1960 Saskatchewan general election

1960 Saskatchewan general election

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54 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Tommy Douglas Ross Thatcher
Party Co-operative Commonwealth Liberal
Leader since July 17, 1942 September 24, 1959
Leader's seat Weyburn Morse
Last election 36 14
Seats won 37 17
Seat change Increase1 Increase3
Popular vote 276,846 221,932
Percentage 40.8% 32.7%
Swing Decrease4.5pp Increase2.3pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Martin Pederson Martin Kelln
Party Progressive Conservative Social Credit
Leader's seat Ran in Arm River (lost) Ran in Last Mountain (lost)
Last election 0 3
Seats won 0 0
Seat change ±0 Decrease3
Popular vote 94,737 83,895
Percentage 14.0% 12.4%
Swing Increase12.0pp Decrease9.1pp

Premier before election

Tommy Douglas
Co-operative Commonwealth

Premier after election

Tommy Douglas
Co-operative Commonwealth

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The 1960 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 8, 1960, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation of Thomas C. Douglas campaigned promising Medicare, a public medical insurance and delivery plan for all of Saskatchewan, and it was re-elected with a slightly increased majority. The CCF won despite organized opposition from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, which told voters that Medicare would take freedom of choice away from patients and would cause doctors to leave the province.

A year later, Douglas passed legislation making Saskatchewan the first province in Canada to have Medicare. The same year, Douglas resigned as leader of the CCF to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party, handing over the premiership to Woodrow Lloyd.