Saskatchewan general election, 1978

Saskatchewan general election, 1978
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61 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan ; 32 seats needed for a majority
Premier before election; Allan Blakeney ; New Democratic	Premier-designate; Allan Blakeney ; New Democratic

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The Saskatchewan general election of 1978 was the nineteenth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on October 18, 1978, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The provinces and territories of Canada are the sub-national governments within the geographical areas of Canada under the authority of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada —were united to form a federated colony, becoming a sovereign nation in the next century. Over its history, Canada's international borders have changed several times, and the country has grown from the original four provinces to the current ten provinces and three territories. Together, the provinces and territories make up the world's second-largest country by area.

Saskatchewan is a prairie and boreal province in western Canada, the only province without natural borders. It has an area of 651,900 square kilometres (251,700 sq mi), nearly 10 percent of which is fresh water, composed mostly of rivers, reservoirs, and the province's 100,000 lakes.

The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is one of two components of the Legislature of Saskatchewan, the other being the Queen of Canada in Right of Saskatchewan,. The legislature has been unicameral since its establishment; there has never been a provincial upper house.

The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s. The party is the successor to the Saskatchewan section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), and is affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party.

Allan Emrys Blakeney was the tenth Premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982, and leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP).

The Progressive Conservative Party of Richard Collver continued to increase its share of the popular vote in this election. They were the only other party to win seats and became the official opposition to the Blakeney government.

Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan political party

The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories.

Richard Lee "Dick" Collver led the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative (PC) Party from 1973 to 1978.

Fierce political infighting in the Liberal Party after the resignation of leader David Steuart led to electoral disaster in 1978. The Liberals had lost two of the 15 seats they won in 1975 to by-elections and two more Grits crossed the floor to the Tories prior to the 1978 election. Under the disputed leadership of Ted Malone, the Liberals lost all of the 11 seats they still held in the legislature and more than half the votes it had won in the 1975 election.

David Gordon "Davey" Steuart was a Saskatchewan politician, cabinet minister and Senator.

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

Edward Cyril "Ted" Malone is a retired Saskatchewan lawyer, politician and judge. He represented Regina Lakeview in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1973 to 1978 and was leader of the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan from 1976 to 1981.

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular Vote
Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	1975	Dissol.	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	New Democratic	Allan Blakeney	61	39	39	44	+12.8%	228,791	48.12%	+8.05%
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Collver	61	7	11	17	+54.5%	181,045	38.08%	+10.46%
	Liberal	Ted Malone	61	15	11	–	-100%	65,498	13.78%	-17.89%
	Independent		2	–	–	–	–	81	0.02%	-0.62%
Total			185	61	61	61	–	475,415	100%
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Ranking

Party		Seats	Second	Third	Fourth
	New Democratic	44	17	0	0
	Progressive Conservative	17	41	3	0
	Liberal	0	3	58	0
	Independents	0	0	0	2

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 District					Incumbent
Electoral District	NDP	PC	Liberal	Other	Incumbent
Athabasca	Frederick John Thompson 2,340	Frank Petit 1,180	Henry Coupland 498		Frederick John Thompson
Cut Knife-Lloydminster	Bob Long 3,828	Bob Kent 3,213	Bill Taylor 259		Miro Kwasnica**
Meadow Lake	Gord McNeill 2,789	George McLeod 3,016	Colin Campbell 537		Gordon James McNeill
Redberry	Dennis Banda 3,325	John Gerich 2,916	Peter Bomok 491		Dennis George Banda
Rosthern	Howard Lucas 3,162	Ralph Katzman 4,708	Bill Patrick 964		Ralph Katzman
The Battlefords	Eiling Kramer 4,589	Rod McKenzie 2,175	Mervin Zulyniuk 1,427		Eiling Kramer
Turtleford	Lloyd Johnson 2,983	Charlie Wells 2,188	Pauline H. Cadrain 620		Lloyd Emmett Johnson

November 26, 1980 By-election: The Battlefords
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	NDP	David Miner	3,432	48.59%	-7.44
	Prog. Conservative	Harry Zamonsky	2,143	30.34%	+3.79
	Liberal	Thomas Bidart	1,488	21.07%	+3.65
Total			7,063	100.00

