The 1986 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 20, 1986, to elect members of the

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. The Progressive Conservative government of

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was returned for a second term with a reduced majority in the legislature. While the

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managed to increase its share of the popular vote and significantly increase its presence in the legislature, former Premier

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's attempt to return to power was unsuccessful. Despite winning slightly more votes than the

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, most of the NDP margin was wasted on landslide margins in Regina and

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. While the NDP won eight seats in Regina and eight seats in Saskatoon, they only won nine seats in the rest of the province. As a result, they were consigned to

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status for another term. The

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captured almost 10% of the popular vote, but elected only one member – party leader

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– to the legislature. The party's vote was spread out across the province, and was not concentrated in enough areas to translate into more seats.

Results

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Elections Saskatchewan
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Percentages

Ranking

Riding results

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

Northwest Saskatchewan

Northeast Saskatchewan

West Central Saskatchewan

East Central Saskatchewan

Southwest Saskatchewan

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Southeast Saskatchewan

Saskatoon

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, Bob Pringle , align="right", 6,685 , align="right", 53.53 , align="right", +14.59 , Prog. Conservative , Toni Davidson , align="right", 3,330 , align="right", 26.67 , align="right", -16.41 ,

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Regina

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References

Elections SaskatchewanSaskatchewan Archives Board - Election Results By Electoral Division