1944 Saskatchewan General Election

The 1944 Saskatchewan general election, the tenth in the history of the province, was held on June 15, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, under the leadership of Tommy Douglas, was elected to a majority government.

Summary

The 1944 election was held six years after the previous election in 1938. While there is normally a five-year limit on the lifespan of Parliaments and provincial assemblies in Canada, the emergency brought on by the Second World War allowed the government to delay the election temporarily, which William Patterson's governing Liberal Party opted to do.

The 1944 election marked the first time a nominally socialist government was elected anywhere in Canada. With the victory, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) leader Tommy Douglas became the premier of Saskatchewan. The CCF, which had spent two terms as the Official Opposition, won 47 of the 52 seats in the legislature, and over half the popular vote.

The Liberals, led by Patterson, had run a negative campaign, accusing Douglas and the CCF of being communists. The Liberal popular vote fell by 10 percentage points, and the party won only five seats. This marked the worst defeat of a sitting government in Saskatchewan's history.

The Social Credit Party, which had won 16% of the vote and two seats in the 1938 election, collapsed; the party had only one candidate, who received only 249 votes.

The Communist Party-led Unity movement reverted to the name Labor-Progressive Party, and lost both of the seats it had won in 1938.

The Conservative Party, renamed the Progressive Conservative Party and led by Rupert Ramsay, continued to see its share of the vote drop, taking only just over 10% of the vote, and won no seats.

An at-large service vote was held for Saskatchewan residents in the Canadian armed services fighting during the war. This special vote elected three nonpartisan members to represent Saskatchewan soldiers, sailors and airmen stationed in Great Britain, the Mediterranean region, and Newfoundland and Canada outside the province. Alberta had a similar system during the war.

Results

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

Percentages

Ranking

Riding-by-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

, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Athabasca
,
, Pierre Ephrem Ayotte
57
, ,  
, Louis Marcien Marion
626
,
, Alexander Fred
De Laronde
9
,
, Errick Guttormur Erickson ( Ind.) 78
Francis Xavier Poitras (Ind. Liberal) 5
, ,  
, Hubert Staines**
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cut Knife
, ,  
, Isidore Charles Nollet
2726
,
, John A. Gordon
1820
,
,
,
,
, ,  
, William Roseland**
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Meadow Lake
, ,  
, Herschel Lee Howell
2034
,
, Donald MacDonald
1805
,
, William Titley
362
,
, Arthur J. Doucet ( Labor-Progressive) 716
, ,  
, Donald MacDonald
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Redberry
, ,  
, Dmytro Matthew Lazorko
2306
,
, Wilfred James Langley
1285
,
, Ernest Wilson
662
,
, Peter John Semko (Ind.) 99
, ,  
, Orest Zerebko**
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Rosthern
,
, Henry Begrand
1541
, ,  
, Peter J. Hooge
2199
,
, Gordon Ellis Goble
473
,
,
, ,  
, John Michael Uhrich**
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shellbrook
, ,  
, Albert Victor Sterling
3310
,
, Omer Demers
2177
,
,
,
,
, ,  
, Omer Alphonse Demers
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, The Battlefords
, ,  
, Alexander Duff Connon
2783
,
, Paul Prince
2426
,
, Robert Wendell McNair
446
,
,
, ,  
, Paul Prince
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Turtleford
, ,  
, Bob Wooff
2506
,
, William Franklin Kerr
1766
,
, Chester Hicks
399
,
,
, ,  
, William Franklin Kerr

Northeastern Saskatchewan

, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cumberland
, ,  
, Leslie Walter Lee
357
,
, Deakin Alexander Hall
242
,
, Raoul Olier
St. Denis
11
,
,
, ,  
, Deakin Alexander Hall
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Humboldt
, ,  
, Ben Putnam
3587
,
, Arnold William Loehr
2673
,
, Stephen David Weese
358
,
,
, ,  
, Joseph William Burton**
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kelvington
, ,  
, Peter Anton Howe
3132
,
, Gladstone Mansfield Ferrie
1880
,
, Samuel Edward Hall
649
,
,
, ,  
, Peter Anton Howe
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kinistino
, ,  
, William James Boyle
3055
,
, Russell Martin Paul
1544
,
, Andrew Fraser
671
,
,
, ,  
, John Richard Parish Taylor**
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Melfort
, ,  
, Oakland Woods Valleau
3396
,
, John Duncan MacFarlane
1862
,
, Stanley Beattie Caskey
1450
,
,
, ,  
, Oakland Woods Valleau
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Prince Albert
, ,  
, Lachlan Fraser McIntosh
6178
,
, Harold John Fraser
3617
,
, Edgar Percy Woodman
655
,
,
, ,  
, Harold John Fraser
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Tisdale
, ,  
, John Hewgill Brockelbank
5283
,
, Clarence Railsback O'Connor
2269
,
, Isaac Flexman Stothers
703
,
,
, ,  
, John Hewgill Brockelbank
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Torch River
, ,  
, John Bruce Harris
2609
,
, Donald L. Menzies
846
,
, Keith Acton Baldwin
535
,
,
, ,  
, James Archibald Kiteley**

