13th Saskatchewan Legislature


The 13th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1956. The assembly sat from February 14, 1957, to May 4, 1960. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by Tommy Douglas formed the government. The Liberal Party led by Alexander Hamilton McDonald formed the official opposition.
James Andrew Darling served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1956:
Electoral districtMemberParty
Arm RiverGustaf Herman DanielsonLiberal
AthabascaJohn James HarropCo-operative Commonwealth
BengoughAllan Lister Samuel BrownCo-operative Commonwealth
BiggarWoodrow Stanley LloydCo-operative Commonwealth
CanningtonRosscoe Arnold McCarthyLiberal
CanoraAlex Gordon KuziakCo-operative Commonwealth
CumberlandBill BerezowskyCo-operative Commonwealth
Cut KnifeIsidore Charles NolletCo-operative Commonwealth
ElroseMaurice John WillisCo-operative Commonwealth
GravelbourgLionel Philias CoderreLiberal
HanleyRobert Alexander WalkerCo-operative Commonwealth
HumboldtMary John BattenLiberal
KelseyJohn Hewgill BrockelbankCo-operative Commonwealth
KelvingtonPeter Anton HoweCo-operative Commonwealth
Kerrobert-KindersleyEldon Arthur JohnsonCo-operative Commonwealth
KinistinoHenry BegrandCo-operative Commonwealth
Last MountainRussell BrownCo-operative Commonwealth
LumsdenClifford Honey ThurstonCo-operative Commonwealth
Maple CreekAlexander C. CameronLiberal
Meadow LakeAlphonse Peter WeberSocial Credit
Melfort-TisdaleClarence George WillisCo-operative Commonwealth
MelvilleJames Wilfrid GardinerLiberal
MilestoneJacob Walter ErbCo-operative Commonwealth
Moose Jaw CityDempster Henry Ratcliffe HemingCo-operative Commonwealth
William Gwynne Davies
MoosominAlexander Hamilton McDonaldLiberal
MorseJames William GibsonCo-operative Commonwealth
NipawinLeo Nile NicholsonSocial Credit
Notukeu-Willow BunchKarl Frank KleinLiberal
PellyJim BarrieLiberal
Prince AlbertLachlan Fraser McIntoshCo-operative Commonwealth
Qu'Appelle-WolseleyDouglas Thomas McFarlaneLiberal
RedberryBernard Leo KorchinskiLiberal
Regina CityCharles Cromwell WilliamsCo-operative Commonwealth
Marjorie Alexandra Cooper
Clarence Melvin Fines
RosetownJohn Taylor DouglasCo-operative Commonwealth
RosthernIsaak EliasSocial Credit
SaltcoatsAsmundur A. LoptsonLiberal
Saskatoon CityJohn Henry SturdyCo-operative Commonwealth
Arthur Thomas Stone
ShaunavonThomas John BentleyCo-operative Commonwealth
ShellbrookJohn ThiessenCo-operative Commonwealth
Souris-EstevanKim ThorsonCo-operative Commonwealth
Swift CurrentEverett Irvine WoodCo-operative Commonwealth
The BattlefordsEiling KramerCo-operative Commonwealth
TouchwoodFrank MeakesCo-operative Commonwealth
TurtlefordFrank FoleyLiberal
WadenaFrederick Arthur DewhurstCo-operative Commonwealth
WatrousJames Andrew DarlingCo-operative Commonwealth
WeyburnThomas Clement DouglasCo-operative Commonwealth
WilkieJohn Whitmore HorsmanLiberal
YorktonFrederick NeibrandtCo-operative Commonwealth
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Party Standings

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By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReason
KinistinoArthur ThibaultCo-operative CommonwealthJune 3, 1959H Begrand died March 8, 1959

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