1938 Saskatchewan general election

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{{Short description|Canadian provincial election}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1938 Saskatchewan general election
| country = Saskatchewan
| flag_year = 1921
| type = parliamentary
| party_colour = no
| party_name = no
| previous_election = 1934 Saskatchewan general election
| previous_year = 1934
| outgoing_members = 8th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
| election_date = {{Start date|1938|06|08}}
| elected_mps = [[9th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan|members]]
| next_election = 1944 Saskatchewan general election
| next_year = 1944
| seats_for_election = 52 seats in the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]]
| majority_seats = 27
| turnout =

| image1 = [[File:William John Patterson (cropped).jpg|150x150px]]
| colour1 = {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|nohash}}
| leader1 = [[William John Patterson]]
| party1 = {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|name}}
| leader_since1 = 1935
| leaders_seat1 = [[Cannington (former electoral district)|Cannington]]
| last_election1 = 50
| seats1 = 38
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}12
| popular_vote1 = 200,334
| percentage1 = 45.45%
| swing1 = {{decrease}}2.55[[percentage point|pp]]

| image2 = [[File:George Hara Williams in 1944.jpg|150x150px]]
| colour2 = {{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|nohash}}
| leader2 = [[George Hara Williams]]
| party2 = {{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|name}}
| leader_since2 = [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party/Co-operative Commonwealth Federation leadership elections#1936 Cooperative Commonwealth Federation leadership convention|July 17, 1936]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Kelvington-Wadena#History|Wadena]]
| last_election2 = 5
| seats2 = 10
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}5
| popular_vote2 = 82,529
| percentage2 = 18.73%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}5.26pp

| image3 =
<div style="width:115px;line-height:150px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit}}; font-size:38px;"> '''SC''' </div>
| colour3 = {{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|nohash}}
| leader3 = [[Joseph Needham (Canadian politician)|Joseph Needham]]
| party3 = {{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|name}}
| leader_since3 = 1935
| leaders_seat3 = ''Did not run''
| last_election3 = ''pre-creation''
| seats3 = 2
| seat_change3 = {{increase}}2
| popular_vote3 = 70,084
| percentage3 = 15.90%
| swing3 = {{increase}}15.90pp

| image4 =
<div style="width:100%;line-height:150px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{Canadian party colour|SK|Unity (Communist)}}; font-size:38px;"> '''Unity''' </div>
| colour4 = {{Canadian party colour|SK|Unity (Communist)|nohash}}
| leader4 = —
| party4 = {{Canadian party colour|SK|Unity (Communist)|name}}
| leader_since4 = —
| leaders_seat4 = —
| last_election4 = 0
| seats4 = 2
| seat_change4 = {{increase}}2
| popular_vote4 = 9,848
| percentage4 = 2.24%
| swing4 = {{increase}}2.00pp

| image5 = [[File:Dief1939a.jpg|150x150px]]
| colour5 = {{Canadian party colour|SK|Conservative|nohash}}
| leader5 = [[John Diefenbaker]]
| party5 = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan|Conservative]]
| leader_since5 = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan leadership elections#1936 Conservative leadership convention|October 28, 1936]]
| leaders_seat5 = ''Ran in [[Arm River (electoral district)|Arm River]] (lost)''
| last_election5 = 0
| seats5 = 0
| seat_change5 = ±0
| popular_vote5 = 52,315
| percentage5 = 11.87%
| swing5 = {{decrease}}14.88pp

| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =

| title = Premier
| before_election = [[William John Patterson]]
| before_party = {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|name}}
| posttitle = Premier after election
| after_election = [[William John Patterson]]
| after_party = {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|name}}
}}
The '''1938 Saskatchewan general election''' was held on June 8, 1938, to elect members of the [[Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan]].

The [[Liberal Party of Saskatchewan|Liberal Party]] was returned to power under its new leader, [[William John Patterson]], but it lost twelve of the seats it had held in the previous legislature. The Liberals faced several new forces in this election.

The [[New Democratic Party of Saskatchewan|Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]], a [[democratic socialism|democratic socialist]] party led by [[George Hara Williams]], became the [[Leader of the Opposition (Saskatchewan)|official opposition]] winning over 18% of the vote and ten seats in its first election. The party previously had five seats after the [[Farmer-Labour Group]] became the '''Saskatchewan CCF''' following the previous election.

