1952 Saskatchewan general election

The 1952 Saskatchewan general election, the twelfth in the history of the province, was held on June 11, 1952, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government of Premier Tommy Douglas was re-elected for a third term with a majority government.

1952 Saskatchewan general election

← 1948 June 11, 1952 (1952-06-11) 1956 →
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53 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   LIB Leader Tommy Douglas Walter Tucker Party Co-operative Commonwealth Liberal Leader since July 17, 1942 August 6, 1946 Leader's seat Weyburn Rosthern Last election 31 19 Seats won 42 11 Seat change 11 8 Popular vote 291,705 211,882 Percentage 54.1% 39.3% Swing 6.5pp 8.7pp
Premier before election Tommy Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth Premier after election Tommy Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth

Summary

Tommy Douglas' Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was re-elected with an increased majority and their highest share of the popular vote, an outright majority of 54.1%. This was the highest share of the vote won by any government since Thomas Walter Scott's Liberals took 57% of the vote in the 1912 election. After the 1952 election, the CCF held 42 of 53 seats in the Assembly.^[1]

The Liberal Party of Walter Tucker increased its share of the popular vote to almost 40%, but lost 9 of the seats it had held in the previous legislature.^[1]

The Social Credit and Progressive Conservative parties continued to lose support, securing less than 6% of the vote between them.^[1]

This election was held using a mixture of single-member districts and multi-member districts. Regina elected three members, while Saskatoon and Moose Jaw City elected two each. Every voter in those districts could cast as many votes as there were seats to fill in the district (Block Voting). Each multi-member district elected a one-party sweep of the district's seats. There was no proportionality.

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1948	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Tommy Douglas	53	31	42	+35.5%	291,705	54.06%	+6.50%
	Liberal	Walter Tucker	53	20	11	-42.1%	211,882	39.27%	+8.67%
	Social Credit		24	–	–	–	21,045	3.90%	-4.19%
	Progressive Conservative	Alvin Hamilton	8	–	–	–	10,648	1.97%	-5.66%
	Independent-Prog. Conservative		1	*	–	*	1,542	0.29%	*
	Independent		3	1	–	-100%	1,517	0.28%	-1.95%
	Labor–Progressive		2	–	–	–	1,151	0.21%	-0.05%
	Independent Liberal		1	–	–	–	103	0.02%	-0.64%
Total			145	52	53	+1.9%	539,593	100%
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Popular vote CCF   54.06% Liberal   39.27% Social Credit   3.90% PC   1.97% Others   0.80%

Seats summary CCF   79.25% Liberal   20.75%

See also

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

References

1. Leeson, Howard A., ed. (2001). Saskatchewan Politics: Into the Twenty-First Century. Regina: Canadian Plains Research Centre. pp. 407–08. ISBN 0-88977-131-6.