# Saskatchewan Legislature

The Saskatchewan Legislature is made of two elements: the lieutenant governor as representative of the King of Canada, and the unicameral assembly called the Legislative Assembly. The legislature has existed since Saskatchewan was formed out of part of the North-West Territories in 1905.
Like the Canadian federal government, Saskatchewan uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which members are sent to the Legislative Assembly after general elections and from there the party with the most seats chooses a premier and Executive Council. The premier is Saskatchewan's head of government.

## List of legislatures

Following is a list of the 29 times the legislature has been convened since 1905. For previous legislatures, see List of Northwest Territories Legislative Assemblies.
| Assembly Sessions | Election | From To | Governing Party | Premier | Official Opposition Party Leader | Speaker of the House |
| 1st Legislature 3 sessions | 1st general | Mar. 29, 1906 July 20, 1908 | Liberal | Walter Scott | Provincial Rights Frederick Haultain | Thomas MacNutt |
| 2nd Legislature 4 sessions | 2nd general | Dec. 10, 1908 June 15, 1912 | Liberal | Walter Scott | Provincial Rights Frederick Haultain | William Charles Sutherland |
| 3rd Legislature 6 sessions | 3rd general | Nov. 14, 1912 June 2, 1917 | Liberal | Walter Scott William M. Martin | Conservative Wellington Willoughby | John Albert Sheppard Robert Menzies Mitchell |
| 4th Legislature 4 sessions | 4th general | Nov. 13, 1917 May 16, 1921 | Liberal | William M. Martin | Conservative Donald Maclean | Robert Menzies Mitchell George Adam Scott |
| 5th Legislature 5 sessions | 5th general | Dec. 8, 1921 May 9, 1925 | Liberal | William M. Martin Charles Avery Dunning | Conservative John Archibald Maharg Harris Turner | George Adam Scott |
| 6th Legislature 4 sessions | 6th general | Dec. 3, 1925 May 11, 1929 | Liberal | Charles Avery Dunning James Garfield Gardiner | Progressive Charles Tran and Conservative James Thomas Milton Anderson | Walter George Robinson |
| 7th Legislature 6 sessions | 7th general | Sep. 4, 1929 May 25, 1934 | Conservative coalition | James Thomas Milton Anderson | Liberal James Garfield Gardiner | James Fraser Bryant Robert Sterritt Leslie |
| 8th Legislature 4 sessions | 8th general | Nov. 15, 1934 May 14, 1938 | Liberal | James Garfield Gardiner William John Patterson | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation George Hara Williams | John Mason Parker |
| 9th Legislature 6 sessions | 9th general | Jan. 19, 1939 May 10, 1944 | Liberal | William John Patterson | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation George Hara Williams John Hewgill Brockelbank | Charles Agar |
| 10th Legislature 5 sessions | 10th general | Oct. 19, 1944 May 19, 1948 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Tommy Douglas | Liberal William John Patterson | Tom Johnston |
| 11th Legislature 5 sessions | 11th general | Feb. 10, 1949 May 7, 1952 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Tommy Douglas | Liberal Walter Adam Tucker | Tom Johnston |
| 12th Legislature 4 sessions | 12th general | Feb. 12, 1953 May 8, 1956 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Tommy Douglas | Liberal Walter Adam Tucker Asmundur A. Loptson Alexander Hamilton McDonald | Tom Johnston |
| 13th Legislature 5 sessions | 13th general | Feb. 14, 1957 May 4, 1960 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Tommy Douglas | Liberal Alexander Hamilton McDonald | James Andrew Darling |
| 14th Legislature 6 sessions | 14th general | Feb. 9, 1961 Mar. 18, 1964 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Tommy Douglas Woodrow Lloyd | Liberal Ross Thatcher | Everett Irvine Wood Frederick Arthur Dewhurst |
