10th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 10th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1944. The assembly sat from October 19, 1944, to May 19, 1948. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by Tommy Douglas formed the government. The Liberal Party led by William John Patterson formed the official opposition.

Tom Johnston served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1944:

Electoral district Member Party First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  Arm River Gustaf Herman Danielson Liberal 1934 3rd term
  Athabasca Louis Marcien Marion Liberal 1944 1st term
  Bengough Allan Lister Samuel Brown Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Biggar Woodrow Stanley Lloyd Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Cannington William John Patterson Liberal 1921 6th term
  Canora Myron Henry Feeley Co-operative Commonwealth 1938 2nd term
  Cumberland Leslie Walter Lee Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Cut Knife Isidore Charles Nollet Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Elrose Maurice John Willis Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Gravelbourg Henry Edmund Houze Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Gull Lake Alvin Cecil Murray Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Hanley James Smith Aitken Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Humboldt Ben Putnam Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Kelvington Peter Anton Howe Co-operative Commonwealth 1938 2nd term
  Kerrobert-Kindersley John Wellbelove Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Kinistino William James Boyle Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Last Mountain Jacob Benson Co-operative Commonwealth 1929, 1938 3rd term*
  Lumsden William Sancho Thair Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Maple Creek Beatrice Janet Trew Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Meadow Lake Herschel Lee Howell Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Melfort Oakland Woods Valleau Co-operative Commonwealth 1938 2nd term
  Melville William James Arthurs Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Milestone Frank Keem Malcolm Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Moose Jaw City John Wesley Corman Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Dempster Henry Ratcliffe Heming 1944 1st term
  Moosomin Arthur Thomas Procter Liberal 1934 3rd term
  Morse Sidney Merlin Spidell Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  James William Gibson (1946) Co-operative Commonwealth 1946 1st term
  Notukeu-Willow Bunch Niles Leonard Buchanan Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Pelly Dan Daniels Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Prince Albert Lachlan Fraser McIntosh Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Qu'Appelle-Wolseley Warden Burgess Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Redberry Dmytro Matthew Lazorko Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Regina City Charles Cromwell Williams Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Clarence Melvin Fines 1944 1st term
  Rosetown John Taylor Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Rosthern Peter J. Hooge Liberal 1944 1st term
  Saltcoats Joseph Lee Phelps Co-operative Commonwealth 1938 2nd term
  Saskatoon City John Henry Sturdy Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Arthur Thomas Stone 1944 1st term
  Shellbrook Albert Victor Sterling Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Guy Franklin Van Eaton (1945) Co-operative Commonwealth 1945 1st term
  Souris-Estevan Charles David Cuming Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Swift Current Harry Gibbs Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  The Battlefords Alexander Duff Connon Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Tisdale John Hewgill Brockelbank Co-operative Commonwealth 1938 2nd term
  Torch River John Bruce Harris Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Touchwood Tom Johnston Co-operative Commonwealth 1938 2nd term
  Turtleford Bob Wooff Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Wadena George Hara Williams Co-operative Commonwealth 1934 3rd term
  Frederick Arthur Dewhurst (1945) Co-operative Commonwealth 1945 1st term
  Watrous James Andrew Darling Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Weyburn Thomas Clement Douglas Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Wilkie Hans Ove Hansen Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
  Yorkton Arthur Percy Swallow Co-operative Commonwealth 1944 1st term
Active Service Voters
Area No. 1 (Great Britain) LAC Delmar Storey Valleau 1944 1st term
Area No. 2 (Mediterranean Sea) Lt. Col. Alan Williams Embury 1944 1st term
Area No. 3 (Canada outside
of Saskatchewan/Newfoundland)		 Major Malcolm James Dobie 1944 1st term

Notes:

  1. ↑ Polled October 17 to 30, 1944

Party Standings

Affiliation Members
  Co-operative Commonwealth 47
  Liberal 5
Active Service Voters 3
 Total
 55
 Government Majority
 42

Notes:

  1. ↑ Active Service Voter representatives had no party affiliation

By-elections

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

Electoral district Member elected Party Election date Reason
Shellbrook Guy Franklin Van Eaton Co-operative Commonwealth June 29, 1945 AV Sterling died in 1944
Wadena Frederick Arthur Dewhurst Co-operative Commonwealth November 21, 1945 GH Williams resigned due to ill health
Morse James William Gibson Co-operative Commonwealth June 27, 1946 SM Spidell resigned seat

Notes

  1. ↑ First elected as Progressive

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. 1 2 "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  6. ↑ "Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  7. ↑ Dale-Burnett, Lisa. "Williams, George (1894–1945)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
  8. ↑ Normandin, G P (1947). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.