West Central Saskatchewan

, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Arm River
,
, William R. Fansher
2256
, ,  
, Gustaf Herman Danielson
2343
,
, Thomas Alfred Homersham
1068
,
,
, ,  
, Gustaf Herman Danielson
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Biggar
, ,  
, Woodrow Stanley Lloyd
3633
,
, Frank Freeman
2156
,
,
,
,
, ,  
, John Allan Young**
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Hanley
, ,  
, James Smith Aitken
2272
,
, Charles Agar
1775
,
, James Hubert Cannon
893
,
,
, ,  
, Charles Agar
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kerrobert-Kindersley
, ,  
, John Wellbelove
3236
,
, Donald Laing
2377
,
, Wellington Smith Myers
933
,
,
, ,  
, Donald Laing
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Rosetown
, ,  
, John Taylor Douglas
3168
,
, William Leith
1864
,
, John Wilbert Stewart
1046
,
,
, ,  
, Neil McVicar**
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Watrous
, ,  
, James Andrew Darling
3801
,
, Frank Stephen Krenn
2312
,
, Hugh Smith
749
,
,
, ,  
, Frank Stephen Krenn
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Wilkie
, ,  
, Hans Ove Hansen
3567
,
, John Cunningham Knowles
2527
,
,
,
,
, ,  
, John Cunningham Knowles

East Central Saskatchewan

, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Canora
, ,  
, Myron Henry Feeley
3538
,
, Stephen T. Shabbits
2537
,
,
,
,
, ,  
, Myron Henry Feeley
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Last Mountain
, ,  
, Jacob Benson
3803
,
, Henry Philip Mang
2064
,
, James Lindsay Blair
1281
,
,
, ,  
, Jacob Benson
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Melville
, ,  
, William James Arthurs
4575
,
, Lionel Stilborn
3614
,
, Shamus Patrick Regan
821
,
,
, ,  
, John Frederick Herman**
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Pelly
, ,  
, Dan Daniels
3273
,
, Reginald John Marsden Parker
2544
,
,
,
, William Michael Berezowski
(Labor-Progressive) 554
, ,  
, Reginald John Marsden Parker
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Saltcoats
, ,  
, Joseph Lee Phelps
3461
,
, Donald Alexander MacKenzie
2874
,
, Rae Melville Salkeld
454
,
,
, ,  
, Joseph Lee Phelps
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Touchwood
, ,  
, Tom Johnston
3337
,
, John Joseph Collins
1925
,
, William Seneshen
301
,
,
, ,  
, Tom Johnston
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Wadena
, ,  
, George Hara Williams
4162
,
, George Russell Cook
1686
,
,
,
, Walter Elvy Rogers (Ind.) 207
, ,  
, George Hara Williams
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Yorkton
, ,  
, Arthur Percy Swallow
3887
,
, Alfred Ariel Brown
2280
,
, Norman Roebuck
958
,
,
, ,  
, Alan Carl Stewart** ( Unity)

Southwest Saskatchewan

, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Elrose
, ,  
, Maurice John Willis
3771
,
, Hubert Staines
1807
,
, Ernest J. Ewing
1013
,
,
, ,  
, Louis Henry Hantelman**
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Gravelbourg
, ,  
, Henry Edmund Houze
2681
,
, Edward M. Culliton
2586
,
,
,
,
, ,  
, Edward Milton Culliton
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Gull Lake
, ,  
, Alvin Cecil Murray
3942
,
, Harvey Harold McMahon
2200
,
, Charles Howard Howlett
1356
,
,
, ,  
, Harvey Harold McMahon
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Maple Creek
, ,  
, Beatrice Janet Trew
3656
,
, John Joseph Mildenberger
2872
,
, George Chester Stewart
911
,
,
, ,  
, John Joseph Mildenberger
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Morse
, ,  
, Sidney Merlin Spidell
2763
,
, Benjamin Thomas Hyde
2122
,
, Clifford Bruce Martin
725
,
,
, ,  
, Benjamin Thomas Hyde
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke,
, ,  
, Niles Leonard Buchanan
4176
,
, Charles William Johnson
2862
,
,
,
,
, ,  
, Charles William Johnson
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Swift Current
, ,  
, Harry Gibbs
4756
,
, James Gordon Taggart
3123
,
, Bryan Maxwell Hill
1021
,
,
, ,  
, James Gordon Taggart

