1991 Saskatchewan general election

1991 Saskatchewan general election

October 21, 1991 (1991-10-21)
66 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	83.2% (1.1pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Roy Romanow Grant Devine Lynda Haverstock Party New Democratic Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since November 7, 1987 November 9, 1979 April 2, 1989 Leader's seat Saskatoon Riversdale Estevan Saskatoon Greystone Last election 25 38 1 Seats before 26 38 0 Seats won 55 10 1 Seat change 29 28 1 Popular vote 275,780 137,994 125,814 Percentage 51.05% 25.54% 23.29% Swing 5.85pp 19.07pp 13.30pp
Premier before election Grant Devine Progressive Conservative Premier after election Roy Romanow New Democratic

The 1991 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 21, 1991, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The Progressive Conservative government of Premier Grant Devine was defeated by the New Democratic Party, led by former provincial Attorney General Roy Romanow. A major source of dissatisfaction with the Grant Devine government was the "Fair Share Saskatchewan" program, a scheme to distribute public service jobs more evenly across the province; a plan especially unpopular with workers scheduled to be relocated from Regina to rural districts. The Devine government was also notorious for a home construction and renovation relief program which reimbursed homeowners who did their own renovations. Another factor was the unpopularity of the federal Progressive Conservatives under then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

The NDP was able to win more than half of the popular vote, and an overwhelming majority in the legislature. The Tories lost almost three-quarters of the seats they had held in the legislature, and a significant share of the popular vote. Their loss in vote percentage resulted in 30 third-place finishes; this was more than their 26 second-place finishes or their ten seats won.

The Liberal Party – led by Lynda Haverstock – was able to attract a substantial share of disaffected Tory voters. However, despite winning almost one-quarter of the vote, their support was too spread out across the province to translate into seats. Haverstock was the only Liberal returned to the legislature.

Results

Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				1986	Dissol.	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	New Democratic	Roy Romanow	66	25	26	55	+112%	275,780	51.05%	+5.85%
	Progressive Conservative	Grant Devine	66	38	38	10	-73.7%	137,994	25.54%	-19.07%
	Liberal	Lynda Haverstock	66	1	0	1	–	125,814	23.29%	+13.30%
	Independent		8	–	–	–	–	592	0.11%	+0.04%
	Independence (Western Canada Concept)	Hilton J. Spencer (default)	1	–	–	–	–	46	0.01%	-0.07%
Total			207	64	64	66	+3.1%	540,226	100%
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Percentages

Popular vote New Democratic   51.05% PC   25.54% Liberal   23.29% Others   0.12%

Seats summary New Democratic   83.33% PC   15.15% Liberal   1.52%

Ranking

Party		Seats	Second	Third	Fourth
	New Democratic	55	10	1	0
	Progressive Conservative	10	26	30	0
	Liberal	1	30	35	0
	Independent	0	0	0	9

Riding results

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

Northwest Saskatchewan

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	NDP		PC		Liberal		Other
Athabasca		Fred Thompson 3,253		Frank Petit 331		Darren McKee 184		Mike Daley (Ind.) 114		Fred Thompson
Cut Knife-Lloydminster		Violet Stanger 3,843		Michael Hopfner 2,899		Aldo Del Frari 1,333				Michael Hopfner
Meadow Lake		Maynard Sonntag 3,719		George McLeod 3,065		Burton Dougan 467				George McLeod
Redberry		Walter Jess 3,493		John Gerich 3,206		Ken Finlayson 1,185				John Gerich
Rosthern		Kim Dmytryshyn 2,897		William Neudorf 4,183		Phil Biggs 1,825				William Neudorf
The Battlefords		Doug Anguish 5,805		Jim Hampson 1,683		Donna Challis 2,417				Doug Anguish
Turtleford		Lloyd Johnson 3,269		Jerry Spenst 2,034		Neil Currie 1,239				Colin Maxwell**

Northeast Saskatchewan

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	NDP		PC		Liberal		Other
Cumberland		Keith Goulet 4,135		Louis Bear 482		Lennard Morin 505				Keith Goulet
Kelsey-Tisdale		Andy Renaud 3,871		Neal Hardy 2,783		Walt Roberts 853				Neal Hardy
Kinistino		Armand Roy 4,298		Josef Saxinger 2,918		Frank Orosz 1,326				Josef Saxinger
Melfort		Carol Carson 3,011		Ken Naber 2,516		Rod Gantefoer 1,795				Grant Hodgins
Nipawin		Tom Keeping 3,238		Jim Taylor 2,784		Richard Makowsky 1,134				Lloyd Sauder**
Prince Albert Carlton		Myron Kowalsky 5,218		Bert Provost 1,635		Richard Stewart 1,888				Myron Kowalsky Prince Albert
Prince Albert Northcote		Eldon Lautermilch 5,405		Terry Wiebe 990		Hannah Shenouda 1,549				Eldon Lautermilch Prince Albert-Duck Lake
Shellbrook-Torch River		Jack Langford 4,098		Lloyd Muller 2,358		Walter Billay 1,177				Lloyd Muller

