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19th Legislative Assembly Of Saskatchewan
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 Allan Emrys Blakeney (September 7, 1925April 16, 2011) was the tenth premier of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982, and leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP). Early life and career Born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Blakeney took his ... 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: Notes: Party Standings Notes: By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Notes: References {{DEFAULTSORT:019 Terms of the Saskatchewan L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1978 Saskatchewan general election was held on October 18, 1978, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The New Democratic government of Premier Allan Blakeney was returned for a third consecutive term with an increased majority in the legislature, and a larger share of the popular vote. The Progressive Conservative Party of Richard Collver continued to increase its share of the popular vote in this election. They were the only other party to win seats and became the official opposition to the Blakeney government. Fierce political infighting in the Liberal Party after the resignation of leader David Steuart led to electoral disaster in 1978. The Liberals had lost two of the 15 seats they won in 1975 to by-elections and two more Grits crossed the floor to the Tories prior to the 1978 election. Under the disputed leadership of Ted Malone, the Liberals lost all of the 11 seats they still held in the legislature and more than half the votes it had won i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canora (provincial Electoral District)
Canora is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centered on the town of Canora. This constituency was created before the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908. Dissolved in 1934, the district was reconstituted before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938. It is now part of the constituency of Canora-Pelly. Members of the Legislative Assembly 1908 – 1934 1938 – 1995 Election results , - , Provincial Rights , William Johnston , align="right", 206 , align="right", 30.98% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 665 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , Conservative , William McGregor , align="right", 368 , align="right", 31.92% , align="right", +0.94 , Independent , Mike Gabora , align="right", 102 , align="right", 8.84% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 1,153 !align="r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rissler Messer
John Rissler "Jack" Messer (born May 26, 1941) is a farmer and former political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Kelsey from 1967 to 1971, Tisdale-Kelsey from 1971 to 1975 and Kelsey-Tisdale from 1975 to 1980 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member. He was born in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, the son of William Frederick Messer and Margaret Elizabeth Rissler, and was educated there and in Vancouver, British Columbia. Messer worked in Vancouver before continuing his studies at the University of British Columbia and the University of Saskatchewan. He then returned to Tisdale and settled on a farm near the town. In 1960, he married Joanne Bryson, the daughter of Hugh Alexander Bryson. He was secretary of the Tisdale Wheat Pool Committee and a director for the Evington Rural Telephone Company. Messer served in the Saskatchewan cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, as Minister of Industry and Commerce and as Minister of Mineral Resources. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelsey-Tisdale
Kelsey-Tisdale was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, encompassing the towns of Hudson Bay, Carrot River, and Tisdale. Created as "Tisdale-Kelsey" before the 17th Saskatchewan general election in 1971, this riding was dissolved before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It is now part of the constituencies of Melfort and Carrot River Valley. Members of the Legislative Assembly Tisdale-Kelsey (1971–1975) Kelsey-Tisdale (1975–1995) Election results , - , style="width: 130px", NDP , John Rissler Messer , align="right", 4,761 , align="right", 57.84% , align="right", – , Prog. Conservative , Walter Lisitza , align="right", 420 , align="right", 5.10% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,231 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , style="width: 130px", NDP , John Rissler Messer , align="right", 3,750 , align="right", 47.79% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Graham Taylor
Douglas Graham Taylor (July 4, 1936 – October 7, 2009) was an educator, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Indian Head-Wolseley from 1982 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Conservative member. He was born near Moffat, Saskatchewan, the son of Robert Taylor, and was educated in Candiac, in Wolseley and at the University of Regina, where he received a BEd and a diploma in Educational Administration. Taylor taught school in Kipling and Wolseley, also serving as high school principal. He also operated a farm north of Wolseley. In October 1959, he married Katherine Isabel Garden. Taylor ran unsuccessfully for the leadership of the provincial Progressive Conservative party. He was house leader for the official opposition in the Saskatchewan assembly and later served in the cabinet as Minister of Health, as Minister of Tourism and Small Business, as Minister of Supply and Services. as Minister of Tourism, Small Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qu'Appelle-Wolseley
