The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the
Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...
, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given
royal assent
Royal assent is the method by which a monarch formally approves an act of the legislature, either directly or through an official acting on the monarch's behalf. In some jurisdictions, royal assent is equivalent to promulgation, while in othe ...
by the
Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
The lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan () is the viceregal representative in Saskatchewan of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other Common ...
, in the name of the
King in Right of Saskatchewan. The assembly meets at the
Saskatchewan Legislative Building in
Regina.
There are 61 constituencies in the province, which elect
members of the Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. ...
(MLAs) to the Legislative Assembly. All are single-member districts, though the cities of
Regina,
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as ...
and
Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw is the fourth largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. Lying on the Moose Jaw River in the south-central part of the province, it is situated on the Trans-Canada Highway, west of Regina. Residents of Moose Jaw are known as Moose Javians ...
were in the past represented through multi-member districts, with members elected through
Block Voting
Block voting or bloc voting refers to electoral systems in which multiple candidates are elected at once and a group (voting bloc) of voters can force the system to elect only their preferred candidates. Block voting may be used at large (in a si ...
.
The legislature has been unicameral since its establishment; there has never been a provincial upper house.
The
29th Saskatchewan Legislature
The 29th Saskatchewan Legislature was elected at the 2020 Saskatchewan general election.
Notably, this is the first Saskatchewan Legislature in which some government members will sit on the Speaker's left. The Saskatchewan Legislature chamber is ...
was elected at the
2020 Saskatchewan general election.
Assemblies
Party standings
The current 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.
:
† Speaker of the Assembly
Current seating plan
Current Executive Council/Cabinet
For current cabinet see
Executive Council of Saskatchewan The Executive Council of Saskatchewan (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Saskatchewan) is the cabinet of that Canadian province.
Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, the Cabinet is similar in stru ...
.
Officers
In September 2013 the assembly established the position of
Usher of the Black Rod. Their role is functionally similar to the
one
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...
for the
Senate of Canada
The Senate of Canada (french: region=CA, Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The Senate is modelled after the ...
. 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.
See also
*
List of Saskatchewan general elections
*
Saskatchewan Legislative Building
*
Monarchy in Saskatchewan
*
Politics of Saskatchewan
*
Saskatchewan Legislative Network
*
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*
Hansard TV
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References
External links
List of MLAs from the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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Politics of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...
Saskatchewan Legislature
1905 establishments in Saskatchewan