Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
29th Saskatchewan Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature
History
Founded	1905
Preceded by	North-West Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker	Randy Weekes, Saskatchewan Party ; since November 30, 2020
Deputy Speaker	Fred Bradshaw, Saskatchewan Party ; since October 10, 2023
Premier	Scott Moe, Saskatchewan Party ; since February 2, 2018
Leader of the Opposition	Carla Beck, NDP ; since June 26, 2022
Government House Leader	Jeremy Harrison, Saskatchewan Party ; since August 13, 2019
Opposition House Leader	Nicole Sarauer, NDP ; since October 5, 2022
Structure
Seats	61
Political groups	Government (44) Saskatchewan (44); Official Opposition (14) NDP (14); Other political parties (3) Saskatchewan United (1); Independent (2);
Elections
Last election	October 26, 2020
Next election	On or before October 2024
Meeting place
	Legislative Building, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Website
	www.legassembly.sk.ca

The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (French: Assemblée législative de la Saskatchewan) is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan, in the name of the King of Canada.[1] The assembly meets at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina.

There are 61 constituencies in the province, which elect members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to the Legislative Assembly. All are single-member districts, though the cities of Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw were in the past represented through multi-member districts, with members elected through Block Voting.

The legislature has been unicameral since its establishment; there has never been a provincial upper house.

The 29th Saskatchewan Legislature was elected at the 2020 Saskatchewan general election.

Assemblies

Legislature	Start	End	Premier	Opposition Leader
1st	1905	1908	Walter Scott	Frederick Haultain
2nd	1908	1912	Walter Scott	Frederick Haultain
3rd	1912	1917	Walter Scott	Wellington Willoughby
3rd	1912	1917	William Martin	Wellington Willoughby
4th	1917	1921	William Martin	Donald Maclean
5th	1921	1925	William Martin	John Maharg
5th	1921	1925	Charles Dunning	Harris Turner
6th	1925	1929	Charles Dunning	Charles Tran
6th	1925	1929	James Gardiner	James Anderson
7th	1929	1934	James Gardiner	James Anderson
7th	1929	1934	James Anderson	James Gardiner
8th	1934	1938	James Gardiner	George Williams
8th	1934	1938	William Patterson	George Williams
9th	1938	1944	William Patterson	George Williams
9th	1938	1944	William Patterson	John Brockelbank
10th	1944	1948	Tommy Douglas	William Patterson
11th	1948	1952	Tommy Douglas	Walter Tucker
12th	1952	1956	Tommy Douglas	Walter Tucker
				Asmundur Loptson
				Alexander McDonald
13th	1956	1960	Tommy Douglas	Alexander McDonald
14th	1960	1964	Tommy Douglas	Ross Thatcher
14th	1960	1964	Woodrow Lloyd	Ross Thatcher
15th	1964	1967	Ross Thatcher	Woodrow Lloyd
16th	1967	1971	Ross Thatcher	Woodrow Lloyd
16th	1967	1971	Ross Thatcher	Allan Blakeney
17th	1971	1975	Allan Blakeney	Ross Thatcher
17th	1971	1975	Allan Blakeney	David Steuart
18th	1975	1978	Allan Blakeney	David Steuart
18th	1975	1978	Allan Blakeney	Edward Malone
19th	1978	1982	Allan Blakeney	Richard Collver
19th	1978	1982	Allan Blakeney	Eric Berntson
20th	1982	1986	Grant Devine	Allan Blakeney
21st	1986	1991	Grant Devine	Allan Blakeney
21st	1986	1991	Grant Devine	Roy Romanow
22nd	1991	1995	Roy Romanow	Grant Devine
				Rick Swenson
				Bill Boyd
23rd	1995	1999	Roy Romanow	Lynda Haverstock
23rd	1995	1999	Roy Romanow	Ken Krawetz
24th	1999	2003	Roy Romanow	Elwin Hermanson
24th	1999	2003	Lorne Calvert	Elwin Hermanson
25th	2003	2007	Lorne Calvert	Elwin Hermanson
25th	2003	2007	Lorne Calvert	Brad Wall
26th	2007	2011	Brad Wall	Lorne Calvert
26th	2007	2011	Brad Wall	Dwain Lingenfelter
27th	2011	2016	Brad Wall	John Nilson
27th	2011	2016	Brad Wall	Cam Broten
28th	2016	2020	Brad Wall	Trent Wotherspoon
			Brad Wall	Nicole Sarauer
			Scott Moe	Ryan Meili
29th	2020	Current	Scott Moe	Ryan Meili
29th	2020	Current	Scott Moe	Carla Beck

