1967 Saskatchewan general election

Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English The 1967 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 11, 1967, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.

The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan, led by Premier 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 won 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 Saskatoon and Moose Jaw were divided into two or more single-member constituencies instead of having a single city-wide multiple-member district for each city. Previously since 1921 those two cities (and Regina from 1921 to 1964) had elected their MLAs through Plurality block voting, but starting in this election, MLAs in Saskatoon and Moose Jaw were elected through First past the post.

It was the last election, as of 2020, 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. To date this is the last election in which the Saskatchewan Liberal Party won a majority of seats.

Results

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Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				1964	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change	Ross Thatcher	59	32	35	+9.4%	193,871	45.57%	+5.17%	Woodrow Lloyd	59	25	24	-4.0%	188,653	44.35%	+4.05%	Martin Pederson	41	1	–	-100%	41,583	9.78%	-9.12%		6	–	–	–	1,296	0.30%	-0.09%
Total			165	58	59	+1.7%	425,403	100%
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Percentages

Popular vote Liberal   45.57% New Democratic   44.35% PC   9.78% Social Credit   0.30%

Seats summary Liberal   59.32% New Democratic   40.68%

Ranking

Party		Seats	Second	Third	Fourth	35	24	0	0	24	34	1	0	0	1	40	0	0	0	1	5

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

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
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Athabasca	Template:Canadian party colour|	Allan Ray Guy 1,397		Tony Wood 602		Harry J. Houghton 818			Template:Canadian party colour|	Allan Ray Guy
Cut Knife-Lloydminster		Ben Gulak 2,121	Template:Canadian party colour|	Miro Kwasnica 2,862		Gordon Goodfellow 1,289		Walter B. Hoover (Social Credit) 164	Template:Canadian party colour|	Isidore Charles Nollet**
Meadow Lake	Template:Canadian party colour|	Henry Coupland 2,394		Martin Semchuk 2,288		Leo Jeannotte 921			Template:Canadian party colour|	Henry Ethelbert Coupland
Redberry		Steve Sulatisky 2,343	Template:Canadian party colour|	Dick Michayluk 2,365		Ed Thunderchild 510			Template:Canadian party colour|	Demitro Wasyl Michayluk
Rosthern	Template:Canadian party colour|	David Boldt 2,950		George Guenther 1,466					Template:Canadian party colour|	David Boldt
Shellbrook		Pat Moan 2,204	Template:Canadian party colour|	George Bowerman 2,515		Norval Horner 910			Template:Canadian party colour|	John Marcel Cuelenaere**
The Battlefords		Herbert O.M. Sparrow 3,700	Template:Canadian party colour|	Eiling Kramer 4,200					Template:Canadian party colour|	Eiling Kramer
Turtleford		John Flack 2,125	Template:Canadian party colour|	Bob Wooff 2,152		Hugh E. Konsmo 813			Template:Canadian party colour|	Robert Hanson Wooff

Northeastern Saskatchewan

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
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Humboldt	Template:Canadian party colour|	Mathieu Breker 3,693		Palma Little 2,881		Frank J. Martin 720			Template:Canadian party colour|	Mathieu Theodore Breker
Kelsey		William John McHugh 2,381	Template:Canadian party colour|	John R. Messer 2,473		Carsten Johnson 606			Template:Canadian party colour|	John Hewgill Brockelbank**
Kelvington	Template:Canadian party colour|	Bryan Bjarnason 2,440		Neil Byers 2,432		Anita M. Kubat 659			Template:Canadian party colour|	Bryan Bjarnason
Kinistino		Lyle Rea 2,724	Template:Canadian party colour|	Arthur Thibault 3,260					Template:Canadian party colour|	Arthur Thibault
Melfort-Tisdale		Donald Lamb 3,650	Template:Canadian party colour|	Clarence George Willis 4,133				Orville Pederson (Social Credit) 331	Template:Canadian party colour|	Clarence George Willis
Nipawin	Template:Canadian party colour|	Frank Radloff 2,454		Walter A. Mills 2,446		John A. Whittome 1,185			Template:Canadian party colour|	Frank Kenneth Radloff
Prince Albert East-Cumberland		Eldon McLachlan 3,152	Template:Canadian party colour|	Bill Berezowsky 4,123					Template:Canadian party colour|	Bill Berezowsky
Prince Albert West	Template:Canadian party colour|	Davey Steuart 5,090		Orville K. Hjertaas 4,928					Template:Canadian party colour|	David Gordon Steuart

