The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan () is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given

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by the

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, in the name of the King of Canada. The assembly meets at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina. There are 61 constituencies in the province, which elect members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). All are single-member districts, though the cities of Regina,

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and

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were in the past represented through multi-member districts, with members elected through

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. The legislature has been unicameral since its establishment; there has never been a provincial upper house. The 30th Saskatchewan Legislature was elected at the

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Assemblies

Party standings

The party standings in the Assembly are as follows:

Members

*Member in BOLD CAPS is the Premier of Saskatchewan. *Members in bold are in the Cabinet of Saskatchewan. *Members in ''italic'' are Legislative Secretaries to Cabinet Ministers. *Member in CAPS is the

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. :^† Speaker of the Assembly

Current seating plan

Current Executive Council/Cabinet

For current cabinet see

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Officers

In September 2013 the assembly established the position of Usher of the Black Rod. Their role is functionally similar to the

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for the

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. Rick Mantey was the first person to hold the office. The current Usher of the Black Rod, as of 2014, is Ben Walsh. The Black Rod was made by Scott Olson Goldsmith of Regina.

References

External links

List of MLAs from the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
{{DEFAULTSORT:Legislative Assembly Of Saskatchewan Politics of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Legislature 1905 establishments in Saskatchewan