1948 Saskatchewan general election

1948 Saskatchewan general election
June 24, 1948 (1948-06-24)
52 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
27 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Tommy Douglas Walter Tucker
Party Co-operative Commonwealth Liberal
Leader since July 17, 1942 August 6, 1946
Leader's seat Weyburn Rosthern
Last election 47 5
Seats won 31 19
Seat change Decrease16 Increase14
Popular vote 236,900 152,400
Percentage 47.56% 30.60%
Swing Decrease5.57pp Decrease4.82pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Joshua Haldeman Rupert Ramsay
Party Social Credit Progressive Conservative
Leader since 1946 February 15, 1944
Leader's seat Ran in Yorkton (lost) Ran in Saskatoon City (lost)
Last election 0 0
Seats won 0 0
Seat change ±0 ±0
Popular vote 40,268 37,986
Percentage 8.09% 7.63%
Swing Increase8.03pp Decrease3.06pp
Premier before election

Tommy Douglas
Co-operative Commonwealth

Premier after election

Tommy Douglas
Co-operative Commonwealth

The 1948 Saskatchewan general election, the eleventh in the history of the province, was held on June 24, 1948, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government of Premier Tommy Douglas, first elected in 1944, was re-elected with a majority in the legislature.

Summary

Tommy Douglas' Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was re-elected with a reduced majority. While the CCF had won an outright majority of the popular vote in the 1944 election, the party won a large plurality in 1948, while seeing their seat share fall to 31 out of 51 in the Assembly.[1]

Although the share of the popular vote won by Walter Tucker's Liberal Party fell by almost five percentage points, the party increased its representation in the legislature from 5 seats to 19.[1]

The Social Credit Party, which had won 2 seats and 16% of the popular vote in the 1938 election—only to disappear in the 1944 election—returned to win over 8% of the vote, but no seats.[1]

The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Rupert Ramsay, continued to decline, and was also shut out of the legislature.[1]

In some ridings, the Progressive Conservatives and Liberals ran joint candidates in failed attempts to defeat the CCF. These candidates ran as Liberal-PC or Conservative Liberal candidates. The lone successful such candidate—Alex "Hammy" McDonald—immediately joined the Liberal caucus upon being sworn in as an MLA.

Results

Party Party Leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular Vote
1944 Elected % Change # % % Change
Co-operative Commonwealth Tommy Douglas 52 47 31 -34.0% 236,900 47.56% -5.57%
Liberal Walter Tucker 41 5 19 +280% 152,400 30.60% -4.82%
Social Credit Joshua Haldeman 36 – – – 40,268 8.09% +8.03%
  Independent 5 – 1 +1000% 11,088 2.23% +2.05%
  Conservative Liberal (Alexander H. McDonald) 1 * 1 * 5,251 1.05% *
Progressive Conservative Rupert Ramsay 9 – – – 37,986 7.63% -3.06%
  Liberal-PC 3 * – * 9,574 1.92% *
  Independent Liberal 1 * – * 3,299 0.66 *
  Labour Progressive 1 – – – 1,301 0.26% -0.26%
Total 149 52 52 – 498,067 100%  
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Percentages

Popular vote
CCF
 
 47.56%
Liberal
 
 30.60%
Social Credit
 
 8.09%
PC
 
 7.63%
Others
 
 6.12%
Seats summary
CCF
 
 59.62%
Liberal
 
 36.54%
Others
 
 3.85%

Ranking

Party Seats Second Third Fourth
Co-operative Commonwealth 31 20 1 0
Liberal 19 19 3 0
  Independent/Other parties 2 6 3 0
Social Credit 0 2 31 3
Progressive Conservative 0 3 4 2