Northeast Saskatchewan

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	NDP	PC	Liberal	Other	Incumbent
Cumberland	Norm MacAuley 2,586	George L. Horne 1,254	Leon E. McAuley 526		Norman H. MacAuley
Kelsey-Tisdale	John R. Messer 4,031	Neil Hardy 3,461	P. Hudson Foga 527		John Rissler Messer
Kinistino	Don Cody 4,042	Louis A. Domotor 2,661	Robert G. Michayluk 706		Arthur Thibault**
Melfort	Norm Vickar 3,102	Bill Warner 3,749	John W. Calderwood 605		Norman Vickar
Nipawin	Irvin G. Perkins 3,262	Richard Collver 3,733	Ron J. Wassill 568		Richard Lee Collver
Prince Albert	Mike Feschuk 4,472	Richard E. Spencer 3,514	Helga Reydon 286		Mike Feschuk
Prince Albert-Duck Lake	Jerome Hammersmith 3,618	Norm Wipf 3,569	Colonel J. Archibald 660		Norm Wipf
Shellbrook	George Bowerman 3,835	John P. Meagher 3,029	Manley R. McLachlan 511		George Bowerman

November 26, 1980 By-election: Kelsey-Tisdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Prog. Conservative	Neil Hardy	3,334	48.39%	+5.23
	NDP	Lars Bracken	3,232	46.91%	-3.36
	Liberal	Jim Russell	324	4.70%	-1.87
Total			6,890	100.00

West Central Saskatchewan

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	NDP	PC	Liberal	Other	Incumbent
Arm River	Donald Leonard Faris 3,308	Gerald Muirhead 3,501	Greg Wensel 1,101		Donald Leonard Faris
Biggar	Elwood L. Cowley 4,787	Roy Norris 3,270	Lynn Tokle 552		Elwood Lorrie Cowley
Humboldt	Edwin Tchorzewski 4,272	John Bajbula 2,439	Peter Cline 1,065		Edwin Tchorzewski
Kindersley	David G. Thomson 2,461	Bob Andrew 2,774	Allan McMillan 1,937		Allan Neil McMillan
Rosetown-Elrose	Jim Mills 3,056	Herbert Swan 3,587	Calvin W. Fensom 1,011		Roy Bailey**
Wilkie	Ray Heather 2,371	Jim Garner 2,865	Linda Clifford 1,975		Linda Clifford

East Central Saskatchewan

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	NDP	PC	Liberal	Other	Incumbent
Canora	Al Matsalla 4,258	Eugene Teslia 2,647	Joseph F. Matsalla 730		Al Matsalla
Kelvington-Wadena	Neil Byers 4,165	Ray Meiklejohn 3,366	A. Ben Ferrie 521		Neil Erland Byers
Last Mountain-Touchwood	Gordon MacMurchy 4,150	Arnold Tusa 3,795	Gill Fontaine 385		Gordon S. MacMurchy
Melville	John Kowalchuk 4,072	Glenn Miller 3,465	Cecil Headrick 901		John Russell Kowalchuk
Pelly	Norm Lusney 3,739	Donald F. Boyd 2,130	Rudolph Els 760		Norm Lusney
Quill Lakes	Murray Koskie 3,662	W. Brian Wildeman 2,251	Mervyn T. Warner 919		Murray James Koskie
Saltcoats	Ed Kaeding 3,354	Walter R. Johnson 3,265	Gabriel R. Neumeier 680		Ed Kaeding
Yorkton	Randy Nelson 4,128	Ray S. Malinowski 3,637	Irene Konkin 1,036		Randall Neil Nelson

Southwest Saskatchewan

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	NDP	PC	Liberal	Other	Incumbent
Assiniboia-Gravelbourg	Allan Engel 3,126	Wilf Lethbridge 2,331	Roy Nelson 2,662		Roy Nelson
Maple Creek	Norman Arndt 2,327	Joan Duncan 3,496	W.V. "Fred" Deis 1,341		Bill Stodalka**
Moose Jaw North	John Skoberg 4,483	Kerry R. Chow 3,579	Gene Chura 1,003		John Leroy Skoberg
Moose Jaw South	Gordon Snyder 4,512	Arthur "Bud" Smith 2,408	Terry W. Ocrane 716		Gordon Taylor Snyder
Morse	Reg Gross 2,587	Art Martens 2,203	Jack Wiebe 2,024		John Edward Niel Wiebe
Shaunavon	Dwain Lingenfelter 2,778	Jim Lacey 2,145	Eiliv "Sonny" Anderson 2,385		Eiliv "Sonny" Anderson
Swift Current	Spencer Wooff 3,288	Dennis Ham 3,620	Stew Tasche 936		Dennis Ham
Thunder Creek	D. Hicks 2,424	Colin Thatcher 3,359	Ron Gleim 1,270		Wilbert Colin Thatcher

