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1956 Saskatchewan general election
Canadian provincial election
Canadian provincial election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1956 Saskatchewan general election | |
| country | Saskatchewan | |
| flag_year | 1921 | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| party_colour | no | |
| party_name | no | |
| previous_election | 1952 Saskatchewan general election | |
| previous_year | 1952 | |
| outgoing_members | 12th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | |
| election_date | ||
| elected_mps | [members](13th-legislative-assembly-of-saskatchewan) | |
| next_election | 1960 Saskatchewan general election | |
| next_year | 1960 | |
| seats_for_election | 53 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | |
| majority_seats | 27 | |
| turnout | ||
| image1 | Premier Tommy Douglas (F1257 s1057 it2743).jpg | |
| colour1 | ||
| leader1 | Tommy Douglas | |
| party1 | ||
| leader_since1 | July 17, 1942 | |
| leaders_seat1 | Weyburn | |
| last_election1 | 42 | |
| seats1 | 36 | |
| seat_change1 | 6 | |
| popular_vote1 | 249,634 | |
| percentage1 | 45.3% | |
| swing1 | 8.8pp | |
| <!-- Liberal --> | image2 | **LIB** |
| colour2 | ||
| leader2 | Alexander McDonald | |
| party2 | ||
| leader_since2 | November 26, 1954 | |
| leaders_seat2 | Moosomin | |
| last_election2 | 11 | |
| seats2 | 14 | |
| seat_change2 | 3 | |
| popular_vote2 | 167,427 | |
| percentage2 | 30.3% | |
| swing2 | 8.9pp | |
| <!-- Social Credit --> | image3 | **SC** |
| colour3 | ||
| leader3 | — | |
| party3 | ||
| leader_since3 | — | |
| leaders_seat3 | — | |
| last_election3 | 0 | |
| seats3 | 3 | |
| seat_change3 | 3 | |
| popular_vote3 | 118,491 | |
| percentage3 | 21.5% | |
| swing3 | 17.6pp | |
| map_caption | ||
| title | Premier | |
| before_election | Tommy Douglas | |
| before_party | ||
| posttitle | Premier after election | |
| after_election | Tommy Douglas | |
| after_party |
The 1956 Saskatchewan general election, the thirteenth in the province's history, was held on June 20, 1956, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government of Premier Tommy Douglas was re-elected to a fourth consecutive majority government.
Summary
Tommy Douglas' Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) secured a majority government, despite its share of the popular vote decreasing close to 10%. The party won 6 fewer seats than it had in the 1952 election. The election victory secured a fourth term in office.
The Liberal Party of Alexander H. McDonald also lost votes, but picked up an additional three seats.
The Social Credit Party rebounded from its poor results in previous elections, surging to win over 21% of the popular vote. However, because this vote was widely distributed across the province, the party won only 3 seats in the legislature under the British parliamentary first-past-the-post system.
Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | [1952](1952-saskatchewan-general-election) | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||
| Tommy Douglas | 53 | 42 | **36** | -14.3% | 249,634 | 45.25% | -8.81% | Alexander McDonald | 52 | 11 |
| **Total** | **171** | **53** | **53** | **–** | **551,723** | **100%** | ||||
| **Source:** [Elections Saskatchewan](https://web.archive.org/web/20140407165609/http://www.elections.sk.ca/previous-elections/historical---provincial-general-election-summaries/) |
Percentages
References
References
- (2001). "Saskatchewan Politics: Into the Twenty-First Century". Canadian Plains Research Centre.
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