1982 Saskatchewan general election

The 1982 Saskatchewan general election was held on April 26, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Grant Devine, defeated the New Democratic Party government of Premier Allan Blakeney, which had governed the province since the 1971 election. The Tories won over half the popular vote, and a large majority in the legislature – the first time that the party had won an outright majority, and making Devine only the second Tory premier in the province's history. The only other time that the Tories had ever led a government was after the 1929 election, when James Anderson led a coalition government of Conservatives, Progressives and independents.

The NDP vote fell to its lowest level since 1938, and the party lost 35 of its 44 seats in the legislature – the second-worst defeat of a sitting government in the province's history, behind only the Saskatchewan Liberal Party's 38-seat loss in 1944. The highest-profile casualty was Deputy Premier Roy Romanow, who was ousted by Tory challenger Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk as part of the Tories' sweep of Saskatoon.

This election included the Aboriginal People's Party, a party focused on issues affecting Saskatchewan's First Nations. The APP's best showing would be in the Cumberland district of northeast Saskatchewan, finishing third – ahead of the Liberal candidate.

Popular feelings of alienation in Saskatchewan from Ottawa reached a high point in 1982. The provincial wing of the Western Canada Concept movement won more votes than the Saskatchewan Liberal Party candidate in over a third of Saskatchewan's constituencies; in three ridings the WCC candidate captured more than 1,000 votes. The WCC would disappear by 1988, and be replaced by the Western Independence Party, and later the Buffalo Party, in the 21st century.

Results

|align="center"|Grant Devine |align="right"| 64 |align="right"|17 |align="right"|15 |align="right"| 55 |align="right"|+266.7% |align="right"|289,311 |align="right"|54.07% |align="right"|+15.99%

|align="center"|Allan Blakeney |align="right"| 64 |align="right"|44 |align="right"|44 |align="right"| 9 |align="right"|-79.5% |align="right"|201,390 |align="right"|37.64% |align="right"|-10.44%

|align="center"|Ralph Goodale |align="right"| 64 |align="right"|– |align="right"|– |align="right"| – |align="right"|– |align="right"|24,134 |align="right"|4.51% |align="right"|-9.27%

|align="center"|Ray Bailey |align="right"| 40 |align="right"|* |align="right"|* |align="right"| – |align="right"|* |align="right"|17,487 |align="right"|3.26% |align="right"|*

| colspan=2 align=left|Independent |align="right"| 8 |align="right"|– |align="right"|21 |align="right"| – |align="right"|-100% |align="right"|1,607 |align="right"|0.30% |align="right"|+0.28%

|align="center"| |align="right"| 10 |align="right"|* |align="right"|* |align="right"| – |align="right"|* |align="right"|1,156 |align="right"|0.22% |align="right"|* |- |colspan=3| Total |align="right"| 250 |align="right"|61 |align="right"|61 |align="right"| 64 |align="right"|+4.9% |align="right"|535,085 |align="right"|100% |align="right"| |- | align="center" colspan=11|Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election. 1Richard Collver and Dennis Ham, MLAs of the short-lived "Unionest Party".

Percentages

Ranking Party SeatsSecondThirdFourthFifth558100955000013826100231610012700125

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 Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentProgressive ConservativeNew DemocraticLiberalWestern Canada ConceptOther Athabasca Bruce Clarke 1,162Frederick John Thompson 1,606Willard Quewezance 147Rod Bishop (Ind.) 976 Vital Morin (APP) 210 Frederick John ThompsonCut Knife-Lloydminster Michael Hopfner 4,968Bob Long 3,963L. Allison Henderson 109 Robert Gavin LongMeadow Lake George McLeod 4,236Dave Bridger 2,149R. Hugh Currie 131Paul S. Pospisil 242Ray L. Manegre (Ind.) 57 George Malcolm McLeodRedberry John Gerich 4,018Dennis Banda 2,556Bernadine Droesse 156Wayne Ratzlaff 303 Dennis George BandaRosthern Ralph Katzman 6,816Chris Banman 1,889Bruce Wagner 412James E. Boschman (Ind.) 188 Ralph KatzmanThe Battlefords Myles Morin 5,737David Miner 3,625Mary Friedman 348Vernon D. Loeppky 249 David Manly MinerTurtleford Colin Maxwell 3,825Lloyd Johnson 2,803Glenn J. Mason 155 Lloyd Emmett Johnson

