12th Saskatchewan Legislature explained

The 12th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1952. The assembly sat from February 12, 1953, to May 8, 1956.^[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. After Tucker returned to federal politics in 1953, Asmundur Loptson served as interim Liberal Party leader.^[3] Alexander Hamilton McDonald became Liberal Party leader and leader of the opposition in 1955.

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

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1952:^[5]

	Electoral district	Member	Party	Arm River	Gustaf Herman Danielson	Liberal	Athabasca	James Ripley	Liberal	Bengough	Allan Lister Samuel Brown	Co-operative Commonwealth	Biggar	Woodrow Stanley Lloyd	Co-operative Commonwealth	Cannington	Rosscoe Arnold McCarthy	Liberal	Canora	Alex Gordon Kuziak	Co-operative Commonwealth	Cumberland	Bill Berezowsky	Co-operative Commonwealth	Cut Knife	Isidore Charles Nollet	Co-operative Commonwealth	Elrose	Maurice John Willis	Co-operative Commonwealth	Gravelbourg	Edward Hazen Walker	Co-operative Commonwealth	Hanley	Robert Alexander Walker	Co-operative Commonwealth	Humboldt	Joseph William Burton	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kelsey	John Hewgill Brockelbank	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kelvington	Peter Anton Howe	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kerrobert-Kindersley	John Wellbelove	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kinistino	Henry Begrand	Co-operative Commonwealth	Last Mountain	Russell Brown	Co-operative Commonwealth	Lumsden	William Sancho Thair	Co-operative Commonwealth	Maple Creek	Alexander C. Cameron	Liberal	Meadow Lake	Hugh Clifford Dunfield	Liberal	Melfort-Tisdale	Clarence George Willis	Co-operative Commonwealth	Melville	A. Percy Brown	Co-operative Commonwealth	Milestone	Jacob Walter Erb	Co-operative Commonwealth	Moose Jaw City	John Wesley Corman	Co-operative Commonwealth	Dempster Henry Ratcliffe Heming	Moosomin	Alexander Hamilton McDonald	Liberal	Morse	James William Gibson	Co-operative Commonwealth	Nipawin	Thomas Russell MacNutt	Liberal	Notukeu-Willow Bunch	Niles Leonard Buchanan	Co-operative Commonwealth	Pelly	Arnold Feusi	Co-operative Commonwealth	Prince Albert	Lachlan Fraser McIntosh	Co-operative Commonwealth	Qu'Appelle-Wolseley	William Henry Wahl	Co-operative Commonwealth	Redberry	Dmytro Zipchen	Co-operative Commonwealth	Regina City	Charles Cromwell Williams	Co-operative Commonwealth	Clarence Melvin Fines	Marjorie Alexandra Cooper	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	Shaunavon	Thomas John Bentley	Co-operative Commonwealth	Shellbrook	Louis William Larsen	Co-operative Commonwealth	Souris-Estevan	John Edward McCormack	Liberal	Swift Current	Harry Gibbs	Co-operative Commonwealth	The Battlefords	Eiling Kramer	Co-operative Commonwealth	Touchwood	Tom Johnston	Co-operative Commonwealth	Turtleford	Bob Wooff	Co-operative Commonwealth	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	42	Liberal	11
Total		53
Government Majority		31

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
Rosthern	Samuel Henry Carr	Liberal	October 28, 1953	WA Tucker ran for federal seat
Souris-Estevan	Robert Kohaly	Progressive Conservative	October 28, 1953	JE McCormack died March 14, 1953^[6]

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. News: Many at funeral of Ed Mccormack . Leader-Post . Saskatoon . March 19, 1953 . 14 . 2012-06-17.