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The election was held six years after the Previous Election . There is normally a five-year limit on the lifespan of Parliaments and provincial assemblies in Canada, but the emergency brought on by the Second World War allowed the government to temporarily delay the election. It marked the first time a Socialist government was elected anywhere in North America . Co-operative Commwealth Federation (CCF) leader Tommy Douglas became the Premier of the province. The CCF won 47 of the 52 seats in the legislature, and over half the popular vote, despite a very negative campaign by the governing Liberal Party . The Liberals, led by William John Patterson , accused Douglas of being a Communist . The Liberal popular vote fell by 10 percentage points, and they won only five seats. The Social Credit Party Of Saskatchewan , which had won 16% of the vote and two seats in the 1938 Election collapsed, nominating only one candidate, who won only 249 votes. The Communist Party -led Unity movement reverted to the name Labour Progressive Party , and lost both of the seats it had won in 1938. The Conservative Party, renamed the Progressive Conservative Party Of Saskatchewan and led by H.E. Keown , won over 10% of the vote, but no seats. RESULTS RIDING-BY-RIDING RESULTS ''Names in bold represent party leaders and the Speaker''
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