The 1952 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 11, 1952, to elect members of the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
The
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; french: Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, FCC); from 1955 the Social Democratic Party of Canada (''french: Parti social démocratique du Canada''), was a federal democratic socialism, democra ...
government of
Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier.
A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
Tommy Douglas was re-elected for a third term with an increased majority.
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.
The
Social Credit and
Progressive Conservative parties continued to lose support.
This election was held using a mixture of single-member districts and multi-member districts.
Regina elected three members.
Saskatoon and
Moose Jaw City elected two. Each voter 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
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.
See also
*
List of political parties in Saskatchewan Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly
Other registered parties
Historical parties
* Aboriginal People's Party
* Alliance
* Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
* Communist Party
* Democratic Action Party
* Economic Group
* Firs ...
*
List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
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Saskatchewan
1952 in Saskatchewan
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
June 1952 events in Canada