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1964 Saskatchewan general election

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The 1964 Saskatchewan general election was held on April 22, 1964, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

1964 Saskatchewan general election
← 1960 April 22, 1964 (1964-04-22) 1967 →
59 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
PC
Leader Ross Thatcher Woodrow Lloyd Martin Pederson
Party Liberal Co-operative Commonwealth Progressive Conservative
Leader since September 24, 1959 November 3, 1961 October 28, 1958
Leader's seat Morse Biggar Arm River
Last election 17 37 0
Seats won 32 26 1
Seat change Increase15 Decrease11 Increase1
Popular vote 269,402 268,742 126,028
Percentage 40.40% 40.30% 18.90%
Swing Increase7.3pp Decrease0.46pp Increase4.95pp
Premier before election

Woodrow Lloyd
Co-operative Commonwealth

Premier after election

Ross Thatcher
Liberal

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) government of Premier Woodrow Lloyd was defeated by the Liberal Party, led by Ross Thatcher. The CCF had governed Saskatchewan since the 1944 election under the leadership (until December 1961) of Tommy Douglas.

By 1964 the provincial Social Credit Party had collapsed, nominating only two candidates. In another morale hit, the federal Social Credit Party endorsed the Liberals during the election. While the CCF held on to nearly all of their vote from the previous election and only trailed the Liberals by 0.1%, most of the shift in Social Credit support went to the Liberals and proved decisive in helping to push Thatcher to a majority government.

The Progressive Conservative Party also picked up some support at the expense of Social Credit but won only one seat in the legislature, that of leader Martin Pederson.

Election campaign

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Douglas' government was the first social democratic government in North America, and had introduced the medicare system in Canada. This led to a 23-day strike by the province's physicians. Universal public health care, however, was not an issue in the campaign. In fact, following its successful introduction, the opposition Liberals were for expanding Medicare even more. The only provincial party to advocate eliminating Medicare was the small Social Credit Party.

The Social Credit party nominated only two candidates in the election, and they were hurt by statements by the federal Social Credit party leader, Robert N. Thompson, supporting the Saskatchewan Liberals. The Socreds' leader, Martin Kelln, chose not to spend much time on the campaign, in part because of the recent death of his mother.

The Progressive Conservatives returned to the Legislative Assembly for the first time since 1934. They won only one seat despite winning almost 19% of the popular vote. The Tories promised to keep Medicare in place, but opposed the Liberals' plans to expand it. They argued that the Liberals were too radical, and that the CCF government was not doing enough to develop the province's natural resources.

The Liberals were able to capitalize on the collapse of Social Credit and were more effective than the Tories in drawing the "anti-socialist" (anti-CCF) vote. Yet the campaign was not marked by any major issues.

There was, however, considerable animosity between the Liberals and the CCF. The Liberals employed what were called "Madison Avenue campaign tactics" and spent a lot of money on campaign advertising, especially television advertising. They tried to characterize the election as being a choice between socialism and private enterprise-oriented reform. The Saskatchewan Liberals ran well to the right of the federal Liberals and claimed that the CCF government was stagnating.

A warning sign came in the 1962 federal election. The federal CCF had merged with the Canadian Labour Congress to form the New Democratic Party, though the Saskatchewan branch kept the CCF name. Douglas resigned as premier and party leader to become the NDP's first leader, and was succeeded by then-Treasurer Woodrow Lloyd, a former teacher. However, the NDP was completely shut out in Saskatchewan, and Douglas lost by almost 10,000 votes in his bid for a Regina-area riding.

The CCF campaigned heavily on its 17-year record in government. Lloyd attacked the Liberal campaign, stating that they had resorted to "hucksterism, the kind of sales attempts that one usually associates with useless pills, second hand cars and body deodorants."[1]

Lloyd faced several challenges: taxes in Saskatchewan were among the highest in Canada; spending on health care, welfare and education were high; and he lacked the popular support Douglas had enjoyed. However, Saskatchewan had the second highest per capita income in Canada and the lowest unemployment rate in Canada.