The [[Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan]], which promoted the [[social credit]] theories of [[monetary reform]], rode a wave of popularity from the [[1935 Alberta general election|1935 electoral success]] of its [[Alberta Social Credit Party|Alberta counterpart]] and collected almost 16% of the votes, but won only two seats.

Six "[[Unity (Canada)|Unity]]" candidates also ran in an attempt to create a [[popular front]] of the [[Communist Party of Canada (Saskatchewan)|Communists]], CCF supporters and various populists. Although two were elected, they received only a very small fraction of the overall vote.<ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Lorne A.|title=The Early CCF in Saskatchewan|year=2007|page=183}}</ref>

The [[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative Party]] – under its new leader, [[John Diefenbaker]] – continued its decline as their share of the popular vote fell from 25% to under 12%. The party won no seats, same as had happened in 1934. A Conservative campaign handbill, "Electoral Reform. An electoral absurdity - 1934 election", brought up the Liberal government's broken pledge to adopt the [[single transferable voting]] election system.<ref>"Electoral Reform. An electoral absurdity - 1934 election...Vote Conservative, to stop government by minority". City of Saskatoon Archives, G.11 1938.7 accessed September 2025</ref> Diefenbaker later had more success in the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|federal Conservative Party]], eventually becoming leader and sweeping the party to power in the [[1958 Canadian federal election|1958 election]] with a huge majority.

==Results==
{{election table}}
!rowspan=2 colspan=2 align=center|Party
!rowspan=2 align=center|Party leader
!rowspan=2|Candidates
!colspan=4 align=center|Seats
!colspan=3 align=center|Popular vote
|-
![[1934 Saskatchewan general election|1934]]
![[Dissolution of parliament|Dissol.]]
!Elected
!% Change
!#
!%
!% Change
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row-name}}
|align="center"|[[William John Patterson|William Patterson]]
|align="right"| 53
|align="right"|50
|align="right"|50
|align="right"| '''38'''
|align="right"|-24%
|align="right"|200,334
|align="right"|45.45%
|align="right"|-2.55%
{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row-name}}
|align="center"|[[George Hara Williams|George Williams]]
|align="right"| 31
|align="right"|5
|align="right"|5
|align="right"| '''10'''
|align="right"|+100%
|align="right"|82,529
|align="right"|18.73%
|align="right"|-5.26%
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|row-name}}
|align="center"|[[Joseph Needham (Canadian politician)|Joseph Needham]] (default)
|align="right"| 40
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| '''2'''
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|70,084
|align="right"|15.90%
|align="right"|*
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Other|row}}
|align=left|[[Unity (Canada)|Unity]]
|align="center"|
|align="right"| 3
|align="right"|–
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| '''2'''
|align="right"|–
|align="right"|9,848
|align="right"|2.24%
|align="right"|+2.00%
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Conservative|row}}
|align=left|[[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
|align="center"|[[John Diefenbaker]]
|align="right"| 24
|align="right"|–
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| –
|align="right"|–
|align="right"|52,315
|align="right"|11.87%
|align="right"|-14.88%
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Labour|row}}
| colspan=2 align=left|Independent [[Labour candidates and parties in Canada|Labour]]
|align="right"| 3
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| –
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|12,039
|align="right"|2.73%
|align="right"|+2.40%
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Communist|row}}
|align=left|[[Labour candidates and parties in Canada|Labour Progressive]]
|align="center"|
|align="right"| 2
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| –
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|8,514
|align="right"|1.93%
|align="right"|*
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Independent|row}}
| colspan=2 align=left|Independent
|align="right"| 2
|align="right"|–
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| –
|align="right"|–
|align="right"|4,023
|align="right"|0.91%
|align="right"|+0.22%
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Independent Conservative|row}}
| colspan=2 align=left|Independent [[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| –
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|828
|align="right"|0.19%
|align="right"|*
|-
| bgcolor="ACDEAD"|
| colspan=2 align=left|Independent [[Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan|Social Credit]]
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| –
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|228
|align="right"|0.05%
|align="right"|*
|-
|colspan=3| '''Total'''
|align="right"| '''160'''
|align="right"|'''55'''
|align="right"|'''55'''
|align="right"| '''52'''
|align="right"|'''-5.5%'''
|align="right"|'''440,742'''
|align="right"|'''100%'''
|align="right"| 
|-
| align="center" colspan=11|'''Source:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20140407165609/http://www.elections.sk.ca/previous-elections/historical---provincial-general-election-summaries/ Elections Saskatchewan]
|-
{{end}}
'''Note:''' <nowiki>*</nowiki> Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

