11th Saskatchewan Legislature explained

The 11th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1948. The assembly sat from February 10, 1949, to May 7, 1952.^[1] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by Tommy Douglas formed the government.^[2] The Liberal Party led by Walter Adam Tucker 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 1948:^[5]

	Electoral district	Member	Party	Arm River	Gustaf Herman Danielson	Liberal	Athabasca	Louis Marcien Marion	Independent	Bengough	Allan Lister Samuel Brown	Co-operative Commonwealth	Biggar	Woodrow Stanley Lloyd	Co-operative Commonwealth	Cannington	William John Patterson	Liberal	Canora	Alex Gordon Kuziak	Co-operative Commonwealth	Cumberland	Lorne Earl Blanchard	Liberal	Cut Knife	Isidore Charles Nollet	Co-operative Commonwealth	Elrose	Maurice John Willis	Co-operative Commonwealth	Gravelbourg	Edward Milton Culliton	Liberal	Gull Lake	Alvin Cecil Murray	Co-operative Commonwealth	Hanley	Robert Alexander Walker	Co-operative Commonwealth	Humboldt	Arnold William Loehr	Liberal	Kelvington	Peter Anton Howe	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kerrobert-Kindersley	John Wellbelove	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kinistino	William Carlton Woods	Liberal	Last Mountain	Jacob Benson	Co-operative Commonwealth	Lumsden	William Sancho Thair	Co-operative Commonwealth	Maple Creek	Alexander C. Cameron	Liberal	Meadow Lake	William Thorneycroft Lofts	Liberal	Melfort	John George Egnatoff	Liberal	Melville	V. Patrick Deshaye	Liberal	Milestone	Jacob Walter Erb	Co-operative Commonwealth	Moose Jaw City	John Wesley Corman	Co-operative Commonwealth	Dempster Henry Ratcliffe Heming	Moosomin	Alexander Hamilton McDonald	Conservative Liberal	Morse	James William Gibson	Co-operative Commonwealth	Notukeu-Willow Bunch	Niles Leonard Buchanan	Co-operative Commonwealth	Pelly	John Gray Banks	Liberal	Prince Albert	Lachlan Fraser McIntosh	Co-operative Commonwealth	Qu'Appelle-Wolseley	Frederick Middleton Dundas	Liberal	Redberry	Bernard Leo Korchinski	Liberal	Regina City	Charles Cromwell Williams	Co-operative Commonwealth	Clarence Melvin Fines	Rosetown	John Taylor Douglas	Co-operative Commonwealth	Rosthern	Walter Adam Tucker	Liberal	Saltcoats	Asmundur A. Loptson	Liberal	Saskatoon City	Arthur Thomas Stone	Co-operative Commonwealth	John Henry Sturdy	Shellbrook	Louis William Larsen	Co-operative Commonwealth	Souris-Estevan	John Edward McCormack	Liberal	Swift Current	Harry Gibbs	Co-operative Commonwealth	The Battlefords	Paul Prince	Liberal	Tisdale	John Hewgill Brockelbank	Co-operative Commonwealth	Torch River	John Robert Denike	Co-operative Commonwealth	Touchwood	Tom Johnston	Co-operative Commonwealth	Turtleford	Leo Trippe	Liberal	Wadena	Frederick Arthur Dewhurst	Co-operative Commonwealth	Watrous	James Andrew Darling	Co-operative Commonwealth	Weyburn	Thomas Clement Douglas	Co-operative Commonwealth	Wilkie	John Whitmore Horsman	Liberal	Yorkton	Arthur Percy Swallow	Co-operative Commonwealth

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 .

Party Standings

Affiliation		Members	Co-operative Commonwealth	31	Liberal	19	Independent	1	Conservative Liberal	1
Total		52
Government Majority		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 .

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Cannington	Rosscoe Arnold McCarthy	Liberal	November 10, 1949	WJ Patterson named to federal Board of Transport Commissioners^[6]
Gull Lake	Thomas John Bentley	Co-operative Commonwealth	November 10, 1949	AC Murray died in September 1949^[7]
The Battlefords	Hugh James Maher	Liberal	February 8, 1950	P Prince died December 17, 1949^[8]
Gravelbourg	Edward Hazen Walker	Co-operative Commonwealth	July 10, 1951	EM Culliton named to Saskatchewan Court of Appeal^[9]

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. Encyclopedia: Patterson, William John (1886–1976) . Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan . 2012-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303164415/http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/patterson_william_john_1886-1976.html . 2009-03-03 . dead .
7. News: Weather Compels Tories to Defer Nomination Meet . Start-Phoenix . Saskatoon . October 20, 1949 . 3 . 2012-06-02.
8. News: Paul Prince Passes Away . Star-Phoenix . Saskatoon . December 17, 1949 . 3 . 2012-06-05.
9. Web site: Justices of the Court . Courts of Saskatchewan . 2012-06-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208031739/http://www.sasklawcourts.ca/default.asp?pg=ca_justices_08 . 2012-02-08 .