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1991 Saskatchewan general election

The 1991 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 21, 1991, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

1991 Saskatchewan general election
← 1986 October 21, 1991 (1991-10-21) 1995 →
66 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.2% [1] (Increase1.1pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Roy Romanow Grant Devine Lynda Haverstock
Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since November 7, 1987 November 9, 1979 April 2, 1989
Leader's seat Saskatoon Riversdale Estevan Saskatoon Greystone
Last election 25 38 1
Seats before 26 38 0
Seats won 55 10 1
Seat change Increase29 Decrease28 Increase1
Popular vote 275,780 137,994 125,814
Percentage 51.05% 25.54% 23.29%
Swing Increase5.85pp Decrease19.07pp Increase13.30pp
Premier before election

Grant Devine
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Roy Romanow
New Democratic

The Progressive Conservative government of Premier Grant Devine was defeated by the New Democratic Party, led by former provincial Attorney General Roy Romanow. A major source of dissatisfaction with the Grant Devine government was the "Fair Share Saskatchewan" program, a scheme to distribute public service jobs more evenly across the province;[2][3] a plan especially unpopular with workers scheduled to be relocated from Regina to rural districts. The Devine government was also notorious for a home construction and renovation relief program which reimbursed homeowners who did their own renovations. Another factor was the unpopularity of the federal Progressive Conservatives under then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

The NDP was able to win more than half of the popular vote, and an overwhelming majority in the legislature. The Tories lost almost three-quarters of the seats they had held in the legislature, and a significant share of the popular vote. Their loss in vote percentage resulted in 30 third-place finishes; this was more than their 26 second-place finishes or their ten seats won.

The Liberal Party – led by Lynda Haverstock – was able to attract a substantial share of disaffected Tory voters. However, despite winning almost one-quarter of the vote, their support was too spread out across the province to translate into seats. Haverstock was the only Liberal returned to the legislature.

Results

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Party Party leader Candidates Seats Popular vote
1986 Dissol. Elected % Change # % % Change
New Democratic Roy Romanow 66 25 26 55 +112% 275,780 51.05% +5.85%
Progressive Conservative Grant Devine 66 38 38 10 -73.7% 137,994 25.54% -19.07%
Liberal Lynda Haverstock 66 1 0 1 – 125,814 23.29% +13.30%
  Independent 8 – – – – 592 0.11% +0.04%
  Independence
(Western Canada Concept) 		Hilton J. Spencer
(default) 		1 – – – – 46 0.01% -0.07%
Total 207 64 64 66 +3.1% 540,226 100%  
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Percentages

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Popular vote
New Democratic
 
 51.05%
PC
 
 25.54%
Liberal
 
 23.29%
Others
 
 0.12%
Seats summary
New Democratic
 
 83.33%
PC
 
 15.15%
Liberal
 
 1.52%

Ranking

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Party Seats Second Third Fourth
New Democratic 55 10 1 0
Progressive Conservative 10 26 30 0
Liberal 1 30 35 0
Independent 0 0 0 9

Riding results

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

Northwest Saskatchewan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
NDP PC Liberal Other
Athabasca   Fred Thompson
3,253 		Frank Petit
331 		Darren McKee
184 		Mike Daley (Ind.)
114 		  Fred Thompson
Cut Knife-Lloydminster   Violet Stanger
3,843 		Michael Hopfner
2,899 		Aldo Del Frari
1,333 		  Michael Hopfner
Meadow Lake   Maynard Sonntag
3,719 		George McLeod
3,065 		Burton Dougan
467 		  George McLeod
Redberry   Walter Jess
3,493 		John Gerich
3,206 		Ken Finlayson
1,185 		  John Gerich
Rosthern Kim Dmytryshyn
2,897 		  William Neudorf
4,183 		Phil Biggs
1,825 		  William Neudorf
The Battlefords   Doug Anguish
5,805 		Jim Hampson
1,683 		Donna Challis
2,417 		  Doug Anguish
Turtleford   Lloyd Johnson
3,269 		Jerry Spenst
2,034 		Neil Currie
1,239 		  Colin Maxwell**

Northeast Saskatchewan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
NDP PC Liberal Other
Cumberland   Keith Goulet
4,135 		Louis Bear
482 		Lennard Morin
505 		  Keith Goulet
Kelsey-Tisdale   Andy Renaud
3,871 		Neal Hardy
2,783 		Walt Roberts
853 		  Neal Hardy
Kinistino   Armand Roy
4,298 		Josef Saxinger
2,918 		Frank Orosz
1,326 		  Josef Saxinger
Melfort   Carol Carson
3,011 		Ken Naber
2,516 		Rod Gantefoer
1,795 		  Grant Hodgins
Nipawin   Tom Keeping
3,238 		Jim Taylor
2,784 		Richard Makowsky
1,134 		  Lloyd Sauder**
Prince Albert Carlton   Myron Kowalsky
5,218 		Bert Provost
1,635 		Richard Stewart
1,888 		  Myron Kowalsky
Prince Albert
Prince Albert Northcote   Eldon Lautermilch
5,405 		Terry Wiebe
990 		Hannah Shenouda
1,549 		  Eldon Lautermilch
Prince Albert-Duck Lake
Shellbrook-Torch River   Jack Langford
4,098 		Lloyd Muller
2,358 		Walter Billay
1,177 		  Lloyd Muller