===Percentages===
{{Bar box|title=Popular vote|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars={{Bar percent|Liberal|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal}}|45.45}}
{{Bar percent|CCF|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF}}|18.73}}
{{Bar percent|Social Credit|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit}}|15.90}}
{{Bar percent|Conservative|{{Canadian party colour|SK|PC}}|11.87}}
{{Bar percent|Unity|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Communist}}|2.24}}
{{Bar percent|Others|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Independent}}|5.81}}}}
{{Bar box|title=Seats summary|titlebar=#ddd|width=600px|barwidth=410px|bars={{Bar percent|Liberal|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal}}|73.08}}
{{Bar percent|CCF|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF}}|19.23}}
{{Bar percent|Social Credit|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit}}|3.85}}
{{Bar percent|Unity|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Communist}}|3.85}}}}

===Ranking===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|Party
!Seats
!Second
!Third
!Fourth
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row-name}}
|align=center|38
|align=center|15
|align=center|0
|align=center|0
{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row-name}}
|align=center|10
|align=center|13
|align=center|6
|align=center|2
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|row-name}}
|align=center|2
|align=center|13
|align=center|18
|align=center|7
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Communist|row}}
|[[Unity (Canada)|Unity]]
|align=center|2
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Conservative|row}}
|[[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
|align=center|0
|align=center|9
|align=center|9
|align=center|6
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Independent|row}}
|Other parties
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|align=center|7
|align=center|0
|}

==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===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|-
! style="width:16%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Electoral District
!style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=5|Candidates
! style="width:14%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Incumbent
|-
!width=15% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|name}}
!width=15% |[[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]]
!width=15% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|name}}
!width=15% |[[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
!width=15% |Other
|-
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Conservative|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Independent|background}}| 
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Athabasca (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)|Athabasca]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Jules Marion]] 642
|
|
|
|William J. Windrum ([[Liberal Party of Saskatchewan|Liberal]]) 628
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Deakin Hall (politician)|Deakin Alexander Hall]]
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Cut Knife (electoral district)|Cut Knife]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|background}}| 
|John A. Gordon 2,379
|[[Andrew James Macauley|Andrew Macauley]] 1,766
|[[William Roseland|Bill Roseland]] 2,471
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|Andrew James Macauley
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Meadow Lake (provincial electoral district)|Meadow Lake]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Donald MacDonald (Saskatchewan politician, born 1886)|Donald MacDonald]] 3,184
|Robert C. Paul 1,800
|Judson B. Clark 2,434
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Donald MacDonald
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Redberry (electoral district)|Redberry]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Orest Zerebko]] 2,601
|
|Sheridan P. Porter 1,824
|
|Arnold Larsen ([[Independent politician#Canada|Ind.]]) 1,572
| colspan=2 style="background:whitesmoke; text-align:center;"|''New District''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Rosthern (provincial electoral district)|Rosthern]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[John Michael Uhrich|John Uhrich]] 3,267
|
|H. Henry Henschel 1,735
|
|Peter Peters (Ind. [[Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan|Social Credit]]) 228
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|John Michael Uhrich
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Shellbrook (electoral district)|Shellbrook]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Omer Alphonse Demers|Omer Demers]] 2,933
|Albert Mansfield 1,343
|Virden Gable 2,560
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Omer Demers
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[The Battlefords (provincial electoral district)|The Battlefords]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[John Gregory (politician)|John Gregory]] 3,119
|Lloyd A. Gardiner 1,287
|Albert J. Tatchell 2,085
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|John Albert Gregory
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Turtleford (electoral district)|Turtleford]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[William Franklin Kerr|Bill Kerr]] 2,925
|John Stegehuis 440
|James Proctor 2,759
|Walter A. Hicks 456
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Charles Arthur Ayre]]**
|}

{{Election box begin | title=June 26, 1940 By-Election: [[The Battlefords (provincial electoral district)|The Battlefords]]}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|[[Liberal Party of Saskatchewan|Liberal]]
|[[Paul Prince]]
|align="right"|3,289
|align="right"|61.76%
|align="right"|+13.71%
{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}
|[[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|CCF]]
|[[Max Campbell]]
|align="right"|2,036
|align="right"|38.24%
|align="right"|+18.41%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,325
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=July 28, 1941 By-Election: [[Athabasca (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)|Athabasca]]}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|[[Liberal Party of Saskatchewan|Liberal]]
|[[Hubert Staines]]
|align="right"|Acclaimed
|align="right"|100.00%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|Acclamation
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}