West Central Saskatchewan

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	NDP		PC		Liberal		Other
Arm River		Bob Robertson 2,538		Gerald Muirhead 3,019		David Ashdown 2,301		Hilton J. Spencer (Ind.-WCC) 46		Gerald Muirhead
Biggar		Grant Whitmore 3,710		Harry Baker 2,307		Larry Toner 1,708		Donald W. Kavanagh (Ind.) 65		Harry Baker
Humboldt		Eric Upshall 4,422		Dale Blair 49		Arlene Julé 2,686				Eric Upshall
Kindersley		Lorne Johnston 2,014		Bill Boyd 2,766		Judy Setrakov 2,244				Bob Andrew**
Rosetown-Elrose		Berny Wiens 2,666		Ansgar Tynning 2,581		Linda Trytten 1,583				Herb Swan**
Wilkie		Sharon Murrell 2,295		John Britton 2,601		Nick Volk 1,853				John Britton

East Central Saskatchewan

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	NDP		PC		Liberal		Other
Canora		Darrel Cunningham 3,564		Lorne Kopelchuk 2,746		Roy Petrowicz 831				Lorne Kopelchuk
Kelvington-Wadena		Kenneth Kluz 3,956		Sherwin Petersen 2,594		Bill Kerluke 730				Sherwin Petersen
Last Mountain-Touchwood		Dale Flavel 4,028		Arnold Tusa 2,523		Ed Bespalko 1,691		Paul Chesterton (Ind.) 47		Arnold Tusa
Melville		Evan Carlson 3,656		Grant Schmidt 3,048		Ray Chastkavich 1,262				Grant Schmidt
Pelly		Ron Harper 3,992		Bernard Rink 2,055		Louis Sliwa 652				Rod Gardner**
Quill Lakes		Murray Koskie 3,621		Glen Leggott 2,357		Lou Coderre 1,297				Murray Koskie
Saltcoats		Reg Knezacek 3,745		Rod Roden 2,356		Leslie Popp 1,033				Walter Johnson**
Yorkton		Clay Serby 4,897		Brian Fromm 1,846		Donna Yaholnitsky 1,560				Lorne McLaren**

Southwest Saskatchewan

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	NDP		PC		Liberal		Other
Assiniboia-Gravelbourg		Lewis Draper 2,647		John Wolfe 2,583		Tim Connors 2,148				John Wolfe
Maple Creek		Bryan Oster 1,987		Jack Goohsen 2,627		Shirley Helmerson 1,865				Jack Goohsen
Moose Jaw Palliser		Glenn Hagel 5,681		Colleen Basarsky 1,920		Michael Klein 2,120				Glenn Hagel Moose Jaw North
Moose Jaw Wakamow		Lorne Calvert 6,083		Lisa Acton 1,164		Randy Roman 1,799				Lorne Calvert Moose Jaw South
Morse		Carl Siemens 2,101		Harold Martens 2,682		Ken Nelson 1,255				Harold Martens
Shaunavon		Glen McPherson 2,350		Ted Gleim 2,222		Jerry Ruehs 1,733				Ted Gleim
Swift Current		John Penner 4,399		Lawrence Bergreen 2,731		Archie Green 1,503				Pat Smith**
Thunder Creek		Ron Bishoff 2,240		Rick Swenson 2,929		Bill Johnstone 1,639		Dwayne S. McBride (Ind.) 66		Rick Swenson

Southeast Saskatchewan

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	NDP		PC		Liberal		Other
Bengough-Milestone		Judy Bradley 2,419		Darrell Rodine 2,297		Laurie Unruh 1,665				Bob Pickering**
Estevan		Leonard Haukeness 3,404		Grant Devine 4,079		Bob Jones 1,889				Grant Devine
Indian Head-Wolseley		Lorne Scott 2,725		Dwight Dunn 2,066		Jack Hosler 2,069				Doug Taylor**
Moosomin		Mary McGuire 2,954		Don Toth 3,005		Keith Lewis 1,475				Don Toth
Qu’Appelle-Lumsden		Suzanne Murray 4,907		Martin Kenney 2,426		Dawn Garner 2,827				John Lane**
Souris-Cannington		Ross Arthur 1,912		Dan D'Autremont 2,980		Don Lees 1,815				Eric Berntson**
Weyburn		Ronald Wormsbecker 3,883		Lorne Hepworth 2,725		Bill Rudachyk 1,920		Edwin Appenheimer (Ind.) 47		Lorne Hepworth

