1978 Saskatchewan general election

Canadian provincial election December 2024 December 2024 1978 Saskatchewan general election Saskatchewan parliamentary no no 1975 Saskatchewan general election 1975 18th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 1978 10 18 members 1982 Saskatchewan general election 1982 61 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 31 150x150px SK NDP nohash Allan Blakeney SK NDP name July 4, 1970 Regina Elphinstone 39 39 44 5 228,791 48.12% 8.05pp 150x150px SK PC nohash Richard Collver SK PC name March 18, 1973 Nipawin 7 11 17 6 181,045 38.08% 10.46pp 150x150px SK Liberal nohash Ted Malone SK Liberal name December 11, 1976 Regina Lakeview (lost re-election) 15 11 0 11 65,498 13.78% 17.89pp Premier Allan Blakeney SK NDP name Premier after election Allan Blakeney SK NDP name The 1978 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 18, 1978, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The New Democratic government of Premier Allan Blakeney was returned for a third consecutive term with an increased majority in the legislature, and a larger share of the popular vote. 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. 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. Results PartyParty Leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular Vote1975Dissol.Elected% Change#%% Change SK NDP row New Democratic Allan Blakeney 613939 44+12.8%228,79148.12%+8.05% SK PC row Progressive Conservative Richard Collver 61711 17+54.5%181,04538.08%+10.46% SK Liberal row Liberal Ted Malone 611511 –-100%65,49813.78%-17.89% SK Independent rowIndependent 2–– ––810.02%-0.62% Total 1856161 61–475,415100% Source: Elections Saskatchewan Percentages Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px New Democratic SK NDP 48.12 PC SK PC 38.08 Liberal SK Liberal 13.78 Others SK Independent 0.02 Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px New Democratic SK NDP 72.13 PC SK PC 27.87 Ranking Party SeatsSecondThirdFourthSK NDP row New Democratic441700 SK PC rowProgressive Conservative 174130 SK Liberal rowLiberal03580 SK Independent rowIndependents0002 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 SK NDP PC Liberal Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Athabasca |SK NDP background|  |Frederick John Thompson2,340 | |Frank Petit1,180 | |Henry Coupland498 | | |SK NDP background|  |Frederick John Thompson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cut Knife-Lloydminster |SK NDP background|  |Bob Long3,828 | |Bob Kent3,213 | |Bill Taylor259 | | |SK NDP background|  |Miro Kwasnica** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Meadow Lake | |Gord McNeill2,789 |SK PC background|  |George McLeod3,016 | |Colin Campbell537 | | |SK NDP background|  |Gordon James McNeill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Redberry |SK NDP background|  |Dennis Banda3,325 | |John Gerich2,916 | |Peter Bomok491 | | |SK NDP background|  |Dennis George Banda |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Rosthern | |Howard Lucas3,162 |SK PC background|  |Ralph Katzman4,708 | |Bill Patrick964 | | |SK PC background|  |Ralph Katzman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|The Battlefords |SK NDP background|  |Eiling Kramer4,589 | |Rod McKenzie2,175 | |Mervin Zulyniuk1,427 | | |SK NDP background|  |Eiling Kramer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Turtleford |SK NDP background|  |Lloyd Johnson2,983 | |Charlie Wells2,188 | |Pauline H. Cadrain620 | | |SK NDP background|  |Lloyd Emmett Johnson November 26, 1980 By-election: The Battlefords |- SK NDP row |style="width: 130px"|NDP |David Miner |align="right"|3,432 |align="right"|48.59% |align="right"|-7.44 SK PC row |Prog. Conservative |Harry Zamonsky |align="right"|2,143 |align="right"|30.34% |align="right"|+3.79 SK Liberal row |Liberal |Thomas Bidart |align="right"|1,488 |align="right"|21.07% |align="right"|+3.65 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|7,063 !align="right"|100.00 !align="right"| Northeast Saskatchewan SK NDP PC Liberal Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland |SK NDP background|  |Norm MacAuley2,586 | |George L. Horne1,254 | |Leon E. McAuley526 | | |SK NDP background|  |Norman H. MacAuley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kelsey-Tisdale |SK NDP background|  |John R. Messer4,031 | |Neil Hardy3,461 | |P. Hudson Foga527 | | |SK NDP background|  |John Rissler Messer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kinistino |SK NDP background|  |Don Cody4,042 | |Louis A. Domotor2,661 | |Robert G. Michayluk706 | | |SK NDP background|  |Arthur Thibault** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Melfort |SK NDP background|  |Norm Vickar3,102 | |Bill Warner3,749 | |John W. Calderwood605 | | |SK NDP background|  |Norman Vickar |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Nipawin | |Irvin G. Perkins3,262 |SK PC background|  |Richard Collver3,733 | |Ron J. Wassill568 | | |SK PC background|  |Richard Lee Collver |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Prince Albert |SK NDP background|  |Mike Feschuk4,472 | |Richard E. Spencer3,514 | |Helga Reydon286 | | |SK NDP background|  |Mike Feschuk |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Prince Albert-Duck Lake |SK NDP background|  |Jerome Hammersmith3,618 | |Norm Wipf3,569 | |Colonel J. Archibald660 | | |SK PC background|  |Norm Wipf |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shellbrook |SK NDP background|  |George Bowerman3,835 | |John P. Meagher3,029 | |Manley R. McLachlan511 | | |SK NDP background|  |George Bowerman November 26, 1980 By-election: Kelsey-Tisdale |- SK PC row |style="width: 130px"|Prog. Conservative |Neil Hardy |align="right"|3,334 |align="right"|48.39% |align="right"|+5.23 SK NDP row |NDP |Lars Bracken |align="right"|3,232 |align="right"|46.91% |align="right"|-3.36 SK Liberal row |Liberal |Jim Russell |align="right"|324 |align="right"|4.70% |align="right"|-1.87 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|6,890 !align="right"|100.00 !align="right"| West Central Saskatchewan SK NDP PC Liberal Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Arm River | |Donald Leonard Faris3,308 |SK PC background|  |Gerald Muirhead3,501 | |Greg Wensel1,101 | | |SK NDP background|  |Donald Leonard Faris |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Biggar |SK NDP background|  |Elwood L. Cowley4,787 | |Roy Norris3,270 | |Lynn Tokle552 | | |SK NDP background|  |Elwood Lorrie Cowley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humboldt |SK NDP background|  |Edwin Tchorzewski4,272 | |John Bajbula2,439 | |Peter Cline1,065 | | |SK NDP background|  |Edwin Tchorzewski |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kindersley | |David G. Thomson2,461 |SK PC background|  |Bob Andrew2,774 | |Allan McMillan1,937 | | |SK Liberal background|  |Allan Neil McMillan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Rosetown-Elrose | |Jim Mills3,056 |SK PC background|  |Herbert Swan3,587 | |Calvin W. Fensom1,011 | | |SK PC background|  |Roy Bailey** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Wilkie | |Ray Heather2,371 |SK PC background|  |Jim Garner2,865 | |Linda Clifford1,975 | | |SK Liberal background|  |Linda Clifford East Central Saskatchewan SK NDP PC Liberal Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Canora |SK NDP background|  |Al Matsalla4,258 | |Eugene Teslia2,647 | |Joseph F. Matsalla730 | | |SK NDP background|  |Al Matsalla |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kelvington-Wadena |SK NDP background|  |Neil Byers4,165 | |Ray Meiklejohn3,366 | |A. Ben Ferrie521 | | |SK NDP background|  |Neil Erland Byers |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Last Mountain-Touchwood |SK NDP background|  |Gordon MacMurchy4,150 | |Arnold Tusa3,795 | |Gill Fontaine385 | | |SK NDP background|  |Gordon S. MacMurchy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Melville |SK NDP background|  |John Kowalchuk4,072 | |Glenn Miller3,465 | |Cecil Headrick901 | | |SK NDP background|  |John Russell Kowalchuk |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pelly |SK NDP background|  |Norm Lusney3,739 | |Donald F. Boyd2,130 | |Rudolph Els760 | | |SK NDP background|  |Norm Lusney |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Quill Lakes |SK NDP background|  |Murray Koskie3,662 | |W. Brian Wildeman2,251 | |Mervyn T. Warner919 | | |SK NDP background|  |Murray James Koskie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saltcoats |SK NDP background|  |Ed Kaeding3,354 | |Walter R. Johnson3,265 | |Gabriel R. Neumeier680 | | |SK NDP background|  |Ed Kaeding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yorkton |SK NDP background|  |Randy Nelson4,128 | |Ray S. Malinowski3,637 | |Irene Konkin1,036 | | |SK NDP background|  |Randall Neil Nelson Southwest Saskatchewan SK NDP PC Liberal Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Assiniboia-Gravelbourg |SK NDP background|  |Allan Engel3,126 | |Wilf Lethbridge2,331 | |Roy Nelson2,662 | | |SK Liberal background|  |Roy Nelson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Maple Creek | |Norman Arndt2,327 |SK PC background|  |Joan Duncan3,496 | |W.V. "Fred" Deis1,341 | | |SK Liberal background|  |Bill Stodalka** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Moose Jaw North |SK NDP background|  |John Skoberg4,483 | |Kerry R. Chow3,579 | |Gene Chura1,003 | | |SK NDP background|  |John Leroy Skoberg |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Moose Jaw South |SK NDP background|  |Gordon Snyder4,512 | |Arthur "Bud" Smith2,408 | |Terry W. Ocrane716 | | |SK NDP background|  |Gordon Taylor Snyder |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Morse |SK NDP background|  |Reg Gross2,587 | |Art Martens2,203 | |Jack Wiebe2,024 | | |SK Liberal background|  |John Edward Niel Wiebe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shaunavon |SK NDP background|  |Dwain Lingenfelter2,778 | |Jim Lacey2,145 | |Eiliv "Sonny" Anderson2,385 | | |SK Liberal background|  |Eiliv "Sonny" Anderson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Swift Current | |Spencer Wooff3,288 |SK PC background|  |Dennis Ham3,620 | |Stew Tasche936 | | |SK PC background|  |Dennis Ham |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Thunder Creek | |D. Hicks2,424 |SK PC background|  |Colin Thatcher3,359 | |Ron Gleim1,270 | | |SK Liberal background|  |Wilbert Colin Thatcher Southeast Saskatchewan SK NDP PC Liberal Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bengough-Milestone | |Jim Liggett3,069 |SK PC background|  |Bob Pickering3,118 | |Rod MacDonald1,018 | | |SK NDP background|  |David Lange** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Estevan | |Norman Blondeau2,703 |SK PC background|  |Bob Larter4,376 | |Paul Bachorcik948 | | |SK PC background|  |Robert Austin Larter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Indian Head-Wolseley | |Pat Connolley2,400 |SK PC background|  |Doug Taylor2,893 | |Cyril MacDonald1,943 | | |SK Liberal background|  |Cyril Pius MacDonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Moosomin | |Fred A. Easton2,614 |SK PC background|  |Larry Birkbeck3,353 | |J. Sinclair Harrison1,964 | | |SK PC background|  |Larry Birkbeck |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Qu'Appelle | |Greg Willows6,844 |SK PC background|  |John Gary Lane7,231 | |J. Don McCullough1,541 | | |SK Liberal background|  |John Gary Lane |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Souris-Cannington | |Dean Fraser2,019 |SK PC background|  |Eric Berntson3,739 | |Gerard Belisle1,170 | | |SK PC background|  |Eric Arthur Berntson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Weyburn |SK NDP background|  |Jim Pepper3,517 | |Glen Dods3,449 | |Ron Chapdelaine981 | | |SK NDP background|  |James Auburn Pepper November 26, 1980 By-election: Estevan |- SK NDP row |style="width: 130px"|NDP |John Chapman |align="right"|2,918 |align="right"|36.79% |align="right"|+3.12 SK PC row |Prog. Conservative |Grant Devine |align="right"|2,858 |align="right"|36.03% |align="right"|-18.49 SK Liberal row |Liberal |Ralph Goodale |align="right"|2,156 |align="right"|27.18% |align="right"|+15.37 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|7,932 !align="right"|100.00 !align="right"| Saskatoon SK NDP PC Liberal Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Buena Vista |SK