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unusual facts about Premier of Saskatchewan


Francis Nicholson Darke

Darke was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1925 federal election as a Liberal MP for Regina electoral district but resigned his seat in early 1926 in order to allow Saskatchewan Premier Charles Avery Dunning to enter the federal parliament in a by-election after he was appointed Finance Minister in the federal cabinet.


Bennett buggy

In Saskatchewan, badly hit by the depression, similar vehicles with an additional seat over the front axle were dubbed "Anderson carts" after Premier James T. M. Anderson.

Saskatchewan general election, 1986

The Progressive Conservative government of Premier Grant Devine was returned for a second term with a reduced majority in the legislature.

Saskatchewan general election, 1991

The Progressive Conservative government of Premier Grant Devine was defeated by the New Democratic Party, led by former provincial NDP Attorney General Roy Romanow.


see also

Thomas Douglas

Tommy Douglas (1904–1986), premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada