1956 Saskatchewan general election

Tommy Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth Tommy Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth The 1956 Saskatchewan general election, the thirteenth in the province's history, was held on June 20, 1956, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

Tommy Douglas' Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) secured a majority government, despite its share of the popular vote decreasing close to 10%.

The Liberal Party of Alexander H. McDonald also lost votes, but picked up an additional three seats.

[1] The Social Credit Party rebounded from its poor results in previous elections, surging to win over 21% of the popular vote.

[1] However, because this vote was widely distributed across the province, the party won only 3 seats in the legislature under the British parliamentary first-past-the-post system.