# 12th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 12th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1952. The assembly sat from February 12, 1953, to May 8, 1956. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by Tommy Douglas formed the government. The Liberal Party led by Walter Adam Tucker formed the official opposition. After Tucker returned to federal politics in 1953, Asmundur Loptson served as interim Liberal Party leader. Alexander Hamilton McDonald became Liberal Party leader and leader of the opposition in 1955.
Tom Johnston served as speaker for the assembly.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1952:
| Electoral district | Member | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Arm River | Gustaf Herman Danielson | Liberal | 1934 |
| Athabasca | James Ripley | Liberal | 1952 |
| 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 | Edward Hazen Walker | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1951 |
| Hanley | Robert Alexander Walker | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1948 |
| Humboldt | Joseph William Burton | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1938, 1952 |
| Kelsey | John Hewgill Brockelbank | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1938 |
| Kelvington | Peter Anton Howe | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1938 |
| Kerrobert-Kindersley | John Wellbelove | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| Kinistino | Henry Begrand | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1952 |
| Last Mountain | Russell Brown | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1952 |
| Lumsden | William Sancho Thair | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| Maple Creek | Alexander C. Cameron | Liberal | 1948 |
| Meadow Lake | Hugh Clifford Dunfield | Liberal | 1952 |
| Melfort-Tisdale | Clarence George Willis | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1952 |
| Melville | A. Percy Brown | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1952 |
| Milestone | Jacob Walter Erb | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1948 |
| Moose Jaw City | John Wesley Corman | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| Moose Jaw City | Dempster Henry Ratcliffe Heming | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| Moosomin | Alexander Hamilton McDonald | Liberal | 1948 |
| Morse | James William Gibson | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1946 |
| Nipawin | Thomas Russell MacNutt | Liberal | 1952 |
| Notukeu-Willow Bunch | Niles Leonard Buchanan | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| Pelly | Arnold Feusi | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1952 |
| Prince Albert | Lachlan Fraser McIntosh | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| Qu'Appelle-Wolseley | William Henry Wahl | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1952 |
| Redberry | Dmytro Zipchen | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1952 |
| Regina City | Charles Cromwell Williams | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| Regina City | Clarence Melvin Fines | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| Regina City | Marjorie Alexandra Cooper | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1952 |
| Rosetown | John Taylor Douglas | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| Rosthern | Walter Adam Tucker | Liberal | 1948 |
| Rosthern | Samuel Henry Carr (1953) | Liberal | 1953 |
| Saltcoats | Asmundur A. Loptson | Liberal | 1929, 1948 |
| Saskatoon City | Arthur Thomas Stone | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| Saskatoon City | John Henry Sturdy | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| Shaunavon | Thomas John Bentley | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1949 |
| Shellbrook | Louis William Larsen | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1948 |
| Souris-Estevan | John Edward McCormack | Liberal | 1948 |
| Souris-Estevan | Robert Kohaly (1953) | Progressive Conservative | 1953 |
| Swift Current | Harry Gibbs | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| The Battlefords | Eiling Kramer | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1952 |
| Touchwood | Tom Johnston | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1938 |
| Turtleford | Bob Wooff | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944, 1952 |
| 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 | Arthur Percy Swallow | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
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## Party Standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | 42 |
| | Liberal | 11 |
| Total | Total | 53 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 31 |
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## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Rosthern | Samuel Henry Carr | Liberal | October 28, 1953 | WA Tucker ran for federal seat |
| Souris-Estevan | Robert Kohaly | Progressive Conservative | October 28, 1953 | JE McCormack died March 14, 1953 |
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