Party standings

The current party standings in the assembly are as follows:

Affiliation		Members
	Saskatchewan Party	44
	New Democratic Party	14
	Saskatchewan United	1
	Independent	2
Total		61
Government Majority		27

Members

Name	Party	Riding
Carla Beck	New Democratic Party	Regina Lakeview
Steven Bonk	Saskatchewan Party	Moosomin
Jennifer Bowes	New Democratic Party	Saskatoon University
Fred Bradshaw	Saskatchewan Party	Carrot River Valley
David Buckingham	Saskatchewan Party	Saskatoon Westview
Noor Burki	New Democratic Party	Regina Coronation Park
Lori Carr	Saskatchewan Party	Estevan
Ken Cheveldayoff	Saskatchewan Party	Saskatoon Willowgrove
Jared Clarke	New Democratic Party	Regina Walsh Acres
Jeremy Cockrill	Saskatchewan Party	The Battlefords
Meara Conway	New Democratic Party	Regina Elphinstone-Centre
Terry Dennis	Saskatchewan Party	Canora-Pelly
Ryan Domotor	Independent	Cut Knife-Turtleford
Dustin Duncan	Saskatchewan Party	Weyburn-Big Muddy
Bronwyn Eyre	Saskatchewan Party	Saskatoon Stonebridge-Dakota
Muhammad Fiaz	Saskatchewan Party	Regina Pasqua
Ken Francis	Saskatchewan Party	Kindersley
Marv Friesen	Saskatchewan Party	Saskatoon Riversdale
Todd Goudy	Saskatchewan Party	Melfort
Gary Grewal	Saskatchewan Party	Regina Northeast
Joe Hargrave	Saskatchewan Party	Prince Albert Carlton
Donna Harpauer	Saskatchewan Party	Humboldt-Watrous
Daryl Harrison	Saskatchewan Party	Cannington
Jeremy Harrison	Saskatchewan Party	Meadow Lake
Everett Hindley	Saskatchewan Party	Swift Current
Terry Jenson	Saskatchewan Party	Martensville-Warman
Warren Kaeding	Saskatchewan Party	Melville-Saltcoats
Travis Keisig	Saskatchewan Party	Last Mountain-Touchwood
Delbert Kirsch	Saskatchewan Party	Batoche
Lisa Lambert	Saskatchewan Party	Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood
Greg Lawrence	Independent	Moose Jaw Wakamow
Jim Lemaigre	Saskatchewan Party	Athabasca
Matt Love	New Democratic Party	Saskatoon Eastview
Gene Makowsky	Saskatchewan Party	Regina Gardiner Park
Dave Marit	Saskatchewan Party	Wood River
Blaine McLeod	Saskatchewan Party	Lumsden-Morse
Tim McLeod	Saskatchewan Party	Moose Jaw North
Don McMorris	Saskatchewan Party	Indian Head-Milestone
Paul Merriman	Saskatchewan Party	Saskatoon Silverspring-Sutherland
SCOTT MOE	Saskatchewan Party	Rosthern-Shellbrook
Don Morgan	Saskatchewan Party	Saskatoon Southeast
Vicki Mowat	New Democratic Party	Saskatoon Fairview
Hugh Nerlien	Saskatchewan Party	Kelvington-Wadena
Betty Nippi-Albright	New Democratic Party	Saskatoon Centre
Greg Ottenbreit	Saskatchewan Party	Yorkton
Jim Reiter	Saskatchewan Party	Rosetown-Elrose
Erika Ritchie	New Democratic Party	Saskatoon Nutana
Alana Ross	Saskatchewan Party	Prince Albert Northcote
Laura Ross	Saskatchewan Party	Regina Rochdale
Nicole Sarauer	New Democratic Party	Regina Douglas Park
Dana Skoropad	Saskatchewan Party	Arm River
Doug Steele	Saskatchewan Party	Cypress Hills
Nathaniel Teed	New Democratic Party	Saskatoon Meewasin
Christine Tell	Saskatchewan Party	Regina Wascana Plains
Doyle Vermette	New Democratic Party	Cumberland
Randy Weekes^†	Saskatchewan Party	Biggar-Sask Valley
Nadine Wilson	Saskatchewan United Party	Saskatchewan Rivers
Trent Wotherspoon	New Democratic Party	Regina Rosemont
Gordon Wyant	Saskatchewan Party	Saskatoon Northwest
Aleana Young	New Democratic Party	Regina University
Colleen Young	Saskatchewan Party	Lloydminster