Northeast Saskatchewan Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentProgressive ConservativeNew DemocraticLiberalWestern Canada ConceptAboriginal People's Party Cumberland Edward Charlette 852Lawrence Riel Yew 2,587Roy Fosseneuve 251Leon E. McAuley 329 Norm MacAulay**Kelsey-Tisdale Neal Hardy 5,171Francis E. Schmeichel 2,874P. Hudson Foga 139John K. McConaghie 284Olga Flesjer 32 Neal Herbert HardyKinistino Bernard Boutin 4,266Don Cody 3,759Ed Olchowy 247 Donald William CodyMelfort Grant Hodgins 4,626Norm Vickar 3,099S. Helen Hamilton 130Brian Bedard 489 Norman VickarNipawin Lloyd Sauder 4,267Irvin G. Perkins 2,844Ron J. Wassill 231Bob Fair 627 Richard Collver**Prince Albert John Meagher 4,258Mike Feschuk 4,232Bill Nutting 369Earl Switenky 764 Mike FeschukPrince Albert-Duck Lake Phil West 3,491Jerome Hammersmith 3,500Mike Scholfield 404Ron Folstad 873John H. McLeod 86 Jerome HammersmithShellbrook-Torch River Lloyd Muller 4,117George Bowerman 3,274Jack Greening 287Stanley Stefanski 667Garry Standing 65 George BowermanShellbrook

West Central Saskatchewan Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentProgressive ConservativeNew DemocraticLiberalWestern Canada Concept Arm River Gerald Muirhead 5,608Donald Leonard Faris 2,719Marjorie Towstego 118Jim Cross 339 Gerald MuirheadBiggar Harry Baker 4,437Elwood Lorrie Cowley 3,070Neil Vander Nagel 141Roland Chouinard 327 Elwood Lorrie CowleyHumboldt Louis Domotor 4,480Edwin Tchorzewski 3,946Ligouri LeBlanc 361Glen Strueby 168 Edwin TchorzewskiKindersley Robert Andrew 5,211Wayne Nargang 1,833Wayne Mah 166Chuck McIntyre 454 Robert Lynal AndrewRosetown-Elrose Herbert Swan 4,802Jim Mills 2,327David Herle 166Dale Skelton 666 Herbert Junior SwanWilkie James Garner 5,056Wayne Birn 2,039Arthur Reil 502 James W.A. Garner

East Central Saskatchewan Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentProgressive ConservativeNew DemocraticLiberalWestern Canada ConceptAboriginal People's Party Canora Lloyd Hampton 4,398Gerard Pikula 3,520Michael Okrainetz 312 Al Matsalla**Kelvington-Wadena Sherwin Petersen 4,330Neil Byers 3,755Ben Ferrie 215 Neil Byers Arnold Tusa 4,588Gordon MacMurchy 4,059Charles Schuler 165Jack McMunn 218 Gordon MacMurchyMelville Grant Schmidt 4,172Pat Krug 3,486Jack Hanowski 627Ray Miller 421Harry Bird 64 Pelly Mervyn Abrahamson 3,179Norm Lusney 3,381Tom Campbell 476 Norm LusneyQuill Lakes Ray Berscheid 3,892Murray Koskie 3,945Walter Paulson 448 Murray J. KoskieSaltcoats Walt Johnson 3,921Ed Kaeding 3,531James Coueslan 416 Ed KaedingYorkton Lorne McLaren 5,487Randy Nelson 3,727Joseph Matsalla 252Ted Yascheshen 194 Randall Neil Nelson

