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. [1] The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Allan Blakeney formed the government. [2] The Liberal Party formed the official opposition. [3] After Ross Thatcher's death in July 1971, David Steuart became party leader in December 1971. [4]
Frederick Arthur Dewhurst served as speaker for the assembly. [5]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1971: [6]
Notes:
Affiliation | Members | |
---|---|---|
New Democratic Party | 45 | |
Liberal | 15 | |
Total |
60 | |
Government Majority |
30 |
Notes:
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: [6]
Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
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Morse | John Edward Niel Wiebe | Liberal | December 1, 1971 | WR Thatcher died in July 1971 [4] |
Souris-Estevan | Kim Thorson | New Democratic Party | December 1, 1971 | R Brown died in October 1971 [7] |
Athabasca | Allan Ray Guy | Liberal | September 27, 1972 | Election results declared invalid [8] |
Regina Lakeview | Edward Cyril Malone | Liberal | December 5, 1973 | DM McPherson died in September 1973 [9] |
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