Electoral system

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In this election, Saskatchewan used a mixture of single-member districts, electing through First past the post, and multiple-member districts, electing through Plurality block voting.

Before the next election, Saskatchewan switched to consistent single-member districts.[2]

Results

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Party Party leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular vote
1960 Dissol. Elected % Change # % % Change
Liberal Ross Thatcher 59 17 19 32 +68.4% 269,402 40.40% +7.73%
Co-operative Commonwealth Woodrow Lloyd 59 37 35 25/261 -25.7% 268,742 40.30% -0.46%
Progressive Conservative Martin Pederson 42 – – 1 +1000% 126,028 18.90% +4.95%
Social Credit Martin Kelln 2 – – – – 2,621 0.39% -11.96%
Communist 1 – – – – 68 0.01% -0.05%
Total 163 54 54 591 +9.3% 666,861 100%  
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Note: 1 One seat declared void.

Percentages

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Popular vote
Liberal
 
 40.40%
CCF
 
 40.30%
PC
 
 18.90%
Others
 
 0.40%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 54.24%
CCF
 
 44.07%
PC
 
 1.69%

Ranking

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Party Seats Second Third
Liberal 32 26 1
Co-operative Commonwealth 26 31 2
Progressive Conservative 1 2 39
  Other parties 0 0 3

Riding results

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

Northwestern Saskatchewan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal CCF PC Other
Athabasca   Allan Ray Guy
1,076 		John M. Stonehocker
684 		Harry J. Houghton
909 		  Allan Ray Guy
Cut Knife-Lloydminster Raymond H. Rooney
1,821 		  Isidore Charles Nollet
2,927 		Gordon Goodfellow
1,617 		  Isidore Charles Nollet
Meadow Lake   Henry Coupland
3,149 		Martin Semchuk
2,113 		Frederick L. Dunbar
1,014 		  Martin Semchuk
Redberry Bernard L. Korchinski
1,993 		  Dick Michayluk
2,200 		Walter John Dolynny
1,238 		  Demitro Wasyl Michayluk
Rosthern   David Boldt
2,873 		George Guenther
1,949 		Isaak Elias (Social Credit) 1,239   David Boldt
Shellbrook   John Cuelenaere
2,427 		John Thiessen
2,259 		Norval Horner
1,701 		  John Thiessen
The Battlefords Herbert O.M. Sparrow
4,242 		  Eiling Kramer
4,645 		  Eiling Kramer
Turtleford Frank Foley
2,123 		  Bob Wooff
2,221 		William Elmer Armstrong
1,502 		  Franklin Edward Foley

Northeastern Saskatchewan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal CCF PC Other
Cumberland Eldon McLachlan
1,630 		  Bill Berezowsky
2,135 		Emanuel Sonnenschein
963 		  Bill Berezowsky
Humboldt   Mathieu Breker
4,226 		Sylvester E. Wiegers
3,030 		Frank J. Martin
1,244 		  Mary Batten**
Kelsey William John McHugh
2269 		  John Hewgill Brockelbank
5283 		Carsten Johnson
703 		  John Hewgill Brockelbank
Kelvington   Bryan Bjarnason
2,888 		Neil Byers
2,398 		Joseph M. Ratch
1,341 		  Clifford Benjamin Peterson**
Kinistino Michael A. Hnidy
3,125 		  Arthur Thibault
3,334 		  Arthur Thibault
Melfort-Tisdale William Ernest Hurd
3,056 		  Clarence George Willis
3,471 		Kenneth Aseltine
2,094 		  Clarence George Willis
Nipawin   Frank Radloff
2,652 		Bob Perkins
2,440 		John A. Whittome
1,942 		  Robert Irvin Perkins
Prince Albert   Davey Steuart
5,024 		Joseph E. Leon Lamontagne
4,946 		Richard E. Spencer
3,828 		  David Gordon Steuart

