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1978 Saskatchewan general election

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

Percentages

Ranking

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

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Athabasca ||&nbsp; |Frederick John Thompson<br />2,340 | |Frank Petit<br />1,180 | |Henry Coupland<br />498 | | ||&nbsp; |Frederick John Thompson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cut Knife-Lloydminster ||&nbsp; |Bob Long<br />3,828 | |Bob Kent<br />3,213 | |Bill Taylor<br />259 | | ||&nbsp; |Miro Kwasnica** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Meadow Lake | |Gord McNeill<br />2,789 ||&nbsp; |George McLeod<br />3,016 | |Colin Campbell<br />537 | | ||&nbsp; |Gordon James McNeill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Redberry ||&nbsp; |Dennis Banda<br />3,325 | |John Gerich<br />2,916 | |Peter Bomok<br />491 | | ||&nbsp; |Dennis George Banda |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Rosthern | |Howard Lucas<br />3,162 ||&nbsp; |Ralph Katzman<br />4,708 | |Bill Patrick<br />964 | | ||&nbsp; |Ralph Katzman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|The Battlefords ||&nbsp; |Eiling Kramer<br />4,589 | |Rod McKenzie<br />2,175 | |Mervin Zulyniuk<br />1,427 | | ||&nbsp; |Eiling Kramer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Turtleford ||&nbsp; |Lloyd Johnson<br />2,983 | |Charlie Wells<br />2,188 | |Pauline H. Cadrain<br />620 | | ||&nbsp; |Lloyd Emmett Johnson

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|style="width: 130px"|NDP |David Miner |align="right"|3,432 |align="right"|48.59% |align="right"|-7.44

|Prog. Conservative |Harry Zamonsky |align="right"|2,143 |align="right"|30.34% |align="right"|+3.79

|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

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland ||&nbsp; |Norm MacAuley<br />2,586 | |George L. Horne<br />1,254 | |Leon E. McAuley<br />526 | | ||&nbsp; |Norman H. MacAuley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kelsey-Tisdale ||&nbsp; |John R. Messer<br />4,031 | |Neil Hardy<br />3,461 | |P. Hudson Foga<br />527 | | ||&nbsp; |John Rissler Messer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kinistino ||&nbsp; |Don Cody<br />4,042 | |Louis A. Domotor<br />2,661 | |Robert G. Michayluk<br />706 | | ||&nbsp; |Arthur Thibault** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Melfort ||&nbsp; |Norm Vickar<br />3,102 | |Bill Warner<br />3,749 | |John W. Calderwood<br />605 | | ||&nbsp; |Norman Vickar |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Nipawin | |Irvin G. Perkins<br />3,262 ||&nbsp; |Richard Collver<br />3,733 | |Ron J. Wassill<br />568 | | ||&nbsp; |Richard Lee Collver |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Prince Albert ||&nbsp; |Mike Feschuk<br />4,472 | |Richard E. Spencer<br />3,514 | |Helga Reydon<br />286 | | ||&nbsp; |Mike Feschuk |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Prince Albert-Duck Lake ||&nbsp; |Jerome Hammersmith<br />3,618 | |Norm Wipf<br />3,569 | |Colonel J. Archibald<br />660 | | ||&nbsp; |Norm Wipf |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shellbrook ||&nbsp; |George Bowerman<br />3,835 | |John P. Meagher<br />3,029 | |Manley R. McLachlan<br />511 | | ||&nbsp; |George Bowerman

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|style="width: 130px"|Prog. Conservative |Neil Hardy |align="right"|3,334 |align="right"|48.39% |align="right"|+5.23

|NDP |Lars Bracken |align="right"|3,232 |align="right"|46.91% |align="right"|-3.36

|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

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Arm River | |Donald Leonard Faris<br />3,308 ||&nbsp; |Gerald Muirhead<br />3,501 | |Greg Wensel<br />1,101 | | ||&nbsp; |Donald Leonard Faris |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Biggar ||&nbsp; |Elwood L. Cowley<br />4,787 | |Roy Norris<br />3,270 | |Lynn Tokle<br />552 | | ||&nbsp; |Elwood Lorrie Cowley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Humboldt ||&nbsp; |Edwin Tchorzewski<br />4,272 | |John Bajbula<br />2,439 | |Peter Cline<br />1,065 | | ||&nbsp; |Edwin Tchorzewski |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kindersley | |David G. Thomson<br />2,461 ||&nbsp; |Bob Andrew<br />2,774 | |Allan McMillan<br />1,937 | | ||&nbsp; |Allan Neil McMillan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Rosetown-Elrose | |Jim Mills<br />3,056 ||&nbsp; |Herbert Swan<br />3,587 | |Calvin W. Fensom<br />1,011 | | ||&nbsp; |Roy Bailey** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Wilkie | |Ray Heather<br />2,371 ||&nbsp; |Jim Garner<br />2,865 | |Linda Clifford<br />1,975 | | ||&nbsp; |Linda Clifford