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June 25, 1969, by-election: Kelvington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
NDP	Neil Byers	3,135	49.90%	+5.93	Liberal	Bryan Bjarnason	2,603	41.43%	-2.69	Prog. Conservative	Anita M. Kubat	545	8.67%	-3.24
Total			6,283	100.00

West Central Saskatchewan

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
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Arm River	Template:Canadian party colour|	Wilbert McIvor 1,929		Merle Snustead 1,895		Martin Pederson 1,214			Template:Canadian party colour|	Martin Pederson
Biggar		Elmer McNiven 1,571	Template:Canadian party colour|	Woodrow S. Lloyd 2,916		Peter Wiebe 1,334			Template:Canadian party colour|	Woodrow Lloyd
Elrose	Template:Canadian party colour|	George Leith 3,081		David Loewen 2,957					Template:Canadian party colour|	George Gordon Leith
Hanley	Template:Canadian party colour|	Robert Andrew Heggie 2,282		Robert Alexander Walker 2,149					Template:Canadian party colour|	Robert Alexander Walker
Kerrobert-Kindersley	Template:Canadian party colour|	William S. Howes 3,499		Boyd Sadler 2,672					Template:Canadian party colour|	William S. Howes
Rosetown	Template:Canadian party colour|	George Loken 2,951		Harry David Link 2,446		Earl Keeler 862			Template:Canadian party colour|	George Fredrick Loken
Watrous	Template:Canadian party colour|	Percy Schmeiser 2,622		Hans Broten 2,557		Hugh Kirk 533			Template:Canadian party colour|	Hans Broten
Wilkie	Template:Canadian party colour|	Joseph "Cliff" McIsaac 3,817		Norman Heather 2,436					Template:Canadian party colour|	Joseph "Cliff" McIsaac

East Central Saskatchewan

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
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Canora		Ken Romuld 3,170	Template:Canadian party colour|	Al Matsalla 3,386					Template:Canadian party colour|	Kenneth Gordon Romuld
Last Mountain	Template:Canadian party colour|	Donald MacLennan 2,425		Gordon MacMurchy 2,399		George Richardson 995			Template:Canadian party colour|	Donald Gilbert MacLennan
Melville		James W. Gardiner 3,463	Template:Canadian party colour|	John Kowalchuk 3,584		Art Pelzer 799			Template:Canadian party colour|	James Wilfrid Gardiner
Pelly	Template:Canadian party colour|	Jim Barrie 3,002		Leo Larson 2,753					Template:Canadian party colour|	Leo Larson
Saltcoats	Template:Canadian party colour|	James Snedker 3,639		Charles Woolfitt 2,392		Cliff Obre 904			Template:Canadian party colour|	James Snedker
Touchwood		George Trapp 2,713	Template:Canadian party colour|	Frank Meakes 3,002					Template:Canadian party colour|	George Joseph Trapp
Wadena		George Fisher 3,146	Template:Canadian party colour|	Fred Dewhurst 4,213					Template:Canadian party colour|	Frederick Arthur Dewhurst
Yorkton	Template:Canadian party colour|	Barry Gallagher 5,048		Irving W. Carlson 4,393					Template:Canadian party colour|	Bernard David Gallagher

Southwest Saskatchewan

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
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Gravelbourg	Template:Canadian party colour|	Leo Coderre 2,385		Norman Allan 1,860		Keith Mukelt 567			Template:Canadian party colour|	Lionel Philas Coderre
Maple Creek	Template:Canadian party colour|	Alexander Cameron 2,683		Ernie Howes 1,901		Marlyn K. Clary 955			Template:Canadian party colour|	Alexander C. Cameron
Moose Jaw North		Vic Cole 2,725	Template:Canadian party colour|	Gordon Snyder 2,860		Daniel J. Patterson 1,126			Template:Canadian party colour|	Gordon Snyder
Moose Jaw South		Harry P. Swarbrick 2,415	Template:Canadian party colour|	Bill Davies 4,674		Nick Markewich 1,356			Template:Canadian party colour|	William Gwynne Davies
Morse	Template:Canadian party colour|	Ross Thatcher 3,396		Louis H. Lewry 2,398		Earl Cooper 694			Template:Canadian party colour|	Ross Thatcher
Notukeu-Willow Bunch	Template:Canadian party colour|	Jim Hooker 2,772		Allan Engel 2,216					Template:Canadian party colour|	James Benjamin Hooker
Shaunavon	Template:Canadian party colour|	Fernand Larochelle 3,091		Robert B. Fulton 2,684					Template:Canadian party colour|	Fernand Larochelle
Swift Current		T. Lawrence Salloum 3,366	Template:Canadian party colour|	Everett Irvine Wood 4,825		Donald C. McGowan 1,439			Template:Canadian party colour|	Everett Irvine Wood

