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1991 Saskatchewan general election

Canadian provincial election

Field	Value
election_name	1991 Saskatchewan general election
country	Saskatchewan
type	parliamentary
party_colour	no
party_name	no
previous_election	1986 Saskatchewan general election
previous_year	1986
outgoing_members	21st Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
election_date
elected_members	[members](22nd-legislative-assembly-of-saskatchewan)
next_election	1995 Saskatchewan general election
next_year	1995
seats_for_election	66 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
majority_seats	34
turnout	83.2% (1.1pp)
<!-- NDP -->	image1	[[File:Roy Romanow University of Ottawa1 (cropped).jpg	150x150px]]
colour1
leader1	Roy Romanow
party1
leader_since1	November 7, 1987
leaders_seat1	Saskatoon Riversdale
last_election1	25
seats_before1	26
seats1	55
seat_change1	29
popular_vote1	275,780
percentage1	51.05%
swing1	5.85pp
<!-- PC -->	image2	[[File:Grant Devine.jpg	150x150px]]
colour2
leader2	Grant Devine
party2
leader_since2	November 9, 1979
leaders_seat2	Estevan
last_election2	38
seats_before2	38
seats2	10
seat_change2	28
popular_vote2	137,994
percentage2	25.54%
swing2	19.07pp
<!-- Liberal -->	image3	[[File:Lynda Haverstock Sept 22 2005 (cropped).jpg	150x150px]]
colour3
leader3	Lynda Haverstock
party3
leader_since3	April 2, 1989
leaders_seat3	Saskatoon Greystone
last_election3	1
seats_before3	0
seats3	1
seat_change3	1
popular_vote3	125,814
percentage3	23.29%
swing3	13.30pp
<!-- map -->	map_image	SKElection1991.png
map_size	300px
<!-- bottom -->	title	Premier
before_election	Grant Devine
before_party
posttitle	Premier after election
after_election	Roy Romanow
after_party

The 1991 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 21, 1991, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The Progressive Conservative government of Premier Grant Devine was defeated by the New Democratic Party, led by former provincial Attorney General Roy Romanow. A major source of dissatisfaction with the Grant Devine government was the "Fair Share Saskatchewan" program, a scheme to distribute public service jobs more evenly across the province; a plan especially unpopular with workers scheduled to be relocated from Regina to rural districts. The Devine government was also notorious for a home construction and renovation relief program which reimbursed homeowners who did their own renovations. Another factor was the unpopularity of the federal Progressive Conservatives under then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

The NDP was able to win more than half of the popular vote, and an overwhelming majority in the legislature. The Tories lost almost three-quarters of the seats they had held in the legislature, and a significant share of the popular vote. Their loss in vote percentage resulted in 30 third-place finishes; this was more than their 26 second-place finishes or their ten seats won.

The Liberal Party – led by Lynda Haverstock – was able to attract a substantial share of disaffected Tory voters. However, despite winning almost one-quarter of the vote, their support was too spread out across the province to translate into seats. Haverstock was the only Liberal returned to the legislature.

Results

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Percentages

Ranking

Party	Seats	Second	Third	Fourth
55	10	1	0	10

Riding results

Names in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol " ** " represents MLAs who are not running again.

Northwest Saskatchewan

|- || |Fred Thompson 3,253 | |Frank Petit 331 | |Darren McKee 184 | |Mike Daley (Ind.) 114 ||