Riding results

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

Northwestern Saskatchewan

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
CCF Liberal Social Credit Other
Athabasca Axel Olsen
341 		  Louis M. Marion (Ind.) 628
Joseph D. Le Chasseur (Ind.) 225 		  Louis Marcien Marion
Cut Knife   Isidore Nollet
3,027 		William Bradley
1,531 		Fred F. Wilson
1,642 		  Isidore Charles Nollet
Meadow Lake Herschel Howell
2,635 		  William Lofts
3,307 		John W. Evanishen
1,081 		  Herschel Lee Howell
Redberry Dmytro Lazorko
2,357 		  Bernard Korchinski
2,571 		Robert C. Glen (PC) 643   Dmytro Matthew Lazorko
Rosthern Wilbert S. Henschel
959 		  Walter Tucker
2,964 		George W. Beilhartz
1,736 		  Peter J. Hooge**
Shellbrook   Louis Larsen
2,981 		W.R. Vincent
2,806 		George J. Klein
959 		  Guy Franklin Van Eaton**
The Battlefords Alex Connon
3,554 		  Paul Prince
3,990 		  Alexander Duff Connon
Turtleford Bob Wooff
2,280 		  Leo Trippe
2,462 		Matthew Slager
1,357 		  Robert Hanson Wooff
February 4, 1950 By-Election: The Battlefords
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Hugh Maher 3,296 48.22% -4.67
  CCF Alex Connon 3,158 46.20% -0.91
  Prog. Conservative David J. Thiessen 381 5.58% –
Total 6,835 100.00%

Northeastern Saskatchewan

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
CCF Liberal Social Credit Other
Cumberland Joseph Johnson
425 		  Lorne Blanchard
656 		Joseph Maxim Buote (Ind.) 40   Les Walter Lee**
Humboldt Ben Putnam
2,657 		  Arnold Loehr
2,689 		Joseph A. Thauberger
2,515 		  Ben Putnam
Kelvington   Peter Howe
2,991 		Gladstone Mansfield Ferrie
2,639 		Frederick A. Patrick
1,225 		  Peter Anton Howe
Kinistino William J. Boyle
2,991 		  William C. Woods
3,086 		  William James Boyle
Melfort Oakland Valleau
4,035 		  John Egnatoff
4,065 		  Oakland Woods Valleau
Prince Albert   Larry McIntosh
6,944 		Charles McIntosh
6,052 		Ralph Ernst
579 		  Lachlan Fraser McIntosh
Tisdale   John Hewgill Brockelbank
5,242 		Donald L.W. Hood
3,980 		William Lucas Hayes (PC) 1,171   John Hewgill Brockelbank
Torch River   John Denike
2,260 		Harold Guloien
1,779 		Leo Nile Nicholson
1,448 		  John Bruce Harris**

West Central Saskatchewan

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
CCF Liberal Social Credit Other
Arm River E.L. Heinrich
2,263 		  Gustaf Herman Danielson
3,400 		Gabriel J. Giesinger
689 		  Gustaf Herman Danielson
Biggar   Woodrow Lloyd
3,695 		Andrew S. Shaw
2,987 		  Woodrow Stanley Lloyd
Hanley   Robert A. Walker
2,417 		Clayton L. Pascoe
2,366 		Frederick E. Roluf
512 		Emmett M. Hall (PC) 1,025   James Smith Aitken**
Kerrobert-Kindersley   John Wellbelove
3,333 		Fred Larson
3,155 		Norman Wildman
1,063 		  John Wellbelove
Rosetown   John T. Douglas
3,647 		Alvin Hamilton (PC) 3,218   John Taylor Douglas
Watrous   James A. Darling
2,968 		Andrew William Michayluk
2,829 		Martin Kelln
1,092 		  James Andrew Darling
Wilkie Hans O. Hansen
2,566 		  John W. Horsman
3,143 		George K. Nicholson
1,110 		O. Allen Bently (PC) 329   Hans Ove Hansen

East Central Saskatchewan

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
CCF Liberal Social Credit Other
Canora   Alex Kuziak
3,104 		Stephen T. Shabbits
2,453 		Stanley W. Gorchynski
1,801 		  Myron Henry Feeley**
Last Mountain   Jacob Benson
3,755 		James Wilfrid Gardiner
3,001 		Godfrey Kelln
1,219 		  Jacob Benson
Melville George T. Webster
4,690 		  Patrick Deshaye
5,302 		John W. Hauser
1,014 		  Bill Arthurs**
Pelly Dan Daniels
2,476 		  John G. Banks
2,646 		John W. Kowalyshen
1,020 		William M. Berezowski
(Labour Prog.) 1,301 		  Daniel Zederayko Daniels
Saltcoats Joseph L. Phelps
3,620 		  Asmundur Loptson
3,945 		George A. Dulmage
807 		  Joseph Lee Phelps
Touchwood   Tom Johnston
2,627 		John Joseph Collins
2,459 		Harold Fletcher
1,097 		  Tom Johnston
Wadena   Frederick Dewhurst
4,218 		Halldor K. Halldorson
2,930 		Denis Dunlop
729 		  Frederick Arthur Dewhurst
Yorkton   Arthur Swallow
3,795 		Andrew M. Kindred
3,256 		Joshua N. Haldeman
1,792 		  Arthur Percy Swallow