East Central Saskatchewan

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Canora ||&nbsp; |Al Matsalla<br />4,258 | |Eugene Teslia<br />2,647 | |Joseph F. Matsalla<br />730 | | ||&nbsp; |Al Matsalla |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kelvington-Wadena ||&nbsp; |Neil Byers<br />4,165 | |Ray Meiklejohn<br />3,366 | |A. Ben Ferrie<br />521 | | ||&nbsp; |Neil Erland Byers |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Last Mountain-Touchwood ||&nbsp; |Gordon MacMurchy<br />4,150 | |Arnold Tusa<br />3,795 | |Gill Fontaine<br />385 | | ||&nbsp; |Gordon S. MacMurchy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Melville ||&nbsp; |John Kowalchuk<br />4,072 | |Glenn Miller<br />3,465 | |Cecil Headrick<br />901 | | ||&nbsp; |John Russell Kowalchuk |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pelly ||&nbsp; |Norm Lusney<br />3,739 | |Donald F. Boyd<br />2,130 | |Rudolph Els<br />760 | | ||&nbsp; |Norm Lusney |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Quill Lakes ||&nbsp; |Murray Koskie<br />3,662 | |W. Brian Wildeman<br />2,251 | |Mervyn T. Warner<br />919 | | ||&nbsp; |Murray James Koskie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saltcoats ||&nbsp; |Ed Kaeding<br />3,354 | |Walter R. Johnson<br />3,265 | |Gabriel R. Neumeier<br />680 | | ||&nbsp; |Ed Kaeding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yorkton ||&nbsp; |Randy Nelson<br />4,128 | |Ray S. Malinowski<br />3,637 | |Irene Konkin<br />1,036 | | ||&nbsp; |Randall Neil Nelson

Southwest Saskatchewan

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Assiniboia-Gravelbourg ||&nbsp; |Allan Engel<br />3,126 | |Wilf Lethbridge<br />2,331 | |Roy Nelson<br />2,662 | | ||&nbsp; |Roy Nelson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Maple Creek | |Norman Arndt<br />2,327 ||&nbsp; |Joan Duncan<br />3,496 | |W.V. "Fred" Deis<br />1,341 | | ||&nbsp; |Bill Stodalka** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Moose Jaw North ||&nbsp; |John Skoberg<br />4,483 | |Kerry R. Chow<br />3,579 | |Gene Chura<br />1,003 | | ||&nbsp; |John Leroy Skoberg |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Moose Jaw South ||&nbsp; |Gordon Snyder<br />4,512 | |Arthur "Bud" Smith<br />2,408 | |Terry W. Ocrane<br />716 | | ||&nbsp; |Gordon Taylor Snyder |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Morse ||&nbsp; |Reg Gross<br />2,587 | |Art Martens<br />2,203 | |Jack Wiebe<br />2,024 | | ||&nbsp; |John Edward Niel Wiebe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shaunavon ||&nbsp; |Dwain Lingenfelter<br />2,778 | |Jim Lacey<br />2,145 | |Eiliv "Sonny" Anderson<br />2,385 | | ||&nbsp; |Eiliv "Sonny" Anderson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Swift Current | |Spencer Wooff<br />3,288 ||&nbsp; |Dennis Ham<br />3,620 | |Stew Tasche<br />936 | | ||&nbsp; |Dennis Ham |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Thunder Creek | |D. Hicks<br />2,424 ||&nbsp; |Colin Thatcher<br />3,359 | |Ron Gleim<br />1,270 | | ||&nbsp; |Wilbert Colin Thatcher

Southeast Saskatchewan

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bengough-Milestone | |Jim Liggett<br />3,069 ||&nbsp; |Bob Pickering<br />3,118 | |Rod MacDonald<br />1,018 | | ||&nbsp; |David Lange** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Estevan | |Norman Blondeau<br />2,703 ||&nbsp; |Bob Larter<br />4,376 | |Paul Bachorcik<br />948 | | ||&nbsp; |Robert Austin Larter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Indian Head-Wolseley | |Pat Connolley<br />2,400 ||&nbsp; |Doug Taylor<br />2,893 | |Cyril MacDonald<br />1,943 | | ||&nbsp; |Cyril Pius MacDonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Moosomin | |Fred A. Easton<br />2,614 ||&nbsp; |Larry Birkbeck<br />3,353 | |J. Sinclair Harrison<br />1,964 | | ||&nbsp; |Larry Birkbeck |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Qu'Appelle | |Greg Willows<br />6,844 ||&nbsp; |John Gary Lane<br />7,231 | |J. Don McCullough<br />1,541 | | ||&nbsp; |John Gary Lane |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Souris-Cannington | |Dean Fraser<br />2,019 ||&nbsp; |Eric Berntson<br />3,739 | |Gerard Belisle<br />1,170 | | ||&nbsp; |Eric Arthur Berntson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Weyburn ||&nbsp; |Jim Pepper<br />3,517 | |Glen Dods<br />3,449 | |Ron Chapdelaine<br />981 | | ||&nbsp; |James Auburn Pepper