===Northeastern Saskatchewan===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|-
! style="width:16%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Electoral District
!style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=4|Candidates
! style="width:14%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Incumbent
|-
!width=17% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|name}}
!width=17% |[[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]]
!width=17% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|name}}
!width=17% |[[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
|-
|width=17% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|width=17% {{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|width=17% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|background}}| 
|width=17% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Conservative|background}}| 
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Cumberland (former electoral district)|Cumberland]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Deakin Hall (politician)|Deakin A. Hall]] 548
|
|
|George W. Smith 57
| colspan=2 style="background:whitesmoke; text-align:center;"|''New District''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Humboldt (provincial electoral district)|Humboldt]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[James Chisholm King|Jim King]] 3,636
|[[Joseph William Burton|Joe Burton]] 3,446
|John J. Lins 385
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|James Chisholm King
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Kelvington-Wadena#History|Kelvington]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|James Marshall 2,747
|[[Peter Anton Howe|Peter Howe]] 4,174
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[George Ernest Dragan]]
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Kinistino (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district)|Kinistino]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[John Richard Parish Taylor|John Taylor]] 2,866
|[[William James Boyle|William J. Boyle]] 1,864
|William H. Setka 1,482
|Andrew Fraser 560
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|John Richard Parish Taylor
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Melfort (provincial electoral district)|Melfort]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|[[John Duncan MacFarlane|John MacFarlane]] 2,657
|[[Oakland Woods Valleau]] 3,024
|Chrysostom J. Lewis 1,029
|Gilbert D. Eamer 1,604
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|John Duncan MacFarlane
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Prince Albert (provincial electoral district)|Prince Albert]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Thomas Clayton Davis|Thomas Davis]] 5,279
|John J.F. McIsaac 970
|George Bzowey 2,342
|Kennedy H. Palmer 2,227
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Thomas Clayton Davis
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Tisdale (provincial electoral district)|Tisdale]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|[[Harvie James Dorrance|Harvie Dorrance]] 3,421
|[[John Hewgill Brockelbank]] 4,202
|Robert M. Locker 1,115
|Garth F. Johnston 654
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Harvie James Dorrance
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Nipawin (provincial electoral district)|Torch River]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[James Archibald Kiteley|Jim Kiteley]] 1,992
|Harry Fenster 1,354
|Herve Prince 1,025
|Conrad B. Euler 366
| colspan=2 style="background:whitesmoke; text-align:center;"|''New District''
|}

{{Election box begin | title=August 4, 1938 By-Election: [[Humboldt (provincial electoral district)|Humboldt]]}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|[[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|CCF]]
|[[Joseph William Burton|Joe Burton]]
|align="right"|3,909
|align="right"|50.90%
|align="right"|+4.75%
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row}}
|[[Liberal Party of Saskatchewan|Liberal]]
|[[Charles Morton Dunn|Charles Dunn]]
|align="right"|3,771
|align="right"|49.10%
|align="right"|+0.41%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|7,680
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=October 16, 1939 By-Election: [[Prince Albert (provincial electoral district)|Prince Albert]]}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row}}
|style="width: 130px"|[[Liberal Party of Saskatchewan|Liberal]]
|[[Harold John Fraser|Harry Fraser]]
|align="right"|Acclaimed
|align="right"|100.00%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|Acclamation
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}