Southwest Saskatchewan

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
CCF Liberal Social Credit Other
Elrose   Maurice J. Willis
4,153 		Harry N. McKenzie (Ind. Liberal) 3,299   Maurice John Willis
Gravelbourg Henry Houze
2,525 		  Edward Culliton
2,935 		Milton A. Wilson
404 		  Henry Edmund Houze
Gull Lake   Alvin C. Murray
4,251 		William E. Cowie
936 		Jonas A. Johnson (Liberal-PC) 2,983   Alvin Cecil Murray
Maple Creek Beatrice J. Trew
2,590 		  Alexander C. Cameron
2,920 		A.J. Miller
2,491 		  Beatrice Janet Trew
Morse   James W. Gibson
3,069 		Ronald D. Miller
2,465 		Fred Erhardt
694 		John K. Rosa (PC) 481   James William Gibson
Notukeu-Willow Bunch   Niles Leonard Buchanan
4,048 		Hans Loken
3,483 		  Niles Leonard Buchanan
Swift Current   Harry Gibbs
5,273 		Clarence J. Orton
5,091 		  Harry Gibbs
November 10, 1949 By-Election: Gull Lake
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Thomas Bentley 3,627 51.36% -0.67
  Liberal Harold M. Haney 2,792 39.54% –
  Prog. Conservative Charles H. Howlett 643 9.10% –
Total 7,062 100.00%
July 10, 1951 By-Election: Gravelbourg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF Edward H. Walker 2,571 50.76% +7.70
  Liberal Ronald A. MacLean 2,494 49.24% -0.81
Total 5,065 100.00%

Southeast Saskatchewan

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
CCF Liberal Social Credit Other
Bengough   Allan L.S. Brown
3,599 		Archie V. Wightman
2,627 		Arnold L. Meginbir
705 		  Allan L. Samuel Brown
Cannington Ralph Hjertaas
3,422 		  William Patterson
4,687 		Peter Franchuk
500 		  William John Patterson
Lumsden   William S. Thair
2,876 		Henry P. Mang
2,220 		Gustav D. Pelzer
744 		Arthur M. Pearson (PC) 1,003   William Sancho Thair
Milestone   Jacob Erb
2,803 		George M. Howell
1,020 		Lionel Aston (Liberal-PC) 2,363   Frank Keem Malcolm**
Moosomin Ivan Burden
3,442 		  Alex "Hammy" McDonald (Conservative-Liberal) 5,251   Arthur Thomas Procter**
Qu'Appelle-Wolseley Warden Burgess
3,903 		  Frederick M. Dundas
4,470 		Evert F. Josephson
1,253 		  Warden Burgess
Souris-Estevan Charles Cuming
4,741 		  John E. McCormack
4,924 		John K. Strachan
417 		  Charles David Cuming
Weyburn   Tommy Douglas
6,273 		Isabel Paxman
638 		F. Charles Eaglesham (Liberal-PC) 4,228   Tommy Douglas
November 10, 1949 By-Election: Cannington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Rosscoe A. McCarthy 4,200 54.06% -0.38
  CCF Edward G. McCullough 3,569 45.94% +6.19
Total 7,769 100.00%

Urban constituencies

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
CCF Liberal Social Credit Other
Moose Jaw City   John Wesley Corman
7,534

D. Henry R. Heming
7,331

H. Gordon Young (Ind.) 5,240

J. Fraser McClellan (Ind.) 4,955

  John Wesley Corman

Dempster Henry R. Heming

Saskatoon City   John Henry Sturdy
14,970

Arthur T. Stone
14,295

L. Charles Sherman
11,551 		Malcolm J. Haver
1,959 		Rupert D. Ramsay (PC) 13,376   John Henry Sturdy

Arthur T. Stone

Regina City   Charlie Williams
20,475

Clarence Fines
20,474

Wilfred G. Brown
16,578 		Walter E. Stowe
1,049

Anthony E. Kovatch
971

Allan W. Embury (PC) 16,740   Charles Cromwell Williams

Clarence Melvin Fines

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Leeson, Howard A., ed. (2001). Saskatchewan Politics: Into the Twenty-First Century. Regina: Canadian Plains Research Centre. p. 408. ISBN 0-88977-131-6.
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