20th Saskatchewan Legislature explained

The 20th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in April 1982. The assembly sat from June 17, 1982, to September 19, 1986.^[1] The Progressive Conservative Party led by Grant Devine formed the government.^[2] The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Allan Blakeney formed the official opposition.^[3]

Herbert Swan served as speaker for the assembly.^[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1982:^[5]

	Electoral district	Member	Party	Arm River	Gerald Muirhead	Progressive Conservative	Assiniboia-Gravelbourg	Allen Willard Engel	New Democratic Party	Athabasca	Frederick John Thompson	New Democratic Party	Bengough-Milestone	Robert Hugh Pickering	Progressive Conservative	Biggar	Harry Daniel Baker	Progressive Conservative	Canora	Lloyd Edward Hampton	Progressive Conservative	Western Canada Concept	Cumberland	Lawrence Riel Yew	New Democratic Party	Cut Knife-Lloydminster	Michael Alfred Hopfner	Progressive Conservative	Estevan	Donald Grant Devine	Progressive Conservative	Humboldt	Louis Albert Domotor	Progressive Conservative	Indian Head-Wolseley	Douglas Graham Taylor	Progressive Conservative	Kelsey-Tisdale	Neal Herbert Hardy	Progressive Conservative	Kelvington-Wadena	Sherwin Petersen	Progressive Conservative	Kindersley	Robert Lynal Andrew	Progressive Conservative	Kinistino	Bernard Joseph Leger Boutin	Progressive Conservative	Last Mountain-Touchwood	Arnold Bernard Tusa	Progressive Conservative	Maple Creek	Joan Duncan	Progressive Conservative	Meadow Lake	George Malcolm McLeod	Progressive Conservative	Melfort	Grant Milton Hodgins	Progressive Conservative	Melville	Grant Jacob Schmidt	Progressive Conservative	Moose Jaw North	Keith Edward Parker	Progressive Conservative	Moose Jaw South	Arthur Leslie Smith	Progressive Conservative	Moosomin	Larry Birkbeck	Progressive Conservative	Morse	Harold Martens	Progressive Conservative	Nipawin	Lloyd David Sauder	Progressive Conservative	Pelly	Norm Lusney	New Democratic Party	Prince Albert	John Paul Meagher	Progressive Conservative	Prince Albert-Duck Lake	Jerome Hammersmith	New Democratic Party	Qu'Appelle	John Gary Lane	Progressive Conservative	Quill Lakes	Murray James Koskie	New Democratic Party	Redberry	John Eudore Gerich	Progressive Conservative	Regina Centre	Edward Blain Shillington	New Democratic Party	Regina Elphinstone	Allan Emrys Blakeney	New Democratic Party	Regina Lakeview	Tim Embury	Progressive Conservative	Regina North	Jack Charles Klein	Progressive Conservative	Regina North East	Russell Allan Sutor	Progressive Conservative	Regina North West	William Martin Sveinson	Progressive Conservative	Western Canada Concept	Regina Rosemont	Gordon Dirks	Progressive Conservative	Regina South	Paul Emile Rousseau	Progressive Conservative	Regina Victoria	Metro Carl Rybchuk	Progressive Conservative	Regina Wascana	Gordon Gray Currie	Progressive Conservative	Rosetown-Elrose	Herbert Swan	Progressive Conservative	Rosthern	Ralph Katzman	Progressive Conservative	Saltcoats	Walter Robert Johnson	Progressive Conservative	Saskatoon Centre	Jack Sven Sandberg	Progressive Conservative	Saskatoon Eastview	Kimberly John Young	Progressive Conservative	Saskatoon Fairview	Duane Raymond William Edward Weiman	Progressive Conservative	Saskatoon Mayfair	Calvin Henry Glauser	Progressive Conservative	Saskatoon Nutana	Evelyn Louise Bacon	Progressive Conservative	Saskatoon Riversdale	Jo Ann Zazelenchuk	Progressive Conservative	Saskatoon South	Robert Edward William Myers	Progressive Conservative	Saskatoon Sutherland	Paul John Schoenhals	Progressive Conservative	Saskatoon University	Richard Dale Folk	Progressive Conservative	Saskatoon Westmount	Gay White Caswell	Progressive Conservative	Shaunavon	Dwain Matthew Lingenfelter	New Democratic Party	Shellbrook-Torch River	Lloyd John Muller	Progressive Conservative	Souris-Cannington	Eric Arthur Berntson	Progressive Conservative	Swift Current	Patricia Anne Smith	Progressive Conservative	The Battlefords	Myles Leslie Morin	Progressive Conservative	Thunder Creek^[6]	Wilbert Colin Thatcher	Progressive Conservative	Turtleford	Colin Maxwell	Progressive Conservative	Weyburn	Lorne Henry Hepworth	Progressive Conservative	Wilkie	James William Arthur Garner	Progressive Conservative	Yorkton	Lorne A. McLaren	Progressive Conservative

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. Seat declared vacant

Party Standings

Affiliation		Members	Progressive Conservative	55	New Democratic Party	9
Total		64
Government Majority		46

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. Seat declared vacant

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Prince Albert-Duck Lake	Sid Dutchak	Progressive Conservative	February 21, 1983	Election results declared void^[7]
Thunder Creek	Richard James Swenson	Progressive Conservative	March 27, 1985	Seat declared vacant; C Thatcher convicted of killing his wife^[8]
Regina North East	Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski	New Democratic Party	November 25, 1985	RA Sutor resigned for personal business reasons^[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. Seat declared vacant
7. News: Hammersmith sees voters sending Devine message . Phoenix . Saskatoon . February 16, 1983 . 17 . 2012-08-27.
8. News: Colin Thatcher - Timeline . CBC News . November 30, 2006 . 2012-08-27.
9. News: Tchorzewski seated . Leader-Post . Regina . November 22, 1985 . 1 . 2012-08-27.