1964 Saskatchewan general election

1964 Saskatchewan general election

← 1960 April 22, 1964 (1964-04-22) 1967 →

59 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
PC
Leader Ross Thatcher Woodrow Lloyd Martin Pederson
Party Liberal Co-operative Commonwealth Progressive Conservative
Leader since September 24, 1959 November 3, 1961 October 28, 1958
Leader's seat Morse Biggar Arm River
Last election 17 37 0
Seats won 32 26 1
Seat change Increase15 Decrease11 Increase1
Popular vote 269,402 268,742 126,028
Percentage 40.40% 40.30% 18.90%
Swing Increase7.3pp Decrease0.46pp Increase4.95pp

Premier before election

Woodrow Lloyd
Co-operative Commonwealth

Premier after election

Ross Thatcher
Liberal

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The 1964 Saskatchewan general election was held on April 22, 1964, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) government of Premier Woodrow Lloyd was defeated by the Liberal Party, led by Ross Thatcher. The CCF had governed Saskatchewan since the 1944 election under the leadership (until December 1961) of Tommy Douglas.

By 1964 the provincial Social Credit Party had collapsed, nominating only two candidates. In another morale hit, the federal Social Credit Party endorsed the Liberals during the election. While the CCF held on to nearly all of their vote from the previous election and only trailed the Liberals by 0.1%, most of the shift in Social Credit support went to the Liberals and proved decisive in helping to push Thatcher to a majority government.

The Progressive Conservative Party also picked up some support at the expense of Social Credit but won only one seat in the legislature, that of leader Martin Pederson.