Qu'Appelle-Wolseley is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was created before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934 by combining the constituencies of South Qu'Appelle and Wolseley. Redrawn and renamed "Indian Head-Wolseley" in 1975, the riding was dissolved before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It is now part of the Indian Head-Milestone and Regina Wascana Plains constituencies. Members of the Legislative Assembly Qu'Appelle-Wolseley (1934 – 1975) Indian Head-Wolseley (1975 – 1995) Election results , - , Conservative , Stanley Withington Nichols , align="right", 2,627 , align="right", 30.23% , align="right", – , Farmer-Labour , John Henry Sturdy , align="right", 1,932 , align="right", 22.24% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 8,689 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , Conservative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Tchorzewski
Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski (April 22, 1943 – June 6, 2008) was a Canadian politician, former Saskatchewan finance minister and member of the Legislative Assembly for 25 years."Former Sask. finance minister dies" – ''CBC News'' (Retrieved on June 7, 2008) As a member of the , he was MLA from the Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humboldt (provincial Electoral District)
Humboldt was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in central Saskatchewan, this constituency was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905. Incorporated as a city in 2000, Humboldt (pop. 4,998) was the largest centre in the riding. Smaller communities in the district included the towns of Lanigan, Allan, Colonsay, Aberdeen, Clavet, and Bruno; and the villages of Vonda, Viscount, Muenster, and Meacham. See also the mirrored article, which has information on the former federal electoral district of the same name. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results , - , NDP , Gord Bedient , align="right", 1,807 , align="right", 23.24% , align="right", -4.77% , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 7,775 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , NDP , Brenda Curtis , align="right", 2,456 , align="right", 28.01% , align="right", -12.07% , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Austin Larter
Robert Austin Larter (January 16, 1925 – December 26, 2015) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, in the na ... from 1975 to his resignation due to health reasons in 1980, as a Conservative member for the constituency of Estevan. He was born in 1925 in Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan to a Canadian father and American mother. He attended the Banff School of Fine Arts and Chicago Vocational College. He married Phyllis Lorraine Gort in 1948 and had four children. He was an agriculture implement dealer. His wife, Phyllis died in 2011. He died on December 26, 2015. References Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MLAs 1925 births 2015 deaths {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estevan (electoral District)
Estevan is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. The city of Estevan (pop. 10,084) is the largest centre in the constituency. Known as Saskatchewan's "Energy City", the area has rich deposits of oil, natural gas, and lignite coal. Provincial Highways 39 and 47 connect Estevan with the American state of North Dakota. Smaller centres in the riding include the towns of Bienfait, Midale and Radville; and the villages of North Portal, Goodwater, Macoun, Oungre, Halbrite, Torquay and Lake Alma Lake Alma is a special service area within the Rural Municipality of Lake Alma No. 8, Saskatchewan, Canada that held village status prior to August 2018. The community shares its name with the nearby Alma Lake and surrounding rural municipa .... Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results , - , NDP , Blair Schoenfeld , align="right", 1,045 , align="right", 17.27 , align="right", -1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Gavin Long
Robert Gavin Long (March 3, 1937 – June 4, 2011) was a farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Cut Knife-Lloydminster from 1978 to 1982 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member. He was born in Maymont, Saskatchewan, the son of Donald Charles Long, and moved to the Lloydminster area with his family in 1947. Long was first employed as a heavy equipment operator but turned to farming in 1962. In 1964 he married Phyllis Joyce Murray, who died in 1974. In 1975, he remarried to Eva Marie Sych. He served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Highways and Transportation. He was defeated by Michael Hopfner when he ran for reelection to the Saskatchewan assembly in 1982. From 1988 to 1992, Long was president of the provincial NDP. He also served as district chair for the Saskatchewan Highway Traffic Board. Long died in Lloydminster, Alberta Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic disti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cut Knife (electoral District)
Cut Knife is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This constituency was created before the 4th Saskatchewan general election in 1917. Redrawn to include the former district of Lloydminster in 1934, the constituency was renamed "Cut Knife-Lloydminster" in 1964. This district was dissolved before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995. It is now part of the Lloydminster and Cut Knife-Turtleford constituencies. Members of the Legislative Assembly Cut Knife (1917 – 1964) Cut Knife-Lloydminster (1964 – 1995) Election results , - , Conservative , Samson J. Graham , align="right", 657 , align="right", 45.12% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 1,456 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , Independent , Tom C. Raymond , align="right", 689 , align="right", 42.53% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