West Central Saskatchewan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal CCF PC Other
Arm River Gustaf Herman Danielson
2,020 		Emanuel Lang
1,550 		  Martin Pederson
2,326 		  Gustaf Herman Danielson
Biggar Benson McLeod Blacklock
1,992 		  Woodrow S. Lloyd
2,875 		George Loucks
1,120 		  Woodrow Lloyd
Hanley Herbert C. "Charlie" Pinder
3,938 		Robert Alexander Walker
3,940 		Hans Taal
2,602 		  Robert Alexander Walker
Kerrobert-Kindersley   William S. Howes
3,799 		Eldon Johnson
2,937 		  Eldon Arthur Johnson
Rosetown   George Loken
2,573 		Allan Stevens
2,367 		Les P. Hickson
1,396 		  Allan Leonard Frederick Stevens
Watrous Neil McArthur
2,602 		  Hans Broten
2,725 		  Hans Broten
Wilkie   Joseph "Cliff" McIsaac
3,593 		W. Ray Grant
2,162 		Donald Wallace
1,649 		  John Whitmore Horsman**

Re-run of voided election

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December 16, 1964, by-election: Hanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Robert Walker 4,608 45.14% +7.55
  Liberal Herb Pinder 3,864 37.86% +0.28
  Prog. Conservative W. Hugh Arscott 1,735 17.00% -7.83
Total 10,207 100.00%

East Central Saskatchewan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal CCF PC Other
Canora   Ken Romuld
3,391 		Alex Kuziak
3,348 		  Alex Gordon Kuziak
Last Mountain   Donald MacLennan
2,857 		Russell Brown
2,799 		Martin Kelln (Social Credit) 1,382   Russell Brown
Melville   James W. Gardiner
3,485 		William Wiwchar
3,229 		Douglas A. Ellis
1,627 		  James Wilfrid Gardiner
Pelly Jim Barrie
2,669 		  Leo Larson
2,705 		Bohdan E. Lozinsky
1,212 		  Jim Barrie
Saltcoats   James Snedker
3,260 		Baldur M. Olson
2,275 		David Arthur Keyes
1,537 		  James Snedker
Touchwood   George Trapp
2,692 		Frank Meakes
2,566 		Alice M.L. Turner
1,320 		  Frank Meakes
Wadena Elizabeth Mary Paulson
2,580 		  Fred Dewhurst
3,295 		H.D. McPhail
1,405 		  Frederick Arthur Dewhurst
Yorkton   Barry Gallagher
4,337 		Karl Rokeby Bartelt
3,494 		Lawrence L. Ball
1,841 		  Bernard David Gallagher

Southwest Saskatchewan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal CCF PC Other
Elrose   George Leith
3,317 		Alex Turnbull
3,263 		  Olaf Alexander Turnbull
Gravelbourg   Leo Coderre
2,999 		Roland Leblanc
2,448 		  Lionel Philas Coderre
Maple Creek   Alexander Cameron
2,977 		William Percy Rolick
2,424 		Marlyn K. Clary
1,389 		  Alexander C. Cameron
Morse   Ross Thatcher
3,188 		Paul W. Beach
2,952 		  Ross Thatcher
Notukeu-Willow Bunch   Jim Hooker
2,660 		Hasket Merle Sproule
2,193 		Boyd M. Anderson
946 		  Karl Frank Klein**
Shaunavon   Fernand Larochelle
2,955 		Art Kluzak
2,545 		Clifford Boyd Clark
1,225 		  Arthur Kluzak
Swift Current T. Lawrence Salloum
4,647 		  Everett Irvine Wood
5,238 		  Everett Irvine Wood

