The 1978 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 18, 1978, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The New Democratic government of Premier Allan Blakeney was returned for a third consecutive term with an increased majority in the legislature, and a larger share of the popular vote. The Progressive Conservative Party of Richard Collver continued to increase its share of the popular vote in this election. They were the only other party to win seats and became the official opposition to the Blakeney government. Fierce political infighting in the Liberal Party after the resignation of leader David Steuart led to electoral disaster in 1978. The Liberals had lost two of the 15 seats they won in 1975 to by-elections and two more Grits crossed the floor to the Tories prior to the 1978 election. Under the disputed leadership of Ted Malone, the Liberals lost all of the 11 seats they still held in the legislature and more than half the votes it had won in the 1975 election.

Results

Percentages

Ranking

Riding results

Names in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol " ** " indicates MLAs who are not running again.

Northwest Saskatchewan

2,340 1,180 498 3,828 3,213 259 2,789 3,016 537 3,325 2,916 491 3,162 4,708 964 4,589 2,175 1,427 2,983 2,188 620

Northeast Saskatchewan

2,586 1,254 526 4,031 3,461 527 4,042 2,661 706 3,102 3,749 605 3,262 3,733 568 4,472 3,514 286 3,618 3,569 660 3,835 3,029 511

West Central Saskatchewan

3,308 3,501 1,101 4,787 3,270 552 4,272 2,439 1,065 2,461 2,774 1,937 3,056 3,587 1,011 2,371 2,865 1,975

East Central Saskatchewan

4,258 2,647 730 4,165 3,366 521 4,150 3,795 385 4,072 3,465 901 3,739 2,130 760 3,662 2,251 919 3,354 3,265 680 4,128 3,637 1,036

Southwest Saskatchewan

3,126 2,331 2,662 2,327 3,496 1,341 4,483 3,579 1,003 4,512 2,408 716 2,587 2,203 2,024 2,778 2,145 2,385 3,288 3,620 936 2,424 3,359 1,270

Southeast Saskatchewan

3,069 3,118 1,018 2,703 4,376 948 2,400 2,893 1,943 2,614 3,353 1,964 6,844 7,231 1,541 2,019 3,739 1,170 3,517 3,449 981

Saskatoon

3,786 2,343 1,272 5,246 2,743 1,453 4,018 3,322 1,257 4,328 2,394 1,104 4,739 2,466 1,080 5,225 2,205 640 5,007 4,722 1,845 5,651 2,427 909

Regina

3,767 1,451 935 4,390 1,250 596 3,351 1,684 2,366 4,831 2,248 805 5,575 3,142 1,443 4,524 2,154 766 3,114 3,325 1,688 3,729 1,594 820 3,993 2,945 1,859