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 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 districtMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term
Arm RiverDonald Leonard FarisNew Democratic Party19711st term
Assiniboia-BengoughDavid Hadley LangeNew Democratic Party19711st term
AthabascaAllan Ray GuyLiberal19604th term
BiggarElwood Lorrie CowleyNew Democratic Party19711st term
CanningtonThomas Milton WeatheraldLiberal19643rd term
CanoraAl MatsallaNew Democratic Party19672nd term
Cut KnifeMiro KwasnicaNew Democratic Party19672nd term
ElroseHayden William OwensNew Democratic Party19711st term
GravelbourgReginald John GrossNew Democratic Party19711st term
HanleyPaul Peter MostowayNew Democratic Party19711st term
HumboldtEdwin Laurence TchorzewskiNew Democratic Party19711st term
KelvingtonNeil Erland ByersNew Democratic Party19692nd term
Kerrobert-KindersleyAlex TaylorNew Democratic Party19711st term
Last MountainGordon S. MacMurchyNew Democratic Party19711st term
LumsdenJohn Gary LaneLiberal19711st term
Maple CreekGene FlaschNew Democratic Party19711st term
Meadow LakeHenry Ethelbert CouplandLiberal19643rd term
Melfort-KinistinoArthur ThibaultNew Democratic Party19595th term
MelvilleJohn Russell KowalchukNew Democratic Party19672nd term
MilestoneCyril Pius MacDonaldLiberal19643rd term
Moose Jaw NorthDonald Forrest MacDonaldLiberal19711st term
Moose Jaw SouthGordon Taylor SnyderNew Democratic Party19604th term
MoosominErnest Franklin GardnerLiberal19653rd term
MorseWilbert Ross ThatcherLiberal19604th term
John Edward Niel Wiebe Liberal19711st term
NipawinJohn Kristian ComerNew Democratic Party19711st term
Notukeu-Willow BunchAllen Willard EngelNew Democratic Party19711st term
PellyLeonard LarsonNew Democratic Party1964, 19712nd term*
Prince Albert EastMike FeschukNew Democratic Party19711st term
Prince Albert WestDavid Gordon SteuartLiberal19624th term
Qu'Appelle-WolseleyTerry Lyle HansonNew Democratic Party19711st term
RedberryDemitro (Dick) Wasyl MichaylukNew Democratic Party19604th term
Regina Albert ParkKenneth Roy MacLeodLiberal19711st term
Regina CentreAllan Emrys BlakeneyNew Democratic Party19604th term
Regina LakeviewDonald Mighton McPhersonLiberal19672nd term
Edward Cyril Malone Liberal19731st term
Regina North EastWalter SmishekNew Democratic Party19643rd term
Regina North WestEdward Charles WhelanNew Democratic Party19604th term
Regina WascanaHenry Harold Peter BakerNew Democratic Party19643rd term
Regina Whitmore ParkGordon Burton GrantLiberal19643rd term
RosetownGeorge Fredrick LokenLiberal19643rd term
RosthernDavid BoldtLiberal19604th term
SaltcoatsEd KaedingNew Democratic Party19711st term
Saskatoon City ParkBeverly Milton DyckNew Democratic Party19711st term
Saskatoon MayfairJohn Edward BrockelbankNew Democratic Party19643rd term
Saskatoon Nutana CentreWesley Albert RobbinsNew Democratic Party1964, 19712nd term*
Saskatoon Nutana SouthHerman RolfesNew Democratic Party19711st term
Saskatoon RiversdaleRoy John RomanowNew Democratic Party19672nd term
Saskatoon UniversityJohn Guyon RichardsNew Democratic Party19711st term
Independent
ShaunavonAllan Roy OliverNew Democratic Party19711st term
ShellbrookGeorge Reginald Anderson BowermanNew Democratic Party19672nd term
Souris-EstevanRussell BrownNew Democratic Party1952, 19714th term*
Kim Thorson New Democratic Party1956, 19712nd term*
Swift CurrentEverett Irvine WoodNew Democratic Party19565th term
The BattlefordsEiling KramerNew Democratic Party19526th term
Tisdale-KelseyJohn Rissler MesserNew Democratic Party19672nd term
TouchwoodFrank MeakesNew Democratic Party1956, 19674th term*
TurtlefordMichael FeduniakNew Democratic Party19711st term
WadenaFrederick Arthur DewhurstNew Democratic Party19458th term
WatrousDonald William CodyNew Democratic Party19711st term
WeyburnJames Auburn PepperNew Democratic Party19643rd term
WilkieJoseph Clifford McIsaacLiberal19643rd term
YorktonIrving Wensley CarlsonNew Democratic Party19711st term
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Morse-----------------------------------------------------Regina Lakeview--------------------------------------------------------------------Saskatoon UniversityJohn Guyon Richards-19711st term
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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
MorseJohn Edward Niel WiebeLiberalDecember 1, 1971WR Thatcher died in July 1971
Souris-EstevanKim ThorsonNew Democratic PartyDecember 1, 1971R Brown died in October 1971
AthabascaAllan Ray GuyLiberalSeptember 27, 1972Election results declared invalid
Regina LakeviewEdward Cyril MaloneLiberalDecember 5, 1973DM McPherson died in September 1973