# 13th Saskatchewan Legislature

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. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by Tommy Douglas formed the government. The Liberal Party led by Alexander Hamilton McDonald formed the official opposition.
James Andrew Darling served as speaker for the assembly.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1956:
| 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 |
| Kinistino | 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 |
| Moose Jaw City | William Gwynne Davies | Co-operative Commonwealth | 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 |
| Regina City | Marjorie Alexandra Cooper | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1952 |
| Regina City | Clarence Melvin Fines | Co-operative Commonwealth | 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 |
| Saskatoon City | Arthur Thomas Stone | Co-operative Commonwealth | 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 | Affiliation | Members |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | 36 |
| | Liberal | 14 |
| | Social Credit | 3 |
| Total | Total | 53 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 19 |
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## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Kinistino | Arthur Thibault | Co-operative Commonwealth | June 3, 1959 | H Begrand died March 8, 1959 |
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