Southeast Saskatchewan

, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Bengough
, ,  
, Allan Lister Samuel Brown
3847
,
, Thomas Waddell
2473
,
,
,
,
, ,  
, Herman Kersler Warren** ( Unity)
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cannington
,
, Gladys Strum
3204
, ,  
, '' William John Patterson''
3210
,
, William Armstrong Brigden
687
,
,
, ,  
, ''William John Patterson''
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lumsden
, ,  
, William Sancho Thair
2966
,
, James Gallagher Knox
1887
,
, Arthur Maurice Pearson
1220
,
,
, ,  
, Robert Scott Donaldson**
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Milestone
, ,  
, Frank Keem Malcolm
3302
,
, William Pedersen
2207
,
,
,
,
, ,  
, William Pedersen
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Moosomin
,
, David Alexander Cunningham
3324
, ,  
, Arthur Thomas Procter
3865
,
,
,
,
, ,  
, Arthur Thomas Procter
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Qu'Appelle-Wolseley
, ,  
, Warden Burgess
4339
,
, Frederick Middleton Dundas
3314
,
, William Herman Acres
938
,
,
, ,  
, Frederick Middleton Dundas
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Souris-Estevan
, ,  
, Charles David Cuming
3933
,
, Norman Leslie McLeod
2660
,
, Herbert Samuel Penny
1259
,
,
, ,  
, Norman Leslie McLeod
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Weyburn
, ,  
, '' Thomas Clement Douglas''
5605
,
, James Weyburn Adolphe
3489
,
,
,
,
, ,  
, George Levi Crane**

Urban constituencies

, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Moose Jaw City
, ,  
, John Wesley Corman
6296
Dempster Henry Ratcliffe Heming
5894
,
, William George Baker
2881
Harold Walpole Pope
2887
,
, Russell Lawrence Brownridge
1271
Hugh Alexander Tiers
1036
,
, Frank Ernest Talbot ( Social Credit) 249
, ,  
, William Gladstone Ross**
William George Baker
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Saskatoon City
, ,  
, John Henry Sturdy
9375
Arthur Thomas Stone
7792
,
, James Wilfred Estey
5084
Robert Mitford Pinder
3924
,
, Rupert David Ramsay
5368
Henry Oswald Wright
3171
,
, Frederick Nelson Clarke
( Labor-Progressive) 797

Russell Hartney ( Ind.) 200

John Harrison Hilton (Ind.) 121
, ,  
, Robert Mitford Pinder
James Wilfred Estey
, -
, bgcolor=whitesmoke, Regina City
, ,  
, Clarence Melvin Fines
14129
Charles Cromwell Williams
14784
,
, Charles Roberts Davidson
10982
Bernard J. McDaniel
10551
,
, Hugh McGillivray
3536
Claude Henry James Burrows
3114
,
,
, ,  
, Bernard J. McDaniel
Percy McCuaig Anderson**

By-elections

, -

, style="width: 130px" , CCF
, Guy Franklin Van Eaton
, align="right", 3,350
, align="right", 53.1
, align="right", -7.3
, -

, Liberal
, Harold Keith Elder
, align="right", 2,514
, align="right", 42.9
, align="right", +3.2
, -

, Social Credit
, Albert M. Courchene
, align="right", 450
, align="right", 15.2
, align="right", -
, -
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 6,314
!align="right",
!align="right",

, -

, style="width: 130px" , CCF
, Frederick Arthur Dewhurst
, align="right", 2,474
, align="right", 80.9
, align="right", +12.2
, -

, Labor-Progressive
, William Beeching
, align="right", 584
, align="right", 19.1
, align="right", -
, -
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 3,085
!align="right",
!align="right",

, -

, style="width: 130px" , CCF
, James William Gibson
, align="right", 3,006
, align="right", 46.1
, align="right", -3.1
, -

, Liberal
, Herbert Wiebe
, align="right", 2,410
, align="right", 37.0
, align="right", -0.8
, -

, Progressive Conservative
, Rupert Ramsay
, align="right", 1,098
, align="right", 16.9
, align="right", +3.9
, -
, - bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3, Total
!align="right", 6,514
!align="right",
!align="right",

1944 service elections

Active Service Voters, Saskatchewan members of the Canadian armed services on active duty outside of Saskatchewan, were polled between October 17 and October 30, 1944. One representative was elected from each of three areas. These candidates did not specify any party affiliation.

Area 1 (Great Britain)

Area 2 (Mediterranean Theatre)

Area 3 (Canada outside of Saskatchewan/Newfoundland)

Further reading

*

See also

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

References

Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral DivisionElections Saskatchewan: Previous Elections

External links

Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral DivisionElections Saskatchewan: Provincial Vote SummariesSaskatchewan's 1944 CCF Election

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