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|style="width: 130px"|NDP |John Chapman |align="right"|2,918 |align="right"|36.79% |align="right"|+3.12

|Prog. Conservative |Grant Devine |align="right"|2,858 |align="right"|36.03% |align="right"|-18.49

|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

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Buena Vista ||&nbsp; |Herman Rolfes<br />3,786 | |Reg Schafer<br />2,343 | |Doris Serne<br />1,272 | | ||&nbsp; |Herman Harold Rolfes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Centre ||&nbsp; |Paul Mostoway<br />5,246 | |Harry Baker<br />2,743 | |Jean Korchin<br />1,453 | | ||&nbsp; |Paul Peter Mostoway |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Eastview ||&nbsp; |Bernie Poniatowski<br />4,018 | |Kimberly Young<br />3,322 | |Marie Eaton<br />1,257 | | ||&nbsp; |Glen Penner** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Mayfair ||&nbsp; |Beverly Dyck<br />4,328 | |Donna L. Birkmaier<br />2,394 | |Dick Reed<br />1,104 | | ||&nbsp; |Beverly Dyck |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Nutana ||&nbsp; |Wes Robbins<br />4,739 | |Grant Devine<br />2,466 | |John A. Shanks<br />1,080 | | ||&nbsp; |W. Albert Robbins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Riversdale ||&nbsp; |Roy Romanow<br />5,225 | |Mary Cherneskey<br />2,205 | |Nestor W. Romaniuk<br />640 | | ||&nbsp; |Roy Romanow |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Sutherland ||&nbsp; |Peter Prebble<br />5,007 | |Bill Lane<br />4,722 | |Douglas R. Knott<br />1,845 | | ||&nbsp; |Harold William Lane |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Saskatoon Westmount ||&nbsp; |John Edward Brockelbank<br />5,651 | |Peter Shinkaruk<br />2,427 | |Peter Sydney Groves<br />909 | | ||&nbsp; |John Edward Brockelbank

Regina

|- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina Centre ||&nbsp; |Ned Shillington<br />3,767 | |Keith Jeal<br />1,451 | |George Exner<br />935 | |William C. Beeching (Ind.) 45 ||&nbsp; |Edward Shillington |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina Elphinstone ||&nbsp; |Allan Blakeney<br />4,390 | |Christine Whitaker<br />1,250 | |R. Lawson Wilde<br />596 | | ||&nbsp; |Allan Blakeney |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina Lakeview ||&nbsp; |Doug McArthur<br />3,351 | |Ian McPherson<br />1,684 | |Ted Malone<br />2,366 | | ||&nbsp; |Edward Cyril Malone |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina North East ||&nbsp; |Walt Smishek<br />4,831 | |F. Warren Denzin<br />2,248 | |Del Miller<br />805 | |Roger D. Annis (Ind.) 36 ||&nbsp; |Walter Smishek |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina North West ||&nbsp; |Ed Whelan<br />5,575 | |Philip Lundeen<br />3,142 | |J. Culliton Poston<br />1,443 | | ||&nbsp; |Edward Charles Whelan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina Rosemont ||&nbsp; |Bill Allen<br />4,524 | |Florian Vanderlinde<br />2,154 | |Gerry Bassendowski<br />766 | | ||&nbsp; |William J. G. Allen |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina South | |John Hettema<br />3,114 ||&nbsp; |Paul Rousseau<br />3,325 | |Philip M. Desjardine<br />1,688 | | ||&nbsp; |Stuart Cameron** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina Victoria ||&nbsp; |Henry Baker<br />3,729 | |Andrew G. Shepherd<br />1,594 | |Glenn Caleval<br />820 | | ||&nbsp; |Henry Harold Peter Baker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Regina Wascana ||&nbsp; |Clint White<br />3,993 | |Allan W. Wagar<br />2,945 | |J. Duane Koch<br />1,859 | | ||&nbsp; |Anthony Merchant**

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|style="width: 130px"|NDP |John Solomon |align="right"|3,354 |align="right"|47.75% |align="right"|-7.12

|Liberal |Ted Malone |align="right"|2,211 |align="right"|31.47% |align="right"|+17.27

|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

References