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The 1938 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 8, 1938, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
The 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 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, a democratic socialist party led by George Hara Williams, became the 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 electoral success of its Alberta counterpart and collected almost 16% of the votes, but won only two seats.
Six "Unity" candidates also ran in an attempt to create a popular front of the Communists, CCF supporters and various populists. Although two were elected, they received only a very small fraction of the overall vote.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The 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 federal Conservative Party, eventually becoming leader and sweeping the party to power in the 1958 election with a huge majority.
Results
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|align="center"|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%
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|align="center"|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%
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|align="center"|Joseph Needham
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|align="right"| 40
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| 2
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|70,084
|align="right"|15.90%
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|align=left|Unity
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|align="right"| 3
|align="right"|–
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| 2
|align="right"|–
|align="right"|9,848
|align="right"|2.24%
|align="right"|+2.00%
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|align=left|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%
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| colspan=2 align=left|Independent Labour
|align="right"| 3
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| –
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|12,039
|align="right"|2.73%
|align="right"|+2.40%
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|align=left|Labour Progressive
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|align="right"| 2
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| –
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|8,514
|align="right"|1.93%
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| 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%
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| colspan=2 align=left|Independent Conservative
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| –
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|828
|align="right"|0.19%
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| colspan=2 align=left|Independent Social Credit
|align="right"| 1
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|–
|align="right"| –
|align="right"|*
|align="right"|228
|align="right"|0.05%
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|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%
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Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.
Percentages
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Ranking
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
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
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Jules Marion
642
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William J. Windrum (Liberal) 628
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Deakin Alexander Hall
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| Cut Knife
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John A. Gordon
2,379
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Andrew Macauley
1,766
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Bill Roseland
2,471
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Andrew James Macauley
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| Meadow Lake
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Donald MacDonald
3,184
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Robert C. Paul
1,800
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Judson B. Clark
2,434
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Donald MacDonald
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Orest Zerebko
2,601
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Sheridan P. Porter
1,824
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Arnold Larsen (Ind.) 1,572
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New District
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John Uhrich
3,267
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H. Henry Henschel
1,735
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Peter Peters (Ind. Social Credit) 228
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John Michael Uhrich
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Omer Demers
2,933
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Albert Mansfield
1,343
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Virden Gable
2,560
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Omer Demers
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| The Battlefords
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John Gregory
3,119
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Lloyd A. Gardiner
1,287
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Albert J. Tatchell
2,085
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John Albert Gregory
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| Turtleford
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Bill Kerr
2,925
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John Stegehuis
440
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James Proctor
2,759
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Walter A. Hicks
456
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Charles Arthur Ayre**
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|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Paul Prince
|align="right"|3,289
|align="right"|61.76%
|align="right"|+13.71%
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|CCF
|Max Campbell
|align="right"|2,036
|align="right"|38.24%
|align="right"|+18.41%
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!align="right"|5,325
!align="right"|100.00%
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|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Hubert Staines
|align="right"|Acclaimed
|align="right"|100.00%
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!align="right"|Acclamation
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Northeastern Saskatchewan
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Incumbent
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
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Conservative
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| Cumberland
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Deakin A. Hall
548
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George W. Smith
57
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New District
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| Humboldt
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Jim King
3,636
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Joe Burton
3,446
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John J. Lins
385
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James Chisholm King
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| Kelvington
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James Marshall
2,747
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Peter Howe
4,174
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George Ernest Dragan
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| Kinistino
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John Taylor
2,866
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William J. Boyle
1,864
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William H. Setka
1,482
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Andrew Fraser
560
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John Richard Parish Taylor
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| Melfort
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John MacFarlane
2,657
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Oakland Woods Valleau
3,024
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Chrysostom J. Lewis
1,029
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Gilbert D. Eamer
1,604
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John Duncan MacFarlane
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| Prince Albert
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Thomas Davis
5,279
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John J.F. McIsaac
970
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George Bzowey
2,342
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Kennedy H. Palmer
2,227
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Thomas Clayton Davis
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| Tisdale
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Harvie Dorrance
3,421
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John Hewgill Brockelbank
4,202
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Robert M. Locker
1,115
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Garth F. Johnston
654
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Harvie James Dorrance
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| Torch River
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Jim Kiteley
1,992
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Harry Fenster
1,354
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Herve Prince
1,025
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Conrad B. Euler
366
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New District
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|style="width: 130px"|CCF
|Joe Burton
|align="right"|3,909
|align="right"|50.90%
|align="right"|+4.75%
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|Liberal
|Charles Dunn
|align="right"|3,771
|align="right"|49.10%
|align="right"|+0.41%
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!align="right"|7,680
!align="right"|100.00%
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|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Harry Fraser
|align="right"|Acclaimed
|align="right"|100.00%
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!align="right"|Acclamation
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West Central Saskatchewan
| Electoral District
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Incumbent
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
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Conservative
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| Arm River
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Gustaf Herman Danielson
3,295
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John Diefenbaker
3,105
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Gustaf Herman Danielson
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| Biggar
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Bob Hassard
3,196
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John Young
3,341
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Henry A. Gardner
841
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Robert Pelham Hassard
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| Hanley
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Charles Agar
2,774
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Frederick E. Roluf
1,599
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John A. Stewart
1,623
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Charles Agar
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Donald Laing
3,298
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Frank Jaenicke
1,201
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Robert M. Goodwin
2,336
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Donald Laing
Kerrobert
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Louis Henry Hantelman
Kindersley
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| Rosetown
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Neil McVicar
