# 20th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 20th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in April 1982. The assembly sat from June 17, 1982, to September 19, 1986. The Progressive Conservative Party led by Grant Devine formed the government. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Allan Blakeney formed the official opposition.
Herbert Swan served as speaker for the assembly.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1982:
| 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 | Harry Daniel Baker | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Canora | Lloyd Edward Hampton | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Canora | Lloyd Edward Hampton | Western Canada Concept | 1982 |
| Cumberland | Lawrence Riel Yew | New Democratic Party | 1982 |
| Cut Knife-Lloydminster | Michael Alfred Hopfner | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Estevan | Donald Grant Devine | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Humboldt | Louis Albert Domotor | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Indian Head-Wolseley | Douglas Graham Taylor | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Kelsey-Tisdale | Neal Herbert Hardy | Progressive Conservative | 1980 |
| Kelvington-Wadena | Sherwin Petersen | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Kindersley | Robert Lynal Andrew | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Kinistino | Bernard Joseph Leger Boutin | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Last Mountain-Touchwood | Arnold Bernard Tusa | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Maple Creek | Joan Duncan | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Meadow Lake | George Malcolm McLeod | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Melfort | Grant Milton Hodgins | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Melville | Grant Jacob Schmidt | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Moose Jaw North | Keith Edward Parker | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Moose Jaw South | Arthur Leslie Smith | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Moosomin | Larry Birkbeck | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Morse | Harold Martens | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Nipawin | Lloyd David Sauder | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Pelly | Norm Lusney | New Democratic Party | 1977 |
| Prince Albert | John Paul Meagher | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Prince Albert-Duck Lake | Jerome Hammersmith | New Democratic Party | 1978 |
| Prince Albert-Duck Lake | Sid Dutchak (1983) | Progressive Conservative | 1983 |
| Qu'Appelle | John Gary Lane | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Quill Lakes | Murray James Koskie | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Redberry | John Eudore Gerich | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Regina Centre | Edward Blain Shillington | New Democratic Party | 1975 |
| Regina Elphinstone | Allan Emrys Blakeney | New Democratic Party | 1960 |
| Regina Lakeview | Tim Embury | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Regina North | Jack Charles Klein | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Regina North East | Russell Allan Sutor | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Regina North East | Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski (1985) | New Democratic Party | 1971, 1985 |
| Regina North West | William Martin Sveinson | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Regina North West | William Martin Sveinson | Western Canada Concept | 1982 |
| Regina Rosemont | Gordon Dirks | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Regina South | Paul Emile Rousseau | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Regina Victoria | Metro Carl Rybchuk | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Regina Wascana | Gordon Gray Currie | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Rosetown-Elrose | Herbert Swan | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Rosthern | Ralph Katzman | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Saltcoats | Walter Robert Johnson | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Saskatoon Centre | Jack Sven Sandberg | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Saskatoon Eastview | Kimberly John Young | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Saskatoon Fairview | Duane Raymond William Edward Weiman | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Saskatoon Mayfair | Calvin Henry Glauser | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Saskatoon Nutana | Evelyn Louise Bacon | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Saskatoon Riversdale | Jo Ann Zazelenchuk | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Saskatoon South | Robert Edward William Myers | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Saskatoon Sutherland | Paul John Schoenhals | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Saskatoon University | Richard Dale Folk | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Saskatoon Westmount | Gay White Caswell | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Shaunavon | Dwain Matthew Lingenfelter | New Democratic Party | 1978 |
| Shellbrook-Torch River | Lloyd John Muller | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Souris-Cannington | Eric Arthur Berntson | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Swift Current | Patricia Anne Smith | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| The Battlefords | Myles Leslie Morin | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Thunder Creek | Wilbert Colin Thatcher | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Thunder Creek | Richard James Swenson (1985) | Progressive Conservative | 1985 |
| Turtleford | Colin Maxwell | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Weyburn | Lorne Henry Hepworth | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Wilkie | James William Arthur Garner | Progressive Conservative | 1978 |
| Yorkton | Lorne A. McLaren | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
Notes:
* ↑ Seat declared vacant

## Party Standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Progressive Conservative | 55 |
| | New Democratic Party | 9 |
| Total | Total | 64 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 46 |
Notes:

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Prince Albert-Duck Lake | Sid Dutchak | Progressive Conservative | February 21, 1983 | Election results declared void |
| Thunder Creek | Richard James Swenson | Progressive Conservative | March 27, 1985 | Seat declared vacant; C Thatcher convicted of killing his wife |
| Regina North East | Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski | New Democratic Party | November 25, 1985 | RA Sutor resigned for personal business reasons |