1971 Saskatchewan general election

Canadian provincial election December 2024 December 2024 1971 Saskatchewan general election Saskatchewan parliamentary no no 1967 Saskatchewan general election 1967 1971 06 23 1975 Saskatchewan general election 1975 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 31 175x175px SK NDP nohash Allan Blakeney SK NDP name July 4, 1970 Regina Centre 24 45 21 248,978 55.00% 10.65pp Saskatchewan general election, 1971 results by riding.svg 350px Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Premier Ross Thatcher SK Liberal name Premier after election Allan Blakeney SK NDP name 16th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan members 175x175px SK Liberal nohash Ross Thatcher SK Liberal name September 24, 1959 Morse 35 15 20 193,864 42.82% 2.75pp The 1971 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 23, 1971, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. 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 popular vote, but lost a significant number of seats in the legislature in part because of the continuing decline in the share of the vote won by the Progressive Conservative Party, now led by Ed Nasserden. Ross Thatcher died on July 22, 1971, just shy of a month after losing the election. Results PartyParty Leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular Vote1967Elected% Change#%% Change SK NDP row New Democratic Allan Blakeney 6024 45+87.5%248,97855.00%+10.65%SK Liberal row Liberal Ross Thatcher 6035 15-42.9%193,86442.82%-2.75% SK PC row Progressive Conservative Ed Nasserden 16– ––9,6592.13%-7.65% SK Independent rowIndependent 1* –*1890.04%* SK Communist row-name 1* –*460.01%* Total 13859 60+1.7%452,736100% Source: Elections Saskatchewan Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px New Democratic SK NDP 55.00 Liberal SK Liberal 42.82 PC SK PC 2.13 Others SK Independent 0.05Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px New Democratic SK NDP 75.00 Liberal SK Liberal 25.00 See also List of political parties in Saskatchewan List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts References Saskatchewan Category:1971 in Saskatchewan 1971 Category:June 1971 in Canada