Saskatchewan Legislature


The Legislature of Saskatchewan is the legislature of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The legislature is made of two elements: the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan as representative of the Queen, and the unicameral assembly called the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The legislature has existed since Saskatchewan was formed out of part of the Northwest Territories in 1905.
Like the Canadian federal government, Saskatchewan uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which members are sent to the Legislative Assembly after general elections and from there the party with the most seats chooses a Premier of Saskatchewan and Executive Council of Saskatchewan. The premier acts as Saskatchewan's head of government, while the Lieutenant Governor, as representative of the Queen of Canada, acts as its head of state.

List of Legislatures

Following is a list of the 27 times the legislature has been convened since 1905. For previous legislatures, see List of Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies.
Assembly
Sessions
ElectionFrom
To
Governing PartyPremierOfficial Opposition Party
Leader
Speaker of the House
1st Legislature

3 sessions
1st generalMar. 29, 1906
July 20, 1908
LiberalWalter ScottProvincial Rights

Frederick Haultain
James Trimble
2nd Legislature

4 sessions
2nd generalDec. 10, 1908
June 15, 1912
LiberalWalter ScottProvincial Rights

Frederick Haultain
William Charles Sutherland
3rd Legislature

6 sessions
3rd generalNov. 14, 1912
June 2, 1917
LiberalWalter Scott

William M. Martin
Conservative

Wellington Willoughby
John Albert Sheppard

Robert Menzies Mitchell
4th Legislature

4 sessions
4th generalNov. 13, 1917
May 16, 1921
LiberalWilliam M. MartinConservative

Donald Maclean
Robert Menzies Mitchell

George Adam Scott
5th Legislature

5 sessions
5th generalDec. 8, 1921
May 9, 1925
LiberalWilliam M. Martin

Charles Avery Dunning
Conservative

John Archibald Maharg

Harris Turner
George Adam Scott
6th Legislature

4 sessions
6th generalDec. 3, 1925
May 11, 1929
LiberalCharles Avery Dunning

James Garfield Gardiner
Progressive

Charles Tran and

Conservative

James Thomas Milton Anderson
Walter George Robinson
7th Legislature

6 sessions
7th generalSep. 4, 1929
May 25, 1934
Conservative

coalition
James Thomas Milton AndersonLiberal

James Garfield Gardiner
James Fraser Bryant

Robert Sterritt Leslie
8th Legislature

4 sessions
8th generalNov. 15, 1934
May 14, 1938
LiberalJames Garfield Gardiner

William John Patterson
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

George Hara Williams
John Mason Parker
9th Legislature

6 sessions
9th generalJan. 19, 1939
May 10, 1944
LiberalWilliam John PattersonCo-operative Commonwealth Federation

George Hara Williams

John Hewgill Brockelbank
Charles Agar
10th Legislature

5 sessions
10th generalOct. 19, 1944
May 19, 1948
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationTommy DouglasLiberal

William John Patterson
Tom Johnston
11th Legislature

5 sessions
11th generalFeb. 10, 1949
May 7, 1952
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationTommy DouglasLiberal

Walter Adam Tucker
Tom Johnston
12th Legislature

4 sessions
12th generalFeb. 12, 1953
May 8, 1956
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationTommy DouglasLiberal

Walter Adam Tucker

Asmundur A. Loptson

Alexander Hamilton McDonald
Tom Johnston
13th Legislature

5 sessions
13th generalFeb. 14, 1957
May 4, 1960
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationTommy DouglasLiberal

Alexander Hamilton McDonald
James Andrew Darling
14th Legislature

6 sessions
14th generalFeb. 9, 1961
Mar. 18, 1964
Co-operative Commonwealth FederationTommy Douglas

Woodrow Lloyd
Liberal

Ross Thatcher
Everett Irvine Wood

Frederick Arthur Dewhurst
15th Legislature

4 sessions
15th generalFeb. 4, 1965
Sept. 8, 1967
LiberalRoss ThatcherCo-operative Commonwealth Federation

Woodrow Lloyd
James Snedker
16th Legislature

5 sessions
16th generalFeb. 15, 1968
May 25, 1971
LiberalRoss ThatcherNew Democratic Party

Woodrow Lloyd

Allan Blakeney
James Snedker
17th Legislature

5 sessions
17th generalJuly 28, 1971
May 13, 1975
New Democratic PartyAllan BlakeneyLiberal

Ross Thatcher

David Steuart
Frederick Arthur Dewhurst
18th Legislature

5 sessions
18th generalNov. 12, 1975
Sept. 19, 1978
New Democratic PartyAllan BlakeneyLiberal

David Steuart

Edward Cyril Malone
Progressive Conservative

Richard Lee Collver
John Edward Brockelbank
19th Legislature

4 sessions
19th generalFeb. 22, 1979
Mar. 29, 1982
New Democratic PartyAllan BlakeneyProgressive Conservative

Richard Lee Collver

Eric Arthur Berntson
John Edward Brockelbank
20th Legislature

5 sessions
20th generalJune 17, 1982
Sept. 19, 1986
Progressive ConservativeGrant DevineNew Democratic Party

Allan Blakeney
Herbert Swan
21st Legislature

4 sessions
21st generalDec. 3, 1986
Sept. 2, 1991
Progressive ConservativeGrant DevineNew Democratic Party

Allan Blakeney

Roy John Romanow
Arnold Bernard Tusa
22nd Legislature

5 sessions
22nd generalDec. 2, 1991
May 23, 1995
New Democratic PartyRoy RomanowProgressive Conservative

Grant Devine

Richard Swenson

Bill Boyd
Herman Rolfes
23rd Legislature

4 sessions
23rd generalFeb. 29, 1996
Aug. 19, 1999
New Democratic PartyRoy RomanowLiberal

Ron Osika
Glenn Joseph Hagel
24th Legislature

4 sessions
24th generalDec. 6, 1999
Oct. 8, 2003
New Democratic PartyRoy Romanow

Lorne Calvert
Saskatchewan Party

Elwin Hermanson
Ron Osika

Myron Kowalsky
25th Legislature

3 sessions
25th generalMar. 18, 2004
Oct. 10, 2007
New Democratic PartyLorne CalvertSaskatchewan Party

Elwin Hermanson

Brad Wall
Myron Kowalsky
26th Legislature

5 sessions
26th generalDec. 10, 2007
Oct. 10, 2011
Saskatchewan PartyBrad WallNew Democratic Party

Lorne Calvert

Dwain Lingenfelter
Don Toth
27th Legislature
27th generalDec. 5, 2011
present
Saskatchewan PartyBrad WallNew Democratic Party

Dwain Lingenfelter

John Nilson

Cam Broten
Dan D'Autremont

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