Fred Thompson

Violet Stanger
3,843

| |Michael Hopfner 2,899 | |Aldo Del Frari 1,333 | | ||

Michael Hopfner

Maynard Sonntag
3,719

| |George McLeod 3,065 | |Burton Dougan 467 | | ||

George McLeod

Walter Jess
3,493

| |John Gerich 3,206 | |Ken Finlayson 1,185 | | ||

John Gerich

| |Kim Dmytryshyn 2,897 || |William Neudorf 4,183 | |Phil Biggs 1,825 | | ||

William Neudorf

Doug Anguish
5,805

| |Jim Hampson 1,683 | |Donna Challis 2,417 | | ||

Doug Anguish

Lloyd Johnson
3,269

| |Jerry Spenst 2,034 | |Neil Currie 1,239 | | ||

Colin Maxwell**

Northeast Saskatchewan

|- || |Keith Goulet 4,135 | |Louis Bear 482 | |Lennard Morin 505 | | ||

Keith Goulet

Andy Renaud
3,871

| |Neal Hardy 2,783 | |Walt Roberts 853 | | ||

Neal Hardy

Armand Roy
4,298

| |Josef Saxinger 2,918 | |Frank Orosz 1,326 | | ||

Josef Saxinger

Carol Carson
3,011

| |Ken Naber 2,516 | |Rod Gantefoer 1,795 | | ||

Grant Hodgins

Tom Keeping
3,238

| |Jim Taylor 2,784 | |Richard Makowsky 1,134 | | ||

Lloyd Sauder**

Myron Kowalsky
5,218

| |Bert Provost 1,635 | |Richard Stewart 1,888 | | || |Myron Kowalsky Prince Albert |- || |Eldon Lautermilch 5,405 | |Terry Wiebe 990 | |Hannah Shenouda 1,549 | | || |Eldon Lautermilch Prince Albert-Duck Lake |- || |Jack Langford 4,098 | |Lloyd Muller 2,358 | |Walter Billay 1,177 | | ||

Lloyd Muller

West Central Saskatchewan

|- | |Bob Robertson 2,538 || |Gerald Muirhead 3,019 | |David Ashdown 2,301 | |Hilton J. Spencer (Ind.-WCC) 46 ||

Gerald Muirhead

Grant Whitmore
3,710

| |Harry Baker 2,307 | |Larry Toner 1,708 | |Donald W. Kavanagh (Ind.) 65 ||

Harry Baker

Eric Upshall
4,422

| |Dale Blair 49 | |Arlene Julé 2,686 | | ||

Eric Upshall

| |Lorne Johnston 2,014 || |Bill Boyd 2,766 | |Judy Setrakov 2,244 | | ||

Bob Andrew**

Berny Wiens
2,666

| |Ansgar Tynning 2,581 | |Linda Trytten 1,583 | | ||

Herb Swan**

| |Sharon Murrell 2,295 || |John Britton 2,601 | |Nick Volk 1,853 | | ||

John Britton

East Central Saskatchewan

|- || |Darrel Cunningham 3,564 | |Lorne Kopelchuk 2,746 | |Roy Petrowicz 831 | | ||

Lorne Kopelchuk

Kenneth Kluz
3,956

| |Sherwin Petersen 2,594 | |Bill Kerluke 730 | | ||

Sherwin Petersen

Dale Flavel
4,028

| |Arnold Tusa 2,523 | |Ed Bespalko 1,691 | |Paul Chesterton (Ind.) 47 ||

Arnold Tusa

Evan Carlson
3,656

| |Grant Schmidt 3,048 | |Ray Chastkavich 1,262 | | ||

Grant Schmidt

Ron Harper
3,992

| |Bernard Rink 2,055 | |Louis Sliwa 652 | | ||

Rod Gardner**

Murray Koskie
3,621

| |Glen Leggott 2,357 | |Lou Coderre 1,297 | | ||

Murray Koskie

Reg Knezacek
3,745

| |Rod Roden 2,356 | |Leslie Popp 1,033 | | ||

Walter Johnson**

Clay Serby
4,897

| |Brian Fromm 1,846 | |Donna Yaholnitsky 1,560 | | ||

Lorne McLaren**

Southwest Saskatchewan

|- || |Lewis Draper 2,647 | |John Wolfe 2,583 | |Tim Connors 2,148 | | ||

John Wolfe

| |Bryan Oster 1,987 || |Jack Goohsen 2,627 | |Shirley Helmerson 1,865 | | ||

Jack Goohsen

Glenn Hagel
5,681

| |Colleen Basarsky 1,920 | |Michael Klein 2,120 | | || |Glenn Hagel Moose Jaw North |- || |Lorne Calvert 6,083 | |Lisa Acton 1,164 | |Randy Roman 1,799 | | || |Lorne Calvert Moose Jaw South |- | |Carl Siemens 2,101 || |Harold Martens 2,682 | |Ken Nelson 1,255 | | ||

Harold Martens

Glen McPherson
2,350

| |Ted Gleim 2,222 | |Jerry Ruehs 1,733 | | ||

Ted Gleim

John Penner
4,399

| |Lawrence Bergreen 2,731 | |Archie Green 1,503 | | ||

Pat Smith**

| |Ron Bishoff 2,240 || |Rick Swenson 2,929 | |Bill Johnstone 1,639 | |Dwayne S. McBride (Ind.) 66 ||

