Saskatchewan general election, 1967

Saskatchewan general election, 1967

October 11, 1967 (1967-10-11)
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-designate Ross Thatcher Liberal

The Saskatchewan general election of 1967 was the sixteenth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on October 11, 1967, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan, led by Premier W. 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 managed to win 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 Saskatchewan of Martin 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 multiple-member district for each city.

It was the last election, as of 2016, 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.

Results

Riding results

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

Northwestern Saskatchewan

Northeastern Saskatchewan

West Central Saskatchewan

East Central Saskatchewan

Southwest Saskatchewan

Southeast Saskatchewan

Saskatoon

Regina

See also

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

References

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