# 1938 Saskatchewan general election

The 1938 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 8, 1938, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
The Liberal Party was returned to power under its new leader, William John Patterson, but it lost twelve of the seats it had held in the previous legislature. The Liberals faced several new forces in this election.
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, a democratic socialist party led by George Hara Williams, became the official opposition winning over 18% of the vote and ten seats in its first election. The party previously had five seats after the Farmer-Labour Group became the Saskatchewan CCF following the previous election.
The Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan, which promoted the social credit theories of monetary reform, rode a wave of popularity from the 1935 electoral success of its Alberta counterpart and collected almost 16% of the votes, but won only two seats.
Six "Unity" candidates also ran in an attempt to create a popular front of the Communists, CCF supporters and various populists. Although two were elected, they received only a very small fraction of the overall vote.
The Conservative Party – under its new leader, John Diefenbaker – continued its decline as their share of the popular vote fell from 25% to under 12%. The party won no seats. Diefenbaker later had considerably more success in the federal Conservative Party, eventually becoming leader and sweeping the party to power in the 1958 election with a huge majority.

## Results

| Party | Party | Party leader | Candidates | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Party leader | Candidates | 1934 | Dissol. | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change |
| | Liberal | William Patterson | 53 | 50 | 50 | 38 | -24% | 200,334 | 45.45% | -2.55% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | George Williams | 31 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +100% | 82,529 | 18.73% | -5.26% |
| | Social Credit | Joseph Needham (default) | 40 | * | – | 2 | * | 70,084 | 15.90% | * |
| | Unity | | 3 | – | – | 2 | – | 9,848 | 2.24% | +2.00% |
| | Conservative | John Diefenbaker | 24 | – | – | – | – | 52,315 | 11.87% | -14.88% |
| | Independent Labour | Independent Labour | 3 | * | – | – | * | 12,039 | 2.73% | +2.40% |
| | Labour Progressive | | 2 | * | – | – | * | 8,514 | 1.93% | * |
| | Independent | Independent | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4,023 | 0.91% | +0.22% |
| | Independent Conservative | Independent Conservative | 1 | * | – | – | * | 828 | 0.19% | * |
| | Independent Social Credit | Independent Social Credit | 1 | * | – | – | * | 228 | 0.05% | * |
| Total | Total | Total | 160 | 55 | 55 | 52 | -5.5% | 440,742 | 100% | |
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan |||||||||||
Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

### Percentages

Popular vote
Liberal
45.45%
CCF
18.73%
Social Credit
15.90%
Conservative
11.87%
Unity
2.24%
Others
5.81% :
Seats summary
Liberal
73.08%
CCF
19.23%
Social Credit
3.85%
Unity
3.85% :

### Ranking

| Party | Seats | Second | Third | Fourth |
| Liberal | 38 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| Social Credit | 2 | 13 | 18 | 7 |
| Unity | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Conservative | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Other parties | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |

## Riding results

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

### Northwestern Saskatchewan

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Liberal | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Social Credit | Conservative | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Athabasca | | Jules Marion 642 | | | | William J. Windrum (Liberal) 628 | | Deakin Alexander Hall |
| Cut Knife | | John A. Gordon 2,379 | Andrew Macauley 1,766 | Bill Roseland 2,471 | | | | Andrew James Macauley |
| Meadow Lake | | Donald MacDonald 3,184 | Robert C. Paul 1,800 | Judson B. Clark 2,434 | | | | Donald MacDonald |
| Redberry | | Orest Zerebko 2,601 | | Sheridan P. Porter 1,824 | | Arnold Larsen (Ind.) 1,572 | New District | New District |
| Rosthern | | John Uhrich 3,267 | | H. Henry Henschel 1,735 | | Peter Peters (Ind. Social Credit) 228 | | John Michael Uhrich |
| Shellbrook | | Omer Demers 2,933 | Albert Mansfield 1,343 | Virden Gable 2,560 | | | | Omer Demers |
| The Battlefords | | John Gregory 3,119 | Lloyd A. Gardiner 1,287 | Albert J. Tatchell 2,085 | | | | John Albert Gregory |
| Turtleford | | Bill Kerr 2,925 | John Stegehuis 440 | James Proctor 2,759 | Walter A. Hicks 456 | | | Charles Arthur Ayre** |
June 26, 1940 By-Election: The Battlefords :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul Prince | 3,289 | 61.76% | +13.71% |
| | CCF | Max Campbell | 2,036 | 38.24% | +18.41% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,325 | 100.00% | |
July 28, 1941 By-Election: Athabasca :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Hubert Staines | Acclaimed | 100.00% |
| Total | Total | Total | Acclamation | |

### Northeastern Saskatchewan

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Liberal | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Social Credit | Conservative | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Cumberland | | Deakin A. Hall 548 | | | George W. Smith 57 | New District | New District |
| Humboldt | | Jim King 3,636 | Joe Burton 3,446 | John J. Lins 385 | | | James Chisholm King |
| Kelvington | | James Marshall 2,747 | Peter Howe 4,174 | | | | George Ernest Dragan |
| Kinistino | | John Taylor 2,866 | William J. Boyle 1,864 | William H. Setka 1,482 | Andrew Fraser 560 | | John Richard Parish Taylor |
| Melfort | | John MacFarlane 2,657 | Oakland Woods Valleau 3,024 | Chrysostom J. Lewis 1,029 | Gilbert D. Eamer 1,604 | | John Duncan MacFarlane |
| Prince Albert | | Thomas Davis 5,279 | John J.F. McIsaac 970 | George Bzowey 2,342 | Kennedy H. Palmer 2,227 | | Thomas Clayton Davis |
| Tisdale | | Harvie Dorrance 3,421 | John Hewgill Brockelbank 4,202 | Robert M. Locker 1,115 | Garth F. Johnston 654 | | Harvie James Dorrance |
| Torch River | | Jim Kiteley 1,992 | Harry Fenster 1,354 | Herve Prince 1,025 | Conrad B. Euler 366 | New District | New District |
August 4, 1938 By-Election: Humboldt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CCF | Joe Burton | 3,909 | 50.90% | +4.75% |
| | Liberal | Charles Dunn | 3,771 | 49.10% | +0.41% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,680 | 100.00% | |
October 16, 1939 By-Election: Prince Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harry Fraser | Acclaimed | 100.00% |
| Total | Total | Total | Acclamation | |

### West Central Saskatchewan

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Liberal | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Social Credit | Conservative | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Arm River | | Gustaf Herman Danielson 3,295 | | | John Diefenbaker 3,105 | | Gustaf Herman Danielson |
| Biggar | | Bob Hassard 3,196 | John Young 3,341 | Henry A. Gardner 841 | | | Robert Pelham Hassard |
| Hanley | | Charles Agar 2,774 | | Frederick E. Roluf 1,599 | John A. Stewart 1,623 | | Charles Agar |
| Kerrobert-Kindersley | | Donald Laing 3,298 | Frank Jaenicke 1,201 | Robert M. Goodwin 2,336 | | | Donald Laing Kerrobert |
| Merged district ||
| Kerrobert-Kindersley | | Donald Laing 3,298 | Frank Jaenicke 1,201 | Robert M. Goodwin 2,336 | | | Louis Henry Hantelman Kindersley |
| Rosetown | | Neil McVicar 2,449 | John T. Douglas 1,941 | William J. Loucks 1,415 | Andrew Wilson 951 | | Neil McVicar |
| Watrous | | Frank S. Krenn 3,522 | John Waldbillig 2,181 | Charles A. Schmeiser 1,609 | Julius W. Stechishin 474 | | Bert Clement** |
| Wilkie | | John C. Knowles 4,053 | | Frank R. Beggs 2,797 | | | John Jardine** |

### East Central Saskatchewan

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Liberal | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Social Credit | Conservative | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Canora | | George Dragan 3,259 | Myron Feeley 3,504 | | | | New District | New District |
| Last Mountain | | Guy H. Hummel 3,168 | Jacob Benson 3,299 | William H. Schroder 902 | Alfred J. Dyer 1,121 | | | Guy Hartsel Hummel |
| Melville | | Charles Dunn 5,089 | | John Herman 5,100 | | | | E. Walt Gerrand** |
| Pelly | | Reginald J.M. Parker 3,936 | Gertrude S. Telford 3,088 | | | | | Reginald John Marsden Parker |
| Saltcoats | | Asmundur A. Loptson 3,114 | Joseph L. Phelps 3,409 | Alexander E. Sahlmark 1,003 | | | New District | New District |
| Touchwood | | John Parker 1,910 | Tom Johnston 2,301 | Hugh H. Lyle 1,268 | John Hnatyshyn 1,287 | | | John Mason Parker |
| Wadena | | Donald McCallum 3,085 | George Williams 4,871 | Harry W. Arnold 345 | | | | George Hara Williams |
| Yorkton | | Vincent Smith 3,274 | | | | Alan Stewart (Unity) 4,955 | | Vincent Reynolds Smith |