Member in BOLD CAPS is the Premier of Saskatchewan.
Members in bold are in the Cabinet of Saskatchewan.[2]
Members in italic are Legislative Secretaries to Cabinet Ministers.[2]

^† Speaker of the Assembly

Current seating plan

Lawrence

Ritchie

Bowes

Conway

Sarauer

Clarke

Burki

Domotor

Nippi-Albright

Vermette

Mowat

Beck

Wotherspoon

Love

Teed

A. Young

Wilson

Weekes

Morgan

McMorris

Hindley

Reiter

Harpauer

MOE

Duncan

Merriman

Tell

Wyant

Makowsky

Marit

Bradshaw

Buckingham

T. McLeod

Hargrave

Carr

J. Harrison

Eyre

L. Ross

Cockrill

Kaeding

Skoropad

Cheveldayoff

Fiaz

A. Ross

Dennis

Kirsch

Lambert

Ottenbreit

Francis

C. Young

Steele

D. Harrison

Bonk

Nerlien

Jenson

Lemaigre

Keisig

Goudy

Grewal

Friesen

B. McLeod

Current Executive Council/Cabinet

For current cabinet see Executive Council of Saskatchewan.

Officers

In September 2013 the assembly established the position of Usher of the Black Rod.[3] Their role is functionally similar to the one for the Senate of Canada. Rick Mantey was the first person to hold the office. The current Usher of the Black Rod, as of 2014, is Ben Walsh.[4]

The Black Rod was made by Scott Olson Goldsmith of Regina.[5]

References

Saskatchewan Act, 1905 (4-5 Edw. VII, c. 42, Section 12). July 20, 1905. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
"New Smaller Cabinet Includes Four New Faces". Government of Saskatchewan. August 23, 2016.
"Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Official Website > About the Legislative Assembly > Glossary". Queen's Printer for Saskatchewan.
Couture, Joe; Hamilton, Charles (June 10, 2014). "Mantey's demotion questioned". The Leader-Post. Regina. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014.
"Black Rod". Olson Goldsmiths.

External links

List of MLAs from the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

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[1] Saskatchewan Act, 1905 (4-5 Edw. VII, c. 42, Section 12). July 20, 1905. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

[2016_Cabinet-2] "New Smaller Cabinet Includes Four New Faces". Government of Saskatchewan. August 23, 2016.

[3] "Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Official Website > About the Legislative Assembly > Glossary". Queen's Printer for Saskatchewan.

[4] Couture, Joe; Hamilton, Charles (June 10, 2014). "Mantey's demotion questioned". The Leader-Post. Regina. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014.

[5] "Black Rod". Olson Goldsmiths.

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Lieutenant Governor (List)	Russell Mirasty
Premier (List - Premiers by time in office)	Scott Moe
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