The 1995 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 21, 1995 to elect members of the

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. The

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government of

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Roy Romanow Roy John Romanow (born August 12, 1939) is a Canadian politician and the 12th premier of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2001. Early life Romanow was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to Tekla and Michael Romanow, who were Ukrainian immigrants from O ...

was re-elected for a second term, although with a reduced majority. The

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– led by

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– increased its share of the popular vote; adding 9 seats in the legislature to the two seats it held previously, and became the

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. Saskatchewan voters continued to punish the Progressive Conservative Party in the wake of prosecutions of former Progressive Conservative politicians for expense account fraud. Under the leadership of Bill Boyd the party continued to lose votes, and its caucus was reduced from 10 members to 5.

Results

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Elections Saskatchewan
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Percentages

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14 closest ridings

Canora-Pelly Canora-Pelly is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. The constituency was created by the ''Representation Act, 1994'' (Saskatchewan) out of the former districts of Canora and Pelly. Located in ...

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(Lib) def.

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(NDP) by 50 votes #

Kelvington-Wadena Kelvington-Wadena is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada, in the east-central region. It was created in 1975 from Wadena and Kelvington. The riding was last contested in the 2020 general electio ...

June Draude June Draude (born March 17, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician. She was the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Kelvington-Wadena. First elected in 1995 as a Liberal MLA, she joi ...

(Lib) def. Darrel Cunningham (NDP) by 117 votes # Cypress Hills: Jack Gooshen (PC) def. Barry Thienes (Lib) by 143 votes #

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Buckley Belanger Harold "Buckley" Belanger (born March 21, 1960) is a Canadian provincial politician, who served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Athabasca, in the north-western corner of the province. He is a me ...

(Lib) def. Frederick John Thompson (NDP) by 159 votes #

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Arlene Julé Arlene G. Julé (born March 18, 1946) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Humboldt in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1995 to 2003. First elected as a member of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party, she jo ...

(Lib) def. Armand Roy (NDP) by 204 votes #

Shellbrook-Spiritwood Shellbrook-Spiritwood was a constituency of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. History The riding was created out of Shellbrook. Geography Spiritwood Spiritwood is a town in the boreal forest of central Saskatchewan, Canada with a ...

: Lloyd Johnson (NDP) def. Bob Gerow (Lib) by 215 votes #

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: Larry Ward (NDP) def. Austin Gerein (Lib) by 233 votes #

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: Violet Stanger (NDP) def. Steven Turnbull (PC) by 266 votes #

Saskatoon Northwest Saskatoon Northwest is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It covers the neighbourhoods of Lawson Heights, Silverwood Heights and the surrounding area. This constituency includes the Saskatoon ...

: Grant Whitmore (NDP) def.

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(Lib) by 284 votes # Melville:

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(Lib) def.

Evan Carlson Evan Carlson (born June 28, 1953) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Melville in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 1995. Background Born and raised in Melville, Carlson worked as a farmer b ...

(NDP) by 299 votes #

Regina South Regina South was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally created for the 15th Saskatchewan general election in 1964, this constituency changed boundaries and names many times. It was diss ...

: Andrew Thomson (NDP) def. Ross Keith (Lib) by 318 votes #

Regina Wascana Plains Regina Wascana Plains is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. At different points in time, this district included the Regina neighbourhoods of University Park, University Park East, Arcola East-S ...

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(NDP) def. Leslie Anderson-Stodalka (Lib) by 335 votes #

Indian Head-Milestone Indian Head-Milestone is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southern Saskatchewan, this riding was created through the ''Representation Act, 1994'' (Saskatchewan) by combining the ridi ...

: Lorne Scott (NDP) def. Steve Helfrick (Lib) by 359 votes #

Saskatoon Sutherland *''Sutherland is a neighborhood or subdivision of the University Heights SDA, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.'' Saskatoon Sutherland was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It was last contested in th ...

Mark Koenker E. Mark Koenker (born September 11, 1947) is a Canadian former provincial politician and minister in the Lutheran Church of Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1986 to 1999, representing the e ...

(NDP) def. Robin Bellamy (Lib) by 382 votes

Riding results

''People in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol ''" ** "'' represents MLAs who are not running again.''

Northwest Saskatchewan

Northeast Saskatchewan

East Central Saskatchewan

Southwest Saskatchewan

Southeast Saskatchewan

Saskatoon

Regina

References

Saskatchewan Archives Board - Election Results By Electoral Division

Elections Saskatchewan
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