Saskatchewan general election, 1982

Saskatchewan general election, 1982

1978 ← April 26, 1982 (1982-04-26) → 1986

outgoing members ← → members

64 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 33 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   PC Leader Grant Devine Allan Blakeney Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Leader since November 9, 1979 July 4, 1970 Leader's seat Estevan Regina Elphinstone Last election 17 44 Seats before 15 44 Seats won 55 9 Seat change +40 –35 Popular vote 289,311 201,390 Percentage 54.07% 37.64% Swing +15.99pp –10.44pp

Premier before election Allan Blakeney New Democratic Premier-designate Grant Devine Progressive Conservative

Allan Blakeney
New Democratic

Grant Devine
Progressive Conservative

The Saskatchewan general election of 1982 was the twentieth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on April 26, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The Progressive Conservative Party – led by Grant Devine – defeated the New Democratic Party government of Premier Allan Blakeney, which had governed the province since the 1971 election. The won over half the popular vote, and a large majority in the legislature – the first time that the party had won an outright majority, and making Devine only the second Tory premier in the province's history. The only other time that the Tories had ever led a government was after the 1929 election, when James Anderson led a coalition government of Conservatives, Progressives and independents.

The NDP vote fell to its lowest level since 1938, and the party lost 35 of its 44 seats in the legislature – the second-worst defeat of a sitting government in the province's history, behind only the Saskatchewan Liberal Party's 38-seat loss in 1944. The highest-profile casualty was Deputy Premier Roy Romanow, who was ousted by Tory challenger Jo-Ann Zazelenchuk as part of the Tories' sweep of Saskatoon,.

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