The Liberal Party of former premier James Gardiner was returned to power with a large majority – 50 of the 55 seats in the legislature – after the four year Conservative minority government interlude.

After forming a coalition government to oust the Liberals from power after the 1929 election, James T.M.

Anderson's Conservative government had tried to use anti-Catholic and anti-French Canadian feeling in the province to win support.

The Conservatives also had the support of the Ku Klux Klan, which was a significant force in the province at the time.

The Conservatives remained a minor force in Saskatchewan politics for 40 years after this defeat.