Southeast Saskatchewan

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal CCF PC Other
Bengough   Sam Asbell
2,613 		Hjalmar Dahlman
2,311 		Roy Bailey
1,192 		  Hjalmar Reinhold Dahlman
Cannington   Tom Weatherald
3,852 		Henry George Doty
2,489 		Glenn Brimner
1,917 		  Rosscoe Arnold McCarthy**
Lumsden   Darrel Heald
2,469 		Cliff Thurston
2,068 		William Clyde Tufts
1,614 		  Clifford Honey Thurston
Milestone   Cyril MacDonald
2,568 		James M. Hubbs
1,972 		Leonard Frederick Westrum
1,023 		  Jacob Walter Erb**
Moosomin   Alexander Hamilton McDonald
4,523 		William Francis Goodwin
3,102 		  Alex "Hammy" McDonald
Qu'Appelle-Wolseley   Doug McFarlane
3,525 		John Stephen Leier
2,188 		Victor Edward Horsman
2,164 		  Douglas Thomas McFarlane
Souris-Estevan   Ian MacDougall
6,220 		Ivar Johann Kristianson
4,040 		  Ian Hugh MacDougall
Weyburn Junior Staveley
4,347 		  Jim Pepper
4,453 		Jean Benson
1,234 		  Junior Herbert Staveley
June 30, 1965, by-election: Moosomin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Frank Gardner 3,033 36.72% -22.60
  CCF William Francis Goodwin 2,821 34.14% -6.54
  Prog. Conservative Andrew Emerson Bruce 2,407 29.14% -
Total 8,261 100.00%
February 16, 1966, by-election: Bengough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Alex Mitchell 2,423 42.74% +0.02
  CCF Hjalmar Dahlman 2,285 40.31% +2.52
  Prog. Conservative George W. Spicer 961 16.95% -2.54
Total 5,669 100.00%

Moose Jaw and Saskatoon

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Saskatchewan general election, 1964: Moose Jaw City (2 members elected)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF William Davies (incumbent) 7,749 24.55% -
  CCF Gordon Snyder (incumbent) 7,550 23.92% -
  Prog. Conservative Daniel J. Patterson 7,115 22.54% -
  Liberal E. A. Astell 5,455 17.28% -
  Prog. Conservative Gordon A. Hume 3,697 11.71% -
Total 31,566 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1964: Saskatoon City (5 members elected)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Alex M. Nicholson (incumbent) 16,701 7.83% -
  CCF Edward Brockelbank (elected) 16,559 7.76% -
  CCF Wes Robbins (elected) 16,126 7.56% -
  Liberal Sally Merchant (elected) 16,068 7.53% -
  CCF Harry D. Link (elected) 16,041 7.52% -
  Liberal Clarence Estey 15,761 7.39% -
  CCF Gladys Strum (incumbent) 15,741 7.38% -
  Liberal Keith McLean Crocker 15,661 7.34% -
  Liberal Joseph J. Charlebois 15,542 7.28% -
  Liberal Victor C. Hession 14,770 6.92% -
  Prog. Conservative Lewis Brand 11,401 5.34% -
  Prog. Conservative W. Hugh Arscott 11,344 5.32% -
  Prog. Conservative Ray Hnatyshyn 10,874 5.09% -
  Prog. Conservative Henry Clay Rees 10,543 4.94% -
  Prog. Conservative Irving Goldenberg 10,240 4.80% -
Total 213,372 100.00%

Regina

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal CCF PC Other
Regina East Paul Dojack
8,208

Jacob W. Erb
8,060

  Henry Baker
8,953

Walt Smishek
8,395

Dick Shelton
2,356

George J. Tkach
2,343

New District
Regina North Ron Atchison
3,867 		  Ed Whelan
4,722 		Norman Brudy (Communist) 68 New District
Regina South   Gordon Grant
7,788 		George R. Bothwell
3,440 		New District
Regina West Alex Cochrane
7,770

Betty Sear
6,981

  Allan Blakeney
9,076

Marjorie Cooper
8,413

Donald K. MacPherson
4,495 		New District

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CBC Archives".
  2. ^ Parliamentary Guide

Further reading

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