Although the NDP managed to hold its share of the vote, it lost 35 of its 44 seats in the legislature because of the collapse in the vote of the Liberal Party, led by Ralph Goodale. Goodale later found more success in federal politics, rising to become Deputy Prime Minister of Canada in the government of Paul Martin, Jr. in 2003.
The Saskatchewangeneralelection of 1982 was twentieth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
It was held on April 26, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
Although the NDP managed to hold its share of the vote, it lost 35 of its 44 seats in the legislature because of the collapse in the vote of the Liberal Party, led by Ralph Goodale.
Saskatchewan is (approximately) a quadrilateral bounded on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Montana and North Dakota.
Saskatchewan has the same form of government as the other Canadian provinces with a Lieutenant-Governor (who is the representative of the Crown), premier, and a unicameral legislature.
The current premier of Saskatchewan is New Democrat Lorne Calvert, whose government was re-elected in the 2003 election with a slim majority -- the NDP won 30 seats in the 58-seat Legislative Assembly, while the Saskatchewan Party won the remaining 28 seats.
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