West Central Saskatchewan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
NDP PC Liberal Other
Arm River Bob Robertson
2,538 		  Gerald Muirhead
3,019 		David Ashdown
2,301 		Hilton J. Spencer (Ind.-WCC) 46   Gerald Muirhead
Biggar   Grant Whitmore
3,710 		Harry Baker
2,307 		Larry Toner
1,708 		Donald W. Kavanagh (Ind.) 65   Harry Baker
Humboldt   Eric Upshall
4,422 		Dale Blair
49 		Arlene Julé
2,686 		  Eric Upshall
Kindersley Lorne Johnston
2,014 		  Bill Boyd
2,766 		Judy Setrakov
2,244 		  Bob Andrew**
Rosetown-Elrose   Berny Wiens
2,666 		Ansgar Tynning
2,581 		Linda Trytten
1,583 		  Herb Swan**
Wilkie Sharon Murrell
2,295 		  John Britton
2,601 		Nick Volk
1,853 		  John Britton

East Central Saskatchewan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
NDP PC Liberal Other
Canora   Darrel Cunningham
3,564 		Lorne Kopelchuk
2,746 		Roy Petrowicz
831 		  Lorne Kopelchuk
Kelvington-Wadena   Kenneth Kluz
3,956 		Sherwin Petersen
2,594 		Bill Kerluke
730 		  Sherwin Petersen
Last Mountain-Touchwood   Dale Flavel
4,028 		Arnold Tusa
2,523 		Ed Bespalko
1,691 		Paul Chesterton (Ind.) 47   Arnold Tusa
Melville   Evan Carlson
3,656 		Grant Schmidt
3,048 		Ray Chastkavich
1,262 		  Grant Schmidt
Pelly   Ron Harper
3,992 		Bernard Rink
2,055 		Louis Sliwa
652 		  Rod Gardner**
Quill Lakes   Murray Koskie
3,621 		Glen Leggott
2,357 		Lou Coderre
1,297 		  Murray Koskie
Saltcoats   Reg Knezacek
3,745 		Rod Roden
2,356 		Leslie Popp
1,033 		  Walter Johnson**
Yorkton   Clay Serby
4,897 		Brian Fromm
1,846 		Donna Yaholnitsky
1,560 		  Lorne McLaren**

Southwest Saskatchewan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
NDP PC Liberal Other
Assiniboia-Gravelbourg   Lewis Draper
2,647 		John Wolfe
2,583 		Tim Connors
2,148 		  John Wolfe
Maple Creek Bryan Oster
1,987 		  Jack Goohsen
2,627 		Shirley Helmerson
1,865 		  Jack Goohsen
Moose Jaw Palliser   Glenn Hagel
5,681 		Colleen Basarsky
1,920 		Michael Klein
2,120 		  Glenn Hagel
Moose Jaw North
Moose Jaw Wakamow   Lorne Calvert
6,083 		Lisa Acton
1,164 		Randy Roman
1,799 		  Lorne Calvert
Moose Jaw South
Morse Carl Siemens
2,101 		  Harold Martens
2,682 		Ken Nelson
1,255 		  Harold Martens
Shaunavon   Glen McPherson
2,350 		Ted Gleim
2,222 		Jerry Ruehs
1,733 		  Ted Gleim
Swift Current   John Penner
4,399 		Lawrence Bergreen
2,731 		Archie Green
1,503 		  Pat Smith**
Thunder Creek Ron Bishoff
2,240 		  Rick Swenson
2,929 		Bill Johnstone
1,639 		Dwayne S. McBride (Ind.) 66   Rick Swenson

Southeast Saskatchewan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
NDP PC Liberal Other
Bengough-Milestone   Judy Bradley
2,419 		Darrell Rodine
2,297 		Laurie Unruh
1,665 		  Bob Pickering**
Estevan Leonard Haukeness
3,404 		  Grant Devine
4,079 		Bob Jones
1,889 		  Grant Devine
Indian Head-Wolseley   Lorne Scott
2,725 		Dwight Dunn
2,066 		Jack Hosler
2,069 		  Doug Taylor**
Moosomin Mary McGuire
2,954 		  Don Toth
3,005 		Keith Lewis
1,475 		  Don Toth
Qu’Appelle-Lumsden   Suzanne Murray
4,907 		Martin Kenney
2,426 		Dawn Garner
2,827 		  John Lane**
Souris-Cannington Ross Arthur
1,912 		  Dan D'Autremont
2,980 		Don Lees
1,815 		  Eric Berntson**
Weyburn   Ronald Wormsbecker
3,883 		Lorne Hepworth
2,725 		Bill Rudachyk
1,920 		Edwin Appenheimer (Ind.) 47   Lorne Hepworth

