June 21, 1995 (1995-06-21) 1999 → 54 2 11 5 Start date June 21, 1995 | 55 1 42 11 12 9 | |
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Winner Roy Romanow | ||
The Saskatchewan general election of 1995 was the twenty-third provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 21, 1995 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
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The New Democratic Party government of Premier Roy Romanow was re-elected for a second term, although with a reduced majority.
The Liberal Party – led by Lynda Haverstock – increased its share of the popular vote; adding 9 seats in the legislature to the two seats it held previously, and became the official opposition.
Saskatchewan voters continued to punish the Progressive Conservative Party in the wake of prosecutions of former Progressive Conservative politicians for expense account fraud. Under the leadership of Bill Boyd the party continued to lose votes, and its caucus was reduced from 10 members to 5.
14 closest ridings
- Canora-Pelly: Ken Krawetz (Lib) def. Ron Harper (NDP) by 50 votes
- Kelvington-Wadena: June Draude (Lib) def. Darrel Cunningham (NDP) by 117 votes
- Cypress Hills: Jack Gooshen (PC) def. Barry Thienes (Lib) by 143 votes
- Athabasca: Buckley Belanger (Lib) def. Frederick John Thompson (NDP) by 159 votes
- Humboldt: Arlene Julé (Lib) def. Armand Roy (NDP) by 204 votes
- Shellbrook-Spiritwood: Lloyd Johnson (NDP) def. Bob Gerow (Lib) by 215 votes
- Estevan: Larry Ward (NDP) def. Austin Gerein (Lib) by 233 votes
- Lloydminster: Violet Stanger (NDP) def. Steven Turnbull (PC) by 266 votes
- Saskatoon Northwest: Grant Whitmore (NDP) def. Jim Melenchuk (Lib) by 284 votes
- Melville: Ron Osika (Lib) def. Evan Carlson (NDP) by 299 votes
- Regina South: Andrew Thomson (NDP) def. Ross Keith (Lib) by 318 votes
- Regina Wascana Plains: Doreen Hamilton (NDP) def. Leslie Anderson-Stodalka (Lib) by 335 votes
- Indian Head-Milestone: Lorne Scott (NDP) def. Steve Helfrick (Lib) by 359 votes
- Saskatoon Sutherland: Mark Koenker (NDP) def. Robin Bellamy (Lib) by 382 votes
Riding results
People in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol " ** " represents MLAs who are not running again.