20th Saskatchewan Legislature

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
Canora	Lloyd Edward Hampton	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
Regina North West	William Martin Sveinson	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^{[nb 1]}	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:

^ Seat declared vacant

Party Standings

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

Notes:

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^[6]
Thunder Creek	Richard James Swenson	Progressive Conservative	March 27, 1985	Seat declared vacant; C Thatcher convicted of killing his wife^[7]
Regina North East	Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski	New Democratic Party	November 25, 1985	RA Sutor resigned for personal business reasons^[8]

Notes:

References

^ "Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
^ "Saskatchewan Premiers" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
^ "Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
^ "Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
^ ^a ^b "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
^ "Hammersmith sees voters sending Devine message". Phoenix. Saskatoon. February 16, 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
^ "Colin Thatcher - Timeline". CBC News. November 30, 2006. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
^ "Tchorzewski seated". Leader-Post. Regina. November 22, 1985. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-08-27.

[6] Seat declared vacant

[sessions-1] "Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-06.

[2] "Saskatchewan Premiers" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.

[oppose-3] "Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.

[4] "Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.

[elections-5] "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.

[7] "Hammersmith sees voters sending Devine message". Phoenix. Saskatoon. February 16, 1983. p. 17. Retrieved 2012-08-27.

[8] "Colin Thatcher - Timeline". CBC News. November 30, 2006. Retrieved 2012-08-27.

[9] "Tchorzewski seated". Leader-Post. Regina. November 22, 1985. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-08-27.

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