1960 Saskatchewan general election
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The 1960 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 8, 1960, to elect members of the 14th Saskatchewan Legislature. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation of Thomas C. Douglas was re-elected to majority government.
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation of Thomas C. Douglas campaigned promising Medicare, a public medical insurance and delivery plan for all of Saskatchewan, and it was re-elected with a slightly increased majority. The CCF won despite organized opposition from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, which told voters that Medicare would take freedom of choice away from patients and would cause doctors to leave the province.
A year later, Douglas passed legislation making Saskatchewan the first province in Canada to have Medicare. The same year, Douglas resigned as leader of the CCF to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party, handing over the premiership to Woodrow Lloyd. The Saskatchewan CCF kept its old name through the 1964 election then switched to being the NDP.