The 1956 Saskatchewan general election, the thirteenth in the province's history, was held on June 20, 1956, to elect members of the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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. The
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
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government of
Premier
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Tommy Douglas
Thomas Clement Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as the seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Bap ...
was re-elected to a fourth consecutive majority government.
Summary
Tommy Douglas' Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) secured a majority government, despite its share of the popular vote decreasing close to 10%. The party won 6 fewer seats than it had in the
1952 election.
The election victory secured a fourth term in office.
The
Liberal Party
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of
Alexander H. McDonald
Alexander Hamilton (Hammy) McDonald (March 16, 1919 – March 31, 1980) was a Canadian politician. Born in Fleming, Saskatchewan, he was the son of a Saskatchewan farm family and was the third generation of his family to farm in the Fleming ...
also lost votes, but picked up an additional three seats.
The
Social Credit Party rebounded from its poor results in previous elections, surging to win over 21% of the popular vote.
However, because this vote was widely distributed across the province, the party won only 3 seats in the legislature under the
British parliamentary first-past-the-post
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system.
Results
Percentages
See also
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List of political parties in Saskatchewan
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List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
This is a list of provincial electoral districts in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Current electoral districts
* Athabasca (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district), Athabasca (1934)
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References
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1956
Events
January
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1956 elections in Canada
June 1956 in Canada
General election
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