Southeast Saskatchewan

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	NDP	PC	Liberal	Other	Incumbent
Bengough-Milestone	Jim Liggett 3,069	Bob Pickering 3,118	Rod MacDonald 1,018		David Lange**
Estevan	Norman Blondeau 2,703	Bob Larter 4,376	Paul Bachorcik 948		Robert Austin Larter
Indian Head-Wolseley	Pat Connolley 2,400	Doug Taylor 2,893	Cyril MacDonald 1,943		Cyril Pius MacDonald
Moosomin	Fred A. Easton 2,614	Larry Birkbeck 3,353	J. Sinclair Harrison 1,964		Larry Birkbeck
Qu'Appelle	Greg Willows 6,844	John Gary Lane 7,231	J. Don McCullough 1,541		John Gary Lane
Souris-Cannington	Dean Fraser 2,019	Eric Berntson 3,739	Gerard Belisle 1,170		Eric Arthur Berntson
Weyburn	Jim Pepper 3,517	Glen Dods 3,449	Ron Chapdelaine 981		James Auburn Pepper

November 26, 1980 By-election: Estevan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	NDP	John Chapman	2,918	36.79%	+3.12
	Prog. Conservative	Grant Devine	2,858	36.03%	-18.49
	Liberal	Ralph Goodale	2,156	27.18%	+15.37
Total			7,932	100.00

Saskatoon

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	NDP	PC	Liberal	Other	Incumbent
Saskatoon Buena Vista	Herman Rolfes 3,786	Reg Schafer 2,343	Doris Serne 1,272		Herman Harold Rolfes
Saskatoon Centre	Paul Mostoway 5,246	Harry Baker 2,743	Jean Korchin 1,453		Paul Peter Mostoway
Saskatoon Eastview	Bernie Poniatowski 4,018	Kimberly Young 3,322	Marie Eaton 1,257		Glen Penner**
Saskatoon Mayfair	Beverly Dyck 4,328	Donna L. Birkmaier 2,394	Dick Reed 1,104		Beverly Dyck
Saskatoon Nutana	Wes Robbins 4,739	Grant Devine 2,466	John A. Shanks 1,080		W. Albert Robbins
Saskatoon Riversdale	Roy Romanow 5,225	Mary Cherneskey 2,205	Nestor W. Romaniuk 640		Roy Romanow
Saskatoon Sutherland	Peter Prebble 5,007	Bill Lane 4,722	Douglas R. Knott 1,845		Harold William Lane
Saskatoon Westmount	John Edward Brockelbank 5,651	Peter Shinkaruk 2,427	Peter Sydney Groves 909		John Edward Brockelbank

Regina

Electoral District					Incumbent
Electoral District	NDP	PC	Liberal	Other	Incumbent
Regina Centre	Ned Shillington 3,767	Keith Jeal 1,451	George Exner 935	William C. Beeching (Ind.) 45	Edward Shillington
Regina Elphinstone	Allan Blakeney 4,390	Christine Whitaker 1,250	R. Lawson Wilde 596		Allan Blakeney
Regina Lakeview	Doug McArthur 3,351	Ian McPherson 1,684	Ted Malone 2,366		Edward Cyril Malone
Regina North East	Walt Smishek 4,831	F. Warren Denzin 2,248	Del Miller 805	Roger D. Annis (Ind.) 36	Walter Smishek
Regina North West	Ed Whelan 5,575	Philip Lundeen 3,142	J. Culliton Poston 1,443		Edward Charles Whelan
Regina Rosemont	Bill Allen 4,524	Florian Vanderlinde 2,154	Gerry Bassendowski 766		William J. G. Allen
Regina South	John Hettema 3,114	Paul Rousseau 3,325	Philip M. Desjardine 1,688		Stuart Cameron**
Regina Victoria	Henry Baker 3,729	Andrew G. Shepherd 1,594	Glenn Caleval 820		Henry Harold Peter Baker
Regina Wascana	Clint White 3,993	Allan W. Wagar 2,945	J. Duane Koch 1,859		Anthony Merchant**

October 17, 1979 By-election: Regina North West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	NDP	John Solomon	3,354	47.75%	-7.12
	Liberal	Ted Malone	2,211	31.47%	+17.27
	Prog. Conservative	Philip Lundeen	1,460	20.78%	-10.15
Total			7,025	100.00

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