Dick Collver became leader of the Saskatchewan PC Party in 1973 with the party winning seven seats in the 1975 election.
He was defeated in a run for the Saskatoon mayoralty, but attracted the attention of the then-moribund Saskatchewan PC Party, and gained its leadership in 1973. The party under Collver began its road to revitalization, and won seven seats with over 28% of the vote in the 1975 election, including Collver's seat in Nipawin. 
