# 18th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 18th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1975. The assembly sat from November 12, 1975, to September 19, 1978. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Allan Blakeney formed the government. The Liberal Party led by David Steuart formed the official opposition. Edward Malone replaced Steuart as party leader in 1976. After the Progressive Conservative Party won two by-elections and convinced two Liberal members to defect in 1977, the Progressive Conservative Party led by Richard Lee Collver shared the role of official opposition with the Liberals.
John Edward Brockelbank served as speaker for the assembly.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1975:
| Electoral district | Member | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Arm River | Donald Leonard Faris | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Assiniboia-Bengough | Roy Edgar Nelson | Liberal | 1975 |
| Athabasca | Frederick John Thompson | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Bengough-Milestone | David Hadley Lange | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Biggar | Elwood Lorrie Cowley | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Canora | Al Matsalla | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Cumberland | Norman H. MacAuley | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Cut Knife-Lloydminster | Miro Kwasnica | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Estevan | Robert Austin Larter | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Humboldt | Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Indian Head-Wolseley | Cyril Pius MacDonald | Liberal | 1964 |
| Kelsey-Tisdale | John Rissler Messer | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Kelvington-Wadena | Neil Erland Byers | New Democratic Party | 1969 |
| Kindersley | Allan Neil McMillan | Liberal | 1975 |
| Kinistino | Arthur Thibault | New Democratic Party | 1959 |
| Last Mountain-Touchwood | Gordon S. MacMurchy | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Maple Creek | William Harry Stodalka | Liberal | 1975 |
| Meadow Lake | Gordon James McNeill | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Melfort | Norman Vickar | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Melville | John Russell Kowalchuk | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Moose Jaw North | John Leroy Skoberg | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Moose Jaw South | Gordon Taylor Snyder | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Moosomin | Larry Birkbeck | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Morse | John Edward Niel Wiebe | Liberal | 1971 |
| Nipawin | Richard Lee Collver | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Pelly | Leonard Larson | New Democratic Party | 1964, 1971 |
| Pelly | Norm Lusney (1977) | New Democratic Party | 1977 |
| Prince Albert | Mike Feschuk | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Prince Albert-Duck Lake | David Gordon Steuart | Liberal | 1962 |
| Prince Albert-Duck Lake | Garnet Norman Wipf (1977) | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Qu'Appelle | John Gary Lane | Liberal | 1971 |
| Qu'Appelle | John Gary Lane | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Quill Lakes | Murray James Koskie | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Redberry | Dennis Banda | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Regina Centre | Edward Blain Shillington | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Regina Elphinstone | Allan Emrys Blakeney | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Regina Lakeview | Edward Cyril Malone | Liberal | 1973 |
| Regina North East | Walter Smishek | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Regina North West | Edward Charles Whelan | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Regina Rosemont | Bill Allen | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Regina South | Stuart John Cameron | Liberal | 1975 |
| Regina Victoria | Henry Harold Peter Baker | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Regina Wascana | E.F. Anthony Merchant | Liberal | 1975 |
| Rosetown-Elrose | Roy Hardeman Bailey | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Rosthern | Ralph Katzman | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Saltcoats | Ed Kaeding | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Saskatoon Buena Vista | Herman Rolfes | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Saskatoon Centre | Paul Peter Mostoway | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Saskatoon Eastview | Glen Howard Penner | Liberal | 1975 |
| Saskatoon Mayfair | Beverly Milton Dyck | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Saskatoon Nutana | Wesley Albert Robbins | New Democratic Party | 1964, 1971 |
| Saskatoon Riversdale | Roy John Romanow | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Saskatoon Sutherland | Evelyn Grace Edwards | Liberal | 1975 |
| Saskatoon Sutherland | Harold William Lane (1977) | Progressive Conservative | 1977 |
| Saskatoon Westmount | John Edward Brockelbank | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Shaunavon | Eiliv (Sonny) Anderson | Liberal | 1975 |
| Shellbrook | George Reginald Anderson Bowerman | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Souris-Cannington | Eric Arthur Berntson | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Swift Current | Dennis Marvin Ham | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| The Battlefords | Eiling Kramer | New Democratic Party | 1952 |
| Thunder Creek | Wilbert Colin Thatcher | Liberal | 1975 |
| Thunder Creek | Wilbert Colin Thatcher | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Turtleford | Lloyd Emmett Johnson | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Weyburn | James Auburn Pepper | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Wilkie | Linda Clifford | Liberal | 1975 |
| Yorkton | Randall Neil Nelson | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
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## Party Standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | New Democratic | 39 |
| | Liberal | 15 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 7 |
| Total | Total | 61 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 17 |
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## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Prince Albert-Duck Lake | Garnet Norman Wipf | Progressive Conservative | March 2, 1977 | DG Steuart named to Senate of Canada |
| Saskatoon Sutherland | Harold William Lane | Progressive Conservative | March 2, 1977 | EG Edwards died in 1976 |
| Pelly | Norm Lusney | New Democratic Party | June 8, 1977 | LM Larsen died March 1977 |
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