1944 Saskatchewan general election

1944 Saskatchewan general election
June 15, 1944 (1944-06-15)
52 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
27 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
PC
Leader Tommy Douglas William John Patterson Rupert Ramsay
Party Co-operative Commonwealth Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since July 17, 1942 1935 February 15, 1944
Leader's seat Weyburn Cannington Ran in Saskatoon City (lost)
Last election 10 38 0
Seats won 47 5 0
Seat change 37 33 ±0
Popular vote 211,364 140,901 42,511
Percentage 53.13% 35.42% 10.69%
Swing 34.4pp 10.03pp 1.18pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader — Joseph Needham
Party Labor-Progressive Social Credit
Leader since — 1935
Leader's seat — Did not run
Last election 2 2
Seats won 0 0
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 2,067 249
Percentage 0.52% 0.06%
Swing 1.41pp 15.84pp
Premier before election

William John Patterson
Liberal

 Premier after election

Tommy Douglas
Co-operative Commonwealth

The 1944 Saskatchewan general election, the tenth in the history of the province, was held on June 15, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, under the leadership of Tommy Douglas, was elected to a majority government.

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