Saskatoon

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	NDP		PC		Liberal		Other
Saskatoon Broadway		Pat Atkinson 5,027		Lee Cutforth 1,445		Jackie Stewart 2,891		Greg Hill (Ind.) 107		Herman Rolfes Saskatoon South
Saskatoon Eastview-Haultain		Bob Pringle 4,630		Bob Myers 1,698		Dan Kolysher 2,485				Bob Pringle Saskatoon Eastview
Saskatoon Fairview		Bob Mitchell 5,955		Gaby Akl 905		Bill Mellof 2,084				Bob Mitchell
Saskatoon Greystone		Peter Prebble 4,009		Gary Hellard 1,094		Lynda Haverstock 5,422		Leslie Cushion (Ind.) 40	New District
Saskatoon Idylwyld		Eric Cline 5,986		Carol Zanon 1,294		Roland Loewer 2,562				Anne Smart** Saskatoon Centre
Saskatoon Nutana		Herman Rolfes 5,452		Jerry Ehalt 1,264		Shirley Khan 3,048				Pat Atkinson
Saskatoon River Heights		Carol Teichrob 4,908		Ray Meiklejohn 3,578		Ed Monuik 2,955				Ray Meiklejohn Saskatoon Mayfair
Saskatoon Riversdale		Roy Romanow 5,254		Gay Caswell 761		Gary La Plante 1,398				Roy Romanow
Saskatoon Sutherland-University		Mark Koenker 4,034		Jim Laing 1,452		Robin Bellamy 3,102				Mark Koenker Saskatoon Sutherland
Saskatoon Westmount		Janice MacKinnon 5,505		George Turanich 1,008		Myron Luczka 1,913				John Brockelbank**
Saskatoon Wildwood		Pat Lorje 4,282		Joan Black 2,509		David Clark 3,123			New District

Regina

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	NDP		PC		Liberal		Other
Regina Albert North		Kim Trew 5,313		Roy Gaebel 881		Phil Biggs 2,520				Kim Trew Regina North
Regina Albert South		Serge Kujawa 4,333		Jack Klein 1,761		Saul Jacobson 3,133		John O'Donoghue (Ind.) 106		Jack Klein Regina South
Regina Churchill Downs		Edward Shillington 6,049		John Bergen 661		Clyde Myhill 1,939				Edwin Tchorzewski Regina North East
Regina Dewdney		Edwin Tchorzewski 6,695		Warne Rhoades 990		Bob Newman 1,969			New District
Regina Elphinstone		Dwain Lingenfelter 6,505		Don Racette 854		Cliff Chatterson 1,673				Dwain Lingenfelter
Regina Hillsdale		Rose Marie Simard 4,851		Shirley Schneider 1,677		Larry Bird 2,930				Rose Marie Simard Regina Lakeview
Regina Lake Centre		Joanne Crofford 6,286		Bill Pratt 1,296		Michael R. Giles 2,432				Edward Shillington Regina Centre
Regina North West		John Solomon 5,660		Jack Mock 990		Liz Calvert 2,670				John Solomon
Regina Rosemont		Robert Llewellyn Lyons 6,406		Myrna Petersen 1,031		John M. MacGowan 2,383				Robert Lyons
Regina Victoria		Harry Van Mulligen 5,759		Olga Stinson 1,000		Louise Holloway 2,066				Harry Van Mulligen
Regina Wascana Plains		Doreen Hamilton 4,532		Gordon Martin 2,148		Cam McCannell 3,086				Gordon B. Martin Regina Wascana

February 4, 1994 By-election: Regina North West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Anita Bergman	2,566	57.05	+28.40
	NDP	Kathie Maher-Wolbaum	1,794	39.88	-20.85
	Prog. Conservative	Harvey Schmidt	138	3.07	-7.55
Total			4,498	100.00

Opinion Polls

Maclean's (September 30, 1991)

• NDP- 63%
• Progressive Conservatives- 19%
• Liberals- 15%

See also

• List of political parties in Saskatchewan
• List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts

References

• Saskatchewan Archives Board - Election Results By Electoral Division
• Elections Saskatchewan

Further reading

• Leyton-Brown, David, ed. (1998). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1991. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442672048.