1956 Saskatchewan general election

1956 Saskatchewan general election

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53 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   LIB SC Leader Tommy Douglas Alexander McDonald — Party Co-operative Commonwealth Liberal Social Credit Leader since July 17, 1942 November 26, 1954 — Leader's seat Weyburn Moosomin — Last election 42 11 0 Seats won 36 14 3 Seat change 6 3 3 Popular vote 249,634 167,427 118,491 Percentage 45.3% 30.3% 21.5% Swing 8.8pp 8.9pp 17.6pp
Premier before election Tommy Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth Premier after election Tommy Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth

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. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation government of Premier Tommy Douglas was re-elected to a fourth consecutive majority government.