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1967 Saskatchewan general election

1967 Saskatchewan general election

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59 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 30 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   LIB PC Leader Ross Thatcher Woodrow Lloyd Martin Pederson Party Liberal New Democratic Progressive Conservative Leader since September 24, 1959 November 3, 1961 October 28, 1958 Leader's seat Morse Biggar Arm River (lost re-election) Last election 32 26 1 Seats won 35 24 0 Seat change 3 2 1 Popular vote 193,871 188,653 41,583 Percentage 45.57% 44.35% 9.78% Swing 5.17pp 4.05pp 9.12pp
Premier before election Ross Thatcher Liberal Premier after election Ross Thatcher Liberal

The 1967 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 11, 1967, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan, led by Premier Ross Thatcher, was re-elected with a slightly larger majority in the legislature and a larger share of the popular vote.

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation had changed its name to the New Democratic Party to match the change that had already been made at the federal level. Still led by former Premier Woodrow Lloyd, the NDP also won an increased share of the popular vote but lost one of the seats that the CCF had won in the previous election.

The Liberal and NDP gains in the popular vote came at the expense of the Progressive Conservative Party of SaskatchewanofMartin Pederson, which lost about half of its votes. Pederson finished third in the constituency he had won three years earlier, and no other PC members were elected. However, a PC candidate finished second in Athabasca.

It was the first election in which the cities of Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw were divided into two or more ridings instead of having a single city-wide multiple-member district for each city. Previously those cities had elected their MLAs through Plurality block voting, but starting in this election, the city MLAs began to be elected through First past the post.

It was the last election, as of 2020, in which the leaders of both the government and the opposition in Saskatchewan represented rural constituencies. It was also the last election contested by the Social Credit Party, which nominated six candidates. To date this is the last election in which the Saskatchewan Liberal Party won a majority of seats.

Results[edit]

Percentages[edit]

Ranking[edit]

Riding results[edit]

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

Northwestern Saskatchewan[edit]

Northeastern Saskatchewan[edit]

West Central Saskatchewan[edit]

East Central Saskatchewan[edit]

Southwest Saskatchewan[edit]

Southeast Saskatchewan[edit]

Saskatoon[edit]

Regina[edit]

See also[edit]

• List of political parties in Saskatchewan
• List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts

Further reading[edit]

• Saywell, John, ed. (1968). Canadian Annual Review for 1967. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-1549-5.

References[edit]

• Saskatchewan Archives Board - Election Results By Electoral Division
• Elections Saskatchewan: Provincial Vote Summaries