Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan | |
Coa Pic: | Coat of arms of Saskatchewan.svg |
Session Room: | Sask Legislative Bldg.jpg |
House Type: | Unicameral chamber |
Body: | Saskatchewan Legislature |
Legislature: | 30th Saskatchewan Legislature |
Preceded By: | North-West Legislative Assembly |
Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
Leader1: | Todd Goudy |
Party1: | Saskatchewan Party |
Election1: | November 25, 2024 |
Leader2 Type: | Deputy Speaker |
Leader2: | Blaine McLeod |
Party2: | Saskatchewan Party |
Election2: | November 26, 2024 |
Leader3 Type: | Premier |
Leader3: | Scott Moe |
Party3: | Saskatchewan Party |
Election3: | February 2, 2018 |
Leader4 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
Leader4: | Carla Beck |
Party4: | NDP |
Election4: | June 26, 2022 |
Leader5 Type: | Government House Leader |
Leader5: | Tim McLeod |
Party5: | Saskatchewan Party |
Election5: | November 7, 2024 |
Leader6 Type: | Opposition House Leader |
Leader6: | Nicole Sarauer |
Party6: | NDP |
Election6: | October 5, 2022 |
Members: | 61 |
Structure1: | Legislative_Assembly_of_Saskatchewan_-_Seating_Chart_by_Party.svg |
Structure1 Res: | 300px |
Political Groups1: | Government (34) Official Opposition (27) |
Last Election1: | October 28, 2024 |
Next Election1: | TBD |
Meeting Place: | Legislative Building, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (fr|Assemblée législative de la Saskatchewan) is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan, in the name of the King of Canada.[1] The assembly meets at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina.
There are 61 constituencies in the province, which elect members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). All are single-member districts, though the cities of Regina, Saskatoon and Moose Jaw were in the past represented through multi-member districts, with members elected through block voting.
The legislature has been unicameral since its establishment; there has never been a provincial upper house.
The 30th Saskatchewan Legislature was elected at the 2024 Saskatchewan general election.
The party standings in the Assembly are as follows:
Affiliation | Members | ||
---|---|---|---|
Saskatchewan Party | 34 | ||
New Democratic Party | 27 | ||
Total | 61 | ||
Government Majority | 7 |
† Speaker of the Assembly
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bgcolor=FF7F00 | ChiefCalf | bgcolor=FF7F00 | Grewal | bgcolor=FF7F00 | Blakley | bgcolor=FF7F00 | Conway | bgcolor=FF7F00 | Sarauer | bgcolor=FF7F00 | Breckner | bgcolor=FF7F00 | McPhail | bgcolor=FF7F00 | Laliberte | bgcolor=FF7F00 | Clarke | ||||||||||||||
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bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Goudy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bgcolor=mediumseagreen | D. Harrison | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Kaeding | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Marit | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Cockrill | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Reiter | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | MOE | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Hindley | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | J. Harrison | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Jenson | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | C. Young | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Cheveldayoff | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Keisig | ||||||||
bgcolor=mediumseagreen | B. McLeod | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Beaudry | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Weedmark | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Wilson | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Carr | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | T. McLeod | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Ross | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Schmalz | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Steele | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Hilbert | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Martens | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Thorsteinson | ||||||||
bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Crassweller | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Kropf | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Weger | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Patterson | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Bromm | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Rowden | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Chan | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Gartner | bgcolor=mediumseagreen | Kasun |
For current cabinet see Executive Council of Saskatchewan.
In September 2013 the assembly established the position of Usher of the Black Rod.[3] Their role is functionally similar to the one for the Senate of Canada. Rick Mantey was the first person to hold the office. The current Usher of the Black Rod, as of 2014, is Ben Walsh.[4]
The Black Rod was made by Scott Olson Goldsmith of Regina.[5]