The 1978 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 18, 1978, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The New Democratic government of Premier Allan Blakeney was returned for a third consecutive term with an increased majority in the legislature, and a larger share of the popular vote. The Progressive Conservative Party of Richard Collver continued to increase its share of the popular vote in this election. They were the only other party to win seats and became the official opposition to the Blakeney government. Fierce political infighting in the Liberal Party after the resignation of leader David Steuart led to electoral disaster in 1978. The Liberals had lost two of the 15 seats they won in 1975 to by-elections and two more Grits crossed the floor to the Tories prior to the 1978 election. Under the disputed leadership of Ted Malone, the Liberals lost all of the 11 seats they still held in the legislature and more than half the votes it had won in the 1975 election. Results Percentages Ranking Riding results Names in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol " ** " indicates MLAs who are not running again. Northwest Saskatchewan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Athabasca || |Frederick John Thompson2,340 | |Frank Petit1,180 | |Henry Coupland498 | | || |Frederick John Thompson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cut Knife-Lloydminster || |Bob Long3,828 | |Bob Kent3,213 | |Bill Taylor259 | | || |Miro Kwasnica** |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Meadow Lake | |Gord McNeill2,789 || |George McLeod3,016 | |Colin Campbell537 | | || |Gordon James McNeill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Redberry || |Dennis Banda3,325 | |John Gerich2,916 | |Peter Bomok491 | | || |Dennis George Banda |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Rosthern | |Howard Lucas3,162 || |Ralph Katzman4,708 | |Bill Patrick964 | | || |Ralph Katzman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|The Battlefords || |Eiling Kramer4,589 | |Rod McKenzie2,175 | |Mervin Zulyniuk1,427 | | || |Eiling Kramer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Turtleford || |Lloyd Johnson2,983 | |Charlie Wells2,188 | |Pauline H. Cadrain620 | | || |Lloyd Emmett Johnson |- |style="width: 130px"|NDP |David Miner |align="right"|3,432 |align="right"|48.59% |align="right"|-7.44 |Prog. Conservative |Harry Zamonsky |align="right"|2,143 |align="right"|30.34% |align="right"|+3.79 |Liberal |Thomas Bidart |align="right"|1,488 |align="right"|21.07% |align="right"|+3.65 |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"|7,063 !align="right"|100.00 !align="right"| Northeast Saskatchewan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland || |Norm MacAuley2,586 | |George L. Horne1,254 | |Leon E. McAuley526 | | || |Norman H. MacAuley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kelsey-Tisdale || |John R. Messer4,031 | |Neil Hardy3,461 | |P. Hudson Foga527 | | || |John Rissler Messer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kinistino || |Don Cody4,042 | |Louis A.