Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
1999 Saskatchewan general election
Table title:
Results
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=2 rowspan=2 > Party </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=2 > Party leader </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=2 > # of candidates </th><th colspan=4 rowspan=1 > Seats </th><th colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Popular vote </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1995 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Dissolution </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Elected </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % Change </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > # </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % Change </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > New Democratic </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Roy Romanow </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 58 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 42 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 43 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 29 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 32.6% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 157,046 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 38.73% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 8.48% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Saskatchewan Party </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Elwin Hermanson </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 58 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > * </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 10 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 251 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > * </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 160,603 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 39.61% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > * </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Liberal </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Jim Melenchuk </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 58 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 41 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 72.7% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 81,694 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 20.15% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14.55% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > New Green </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Neil Sinclair </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 16 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > * </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > * </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4,101 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1.01% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > * </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Progressive Conservative </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Iris Dennis </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 14 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 100% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1,609 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.40% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17.52% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=2 rowspan=1 > Independent </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 422 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.10% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 0.07% </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Total </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 206 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 58 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 58 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 571 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > – </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 405,475 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 100% </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=11 rowspan=1 > Source: Elections Saskatchewan </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who were the top two parties in the 1999 Saskatchewan general election, and what percentage of the popular vote did they each get?
Answer:
In the 1999 Saskatchewan general election, the Saskatchewan Party won 39.61% of the popular vote, more than the NDP's 38.73%.