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The Liberals came under the leadership of future [[Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Lynda Haverstock]] in [[1989]]. The Liberals were only able to take limited advantage of the collapse of [[Grant Devine]]'s scandal and deficit-ridden Conservative government in the [[Saskatchewan general election, 1991|1991 election]], but Haverstock was able to win her Saskatoon seat.

In the [[Saskatchewan general election, 1995|1995 election]], the Liberals becamedisplaced the [[Tories]] to become the [[Official Opposition]] to the re-elected NDP government of [[Roy Romanow]]. Many people believed the party would follow the path of the [[BC Liberal Party|Liberals]] in [[British Columbia]] and become the umbrella party for centre-right in Saskatchewan. However, dissatisfaction with the party's political moderation and suspicions about the party's links to the [[Liberal Party of Canada|federal Liberals]] led to the new caucus dumping Haverstock as leader.

The party continued to immolate and, in [[1997]], several right wing Liberal [[Legislative Assembly|MLA]]s joined forces with [[Reform Party of Canada]] supporters and former Tories to form the [[Saskatchewan Party]].