Lingenfelter
2,897
Gratton Murray
745
Barry W. Dixon
1,139
 Dwain Lingenfelter
Swift Current   Patricia Anne Smith
4,756
Spencer Wooff
2,941
Anna Patricia White
316
Henry Banman
787
  Dennis Ham**
Thunder Creek   Colin Thatcher
4,412
Ron Kurtz
2,036
Gary Sherlock
264
Pat Mullin
442
 Colin Thatcher
March 27, 1985 By-election: Thunder Creek
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Prog. Conservative Richard Swenson 2,67042.49%-19.18
  NDP Betty Payne1,73027.53%-0.93
  Liberal William Johnstone1,70327.10%+23.41
  WCC Henry Banman1812.88%-3.30
Total6,284100.00

Southeast Saskatchewan

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Western Canada Concept
    
Bengough-Milestone   Bob Pickering
4,571
Jim Liggett
2,653
Tim Maloney
420
 Robert Hugh Pickering
Estevan   Grant Devine
5,487
John Chapman
2,947
Heather MacDonald-Doyle
649
Vernon McClement
184
 John Chapman
Indian Head-Wolseley   Doug Taylor
4,251
Pat Connolley
2,073
Con Lalonde
571
John Parley
554
 Douglas Graham Taylor
Moosomin   Larry Birkbeck
4,165
Fred Easton
2,476
Peter Semchuk
250
Don Donaldson
1,311
 Larry Birkbeck
Qu’Appelle-Lumsden   John Gary Lane
5,643
Tom Usherwood
2,372
Cheryl Stadnyk
219
Allan Smith
346
 John Gary Lane
Qu’Appelle
Souris-Cannington   Eric Berntson
4,093
Dean Fraser
1,639
William Owens
437
Dale Nolin
1,082
 Eric Berntson
Weyburn   Lorne Hepworth
5,426
Elaine Driver
3,088
David Wright
422
  James Auburn Pepper**

Saskatoon

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Western Canada Concept Aboriginal People's Party Other
      
Saskatoon Centre   Jack Sandberg
3,553
Paul Mostoway
2,987
Delores Burkhart
470
 Paul Peter Mostoway
Saskatoon Eastview   Kimberly Young
6,981
Bernie Poniatowski
3,736
David Jackson
688
 Bernard Poniatowski
Saskatoon Fairview   Duane Weiman
6,185
Bob Mitchell
3,432
David Schwartz
181
Brian Bellamy
200
John Dorion
48
New District
Saskatoon Mayfair   Cal Glauser
7,386
Dave Whalley
3,777
Maureen Darling
441
Don Kavanaugh
186
  Beverly Milton Dyck**
Saskatoon Nutana   Evelyn Bacon
3,685
Pat Atkinson
3,580
David Tunney
492
  Wes Robbins**
Saskatoon Riversdale   Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk
3,576
Roy Romanow
3,557
Harold Flett
228
Joe Gallagher
143
Alexander Barker (Ind.) 57 Roy Romanow
Saskatoon South   Bob Myers
4,611
Herman Rolfes
3,221
Don McCullough
422
Reid Schmidt
90
Carol Stadnyk (Ind.) 118 Herman Harold Rolfes
Saskatoon Buena Vista
Saskatoon Sutherland   Paul Schoenhals
5,328
Mark Koenker
3,026
Ron Hannah
374
Gordon Barnes
116
Cecil King
43
 Peter Prebble
Saskatoon University   Rick Folk
3,490
Peter Prebble
3,041
David B. Miller
718
Earl A. Cowley
104
Alphard Fafard
(Not affiliated) 28
New District
Saskatoon Westmount   Gay Caswell
3,716
John Edward Brockelbank
3,583
Peter Groves
288
Freda Moosehunter
136
 John Edward Brockelbank

Regina

Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent
Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Western Canada Concept Other
     
Regina Centre  Jim Petrychyn
2,570
Ned Shillington
3,821
Cam McCannell
691
Tyler Benson
165
Gordon Massie
(Not affiliated) 66
 Edward Shillington
Regina Elphinstone  Ross Reibling
3,066
Allan Blakeney
4,139
Glenn Caleval
255
 Allan Blakeney
Regina Lakeview   Tim Embury
4,688
Doug McArthur
3,808
Delores Honour
520
 Douglas Francis McArthur
Regina North   Jack Klein
5,845
Stan Oxelgren
3,715
Daryl Boychuk
239
New District
Regina North East   Russ Sutor
5,303
Walt Smishek
3,559
Robert Dall'Olio
178
Ron J. Blashill
201
 Walter Smishek
Regina North West   Bill Sveinson
6,797
John Solomon
4,509
Adrian McBride
245
Les R. Kavanaugh
222
 John Solomon
Regina Rosemont   Gordon Dirks
5,271
Bill Allen
3,673
Ken M. Grotsky
210
Stewart Coward
206
 Bill Allen
Regina South   Paul Rousseau
6,088
Margaret Fern
2,869
Lori Stinson
286
 Paul Emile Rousseau
Regina Victoria   Metro Rybchuk
4,108
Henry Baker
3,512
Steve Bata
335
Barbara Duff
184
Jim Harding (Ind.) 117 Henry Harold Peter Baker
Regina Wascana   Gord Currie
5,976
Clint White
3,434
Marlene Lamontagne
483
 Clinton Oliver White
November 25, 1985 By-election: Regina North East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Edwin Tchorzewski 5,37770.97%+32.46
  Prog. Conservative Wilma Staff1,76823.34%-34.05
  Liberal Harvey Schick4315.69%+3.76
Total7,576100.00

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References

  1. "Voter turnout figures for 28th Saskatchewan election released". Elections Saskatchewan.

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