NDP background|  |Herman Rolfes3,786 | |Reg Schafer2,343 | |Doris Serne1,272 | | |SK NDP background|  |Herman Harold Rolfes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Centre |SK NDP background|  |Paul Mostoway5,246 | |Harry Baker2,743 | |Jean Korchin1,453 | | |SK NDP background|  |Paul Peter Mostoway |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Eastview |SK NDP background|  |Bernie Poniatowski4,018 | |Kimberly Young3,322 | |Marie Eaton1,257 | | |SK Liberal background|  |Glen Penner** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Mayfair |SK NDP background|  |Beverly Dyck4,328 | |Donna L. Birkmaier2,394 | |Dick Reed1,104 | | |SK NDP background|  |Beverly Dyck |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Nutana |SK NDP background|  |Wes Robbins4,739 | |Grant Devine2,466 | |John A. Shanks1,080 | | |SK NDP background|  |W. Albert Robbins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Riversdale |SK NDP background|  |Roy Romanow5,225 | |Mary Cherneskey2,205 | |Nestor W. Romaniuk640 | | |SK NDP background|  |Roy Romanow |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Sutherland |SK NDP background|  |Peter Prebble5,007 | |Bill Lane4,722 | |Douglas R. Knott1,845 | | |SK PC background|  |Harold William Lane |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Westmount |SK NDP background|  |John Edward Brockelbank5,651 | |Peter Shinkaruk2,427 | |Peter Sydney Groves909 | | |SK NDP background|  |John Edward Brockelbank Regina SK NDP PC Liberal Other |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina Centre |SK NDP background|  |Ned Shillington3,767 | |Keith Jeal1,451 | |George Exner935 | |William C. Beeching (Ind.) 45 |SK NDP background|  |Edward Shillington |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina Elphinstone |SK NDP background|  |Allan Blakeney4,390 | |Christine Whitaker1,250 | |R. Lawson Wilde596 | | |SK NDP background|  |Allan Blakeney |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina Lakeview |SK NDP background|  |Doug McArthur3,351 | |Ian McPherson1,684 | |Ted Malone2,366 | | |SK Liberal background|  |Edward Cyril Malone |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina North East |SK NDP background|  |Walt Smishek4,831 | |F. Warren Denzin2,248 | |Del Miller805 | |Roger D. Annis (Ind.) 36 |SK NDP background|  |Walter Smishek |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina North West |SK NDP background|  |Ed Whelan5,575 | |Philip Lundeen3,142 | |J. Culliton Poston1,443 | | |SK NDP background|  |Edward Charles Whelan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina Rosemont |SK NDP background|  |Bill Allen4,524 | |Florian Vanderlinde2,154 | |Gerry Bassendowski766 | | |SK NDP background|  |William J. G. Allen |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina South | |John Hettema3,114 |SK PC background|  |Paul Rousseau3,325 | |Philip M. Desjardine1,688 | | |SK Liberal background|  |Stuart Cameron** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina Victoria |SK NDP background|  |Henry Baker3,729 | |Andrew G. Shepherd1,594 | |Glenn Caleval820 | | |SK NDP background|  |Henry Harold Peter Baker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina Wascana |SK NDP background|  |Clint White3,993 | |Allan W. Wagar2,945 | |J. Duane Koch1,859 | | |SK Liberal background|  |Anthony Merchant** October 17, 1979 By-election: Regina North West |- SK NDP row |style="width: 130px"|NDP |John Solomon |align="right"|3,354 |align="right"|47.75% |align="right"|-7.12 SK Liberal row |Liberal |Ted Malone |align="right"|2,211 |align="right"|31.47% |align="right"|+17.27 SK PC row |Prog. Conservative |Philip Lundeen |align="right"|1,460 |align="right"|20.78% |align="right"|-10.15 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|7,025 !align="right"|100.00 !align="right"| See also List of political parties in Saskatchewan List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts References Saskatchewan Archives Board - Election Results By Electoral Division Elections Saskatchewan: Provincial Vote Summaries Saskatchewan general election General election 1978 Saskatchewan general election