List of Saskatchewan CCF/NDP members explained

This is a list of members of the Saskatchewan, Canada, branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a social democratic political party, and its successor, the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP).

1929 general election

1934 general election

Contested by the Farmer-Labour Group which was founded in 1931 and, with the creation of the CCF in 1932, became its unofficial Saskatchewan wing. Jacob Benson, who had been elected as a Progressive in 1929, broke with the party after it joined the Conservatives to form a coalition government and joined the Farmer-Labour Group after it was formed[1] becoming its first MLA. In the 1934 election under M.J. Coldwell the FLG elected 5 MLAs becoming the official opposition to the Liberal government of James Garfield Gardiner; though Coldwell himself did not win a seat. In 1935, it changed its name and officially became the Saskatchewan section of the CCF and changed its name.

1938 general election

The CCF won ten of the 52 seats (2 FLG MLAs were re-elected and joined by 8 new MLAs) available in the 1938 election, June 8, 1938.

1938 (August 4) by-election

- +1 Pick up

1944 general election

The CCF won 42 of the 52 seats available in the 1944 election, June 15, 1944. CCF leader Tommy Douglas became Premier, the first time the CCF was able to form government in any jurisdiction.

1945 (June 29) by-election

- Switch

1945 (November 21) by-election

- Switch

1946 (June 27) by-election

- Switch

1948 general election

The CCF was re-elected, winning 31 of the 52 seats available in the 1948 election, June 24, 1948, a loss of 16 seats.

1949 (November 10) by-election

- Switch

1951 (July 10) by-election

- +1 Pick Up

1952 general election

The CCF government under Tommy Douglas won 42 of the 53 seats available in the 1952 election, June 11, 1952, a gain of 11 seats from the previous election.

1956 general election

The CCF was re-elected with 36 of the 53 seats available in the 1956 election, June 20, 1956, a loss of six seats.

1959 (June 3) by-election

- Switch

1960 general election

The CCF was re-elected with 37 of the 54 seats available in the 1960 election, June 8, 1960, a gain of one seat.

February 22, 1961 by-election -1 seat

December 13, 1961 by-election -1 seat

November 14, 1962 by-election -1 seat

1964 general election

The CCF-NDP won 25 of the 58 seats available in the 1964 election, April 22, 1964, eleven fewer than in the previous election. The government of Woodrow Lloyd, who had succeeded Douglas in 1961, was defeated.

1964 (December 16) by-election

- Switch/Return of Robert Alexander Walker

1967 general election

The NDP won 24 of the 59 seats available in the 1967 election, October 11, 1967.

1969 (June 25) by-election

- +1 Pick Up

1971 general election

The NDP won 45 of the 60 seats available in the 1971 election, June 3, 1971, forming government with Allan Blakeney becoming Premier.

1971 (December 1) by-election

- Switch/Return of Kim Thorson

1975 general election

The NDP was re-elected, with 39 of the 61 seats available in the 1975 election, June 11, 1975, a loss of two seats from the previous election.

1977 (June 8) by-election

- Switch

1978 general election

The NDP was re-elected with 44 of the 61 seats available in the 1978 election, October 18, 1978, gaining five seats.

1979 (October 17) by-election

- Switch

1980 (November 26) by-elections

- -1, +1, 1 Switch

1982 general election

The NDP government of Allan Blakeney was defeated, winning 9 of the 64 seats available in the 1982 election, April 26, 1982, a loss of 35 seats.

February 21, 1983 by-election -1 seat

1985 (November 25) by-elections

- +1 Pick Up/Return

1986 general election

The NDP won 25 of the 64 seats available in the 1986 election, October 20, 1986, a gain of 17 seats.

1988 (May4th) by-elections

- +1 Pick Up, 1 Switch/Return

1991 general election

The NDP under Roy Romanow formed government winning 55 of the 66 seats available in the 1991 election, October 21, 1991, a gain of 29 seats.

February 4, 1994 By-Election -1

1995 general election

The NDP won 42 of the 58 seats available in the 1995 election, June 21, 1995.

November 19, 1996 By-Election -1 seat

1998 (June 24) by-election

- Switch

1998 (October 26) by-election

+1 (Liberal MLA switch to NDP, By-Election Held)

1999 (June 28) by-elections

- 2 Switches

1999 general election

Sept 16th, 1999 election. The NDP won 29 out of 58 seats, a decline of 14 seats. The NDP was able to remain in government with the support of the Liberals. Four new NDP MLAs were elected:

2001 (February 26) by-election

- 1 Switch

2001 (March 19) by-election

- 1 Switch/Return of Lorne Calvert

2001 (November 8) by-election

- 1 Switch

2003 (March 17) by-elections

2003 floor crossing

In September 2003 Liberal turned Independent MLAs Jim Melenchuk and Ron Osika (Melville), both members of the cabinet for several years, formally joined the NDP. They were both defeated in the general election weeks later.

2003 general election

The NDP won 30 of the 58 seats available in the 2003 election, a gain of two seats. The NDP retained government under Lorne Calvert, who had succeeded Roy Romanow as NDP leader and premier in 2001. Five new NDP MLAs were elected:

2007 general election

The NDP won 20 of the 58 seats available in the 2007 election, a loss of ten seats from the previous election, meaning the defeat of the NDP government. Three new NDP MLAs were elected:

2008 (June 25) by-election

The NDP won a byelection on June 25, 2008, following the resignation from the legislature of Joan Beatty:

2009 (September 21) by-election

2011 general election

The NDP won 9 of the 58 seats available in the 2011 election. One new NDP MLA was elected:

2016 general election

The NDP won 10 of the 58 seats available in the 2016 election, a gain of 1 seat. Three new MLAs were elected:

2017/2018 by-elections

2020 general election

The NDP won 13 of the 58 seats available in the 2020 election. Six new NDP MLAs were elected:

References

  1. http://ca.geocities.com/geheimsaskatoon/1933nr.html http://ca.geocities.com/geheimsaskatoon/1933nr.html

See also

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