| 15th Legislature 4 sessions | 15th general | Feb. 4, 1965 Sept. 8, 1967 | Liberal | Ross Thatcher | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Woodrow Lloyd | James Snedker |
| 16th Legislature 5 sessions | 16th general | Feb. 15, 1968 May 25, 1971 | Liberal | Ross Thatcher | New Democratic Party Woodrow Lloyd Allan Blakeney | James Snedker |
| 17th Legislature 5 sessions | 17th general | July 28, 1971 May 13, 1975 | New Democratic Party | Allan Blakeney | Liberal Ross Thatcher David Steuart | Frederick Arthur Dewhurst |
| 18th Legislature 5 sessions | 18th general | Nov. 12, 1975 Sept. 19, 1978 | New Democratic Party | Allan Blakeney | Liberal David Steuart Edward Cyril Malone Progressive Conservative Richard Lee Collver | John Edward Brockelbank |
| 19th Legislature 4 sessions | 19th general | Feb. 22, 1979 Mar. 29, 1982 | New Democratic Party | Allan Blakeney | Progressive Conservative Richard Lee Collver Eric Arthur Berntson | John Edward Brockelbank |
| 20th Legislature 5 sessions | 20th general | June 17, 1982 Sept. 19, 1986 | Progressive Conservative | Grant Devine | New Democratic Party Allan Blakeney | Herbert Swan |
| 21st Legislature 4 sessions | 21st general | Dec. 3, 1986 Sept. 2, 1991 | Progressive Conservative | Grant Devine | New Democratic Party Allan Blakeney Roy John Romanow | Arnold Bernard Tusa |
| 22nd Legislature 5 sessions | 22nd general | Dec. 2, 1991 May 23, 1995 | New Democratic Party | Roy Romanow | Progressive Conservative Grant Devine Richard Swenson Bill Boyd | Herman Rolfes |
| 23rd Legislature 4 sessions | 23rd general | Feb. 29, 1996 Aug. 19, 1999 | New Democratic Party | Roy Romanow | Liberal Ron Osika | Glenn Joseph Hagel |
| 24th Legislature 4 sessions | 24th general | Dec. 6, 1999 Oct. 8, 2003 | New Democratic Party | Roy Romanow Lorne Calvert | Saskatchewan Party Elwin Hermanson | Ron Osika Myron Kowalsky |
| 25th Legislature 3 sessions | 25th general | Mar. 18, 2004 Oct. 10, 2007 | New Democratic Party | Lorne Calvert | Saskatchewan Party Elwin Hermanson Brad Wall | Myron Kowalsky |
| 26th Legislature 5 sessions | 26th general | Dec. 10, 2007 Oct. 10, 2011 | Saskatchewan Party | Brad Wall | New Democratic Party Lorne Calvert Dwain Lingenfelter | Don Toth |
| 27th Legislature | 27th general | Dec. 5, 2011 Nov. 26, 2015 | Saskatchewan Party | Brad Wall | New Democratic Party Dwain Lingenfelter John Nilson Cam Broten | Dan D'Autremont |
| 28th Legislature 4 sessions | 28th general | May 17, 2016 Sep. 29, 2020 | Saskatchewan Party | Brad Wall Scott Moe | New Democratic Party Cam Broten Trent Wotherspoon Nicole Sarauer Ryan Meili | Corey Tochor Mark Docherty |
| 29th Legislature | 29th general | Nov. 30, 2020 Oct. 1, 2024 | Saskatchewan Party | Scott Moe | New Democratic Party Ryan Meili Carla Beck | Randy Weekes |
| 30th Legislature | 30th general | Nov. 25, 2024 present | Saskatchewan Party | Scott Moe | New Democratic Party Carla Beck | Todd Goudy |
Notes:
* ↑ From opening day of legislature to the day that the legislature was dissolved.
* ↑ Until October 20, 1916
* ↑ Until October 15, 1916
* ↑ Until April 1921
* ↑ Until May 1, 1919
* ↑ Until April 5, 1922
* ↑ In 1923
* ↑ From 1924 to 1925
* ↑ Until February 26, 1926
* ↑ Until September 9, 1929
* ↑ Until November 1, 1935
* ↑ Until 1941
* ↑ Until 1954
* ↑ Until 1955
* ↑ Until November 1961
* ↑ Until 1962
* ↑ Until 1970
* ↑ Until July 1971
* ↑ Until July 1976
* ↑ From June 24, 1977 to 1978, shared with Richard Lee Collver
* ↑ From June 24, 1977 to 1978
* ↑ Until November 1979
* ↑ Until November 1987
* ↑ Until October 1992
* ↑ Until November 1994
* ↑ Until February 8, 2001
* ↑ Until February 6, 2001
* ↑ Until 2004
* ↑ Until June 6, 2009
* ↑ Until November 19, 2011
* ↑ November 19, 2011 - March 9, 2013
* ↑ From March 9, 2013
* ↑ Until February 2, 2018
* ↑ Until April 4, 2016
* ↑ April 12, 2016 - June 20, 2017
* ↑ June 20, 2017 - March 3, 2018
* ↑ From March 3, 2018
* ↑ Until January 5, 2018
* ↑ From January 5, 2018