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12th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 12th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1952. The assembly sat from February 12, 1953, to May 8, 1956. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) led by Tommy Douglas formed the government. The Liberal Party led by Walter Adam Tucker formed the official opposition. After Tucker returned to federal politics in 1953, Asmundur Loptson served as interim Liberal Party leader. Alexander Hamilton McDonald became Liberal Party leader and leader of the opposition in 1955.

Tom Johnston served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1952:

Electoral district	Member	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Arm River	Gustaf Herman Danielson	Liberal	1934	5th term

Notes:

Party Standings

Affiliation	Members
Co-operative Commonwealth	42
Total
53
Government Majority
31

Notes:

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Rosthern	Samuel Henry Carr	Liberal	October 28, 1953	WA Tucker ran for federal seat
Souris-Estevan	Robert Kohaly	Progressive Conservative	October 28, 1953	JE McCormack died March 14, 1953

Notes:

References

"Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration". Saskatchewan Archive Board.
"Saskatchewan Premiers". Saskatchewan Archives Board.
{{Canadian Parliament links
"Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly". Saskatchewan Archives Board.
{{Canadian Parliament links
"Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly". Saskatchewan Archive Board.
"Membership of the Legislatures". Saskatchewan Archive Board.
(March 19, 1953). "Many at funeral of Ed Mccormack". Leader-Post.

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