Donald James Toth (born May 31, 1948) is a Canadian retired provincial politician. He was

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during the first term of the

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government of

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, from 2007 to 2011. He represented the constituency of Moosomin in the

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from 1986 to 2016. While he was originally elected as a member of the Progressive Conservatives, he and some other Tories and Liberals co-founded the

in 1997. On December 10, 2007, he was elected Speaker by acclamation. Dan D'Autremont defeated him in the speakership election in the second term of the Wall government (2011–2016). He was educated at the

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and the Full Gospel Bible Institution in

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(now Eston College). Toth did not run for reelection in 2016. He was the last sitting legislator who had served during the

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government of the 1980s.

References

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan MLA Biography

Saskatchewan Party MLA Biography

Don Toth's webpage
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