Rick Swenson

Southeast Saskatchewan

|- || |Judy Bradley 2,419 | |Darrell Rodine 2,297 | |Laurie Unruh 1,665 | | ||

Bob Pickering**

| |Leonard Haukeness 3,404 || |Grant Devine 4,079 | |Bob Jones 1,889 | | ||

Grant Devine

Lorne Scott
2,725

| |Dwight Dunn 2,066 | |Jack Hosler 2,069 | | ||

Doug Taylor**

| |Mary McGuire 2,954 || |Don Toth 3,005 | |Keith Lewis 1,475 | | ||

Don Toth

Suzanne Murray
4,907

| |Martin Kenney 2,426 | |Dawn Garner 2,827 | | ||

John Lane**

| |Ross Arthur 1,912 || |Dan D'Autremont 2,980 | |Don Lees 1,815 | | ||

Eric Berntson**

Ronald Wormsbecker
3,883

| |Lorne Hepworth 2,725 | |Bill Rudachyk 1,920 | |Edwin Appenheimer (Ind.) 47 ||

Lorne Hepworth

Saskatoon

|- || |Pat Atkinson 5,027 | |Lee Cutforth 1,445 | |Jackie Stewart 2,891 | |Greg Hill (Ind.) 107 || |Herman Rolfes Saskatoon South |- || |Bob Pringle 4,630 | |Bob Myers 1,698 | |Dan Kolysher 2,485 | | || |Bob Pringle Saskatoon Eastview |- || |Bob Mitchell 5,955 | |Gaby Akl 905 | |Bill Mellof 2,084 | | ||

Bob Mitchell

| |Peter Prebble 4,009 | |Gary Hellard 1,094 || |Lynda Haverstock 5,422 |

Leslie Cushion (Ind.) 40

Eric Cline
5,986

| |Carol Zanon 1,294 | |Roland Loewer 2,562 | | || |Anne Smart** Saskatoon Centre |- || |Herman Rolfes 5,452 | |Jerry Ehalt 1,264 | |Shirley Khan 3,048 | | ||

Pat Atkinson

Carol Teichrob
4,908

| |Ray Meiklejohn 3,578 | |Ed Monuik 2,955 | | || |Ray Meiklejohn Saskatoon Mayfair |- || |Roy Romanow 5,254 | |Gay Caswell 761 | |Gary La Plante 1,398 | | ||

Roy Romanow

Mark Koenker
4,034

| |Jim Laing 1,452 | |Robin Bellamy 3,102 | | || |Mark Koenker Saskatoon Sutherland |- || |Janice MacKinnon 5,505 | |George Turanich 1,008 | |Myron Luczka 1,913 | | ||

John Brockelbank**

Pat Lorje
4,282

Regina

|- || |Kim Trew 5,313 | |Roy Gaebel 881 | |Phil Biggs 2,520 | | || |Kim Trew Regina North |- || |Serge Kujawa 4,333 | |Jack Klein 1,761 | |Saul Jacobson 3,133 | |John O'Donoghue (Ind.) 106 || |Jack Klein Regina South |- || |Edward Shillington 6,049 | |John Bergen 661 | |Clyde Myhill 1,939 | | || |Edwin Tchorzewski Regina North East |- || |Edwin Tchorzewski 6,695 | |Warne Rhoades 990 | |Bob Newman 1,969 | | |- || |Dwain Lingenfelter 6,505 | |Don Racette 854 | |Cliff Chatterson 1,673 | | ||

Dwain Lingenfelter

Rose Marie Simard
4,851

| |Shirley Schneider 1,677 | |Larry Bird 2,930 | | || |Rose Marie Simard Regina Lakeview |- || |Joanne Crofford 6,286 | |Bill Pratt 1,296 | |Michael R. Giles 2,432 | | || |Edward Shillington Regina Centre |- || |John Solomon 5,660 | |Jack Mock 990 | |Liz Calvert 2,670 | | ||

John Solomon

Robert Llewellyn Lyons
6,406

| |Myrna Petersen 1,031 | |John M. MacGowan 2,383 | | ||

Robert Lyons

Harry Van Mulligen
5,759

| |Olga Stinson 1,000 | |Louise Holloway 2,066 | | ||

Harry Van Mulligen

Doreen Hamilton
4,532

| |Gordon Martin 2,148 | |Cam McCannell 3,086 | | || |Gordon B. Martin Regina Wascana |-

Opinion Polls

Maclean's (September 30, 1991)

NDP- 63%
Progressive Conservatives- 19%
Liberals- 15%

References

"Voter turnout figures for 28th Saskatchewan election released".
''Government Restructuring and Career Public Service in Canada'', Evert A. Lindquist, 2000, Institute of Public Administration of Canada, {{ISBN
[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/Infoparl/english/issue.asp?param=138&art=910 Legislative Reports, ''Canadian Parliamentary Review'', 14, #3, 1991]

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