Saskatoon

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
NDP PC Liberal Other
Saskatoon Broadway   Pat Atkinson
5,027 		Lee Cutforth
1,445 		Jackie Stewart
2,891 		Greg Hill (Ind.) 107   Herman Rolfes
Saskatoon South
Saskatoon Eastview-Haultain   Bob Pringle
4,630 		Bob Myers
1,698 		Dan Kolysher
2,485 		  Bob Pringle
Saskatoon Eastview
Saskatoon Fairview   Bob Mitchell
5,955 		Gaby Akl
905 		Bill Mellof
2,084 		  Bob Mitchell
Saskatoon Greystone Peter Prebble
4,009 		Gary Hellard
1,094 		  Lynda Haverstock
5,422 		Leslie Cushion (Ind.) 40 New District
Saskatoon Idylwyld   Eric Cline
5,986 		Carol Zanon
1,294 		Roland Loewer
2,562 		  Anne Smart**
Saskatoon Centre
Saskatoon Nutana   Herman Rolfes
5,452 		Jerry Ehalt
1,264 		Shirley Khan
3,048 		  Pat Atkinson
Saskatoon River Heights   Carol Teichrob
4,908 		Ray Meiklejohn
3,578 		Ed Monuik
2,955 		  Ray Meiklejohn
Saskatoon Mayfair
Saskatoon Riversdale   Roy Romanow
5,254 		Gay Caswell
761 		Gary La Plante
1,398 		  Roy Romanow
Saskatoon Sutherland-University   Mark Koenker
4,034 		Jim Laing
1,452 		Robin Bellamy
3,102 		  Mark Koenker
Saskatoon Sutherland
Saskatoon Westmount   Janice MacKinnon
5,505 		George Turanich
1,008 		Myron Luczka
1,913 		  John Brockelbank**
Saskatoon Wildwood   Pat Lorje
4,282 		Joan Black
2,509 		David Clark
3,123 		New District

Regina

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
NDP PC Liberal Other
Regina Albert North   Kim Trew
5,313 		Roy Gaebel
881 		Phil Biggs
2,520 		  Kim Trew
Regina North
Regina Albert South   Serge Kujawa
4,333 		Jack Klein
1,761 		Saul Jacobson
3,133 		John O'Donoghue (Ind.) 106   Jack Klein
Regina South
Regina Churchill Downs   Edward Shillington
6,049 		John Bergen
661 		Clyde Myhill
1,939 		  Edwin Tchorzewski
Regina North East
Regina Dewdney   Edwin Tchorzewski
6,695 		Warne Rhoades
990 		Bob Newman
1,969 		New District
Regina Elphinstone   Dwain Lingenfelter
6,505 		Don Racette
854 		Cliff Chatterson
1,673 		  Dwain Lingenfelter
Regina Hillsdale   Rose Marie Simard
4,851 		Shirley Schneider
1,677 		Larry Bird
2,930 		  Rose Marie Simard
Regina Lakeview
Regina Lake Centre   Joanne Crofford
6,286 		Bill Pratt
1,296 		Michael R. Giles
2,432 		  Edward Shillington
Regina Centre
Regina North West   John Solomon
5,660 		Jack Mock
990 		Liz Calvert
2,670 		  John Solomon
Regina Rosemont   Robert Llewellyn Lyons
6,406 		Myrna Petersen
1,031 		John M. MacGowan
2,383 		  Robert Lyons
Regina Victoria   Harry Van Mulligen
5,759 		Olga Stinson
1,000 		Louise Holloway
2,066 		  Harry Van Mulligen
Regina Wascana Plains   Doreen Hamilton
4,532 		Gordon Martin
2,148 		Cam McCannell
3,086 		  Gordon B. Martin
Regina Wascana
February 4, 1994 By-election: Regina North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Anita Bergman 2,566 57.05 +28.40
  NDP Kathie Maher-Wolbaum 1,794 39.88 -20.85
  Prog. Conservative Harvey Schmidt 138 3.07 -7.55
Total 4,498 100.00

Opinion Polls

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Maclean's (September 30, 1991)

  • NDP- 63%
  • Progressive Conservatives- 19%
  • Liberals- 15%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Voter turnout figures for 28th Saskatchewan election released".
  2. ^ Government Restructuring and Career Public Service in Canada, Evert A. Lindquist, 2000, Institute of Public Administration of Canada, ISBN 0-920715-92-3 [1]
  3. ^ Legislative Reports, Canadian Parliamentary Review, 14, #3, 1991

Further reading

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