Saskatchewan general election, 1952

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Saskatchewan general election, 1952
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  1948 June 11, 1952 (1952-06-11) 1956  

53 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
27 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party
  Tommy Douglas crop.jpg
LIB
Leader Tommy Douglas Walter Tucker
Party Co-operative Commonwealth Liberal
Leader since July 17, 1942 August 6, 1946
Leader's seat Weyburn Rosthern
Last election 31 19
Seats won 42 11
Seat changeIncrease2.svg11Decrease2.svg8
Popular vote 291,705 211,882
Percentage 54.1% 39.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg6.5pp Increase2.svg8.7pp

Premier before election

Tommy Douglas
Co-operative Commonwealth

Premier-designate

Tommy Douglas
Co-operative Commonwealth

The Saskatchewan general election of 1952 was the twelfth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 11, 1952, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

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Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

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The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government of Premier Tommy Douglas was re-elected for a third term with an increased majority.

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The Liberal Party of Walter Tucker increased its share of the popular vote to almost 40%, but lost 9 of the seats it had held in the previous legislature.

Walter Adam Tucker was a Canadian politician.

The Social Credit and Progressive Conservative parties continued to lose support.

The Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan was a political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan that promoted social credit economic theories from the mid-1930s to the mid-1970s.

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Results

PartyParty Leader# of
candidates
SeatsPopular Vote
1948 Elected% Change#%% Change
Co-operative Commonwealth Tommy Douglas 533142+35.5%291,70554.06%+6.50%
Liberal Walter Tucker 532011-42.1%211,88239.27%+8.67%
Social Credit 2421,0453.90%-4.19%
Progressive Conservative Alvin Hamilton 810,6481.97%-5.66%
 Independent-Prog. Conservative 1**1,5420.29%*
 Independent 31-100%1,5170.28%-1.95%
Labor–Progressive 21,1510.21%-0.05%
 Independent Liberal 11030.02%-0.64%
Total1455253+1.9%539,593100% 
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Note:* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

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