===West Central Saskatchewan===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|-
! style="width:16%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Electoral District
!style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=4|Candidates
! style="width:14%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Incumbent
|-
!width=17% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|name}}
!width=17% |[[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]]
!width=17% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|name}}
!width=17% |[[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
|-
|width=17% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|width=17% {{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|width=17% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|background}}| 
|width=17% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Conservative|background}}| 
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Arm River (electoral district)|Arm River]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Gustaf Herman Danielson]] 3,295
|
|
|''[[John Diefenbaker]]'' 3,105
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Gustaf Herman Danielson
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Biggar (former provincial electoral district)|Biggar]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|[[Robert Pelham Hassard|Bob Hassard]] 3,196
|[[John Allan Young|John Young]] 3,341
|Henry A. Gardner 841
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Robert Pelham Hassard
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Hanley (Saskatchewan electoral district)|Hanley]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|'''[[Charles Agar (politician)|Charles Agar]]''' 2,774
|
|Frederick E. Roluf 1,599
|John A. Stewart 1,623
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Charles Agar (politician)|Charles Agar]]
|-
| rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Kindersley (provincial electoral district)#Kerrobert-Kindersley|Kerrobert-Kindersley]]
|rowspan=3 {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|rowspan=3|[[Donald Laing]] 3,298
|rowspan=3|[[Frank Jaenicke]] 1,201
|rowspan=3|Robert M. Goodwin 2,336
|rowspan=3|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}|
|Donald Laing ''[[Kerrobert (electoral district)|Kerrobert]]''
|-
|colspan=2 style="background:whitesmoke; text-align:center;"|''Merged district''
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Labour|background}}|
|[[Louis Henry Hantelman]] ''[[Kindersley (former provincial electoral district)|Kindersley]]''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Rosetown (provincial electoral district)|Rosetown]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Neil McVicar (politician)|Neil McVicar]] 2,449
|[[John Taylor Douglas|John T. Douglas]] 1,941
|William J. Loucks 1,415
|Andrew Wilson 951
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Neil McVicar
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Watrous (former electoral district)|Watrous]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Frank Stephen Krenn|Frank S. Krenn]] 3,522
|John Waldbillig 2,181
|Charles A. Schmeiser 1,609
|Julius W. Stechishin 474
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Bertram Gilroy Clement|Bert Clement]]**
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Wilkie (electoral district)|Wilkie]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[John Cunningham Knowles|John C. Knowles]] 4,053
|
|Frank R. Beggs 2,797
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[John Jardine (Saskatchewan politician)|John Jardine]]**
|}

===East Central Saskatchewan===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|-
! style="width:16%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Electoral District
!style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=5|Candidates
! style="width:14%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Incumbent
|-
!width=15% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|name}}
!width=15% |[[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]]
!width=15% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|name}}
!width=15% |[[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
!width=15% |Other
|-
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Conservative|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Independent|background}}| 
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Canora (provincial electoral district)|Canora]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|[[George Ernest Dragan|George Dragan]] 3,259
|[[Myron Henry Feeley|Myron Feeley]] 3,504
|
|
|
| colspan=2 style="background:whitesmoke; text-align:center;"|''New District''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Last Mountain (provincial electoral district)|Last Mountain]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|[[Guy Hartsel Hummel|Guy H. Hummel]] 3,168
|[[Jacob Benson]] 3,299
|William H. Schroder 902
|Alfred J. Dyer 1,121
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Guy Hartsel Hummel
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Melville (provincial electoral district)|Melville]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|background}}| 
|[[Charles Morton Dunn|Charles Dunn]] 5,089
|
|[[John Frederick Herman|John Herman]] 5,100
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Ernest Walter Gerrand|E. Walt Gerrand]]**
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Pelly (Saskatchewan electoral district)|Pelly]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Reginald John Marsden Parker|Reginald J.M. Parker]] 3,936
|Gertrude S. Telford 3,088
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Reginald John Marsden Parker
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Saltcoats (provincial electoral district)|Saltcoats]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|[[Asmundur Loptson|Asmundur A. Loptson]] 3,114
|[[Joseph Lee Phelps|Joseph L. Phelps]] 3,409
|Alexander E. Sahlmark 1,003
|
|
| colspan=2 style="background:whitesmoke; text-align:center;"|''New District''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Touchwood (electoral district)|Touchwood]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|'''[[John Mason Parker (Saskatchewan politician)|John Parker]]''' 1,910
|[[Tom Johnston (Saskatchewan politician)|Tom Johnston]] 2,301
|Hugh H. Lyle 1,268
|[[John Hnatyshyn]] 1,287
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[John Mason Parker (Saskatchewan politician)|John Mason Parker]]
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Kelvington-Wadena#History|Wadena]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|Donald McCallum 3,085
|''[[George Hara Williams|George Williams]]'' 4,871
|Harry W. Arnold 345
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|''[[George Hara Williams]]''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Yorkton (provincial electoral district)|Yorkton]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Other|background}}| 
|[[Vincent Reynolds Smith|Vincent Smith]] 3,274
|
|
|
|[[Alan Carl Stewart|Alan Stewart]] ([[Unity (Canada)|Unity]]) 4,955
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Vincent Reynolds Smith
|}

