# 19th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 19th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in October 1978. The assembly sat from February 22, 1979, to March 29, 1982. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Allan Blakeney formed the government. The Progressive Conservative Party led by Richard Collver formed the official opposition. Eric Berntson replaced Collver as party leader in 1979.
John Edward Brockelbank served as speaker for the assembly.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1978:
| Electoral district | Member | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Arm River | Gerald Muirhead | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Assiniboia-Gravelbourg | Allen Willard Engel | New Democratic Party | 1971, 1978 |
| Athabasca | Frederick John Thompson | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Bengough-Milestone | Robert Hugh Pickering | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| 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 | Robert Gavin Long | New Democratic Party | 1978 |
| Estevan | Robert Austin Larter | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Estevan | John Otho Chapman (1980) | New Democratic Party | 1980 |
| Humboldt | Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Indian Head-Wolseley | Douglas Graham Taylor | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Kelsey-Tisdale | John Rissler Messer | New Democratic Party | 1967 |
| Kelsey-Tisdale | Neal Herbert Hardy (1980) | Progressive Conservative | 1980 |
| Kelvington-Wadena | Neil Erland Byers | New Democratic Party | 1969 |
| Kindersley | Robert Lynal Andrew | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Kinistino | Donald William Cody | New Democratic Party | 1971, 1978 |
| Last Mountain-Touchwood | Gordon S. MacMurchy | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Maple Creek | Joan Duncan | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Meadow Lake | George Malcolm McLeod | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| 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 | Reginald John Gross | New Democratic Party | 1971, 1978 |
| Nipawin | Richard Lee Collver | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Nipawin | Richard Lee Collver | Unionest | 1975 |
| Pelly | Norm Lusney | New Democratic Party | 1977 |
| Prince Albert | Mike Feschuk | New Democratic Party | 1971 |
| Prince Albert-Duck Lake | Jerome Hammersmith | New Democratic Party | 1978 |
| 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 | Douglas Francis McArthur | New Democratic Party | 1978 |
| Regina North East | Walter Smishek | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Regina North West | Edward Charles Whelan | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Regina North West | John Lewis Solomon (1979) | New Democratic Party | 1979 |
| Regina Rosemont | Bill Allen | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Regina South | Paul Emile Rousseau | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Regina Victoria | Henry Harold Peter Baker | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Regina Wascana | Clinton Oliver White | New Democratic Party | 1978 |
| Rosetown-Elrose | Herbert Swan | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| 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 | Bernard John Poniatowski | New Democratic Party | 1978 |
| 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 | Peter W. Prebble | New Democratic Party | 1978 |
| Saskatoon Westmount | John Edward Brockelbank | New Democratic Party | 1964 |
| Shaunavon | Dwain Matthew Lingenfelter | New Democratic Party | 1978 |
| 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 |
| Swift Current | Dennis Marvin Ham | Unionest | 1975 |
| The Battlefords | Eiling Kramer | New Democratic Party | 1952 |
| The Battlefords | David Manly Miner (1980) | New Democratic Party | 1980 |
| 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 | James William Arthur Garner | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Yorkton | Randall Neil Nelson | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
Notes:

## Party Standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | New Democratic Party | 44 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 17 |
| Total | Total | 61 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 27 |
Notes:

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Regina North West | John Lewis Solomon | New Democratic Party | October 17, 1979 | EC Whelan retired from politics |
| Estevan | John Otho Chapman | New Democratic Party | November 26, 1980 | RA Larter resigned seat due to poor health |
| Kelsey-Tisdale | Neal Herbert Hardy | Progressive Conservative | November 26, 1980 | JR Messer resigned seat |
| The Battlefords | David Manly Miner | New Democratic Party | November 26, 1980 | E Kramer retired from politics |