### Southwest Saskatchewan

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Liberal | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Social Credit | Conservative | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Elrose | | George B. Weiler 2,676 | Louis H. Hantelman 3,164 | Gilbert A.W. Gessel 1,014 | Henry T. Blackwell 360 | | | John Andrew Wilson** |
| Gravelbourg | | Edward Culliton 3,683 | | Andrew J. Miller 2,202 | | | | Edward Milton Culliton |
| Gull Lake | | Harvey McMahon 3,901 | Henry Kemper 3,732 | | | | | Herman Henry Kemper |
| Maple Creek | | John Mildenberger 4,058 | | Oliver Reid 2,136 | | A.J. Mercer (Unity) 1,562 | | John Joseph Mildenberger |
| Morse | | Benjamin T. Hyde 2,861 | Henry P. Thiessen 1,808 | William E. Armstrong 1,416 | Cliff B. Martin 478 | | | Neil John MacDonald** |
| Notukeu-Willow Bunch | | Charles W. Johnson 3,659 | John E. Lidgett 2,859 | George W.S. Eisnor 1,100 | | | | George Spence** Notukeu |
| Merged district ||
| Notukeu-Willow Bunch | | Charles W. Johnson 3,659 | John E. Lidgett 2,859 | George W.S. Eisnor 1,100 | | | | Charles William Johnson Willow Bunch |
| Swift Current | | Jim Taggart 4,953 | Clarence Stork 3,584 | Alfred C. Butterworth 1,097 | | | | James Gordon Taggart |

### Southeast Saskatchewan

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Liberal | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Social Credit | Conservative | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Bengough | | James B. Smith 3,158 | | | | Herman K. Warren (Unity) 3,331 | | James Bidwell Smith |
| Cannington | | William Patterson 4,473 | Gladys Strum 3,477 | | | | | William John Patterson |
| Lumsden | | Robert S. Donaldson 2,596 | McDirmid Rankin 1,847 | Thomas Allan McInnis 624 | Claude H.J. Burrows 1,923 | | | Henry Phillip Mang** |
| Milestone | | William Pedersen 2,820 | | Samuel Horton 630 | | Samuel Norval Horner (Ind.) 2,451 | | William Pedersen |
| Moosomin | | Arthur Procter 4,198 | | Joseph C. Richards 1,400 | Percy S. George 2,528 | | | Arthur Thomas Procter |
| Qu'Appelle-Wolseley | | Frederick M. Dundas 4,871 | | Joseph Thauberger 1,496 | Stanley W. Nichols 3,253 | | | Frederick Middleton Dundas |
| Souris-Estevan | | Norman McLeod 4,383 | W. Glenroy Allen 3,467 | Ernest W. Hinkson 441 | | | | Jesse Pichard Tripp** |
| Weyburn | | George L. Crane 4,744 | Frederick C. Williams 4,167 | | | John C. Burnside (Ind. Conservative) 828 | | Hugh Elliott Eaglesham** |

### Urban constituencies

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Liberal | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Social Credit | Conservative | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Moose Jaw City | | William Gladstone Ross 4,830 William George Baker 4,728 | | John Wesley Corman 2,689 William J. Passmore 2,465 | John Alexander Merkley 2,137 Arthur W.E. Fawkes 2,005 | | | William Gladstone Ross William George Baker |
| Saskatoon City | | James Wilfred Estey 7,213 Robert Mitford Pinder 6,893 | | Jacob Klassen 4,339 John Harrison Hilton 4,164 | James T.M. Anderson 5,006 Stephen N. MacEachern 4,692 | Robert Hunter (Independent Labour) 4,813 | | James Wilfred Estey George Wesley Norman** |
| Regina City | | Percy McCuaig Anderson 12,749 Bamm David Hogarth 12,641 | | John Harold Crawford 966 | Hugh McGillivray 7,934 Frederick Bertram Bagshaw 6,576 | Alban Cedric Ellison (Ind. Labour) 5,329 Samuel Barrington East (Lab. Prog.) 4,426 Thomas Gerald McManus (Lab. Prog.) 4,088 Alexander Duff Connon (Ind. Labour) 1,897 | | Percy McCuaig Anderson William Franklin Kerr |
November 24, 1938 By-Election: Regina City (1 member elected) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard J. McDaniel (elected) | 10,197 | 49.52% | – |
| | Conservative | Reginald M. Balfour | 5,809 | 28.21% | – |
| | CCF | Charles Cromwell Williams | 4,298 | 20.87% | – |
| | Social Credit – Farmer-Labour | J.B. McLeod | 156 | 0.76% | – |
| | Social Credit | Cornelius Rink | 133 | 0.64% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,593 | 100.00% | |