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Saskatchewan general election, 1986
The Saskatchewan general election of 1986 was the twenty-first provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on October 20, 1986, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
The Progressive Conservative government of Premier Grant Devine was returned for a scond term with a reduced majority in the legislature.
While the New Democratic Party managed to increase its share of the popular vote and significantly increase its presence in the legislature, former Premier Allan Blakeney's attempt to return to power was unsuccessul.
The Liberal Party captured almost 10% of the popular vote, but elected only one member, party leader Ralph Goodale, to the legislature.
Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | After | % Change | # | % | % Change | Progressive Conservative | 64 | 55 | 38 | -30.9% | 244,382 | 44.61% | -9.46% | New Democratic | 64 | 9 | 25 | +178% | 247,683 | 45.20% | +7.56% | Liberal | 64 | – | 1 | 54,739 | 9.99% | +5.48% | Western Canada Concept | | 9 | – | – | – | 458 | 0.08% | -3.18% | ||||
| Independent | 3 | – | – | – | 358 | 0.07% | -0.23% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alliance | 6 | – | 237 | 0.04% | Communist | | 1 | – | 73 | 0.01% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 211 | 64 | 64 | – | 547,930 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
See also
Last updated: 06-04-2005 20:54:06
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