10th Saskatchewan Legislature explained

The 10th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1944. The assembly sat from October 19, 1944, to May 19, 1948.^[1] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by Tommy Douglas formed the government.^[2] The Liberal Party led by William John Patterson formed the official opposition.^[3]

Tom Johnston served as speaker for the assembly.^[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1944:^[5]

	Electoral district	Member	Party	Arm River	Gustaf Herman Danielson	Liberal	Athabasca	Louis Marcien Marion	Liberal	Bengough	Allan Lister Samuel Brown	Co-operative Commonwealth	Biggar	Woodrow Stanley Lloyd	Co-operative Commonwealth	Cannington	William John Patterson	Liberal	Canora	Myron Henry Feeley	Co-operative Commonwealth	Cumberland	Leslie Walter Lee	Co-operative Commonwealth	Cut Knife	Isidore Charles Nollet	Co-operative Commonwealth	Elrose	Maurice John Willis	Co-operative Commonwealth	Gravelbourg	Henry Edmund Houze	Co-operative Commonwealth	Gull Lake	Alvin Cecil Murray	Co-operative Commonwealth	Hanley	James Smith Aitken	Co-operative Commonwealth	Humboldt	Ben Putnam	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kelvington	Peter Anton Howe	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kerrobert-Kindersley	John Wellbelove	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kinistino	William James Boyle	Co-operative Commonwealth	Last Mountain	Jacob Benson	Co-operative Commonwealth	Lumsden	William Sancho Thair	Co-operative Commonwealth	Maple Creek	Beatrice Janet Trew	Co-operative Commonwealth	Meadow Lake	Herschel Lee Howell	Co-operative Commonwealth	Melfort	Oakland Woods Valleau	Co-operative Commonwealth	Melville	William James Arthurs	Co-operative Commonwealth	Milestone	Frank Keem Malcolm	Co-operative Commonwealth	Moose Jaw City	John Wesley Corman	Co-operative Commonwealth	Dempster Henry Ratcliffe Heming	Moosomin	Arthur Thomas Procter	Liberal	Morse	Sidney Merlin Spidell	Co-operative Commonwealth	Notukeu-Willow Bunch	Niles Leonard Buchanan	Co-operative Commonwealth	Pelly	Dan Daniels	Co-operative Commonwealth	Prince Albert	Lachlan Fraser McIntosh	Co-operative Commonwealth	Qu'Appelle-Wolseley	Warden Burgess	Co-operative Commonwealth	Redberry	Dmytro Matthew Lazorko	Co-operative Commonwealth	Regina City	Charles Cromwell Williams	Co-operative Commonwealth	Clarence Melvin Fines	Rosetown	John Taylor Douglas	Co-operative Commonwealth	Rosthern	Peter J. Hooge	Liberal	Saltcoats	Joseph Lee Phelps	Co-operative Commonwealth	Saskatoon City	John Henry Sturdy	Co-operative Commonwealth	Arthur Thomas Stone	Shellbrook	Albert Victor Sterling	Co-operative Commonwealth	Souris-Estevan	Charles David Cuming	Co-operative Commonwealth	Swift Current	Harry Gibbs	Co-operative Commonwealth	The Battlefords	Alexander Duff Connon	Co-operative Commonwealth	Tisdale	John Hewgill Brockelbank	Co-operative Commonwealth	Torch River	John Bruce Harris	Co-operative Commonwealth	Touchwood	Tom Johnston	Co-operative Commonwealth	Turtleford	Bob Wooff	Co-operative Commonwealth	Wadena	George Hara Williams	Co-operative Commonwealth	Watrous	James Andrew Darling	Co-operative Commonwealth	Weyburn	Thomas Clement Douglas	Co-operative Commonwealth	Wilkie	Hans Ove Hansen	Co-operative Commonwealth	Yorkton	Arthur Percy Swallow	Co-operative Commonwealth
Active Service Voters^[6]
Area No. 1 (Great Britain)		LAC Delmar Storey Valleau
Area No. 2 (Mediterranean Sea)		Lt. Col. Alan Williams Embury
Area No. 3 (Canada outside of Saskatchewan/Newfoundland)		Major Malcolm James Dobie

Notes:

1. Web site: Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06.
2. Web site: Saskatchewan Premiers . 2012-03-07 . Saskatchewan Archives Board . PDF.
3. Web site: Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-07.
4. Web site: Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-07.
5. Web site: Membership of the Legislatures . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .
6. Polled October 17 to 30, 1944

Party Standings

Affiliation		Members	Co-operative Commonwealth	47	Liberal	5
Active Service Voters^[7]		3
Total		55
Government Majority		42

Notes:

1. Web site: Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06.
2. Web site: Saskatchewan Premiers . 2012-03-07 . Saskatchewan Archives Board . PDF.
3. Web site: Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-07.
4. Web site: Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-07.
5. Web site: Membership of the Legislatures . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .
6. Polled October 17 to 30, 1944
7. Active Service Voter representatives had no party affiliation

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:^[5]

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Shellbrook	Guy Franklin Van Eaton	Co-operative Commonwealth	June 29, 1945	AV Sterling died in 1944^[8]
Wadena	Frederick Arthur Dewhurst	Co-operative Commonwealth	November 21, 1945	GH Williams resigned due to ill health^[9]
Morse	James William Gibson	Co-operative Commonwealth	June 27, 1946	SM Spidell resigned seat^[10]

Notes:

1. Web site: Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06.
2. Web site: Saskatchewan Premiers . 2012-03-07 . Saskatchewan Archives Board . PDF.
3. Web site: Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-07.
4. Web site: Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-07.
5. Web site: Membership of the Legislatures . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .
6. Polled October 17 to 30, 1944
7. Active Service Voter representatives had no party affiliation
8. Web site: Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .
9. Encyclopedia: Williams, George (1894–1945) . Dale-Burnett . Lisa . Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan . 2008-02-12 . 2017-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170706223619/http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/williams_george_1894-1945.html . dead .
10. Book: Normandin, G P . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1947.