Southwest Saskatchewan Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentProgressive ConservativeNew DemocraticLiberalWestern Canada Concept Assiniboia-Gravelbourg Rene Archambault 2,438Allen Engel 2,875Ralph Goodale 2,760Hugh Clarke 459 Allen EngelMaple Creek Joan Duncan 4,228J.R. Porter 2,158Bernie Ford 422Larry English 806 Joan DuncanMoose Jaw North Keith Parker 5,859Glenn Hagel 3,895Terrance Ocrane 361Colin Campbell 256 John Skoberg**Moose Jaw South Arthur "Bud" Smith4,110Gordon Snyder 3,908Bob Halter 328Jack Ashton 275 Gordon Taylor SnyderMorse Art Martens 3,565Reg Gross 2,409Don Meyer 277Ray L. Bailey 887 Reginald John GrossShaunavon John Bleackley 2,730Dwain Lingenfelter 2,897Gratton Murray 745Barry W. Dixon 1,139 Dwain LingenfelterSwift Current Patricia Anne Smith 4,756Spencer Wooff 2,941Anna Patricia White 316Henry Banman 787 Dennis Ham**Thunder Creek Colin Thatcher 4,412Ron Kurtz 2,036Gary Sherlock 264Pat Mullin 442 Colin Thatcher

|NDP |Betty Payne |align="right"|1,730 |align="right"|27.53% |align="right"|-0.93

Southeast Saskatchewan Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentProgressive ConservativeNew DemocraticLiberalWestern Canada Concept Bengough-Milestone Bob Pickering 4,571Jim Liggett 2,653Tim Maloney 420 Robert Hugh PickeringEstevan Grant Devine 5,487John Chapman 2,947Heather MacDonald-Doyle 649Vernon McClement 184 John ChapmanIndian Head-Wolseley Doug Taylor 4,251Pat Connolley 2,073Con Lalonde 571John Parley 554 Douglas Graham TaylorMoosomin Larry Birkbeck 4,165Fred Easton 2,476Peter Semchuk 250Don Donaldson 1,311 Larry BirkbeckQu’Appelle-Lumsden John Gary Lane 5,643Tom Usherwood 2,372Cheryl Stadnyk 219Allan Smith 346 John Gary LaneQu’AppelleSouris-Cannington Eric Berntson 4,093Dean Fraser 1,639William Owens 437Dale Nolin 1,082 Eric BerntsonWeyburn Lorne Hepworth 5,426Elaine Driver 3,088David Wright 422 James Auburn Pepper**

Saskatoon Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbentProgressive ConservativeNew DemocraticLiberalWestern Canada ConceptAboriginal People's PartyOther Saskatoon Centre Jack Sandberg 3,553Paul Mostoway 2,987Delores Burkhart 470 Paul Peter MostowaySaskatoon Eastview Kimberly Young 6,981Bernie Poniatowski 3,736David Jackson 688 Bernard PoniatowskiSaskatoon Fairview Duane Weiman 6,185Bob Mitchell 3,432David Schwartz 181Brian Bellamy 200John Dorion 48New DistrictSaskatoon Mayfair Cal Glauser 7,386Dave Whalley 3,777Maureen Darling 441Don Kavanaugh 186 Beverly Milton Dyck**Saskatoon Nutana Evelyn Bacon 3,685Pat Atkinson 3,580David Tunney 492 Wes Robbins**Saskatoon Riversdale Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk 3,576Roy Romanow 3,557Harold Flett 228Joe Gallagher 143Alexander Barker (Ind.) 57 Roy RomanowSaskatoon South Bob Myers 4,611Herman Rolfes 3,221Don McCullough 422Reid Schmidt 90Carol Stadnyk (Ind.) 118 Herman Harold RolfesSaskatoon Buena VistaSaskatoon Sutherland Paul Schoenhals 5,328Mark Koenker 3,026Ron Hannah 374Gordon Barnes 116Cecil King 43 Peter PrebbleSaskatoon University Rick Folk 3,490Peter Prebble 3,041David B. Miller 718Earl A. Cowley 104Alphard Fafard (Not affiliated) 28New DistrictSaskatoon Westmount Gay Caswell3,716John Edward Brockelbank 3,583Peter Groves 288Freda Moosehunter 136 John Edward Brockelbank

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