13th Saskatchewan Legislature explained

The 13th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1956. The assembly sat from February 14, 1957, to May 4, 1960.^[1] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by Tommy Douglas formed the government.^[2] The Liberal Party led by Alexander Hamilton McDonald formed the official opposition.^[3]

James Andrew Darling served as speaker for the assembly.^[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1956:^[5]

	Electoral district	Member	Party	Arm River	Gustaf Herman Danielson	Liberal	Athabasca	John James Harrop	Co-operative Commonwealth	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	Lionel Philias Coderre	Liberal	Hanley	Robert Alexander Walker	Co-operative Commonwealth	Humboldt	Mary John Batten	Liberal	Kelsey	John Hewgill Brockelbank	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kelvington	Peter Anton Howe	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kerrobert-Kindersley	Eldon Arthur Johnson	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kinistino	Henry Begrand	Co-operative Commonwealth	Last Mountain	Russell Brown	Co-operative Commonwealth	Lumsden	Clifford Honey Thurston	Co-operative Commonwealth	Maple Creek	Alexander C. Cameron	Liberal	Meadow Lake	Alphonse Peter Weber	Social Credit	Melfort-Tisdale	Clarence George Willis	Co-operative Commonwealth	Melville	James Wilfrid Gardiner	Liberal	Milestone	Jacob Walter Erb	Co-operative Commonwealth	Moose Jaw City	Dempster Henry Ratcliffe Heming	Co-operative Commonwealth	William Gwynne Davies	Moosomin	Alexander Hamilton McDonald	Liberal	Morse	James William Gibson	Co-operative Commonwealth	Nipawin	Leo Nile Nicholson	Social Credit	Notukeu-Willow Bunch	Karl Frank Klein	Liberal	Pelly	Jim Barrie	Liberal	Prince Albert	Lachlan Fraser McIntosh	Co-operative Commonwealth	Qu'Appelle-Wolseley	Douglas Thomas McFarlane	Liberal	Redberry	Bernard Leo Korchinski	Liberal	Regina City	Charles Cromwell Williams	Co-operative Commonwealth	Marjorie Alexandra Cooper	Clarence Melvin Fines	Rosetown	John Taylor Douglas	Co-operative Commonwealth	Rosthern	Isaak Elias	Social Credit	Saltcoats	Asmundur A. Loptson	Liberal	Saskatoon City	John Henry Sturdy	Co-operative Commonwealth	Arthur Thomas Stone	Shaunavon	Thomas John Bentley	Co-operative Commonwealth	Shellbrook	John Thiessen	Co-operative Commonwealth	Souris-Estevan	Kim Thorson	Co-operative Commonwealth	Swift Current	Everett Irvine Wood	Co-operative Commonwealth	The Battlefords	Eiling Kramer	Co-operative Commonwealth	Touchwood	Frank Meakes	Co-operative Commonwealth	Turtleford	Frank Foley	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	Frederick Neibrandt	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	36	Liberal	14	Social Credit	3
Total		53
Government Majority		19

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]

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. Web site: Henri Begrand . Musée Virtuel Francophone de la Saskatchewan . 2012-06-23 . fr . 2014-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140519114149/http://musee.societehisto.com/henri-begrand-n372-t213.html . dead .