===Southwest Saskatchewan===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|-
! style="width:16%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Electoral District
!style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=5|Candidates
! style="width:14%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Incumbent
|-
!width=15% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|name}}
!width=15% |[[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]]
!width=15% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|name}}
!width=15% |[[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
!width=15% |Other
|-
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Conservative|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Independent|background}}| 
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Elrose (electoral district)|Elrose]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|George B. Weiler 2,676
|[[Louis Henry Hantelman|Louis H. Hantelman]] 3,164
|Gilbert A.W. Gessel 1,014
|Henry T. Blackwell 360
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[John Andrew Wilson]]**
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Gravelbourg (electoral district)|Gravelbourg]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Edward Milton Culliton|Edward Culliton]] 3,683
|
|Andrew J. Miller 2,202
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Edward Milton Culliton
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Shaunavon (electoral district)|Gull Lake]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Harvey Harold McMahon|Harvey McMahon]] 3,901
|[[H.H. Kemper|Henry Kemper]] 3,732
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|Herman Henry Kemper
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Maple Creek (provincial electoral district)|Maple Creek]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[John Joseph Mildenberger|John Mildenberger]] 4,058
|
|Oliver Reid 2,136
|
|A.J. Mercer ([[Unity (Canada)|Unity]]) 1,562
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|John Joseph Mildenberger
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Morse (provincial electoral district)|Morse]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Benjamin Thomas Hyde|Benjamin T. Hyde]] 2,861
|Henry P. Thiessen 1,808
|William E. Armstrong 1,416
|Cliff B. Martin 478
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Neil John MacDonald]]**
|-
| rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Notukeu-Willow Bunch]]
|rowspan=3 {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|rowspan=3|[[Charles William Johnson|Charles W. Johnson]] 3,659
|rowspan=3|John E. Lidgett 2,859
|rowspan=3|George W.S. Eisnor 1,100
|rowspan=3|
|rowspan=3|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}|
|[[George Spence (Canadian politician)|George Spence]]** ''[[Notukeu (electoral district)|Notukeu]]''
|-
|colspan=2 style="background:whitesmoke; text-align:center;"|''Merged district''
|-
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}|
|Charles William Johnson ''[[Willow Bunch (provincial electoral district)|Willow Bunch]]''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Swift Current (provincial electoral district)|Swift Current]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[James Gordon Taggart|Jim Taggart]] 4,953
|Clarence Stork 3,584
|Alfred C. Butterworth 1,097
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|James Gordon Taggart
|}

===Southeast Saskatchewan===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|-
! style="width:16%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Electoral District
!style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=5|Candidates
! style="width:14%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Incumbent
|-
!width=15% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|name}}
!width=15% |[[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]]
!width=15% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|name}}
!width=15% |[[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
!width=15% |Other
|-
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Conservative|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Independent|background}}| 
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Bengough (electoral district)|Bengough]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Other|background}}| 
|[[James Bidwell Smith|James B. Smith]] 3,158
|
|
|
|[[Herman Kersler Warren|Herman K. Warren]] ([[Unity (Canada)|Unity]]) 3,331
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|James Bidwell Smith
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Cannington (former electoral district)|Cannington]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|'''''[[William John Patterson|William Patterson]]''''' 4,473
|[[Gladys Strum]] 3,477
|
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|''[[William John Patterson]]''
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Lumsden (provincial electoral district)|Lumsden]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Robert Scott Donaldson|Robert S. Donaldson]] 2,596
|McDirmid Rankin 1,847
|Thomas Allan McInnis 624
|Claude H.J. Burrows 1,923
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Henry Mang|Henry Phillip Mang]]**
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Milestone (electoral district)|Milestone]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[William Pedersen (Saskatchewan politician)|William Pedersen]] 2,820
|
|Samuel Horton 630
|
|[[Samuel Norval Horner]] ([[Independent politician#Canada|Ind.]]) 2,451
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|William Pedersen
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Moosomin (provincial electoral district)|Moosomin]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Arthur Thomas Procter|Arthur Procter]] 4,198
|
|Joseph C. Richards 1,400
|Percy S. George 2,528
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Arthur Thomas Procter
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Qu'Appelle-Wolseley]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Frederick Middleton Dundas|Frederick M. Dundas]] 4,871
|
|[[Joseph Thauberger]] 1,496
|Stanley W. Nichols 3,253
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Frederick Middleton Dundas
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Souris-Estevan]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Norman Leslie McLeod|Norman McLeod]] 4,383
|W. Glenroy Allen 3,467
|Ernest W. Hinkson 441
|
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Jesse Pichard Tripp]]**
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Weyburn (provincial electoral district)|Weyburn]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[George Levi Crane|George L. Crane]] 4,744
|Frederick C. Williams 4,167
|
|
|John C. Burnside (Ind. [[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]) 828
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Hugh Elliott Eaglesham]]**
|}

