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Under the leadership of Allan Blakeney, the New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan returned to power after seven years in opposition. The NDP won a majority government, increasing its share of the popular vote by over 10 percentage points.
The Liberal government of Premier Ross Thatcher more or less held its share of the populr vote, but lost a significant number of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in part beause of the continuing decline in the share of the vote won by the Progressive Conservative Party, now led by Ed Nasserden .
| Party | Party Leader | Popular Vote | # nominated | Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | % Change | Previous | Elected | Change | |||
| New Democratic | | 248,978 | 55.00 | +10.65 | 60 | 24 | 45 | +21 |
| Liberal | | 193,864 | 42.82 | -2.75 | 60 | 35 | 15 | -20 |
| Progressive Conservative | | 9,659 | 2.13 | -7.65 | 16 | – | – | – |
| Independent | 189 | 0.04 | +0.04 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Communist | | 46 | 0.01 | +0.01 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Total | 452,736 | 100.00 | – | 138 | 59 | 60 | +1 | |
| Saskatchewan elections: 1905 1908 1912 1917 1921The Fifth Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on June 9, 1921. The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan of Premier William M. Martin was re-elected, although with a diminished share of the popular vote, and a reduced cau 1925The Sixth Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on June 2, 1925. The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan, under its new leader, Charles A. Dunning, won its sixth consecutive victory, and continued to dominate the legislat 1929The Seventh Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on June 6, 1929. As a reulst of corruption scandals, the Liberal Party of Premier James Gardiner lost a significant share ot its popular vote, but more importantly, 1934The Eighth Provincial General Election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan was held on June 19, 1934. The Liberal Party of former premier James Gardiner was returned to power with a large majority 50 of the 55 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Sas 1938 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1967 1971 1975 1978 1982 1986 1991 1995 1999 2003
Source: Elections Saskatchewan | ||||||||