The 13th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1956. The assembly sat from February 14, 1957, to May 4, 1960.[1] The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by Tommy Douglas formed the government.[2] The Liberal Party led by Alexander Hamilton McDonald formed the official opposition.[3]

James Andrew Darling served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1956:[5]

Electoral district Member Party First elected / previously elected
  Arm River Gustaf Herman Danielson Liberal 1934
  Athabasca John James Harrop Co-operative Commonwealth 1956
  Bengough Allan Lister Samuel Brown Co-operative Commonwealth 1944
  Biggar Woodrow Stanley Lloyd Co-operative Commonwealth 1944
  Cannington Rosscoe Arnold McCarthy Liberal 1949
  Canora Alex Gordon Kuziak Co-operative Commonwealth 1948
  Cumberland Bill Berezowsky Co-operative Commonwealth 1952
  Cut Knife Isidore Charles Nollet Co-operative Commonwealth 1944
  Elrose Maurice John Willis Co-operative Commonwealth 1944
  Gravelbourg Lionel Philias Coderre Liberal 1956
  Hanley Robert Alexander Walker Co-operative Commonwealth 1948
  Humboldt Mary John Batten Liberal 1956
  Kelsey John Hewgill Brockelbank Co-operative Commonwealth 1938
  Kelvington Peter Anton Howe Co-operative Commonwealth 1938
  Kerrobert-Kindersley Eldon Arthur Johnson Co-operative Commonwealth 1956
  Kinistino Henry Begrand Co-operative Commonwealth 1952
  Arthur Thibault (1959) Co-operative Commonwealth 1959
  Last Mountain Russell Brown Co-operative Commonwealth 1952
  Lumsden Clifford Honey Thurston Co-operative Commonwealth 1956
  Maple Creek Alexander C. Cameron Liberal 1948
  Meadow Lake Alphonse Peter Weber Social Credit 1956
  Melfort-Tisdale Clarence George Willis Co-operative Commonwealth 1952
  Melville James Wilfrid Gardiner Liberal 1956
  Milestone Jacob Walter Erb Co-operative Commonwealth 1948
  Moose Jaw City Dempster Henry Ratcliffe Heming Co-operative Commonwealth 1944
  William Gwynne Davies 1956
  Moosomin Alexander Hamilton McDonald Liberal 1948
  Morse James William Gibson Co-operative Commonwealth 1946
  Nipawin Leo Nile Nicholson Social Credit 1956
  Notukeu-Willow Bunch Karl Frank Klein Liberal 1956
  Pelly Jim Barrie Liberal 1956
  Prince Albert Lachlan Fraser McIntosh Co-operative Commonwealth 1944
  Qu'Appelle-Wolseley Douglas Thomas McFarlane Liberal 1956
  Redberry Bernard Leo Korchinski Liberal 1948, 1956
  Regina City Charles Cromwell Williams Co-operative Commonwealth 1944
  Marjorie Alexandra Cooper 1952
  Clarence Melvin Fines 1944
  Rosetown John Taylor Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth 1944
  Rosthern Isaak Elias Social Credit 1956
  Saltcoats Asmundur A. Loptson Liberal 1929, 1948
  Saskatoon City John Henry Sturdy Co-operative Commonwealth 1944
  Arthur Thomas Stone 1944
  Shaunavon Thomas John Bentley Co-operative Commonwealth 1949
  Shellbrook John Thiessen Co-operative Commonwealth 1956
  Souris-Estevan Kim Thorson Co-operative Commonwealth 1956
  Swift Current Everett Irvine Wood Co-operative Commonwealth 1956
  The Battlefords Eiling Kramer Co-operative Commonwealth 1952
  Touchwood Frank Meakes Co-operative Commonwealth 1956
  Turtleford Frank Foley Liberal 1956
  Wadena Frederick Arthur Dewhurst Co-operative Commonwealth 1945
  Watrous James Andrew Darling Co-operative Commonwealth 1944
  Weyburn Thomas Clement Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth 1944
  Wilkie John Whitmore Horsman Liberal 1948
  Yorkton Frederick Neibrandt Co-operative Commonwealth 1956

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Party Standings

Affiliation Members
  Co-operative Commonwealth 36
  Liberal 14
  Social Credit 3
 Total
53
 Government Majority
19

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By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Party Election date Reason
Kinistino Arthur Thibault Co-operative Commonwealth June 3, 1959 H Begrand died March 8, 1959[6]

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References

  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.
  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.
  5. ^ a b "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  6. ^ "Henri Begrand" (in French). Musée Virtuel Francophone de la Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
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