===Urban constituencies===
{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
|-
! style="width:16%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Electoral District
!style="background:darkgrey;" colspan=5|Candidates
! style="width:14%;" style="background:darkgrey;" rowspan=3 colspan=2|Incumbent
|-
!width=15% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|name}}
!width=15% |[[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|Co-operative Commonwealth Federation]]
!width=15% |{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|name}}
!width=15% |[[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
!width=15% |Other
|-
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Conservative|background}}| 
|width=15% {{Canadian party colour|SK|Independent|background}}| 
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Moose Jaw City]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[William Gladstone Ross]] 4,830
[[William George Baker]] 4,728
|
|[[John Wesley Corman]] 2,689
William J. Passmore 2,465
|[[John Alexander Merkley]] 2,137
Arthur W.E. Fawkes 2,005
|
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|William Gladstone Ross
William George Baker
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Saskatoon City (provincial electoral district)|Saskatoon City]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[James Wilfred Estey]] 7,213
[[Robert Mitford Pinder]] 6,893
|
|Jacob Klassen 4,339
John Harrison Hilton 4,164
|[[James Thomas Milton Anderson|James T.M. Anderson]] 5,006
Stephen N. MacEachern 4,692
|Robert Hunter (Independent [[Labour candidates and parties in Canada|Labour]]) 4,813
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|James Wilfred Estey
[[George Wesley Norman]]**
|-
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|[[Regina City (provincial electoral district)|Regina City]]
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|[[Percy McCuaig Anderson]] 12,749
[[Bamm David Hogarth]] 12,641
|
|John Harold Crawford 966
|Hugh McGillivray 7,934
Frederick Bertram Bagshaw 6,576
|Alban Cedric Ellison (Ind. [[Labour candidates and parties in Canada|Labour]]) 5,329

Samuel Barrington East ([[Communist Party of Canada (Saskatchewan)|Lab. Prog.]]) 4,426

Thomas Gerald McManus ([[Communist Party of Canada (Saskatchewan)|Lab. Prog.]]) 4,088

Alexander Duff Connon (Ind. [[Labour candidates and parties in Canada|Labour]]) 1,897
|{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|background}}| 
|Percy McCuaig Anderson
William Franklin Kerr
|}

{{Election box begin | title=November 24, 1938 By-Election: [[Regina City (provincial electoral district)|Regina City]]
(1 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|member]] elected)}}
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Liberal|row}}
| style="width: 130px"|[[Liberal Party of Saskatchewan|Liberal]]
|[[Bernard J. McDaniel]] (elected)
|align="right"|10,197
|align="right"|49.52%
|align="right"|–
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Conservative|row}}
|[[Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]]
|Reginald M. Balfour
|align="right"|5,809
|align="right"|28.21%
|align="right"|–
{{Canadian party colour|SK|CCF|row}}
|[[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|CCF]]
|[[Charles Cromwell Williams]]
|align="right"|4,298
|align="right"|20.87%
|align="right"|–
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Independent|row}}
|[[Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan|Social Credit]] – [[Saskatchewan New Democratic Party|Farmer-Labour]]
|J.B. McLeod
|align="right"|156
|align="right"|0.76%
|align="right"|–
{{Canadian party colour|SK|Social Credit|row}}
|[[Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan|Social Credit]]
|Cornelius Rink
|align="right"|133
|align="right"|0.64%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|20,593
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
{{election box end}}

==See also==
*[[List of political parties in Saskatchewan]]
*[[List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*Brown, Lorne A. "The Early CCF in Saskatchewan." In ''The Prairie Agrarian Movement Revisited'', edited by Murray Knuttila and Bob Stirling, 169–185. Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center, 2007.
*[https://saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/pdf/2019_elections_results_by_electoral_division.pdf Saskatchewan Archives Board - Election Results By Electoral Division]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090313070432/http://www.elections.sk.ca/history.php#provincialvotesummaries Elections Saskatchewan - Provincial Vote Summaries]

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |title=The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1937 and 1938 |date=1940 |publisher=The Annual Review Company |location=Toronto |url=https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_h6r0}}

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