The 1991 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 21, 1991, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Progressive Conservative government of Premier Grant Devine was defeated by the New Democratic Party, led by former provincial Attorney General Roy Romanow. A major source of dissatisfaction with the Grant Devine government was the "Fair Share Saskatchewan" program, a scheme to distribute public service jobs more evenly across the province; a plan especially unpopular with workers scheduled to be relocated from Regina to rural districts. The Devine government was also notorious for a home construction and renovation relief program which reimbursed homeowners who did their own renovations. Another factor was the unpopularity of the federal Progressive Conservatives under then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. The NDP was able to win more than half of the popular vote, and an overwhelming majority in the legislature. The Tories lost almost three-quarters of the seats they had held in the legislature, and a significant share of the popular vote. Their loss in vote percentage resulted in 30 third-place finishes; this was more than their 26 second-place finishes or their ten seats won. The Liberal Party – led by Lynda Haverstock – was able to attract a substantial share of disaffected Tory voters. However, despite winning almost one-quarter of the vote, their support was too spread out across the province to translate into seats. Haverstock was the only Liberal returned to the legislature.

Results

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Percentages

Ranking

Riding results

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

Northwest Saskatchewan

3,253 331 184 114 3,843 2,899 1,333 3,719 3,065 467 3,493 3,206 1,185 2,897 4,183 1,825 5,805 1,683 2,417 3,269 2,034 1,239

Northeast Saskatchewan

4,135 482 505 3,871 2,783 853 4,298 2,918 1,326 3,011 2,516 1,795 3,238 2,784 1,134 5,218 1,635 1,888 Prince Albert 5,405 990 1,549 Prince Albert-Duck Lake 4,098 2,358 1,177

West Central Saskatchewan

2,538 3,019 2,301 3,710 2,307 1,708 4,422 49 2,686 2,014 2,766 2,244 2,666 2,581 1,583 2,295 2,601 1,853

East Central Saskatchewan

3,564 2,746 831 3,956 2,594 730 4,028 2,523 1,691 3,656 3,048 1,262 3,992 2,055 652 3,621 2,357 1,297 3,745 2,356 1,033 4,897 1,846 1,560

Southwest Saskatchewan

2,647 2,583 2,148 1,987 2,627 1,865 5,681 1,920 2,120 Moose Jaw North 6,083 1,164 1,799 Moose Jaw South 2,101 2,682 1,255 2,350 2,222 1,733 4,399 2,731 1,503 2,240 2,929 1,639

Southeast Saskatchewan

2,419 2,297 1,665 3,404 4,079 1,889 2,725 2,066 2,069 2,954 3,005 1,475 4,907 2,426 2,827 1,912 2,980 1,815 3,883 2,725 1,920

Saskatoon

5,027 1,445 2,891 Saskatoon South 4,630 1,698 2,485 Saskatoon Eastview 5,955 905 2,084 4,009 1,094 5,422 5,986 1,294 2,562 Saskatoon Centre 5,452 1,264 3,048 4,908 3,578 2,955 Saskatoon Mayfair 5,254 761 1,398 4,034 1,452 3,102 Saskatoon Sutherland 5,505 1,008 1,913 4,282 2,509 3,123

Regina

5,313 881 2,520 Regina North 4,333 1,761 3,133 Regina South 6,049 661 1,939 Regina North East 6,695 990 1,969 6,505 854 1,673 4,851 1,677 2,930 Regina Lakeview 6,286 1,296 2,432 Regina Centre 5,660 990 2,670 6,406 1,031 2,383 5,759 1,000 2,066 4,532 2,148 3,086 Regina Wascana

Opinion Polls

Maclean's (September 30, 1991)