# 17th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 17th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1971. The assembly sat from July 28, 1971, to May 13, 1975. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Allan Blakeney formed the government. The Liberal Party formed the official opposition. After Ross Thatcher's death in July 1971, David Steuart became party leader in December 1971.
Frederick Arthur Dewhurst served as speaker for the assembly.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1971:
| Electoral district | Member | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Arm River | Donald Leonard Faris | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Assiniboia-Bengough | David Hadley Lange | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Athabasca | Allan Ray Guy | Liberal | 1960 |
| Biggar | Elwood Lorrie Cowley | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Cannington | Thomas Milton Weatherald | Liberal | 1964 |
| Canora | Al Matsalla | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Cut Knife | Miro Kwasnica | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Elrose | Hayden William Owens | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Gravelbourg | Reginald John Gross | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Hanley | Paul Peter Mostoway | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Humboldt | Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Kelvington | Neil Erland Byers | New Democratic Party | 1969 |
| Kerrobert-Kindersley | Alex Taylor | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Last Mountain | Gordon S. MacMurchy | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Lumsden | John Gary Lane | Liberal | 1971 |
| Maple Creek | Gene Flasch | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Meadow Lake | Henry Ethelbert Coupland | Liberal | 1964 |
| Melfort-Kinistino | Arthur Thibault | New Democratic Party | 1959 |
| Melville | John Russell Kowalchuk | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Milestone | Cyril Pius MacDonald | Liberal | 1964 |
| Moose Jaw North | Donald Forrest MacDonald | Liberal | 1971 |
| Moose Jaw South | Gordon Taylor Snyder | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Moosomin | Ernest Franklin Gardner | Liberal | 1965 |
| Morse | Wilbert Ross Thatcher | Liberal | 1960 |
| Morse | John Edward Niel Wiebe (1971) | Liberal | 1971 |
| Nipawin | John Kristian Comer | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Notukeu-Willow Bunch | Allen Willard Engel | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Pelly | Leonard Larson | New Democratic Party | 1964, 1971 |
| Prince Albert East | Mike Feschuk | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Prince Albert West | David Gordon Steuart | Liberal | 1962 |
| Qu'Appelle-Wolseley | Terry Lyle Hanson | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Redberry | Demitro (Dick) Wasyl Michayluk | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Regina Albert Park | Kenneth Roy MacLeod | Liberal | 1971 |
| Regina Centre | Allan Emrys Blakeney | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Regina Lakeview | Donald Mighton McPherson | Liberal | 1967 |
| Regina Lakeview | Edward Cyril Malone (1973) | Liberal | 1973 |
| Regina North East | Walter Smishek | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Regina North West | Edward Charles Whelan | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Regina Wascana | Henry Harold Peter Baker | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Regina Whitmore Park | Gordon Burton Grant | Liberal | 1964 |
| Rosetown | George Fredrick Loken | Liberal | 1964 |
| Rosthern | David Boldt | Liberal | 1960 |
| Saltcoats | Ed Kaeding | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Saskatoon City Park | Beverly Milton Dyck | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Saskatoon Mayfair | John Edward Brockelbank | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Saskatoon Nutana Centre | Wesley Albert Robbins | New Democratic Party | 1964, 1971 |
| Saskatoon Nutana South | Herman Rolfes | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Saskatoon Riversdale | Roy John Romanow | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Saskatoon University | John Guyon Richards | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Shaunavon | Allan Roy Oliver | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Shellbrook | George Reginald Anderson Bowerman | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Souris-Estevan | Russell Brown | New Democratic Party | 1952, 1971 |
| Souris-Estevan | Kim Thorson (1971) | New Democratic Party | 1956, 1971 |
| Swift Current | Everett Irvine Wood | New Democratic Party | 1956 |
| The Battlefords | Eiling Kramer | New Democratic Party | 1952 |
| Tisdale-Kelsey | John Rissler Messer | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Touchwood | Frank Meakes | New Democratic Party | 1956, 1967 |
| Turtleford | Michael Feduniak | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Wadena | Frederick Arthur Dewhurst | New Democratic Party | 1945 |
| Watrous | Donald William Cody | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Weyburn | James Auburn Pepper | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Wilkie | Joseph Clifford McIsaac | Liberal | 1964 |
| Yorkton | Irving Wensley Carlson | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
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## Party Standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | New Democratic Party | 45 |
| | Liberal | 15 |
| Total | Total | 60 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 30 |
Notes:

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Morse | John Edward Niel Wiebe | Liberal | December 1, 1971 | WR Thatcher died in July 1971 |
| Souris-Estevan | Kim Thorson | New Democratic Party | December 1, 1971 | R Brown died in October 1971 |
| Athabasca | Allan Ray Guy | Liberal | September 27, 1972 | Election results declared invalid |
| Regina Lakeview | Edward Cyril Malone | Liberal | December 5, 1973 | DM McPherson died in September 1973 |