# 16th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 16th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in October 1967. The assembly sat from February 15, 1968, to May 25, 1971. The Liberal Party led by Ross Thatcher formed the government. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Woodrow Lloyd formed the official opposition. Allan Blakeney succeeded Lloyd as party leader in 1970.
James Snedker served as speaker for the assembly.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1967:
| Electoral district | Member | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Arm River | Wilbert McIvor | Liberal | 1967 |
| Athabasca | Allan Ray Guy | Liberal | 1960 |
| Bengough | Alexander Mitchell | Liberal | 1966 |
| Biggar | Woodrow Stanley Lloyd | New Democratic Party | 1944 |
| Cannington | Thomas Milton Weatherald | Liberal | 1964 |
| Canora | Al Matsalla | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Cut Knife | Miro Kwasnica | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Elrose | George Gordon Leith | Liberal | 1964 |
| Gravelbourg | Lionel Philias Coderre | Liberal | 1956 |
| Hanley | Robert Andrew Heggie | Liberal | 1967 |
| Humboldt | Mathieu Theodore Breker | Liberal | 1964 |
| Kelsey | John Rissler Messer | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Kelvington | Bryan Harvey Bjarnason | Liberal | 1964 |
| Kelvington | Neil Erland Byers (1969) | New Democratic Party | 1969 |
| Kerrobert-Kindersley | William S. Howes | Liberal | 1964 |
| Kinistino | Arthur Thibault | New Democratic Party | 1959 |
| Last Mountain | Donald Gilbert MacLennan | Liberal | 1964 |
| Lumsden | Darrel Verner Heald | Liberal | 1964 |
| Maple Creek | Alexander C. Cameron | Liberal | 1948 |
| Meadow Lake | Henry Ethelbert Coupland | Liberal | 1964 |
| Melfort-Tisdale | Clarence George Willis | New Democratic Party | 1952 |
| Melville | John Russell Kowalchuk | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Milestone | Cyril Pius MacDonald | Liberal | 1964 |
| Moose Jaw North | Gordon Taylor Snyder | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Moose Jaw South | William Gwynne Davies | New Democratic Party | 1956 |
| Moosomin | Ernest Franklin Gardner | Liberal | 1965 |
| Morse | Wilbert Ross Thatcher | Liberal | 1960 |
| Nipawin | Frank Kenneth Radloff | Liberal | 1964 |
| Notukeu-Willow Bunch | James Benjamin Hooker | Liberal | 1964 |
| Pelly | Jim Barrie | Liberal | 1956, 1967 |
| Prince Albert East-Cumberland | Bill Berezowsky | New Democratic Party | 1952 |
| Prince Albert West | David Gordon Steuart | Liberal | 1962 |
| Qu'Appelle-Wolseley | Douglas Thomas McFarlane | Liberal | 1956 |
| Redberry | Demitro (Dick) Wasyl Michayluk | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Regina Centre | Allan Emrys Blakeney | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Regina North East | Walter Smishek | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Regina North West | Edward Charles Whelan | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Regina South | Gordon Burton Grant | Liberal | 1964 |
| Regina South East | Henry Harold Peter Baker | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Regina South West | Donald Mighton McPherson | Liberal | 1967 |
| Rosetown | George Fredrick Loken | Liberal | 1964 |
| Rosthern | David Boldt | Liberal | 1960 |
| Saltcoats | James Snedker | Liberal | 1960 |
| Saskatoon City Park-University | Joseph Jeffrey Charlebois | Liberal | 1967 |
| Saskatoon Mayfair | John Edward Brockelbank | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Saskatoon Nutana Centre | Clarence Leslie Baldwin Estey | Liberal | 1967 |
| Saskatoon Nutana South | William Austin Forsyth | Liberal | 1967 |
| Saskatoon Riversdale | Roy John Romanow | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Shaunavon | Fernand Larochelle | Liberal | 1964 |
| Shellbrook | George Reginald Anderson Bowerman | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Souris-Estevan | Ian Hugh MacDougall | Liberal | 1960 |
| Swift Current | Everett Irvine Wood | New Democratic Party | 1956 |
| The Battlefords | Eiling Kramer | New Democratic Party | 1952 |
| Touchwood | Frank Meakes | New Democratic Party | 1956, 1967 |
| Turtleford | Bob Wooff | New Democratic Party | 1944, 1952, 1960, 1964 |
| Wadena | Frederick Arthur Dewhurst | New Democratic Party | 1945 |
| Watrous | Percy Arnold Schmeiser | Liberal | 1967 |
| Weyburn | James Auburn Pepper | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Wilkie | Joseph Clifford McIsaac | Liberal | 1964 |
| Yorkton | Bernard David Gallagher | Liberal | 1960 |
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## Party Standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Liberal | 35 |
| | New Democratic Party | 24 |
| Total | Total | 59 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 9 |
Notes:
* ↑ The Saskatchewan CCF officially became the Saskatchewan NDP on November 25, 1967

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Kelvington | Neil Erland Byers | New Democratic Party | June 25, 1969 | Results of the 1967 election were declared invalid |
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