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 1 3 Popular vote 276,846 221,932 Percentage 40.8% 32.7% Swing 4.5pp 2.3pp   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 3 Popular vote 94,737 83,895 Percentage 14.0% 12.4% Swing 12.0pp 9.1pp
Premier before election Tommy Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth Premier after election Tommy Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth

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.