16th Saskatchewan Legislature explained

The 16th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in October 1967. The assembly sat from February 15, 1968, to May 25, 1971.^[1] The Liberal Party led by Ross Thatcher formed the government.^[2] The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Woodrow Lloyd formed the official opposition. Allan Blakeney succeeded Lloyd as party leader in 1970.^[3]

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

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1967:^[5]

	Electoral district	Member	Party	Arm River	Wilbert McIvor	Liberal	Athabasca	Allan Ray Guy	Liberal	Bengough	Alexander Mitchell	Liberal	Biggar	Woodrow Stanley Lloyd	New Democratic Party	Cannington	Thomas Milton Weatherald	Liberal	Canora	Al Matsalla	New Democratic Party	Cut Knife	Miro Kwasnica	New Democratic Party	Elrose	George Gordon Leith	Liberal	Gravelbourg	Lionel Philias Coderre	Liberal	Hanley	Robert Andrew Heggie	Liberal	Humboldt	Mathieu Theodore Breker	Liberal	Kelsey	John Rissler Messer	New Democratic Party	Kelvington	Bryan Harvey Bjarnason	Liberal	Kerrobert-Kindersley	William S. Howes	Liberal	Kinistino	Arthur Thibault	New Democratic Party	Last Mountain	Donald Gilbert MacLennan	Liberal	Lumsden	Darrel Verner Heald	Liberal	Maple Creek	Alexander C. Cameron	Liberal	Meadow Lake	Henry Ethelbert Coupland	Liberal	Melfort-Tisdale	Clarence George Willis	New Democratic Party	Melville	John Russell Kowalchuk	New Democratic Party	Milestone	Cyril Pius MacDonald	Liberal	Moose Jaw North	Gordon Taylor Snyder	New Democratic Party	Moose Jaw South	William Gwynne Davies	New Democratic Party	Moosomin	Ernest Franklin Gardner	Liberal	Morse	Wilbert Ross Thatcher	Liberal	Nipawin	Frank Kenneth Radloff	Liberal	Notukeu-Willow Bunch	James Benjamin Hooker	Liberal	Pelly	Jim Barrie	Liberal	Prince Albert East-Cumberland	Bill Berezowsky	New Democratic Party	Prince Albert West	David Gordon Steuart	Liberal	Qu'Appelle-Wolseley	Douglas Thomas McFarlane	Liberal	Redberry	Demitro (Dick) Wasyl Michayluk	New Democratic Party	Regina Centre	Allan Emrys Blakeney	New Democratic Party	Regina North East	Walter Smishek	New Democratic Party	Regina North West	Edward Charles Whelan	New Democratic Party	Regina South	Gordon Burton Grant	Liberal	Regina South East	Henry Harold Peter Baker	New Democratic Party	Regina South West	Donald Mighton McPherson	Liberal	Rosetown	George Fredrick Loken	Liberal	Rosthern	David Boldt	Liberal	Saltcoats	James Snedker	Liberal	Saskatoon City Park-University	Joseph Jeffrey Charlebois	Liberal	Saskatoon Mayfair	John Edward Brockelbank	New Democratic Party	Saskatoon Nutana Centre	Clarence Leslie Baldwin Estey	Liberal	Saskatoon Nutana South	William Austin Forsyth	Liberal	Saskatoon Riversdale	Roy John Romanow	New Democratic Party	Shaunavon	Fernand Larochelle	Liberal	Shellbrook	George Reginald Anderson Bowerman	New Democratic Party	Souris-Estevan	Ian Hugh MacDougall	Liberal	Swift Current	Everett Irvine Wood	New Democratic Party	The Battlefords	Eiling Kramer	New Democratic Party	Touchwood	Frank Meakes	New Democratic Party	Turtleford	Bob Wooff	New Democratic Party	Wadena	Frederick Arthur Dewhurst	New Democratic Party	Watrous	Percy Arnold Schmeiser	Liberal	Weyburn	James Auburn Pepper	New Democratic Party	Wilkie	Joseph Clifford McIsaac	Liberal	Yorkton	Bernard David Gallagher	Liberal

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	Liberal	35	New Democratic Party^[6]	24
Total		59
Government Majority		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. The Saskatchewan CCF officially became the Saskatchewan NDP on November 25, 1967

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. The Saskatchewan CCF officially became the Saskatchewan NDP on November 25, 1967
7. News: Kelvington voters decide today . The Phoenix . Saskatoon . June 25, 1969 . 10 . 2012-07-26.