1986 Saskatchewan general election

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

1986 Saskatchewan general election
October 20, 1986 (1986-10-20)
64 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
33 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82.1% (1.8pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
PC
Leader Grant Devine Allan Blakeney Ralph Goodale
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal
Leader since November 9, 1979 July 4, 1970 June 13, 1981
Leader's seat Estevan Regina Elphinstone Assiniboia-Gravelbourg
Last election 55 9 0
Seats before 54 8 0
Seats won 38 25 1
Seat change 16 17 1
Popular vote 244,382 244,454 57,968
Percentage 44.60% 44.61% 10.58%
Swing 9.45pp 6.97pp 6.07pp
Premier before election

Grant Devine
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after election

Grant Devine
Progressive Conservative

The Progressive Conservative government of Premier Grant Devine was returned for a second term with a reduced majority in the legislature.

While the New Democratic Party managed to increase its share of the popular vote and significantly increase its presence in the legislature, former Premier Allan Blakeney's attempt to return to power was unsuccessful. Despite winning slightly more votes than the Tories, most of the NDP margin was wasted on landslide margins in Regina and Saskatoon. 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 Official Opposition status for another term.

The Liberal Party captured almost 10% of the popular vote, but elected only one member – party leader Ralph Goodale – 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.

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