2,449
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John T. Douglas
1,941
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William J. Loucks
1,415
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Andrew Wilson
951
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Neil McVicar
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| Watrous
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Frank S. Krenn
3,522
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John Waldbillig
2,181
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Charles A. Schmeiser
1,609
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Julius W. Stechishin
474
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Bert Clement**
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| Wilkie
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John C. Knowles
4,053
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Frank R. Beggs
2,797
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John Jardine**
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East Central Saskatchewan
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Incumbent
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| Canora
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George Dragan
3,259
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Myron Feeley
3,504
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New District
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Guy H. Hummel
3,168
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Jacob Benson
3,299
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William H. Schroder
902
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Alfred J. Dyer
1,121
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Guy Hartsel Hummel
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| Melville
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Charles Dunn
5,089
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John Herman
5,100
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E. Walt Gerrand**
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| Pelly
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Reginald J.M. Parker
3,936
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Gertrude S. Telford
3,088
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Reginald John Marsden Parker
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| Saltcoats
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Asmundur A. Loptson
3,114
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Joseph L. Phelps
3,409
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Alexander E. Sahlmark
1,003
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New District
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John Parker
1,910
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Tom Johnston
2,301
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Hugh H. Lyle
1,268
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John Hnatyshyn
1,287
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John Mason Parker
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| Wadena
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Donald McCallum
3,085
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George Williams
4,871
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Harry W. Arnold
345
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George Hara Williams
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| Yorkton
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Vincent Smith
3,274
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Alan Stewart (Unity) 4,955
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Vincent Reynolds Smith
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Southwest Saskatchewan
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Incumbent
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Conservative
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| Elrose
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George B. Weiler
2,676
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Louis H. Hantelman
3,164
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Gilbert A.W. Gessel
1,014
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Henry T. Blackwell
360
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John Andrew Wilson**
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| Gravelbourg
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Edward Culliton
3,683
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Andrew J. Miller
2,202
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Edward Milton Culliton
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| Gull Lake
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Harvey McMahon
3,901
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Henry Kemper
3,732
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Herman Henry Kemper
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| Maple Creek
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John Mildenberger
4,058
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Oliver Reid
2,136
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A.J. Mercer (Unity) 1,562
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John Joseph Mildenberger
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| Morse
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Benjamin T. Hyde
2,861
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Henry P. Thiessen
1,808
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William E. Armstrong
1,416
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Cliff B. Martin
478
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Neil John MacDonald**
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Charles W. Johnson
3,659
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John E. Lidgett
2,859
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George W.S. Eisnor
1,100
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George Spence**
Notukeu
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Charles William Johnson
Willow Bunch
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| Swift Current
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Jim Taggart
4,953
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Clarence Stork
3,584
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Alfred C. Butterworth
1,097
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James Gordon Taggart
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Southeast Saskatchewan
| Electoral District
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Candidates
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Incumbent
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| Bengough
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James B. Smith
3,158
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Herman K. Warren (Unity) 3,331
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James Bidwell Smith
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| Cannington
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William Patterson
4,473
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Gladys Strum
3,477
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William John Patterson
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| Lumsden
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Robert S. Donaldson
2,596
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McDirmid Rankin
1,847
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Thomas Allan McInnis
624
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Claude H.J. Burrows
1,923
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Henry Phillip Mang**
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| Milestone
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William Pedersen
2,820
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Samuel Horton
630
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Samuel Norval Horner (Ind.) 2,451
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William Pedersen
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| Moosomin
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Arthur Procter
4,198
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Joseph C. Richards
1,400
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Percy S. George
2,528
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Arthur Thomas Procter
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| Qu'Appelle-Wolseley
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Frederick M. Dundas
4,871
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Joseph Thauberger
1,496
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Stanley W. Nichols
3,253
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Frederick Middleton Dundas
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Norman McLeod
4,383
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W. Glenroy Allen
3,467
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Ernest W. Hinkson
441
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Jesse Pichard Tripp**
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| Weyburn
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George L. Crane
4,744
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Frederick C. Williams
4,167
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John C. Burnside (Ind. Conservative) 828
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Hugh Elliott Eaglesham**
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Urban constituencies
| Electoral District
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Candidates
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Incumbent
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Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
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| Moose Jaw City
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William Gladstone Ross
4,830
William George Baker
4,728
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John Wesley Corman
2,689
William J. Passmore
2,465
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John Alexander Merkley
2,137
Arthur W.E. Fawkes
2,005
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William Gladstone Ross
William George Baker
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| Saskatoon City
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James Wilfred Estey
7,213
Robert Mitford Pinder
6,893
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Jacob Klassen
4,339
John Harrison Hilton
4,164
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James T.M. Anderson
5,006
Stephen N. MacEachern
4,692
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Robert Hunter (Independent Labour) 4,813
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James Wilfred Estey
George Wesley Norman**
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| Regina City
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Percy McCuaig Anderson
12,749
Bamm David Hogarth
12,641
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John Harold Crawford
966
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Hugh McGillivray
7,934
Frederick Bertram Bagshaw
6,576
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Alban Cedric Ellison (Ind. Labour) 5,329
Samuel Barrington East (Lab. Prog.) 4,426
Thomas Gerald McManus (Lab. Prog.) 4,088
Alexander Duff Connon (Ind. Labour) 1,897
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Percy McCuaig Anderson
William Franklin Kerr
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| style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Bernard J. McDaniel (elected)
|align="right"|10,197
|align="right"|49.52%
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|Conservative
|Reginald M. Balfour
|align="right"|5,809
|align="right"|28.21%
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|CCF
|Charles Cromwell Williams
|align="right"|4,298
|align="right"|20.87%
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|Social Credit –
Farmer-Labour
|J.B. McLeod
|align="right"|156
|align="right"|0.76%
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|Social Credit
|Cornelius Rink
|align="right"|133
|align="right"|0.64%
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!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|20,593
!align="right"|100.00%
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