Southeast Saskatchewan

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
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Bengough	Template:Canadian party colour|	Alex Mitchell 2,408		Dale Leifso 2,194		Jim Hall 723			Template:Canadian party colour|	Alexander Mitchell
Cannington	Template:Canadian party colour|	Tom Weatherald 3,436		Stanley G. Barnard 2,377		Glenn Brimner 1,436			Template:Canadian party colour|	Thomas Milton Weatherald
Lumsden	Template:Canadian party colour|	Darrel Heald 2,812		Cliff Thurston 2,114		Donald K. MacPherson 917			Template:Canadian party colour|	Darrel Verner Heald
Milestone	Template:Canadian party colour|	Cyril MacDonald 2,491		Fred P. Petruic 1,920		J.K. Glenn 610			Template:Canadian party colour|	Cyril Pius MacDonald
Moosomin	Template:Canadian party colour|	Frank Gardner 3,297		William Francis Goodwin 2,435		Andrew Emerson Bruce 1,956			Template:Canadian party colour|	E. Franklin Gardner
Qu'Appelle-Wolseley	Template:Canadian party colour|	Doug McFarlane 2,990		John Stephen Leier 1,842		Victor Edward Horsman 1,401		Lloyd Avram (Social Credit) 323	Template:Canadian party colour|	Douglas Thomas McFarlane
Souris-Estevan	Template:Canadian party colour|	Ian MacDougall 5,197		Russell Brown 4,335					Template:Canadian party colour|	Ian Hugh MacDougall
Weyburn		Junior Staveley 4,693	Template:Canadian party colour|	Jim Pepper 4,876		Jean Benson 865			Template:Canadian party colour|	James Auburn Pepper

Saskatoon

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
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Saskatoon City Park-University	Template:Canadian party colour|	Jeff Charlebois 6,096		Alex M. Nicholson 5,410		Mel Mills 1,356			New District
Saskatoon Mayfair		Alex W. Prociuk 3,576	Template:Canadian party colour|	John Edward Brockelbank 5,739		Hugh Rainey 1,432			New District
Saskatoon Nutana Centre	Template:Canadian party colour|	Clarence Estey 6,184		Wes Robbins 4,902		George Bateman 1,170			New District
Saskatoon Nutana South	Template:Canadian party colour|	Bill Forsyth 5,193		Adele Smillie 3,445		Peter Ritchie 1,267			New District
Saskatoon Riversdale		Margaret Gent 2,327	Template:Canadian party colour|	Roy Romanow 4,888		Emanuel Sonnenschein 1,160			New District

Regina

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
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Regina Centre		Pat McKerral 2,442	Template:Canadian party colour|	Allan Blakeney 4,363		Les Youngson 698		Nelson Falkowsky (Social Credit) 142	New District
Regina North East		Frank Gerein 3,344	Template:Canadian party colour|	Walt Smishek 5,892		Albert E. Wilson 1,224			New District
Regina North West		Frank Kleefeld 3,728	Template:Canadian party colour|	Ed Whelan 5,364		George J. Tkach 1,011		H. Ken Cooper (Social Credit) 147	New District
Regina South	Template:Canadian party colour|	Gordon Grant 6,297		Jack W. Kehoe 2,575		Lillian Groeller 487			Template:Canadian party colour|	Gordon Burton Grant
Regina South East		Paul Dojack 5,461	Template:Canadian party colour|	Henry Baker 5,893		Bill Barry 896			New District
Regina South West	Template:Canadian party colour|	Don McPherson 5,890		Murray Koskie 4,076		Dennis Braun 1,084		Henry Austin Hunt (Social Credit) 189	New District

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