9th Saskatchewan Legislature explained

The 9th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1938. The assembly sat from January 19, 1939, to May 10, 1944.^[1] The Liberal Party led by William John Patterson formed the government.^[2] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by George Hara Williams formed the official opposition. After Williams resigned his seat to serve in the army in 1941,^[3] John Hewgill Brockelbank became house leader for the CCF.^[4]

Charles Agar served as speaker for the assembly.^[5]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1938:^[6]

	Electoral district	Member	Party	Arm River	Gustaf Herman Danielson	Liberal	Athabasca^[7]	A. Jules Marion	Liberal	Bengough	Herman Kersler Warren	Unity	Biggar	John Allan Young	Co-operative Commonwealth	Cannington	William John Patterson	Liberal	Canora	Myron Henry Feeley	Co-operative Commonwealth	Cumberland	Deakin Alexander Hall	Liberal	Cut Knife	William Roseland	Social Credit	Elrose	Louis Henry Hantelman	Co-operative Commonwealth	Gravelbourg	Edward Milton Culliton	Liberal	Gull Lake	Harvey Harold McMahon	Liberal	Hanley	Charles Agar	Liberal	Humboldt	James Chisholm King	Liberal	Kelvington	Peter Anton Howe	Co-operative Commonwealth	Kerrobert-Kindersley	Donald Laing	Liberal	Kinistino	John Richard Parish Taylor	Liberal	Last Mountain	Jacob Benson	Co-operative Commonwealth	Lumsden	Robert Scott Donaldson	Liberal	Maple Creek	John Joseph Mildenberger	Liberal	Meadow Lake	Donald MacDonald	Liberal	Melfort	Oakland Woods Valleau	Co-operative Commonwealth	Melville	John Frederick Herman	Social Credit	Milestone	William Pedersen	Liberal	Moose Jaw City	William Gladstone Ross	Liberal	William George Baker	Moosomin	Arthur Thomas Procter	Liberal	Morse	Benjamin Thomas Hyde	Liberal	Notukeu-Willow Bunch	Charles William Johnson	Liberal	Pelly	Reginald John Marsden Parker	Liberal	Prince Albert	Thomas Clayton Davis	Liberal	Qu'Appelle-Wolseley	Frederick Middleton Dundas	Liberal	Redberry	Orest Zerebko	Liberal	Regina City	Percy McCuaig Anderson	Liberal	Bamm David Hogarth	Rosetown	Neil McVicar	Liberal	Rosthern	John Michael Uhrich	Liberal	Saltcoats	Joseph Lee Phelps	Co-operative Commonwealth	Saskatoon City	James Wilfred Estey	Liberal	Robert Mitford Pinder	Shellbrook	Omer Alphonse Demers	Liberal	Souris-Estevan	Norman Leslie McLeod	Liberal	Swift Current	James Gordon Taggart	Liberal	The Battlefords	John Albert Gregory	Liberal	Tisdale	John Hewgill Brockelbank	Co-operative Commonwealth	Torch River	James Archibald Kiteley	Liberal	Touchwood	Tom Johnston	Co-operative Commonwealth	Turtleford	William Franklin Kerr	Liberal	Wadena	George Hara Williams	Co-operative Commonwealth	Watrous	Frank Stephen Krenn	Liberal	Weyburn	George Levi Crane	Liberal	Wilkie	John Cunningham Knowles	Liberal	Yorkton	Alan Carl Stewart	Unity

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 Council for Archives and Archivists . Saskatchewan's 1944 CCF election . Tommy Douglas and the Election of 1944] . 2008-02-12.
4. Web site: Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-07.
5. Web site: Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-07.
6. 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 .
7. Election held July 28, 1938

Party Standings

Affiliation		Members	Liberal	38	Co-operative Commonwealth	10	Social Credit	2	Unity	2
Total		52
Government Majority		24

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 Council for Archives and Archivists . Saskatchewan's 1944 CCF election . Tommy Douglas and the Election of 1944] . 2008-02-12.
4. Web site: Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-07.
5. Web site: Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-07.
6. 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 .
7. Election held July 28, 1938

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:^[6]

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Humboldt	Joseph William Burton	Co-operative Commonwealth	August 4, 1938	JC King resigned seat to allow CM Dunn to run for an assembly seat^[8]
Regina City	Bernard J. McDaniel	Liberal	November 24, 1938	PM Anderson named a judge^[9]
Prince Albert	Harold John Fraser	Liberal	October 16, 1939	TC Davis named a judge^[10]
The Battlefords	Paul Prince	Liberal	June 26, 1940	J Gregory ran for federal seat
Athabasca	Hubert Staines	Liberal	July 28, 1941	AJ Marion died in 1941^[11]

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 Council for Archives and Archivists . Saskatchewan's 1944 CCF election . Tommy Douglas and the Election of 1944] . 2008-02-12.
4. Web site: Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-07.
5. Web site: Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-07.
6. 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 .
7. Election held July 28, 1938
8. News: J.W. Burton Pioneered on Land and With C.C.F. Party . . Saskatoon . October 4, 1945 . 19 . 2012-05-09.
9. Web site: The Honourable Percy M. Anderson . Courts of Saskatchewan . 2012-05-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051227160430/http://www.sasklawcourts.ca/default.asp?pg=ca_justices_23 . 2005-12-27 .
10. Web site: The Honourable Thomas Clayton Davis . Courts of Saskatchewan . 2012-04-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051227145714/http://www.sasklawcourts.ca/default.asp?pg=ca_justices_21 . 2005-12-27 .
11. Web site: Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .