Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

Legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan

29th Saskatchewan Legislature
Type
Type|

Unicameral chamber

of the Saskatchewan Legislature

History
Founded| 1905 (1905)
Preceded by| North-West Legislative Assembly
Leadership

Speaker

Randy Weekes, Independent
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

Lori Carr, Saskatchewan Party
since May 27, 2024

Opposition House Leader

Nicole Sarauer, NDP
since October 5, 2022

Structure
Seats| 61

Political groups

| Government (42)

* Saskatchewan (42)

Official Opposition (14)

* NDP (14)

Other political parties (4)

* Saskatchewan United (1)

* Independent (3)
* Vacant (1)

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

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Legislature  | Start  | End  | Premier  | Opposition Leader

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

## Party standings

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The current party standings in the assembly are as follows:

Affiliation  | Members

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| Saskatchewan Party | 43
| New Democratic Party | 14
| Saskatchewan United | 1
| Independent | 3
Total  | 61
Government Majority  | 26

## Members

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| Name  | Party  | Riding

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| 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† | Independent | 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

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|  |  |  |  |  | Ritchie | Bowes |  | Conway | Sarauer |  | Clarke | Burki |  |  |  |  |  | Domotor
|  |  |  |  |  | Nippi-Albright | Vermette |  | Mowat | Beck |  | Wotherspoon | Love |  | Teed | A. Young |  |  | Wilson
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|  |  | 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

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For current cabinet see Executive Council of Saskatchewan.

## Officers

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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]

## See also

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* List of Saskatchewan general elections
* Saskatchewan Legislative Building
* Monarchy in Saskatchewan
* Politics of Saskatchewan
* Saskatchewan Legislative Network
* Stopping the clock
* Hansard TV

## References

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1. ^ Saskatchewan Act, 1905 (4-5 Edw. VII, c. 42, Section 12). July 20, 1905. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
2. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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