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19th Saskatchewan Legislature

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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 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:

Electoral district	Member	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Arm River	Gerald Muirhead	Progressive Conservative	1978	1st term

Notes:

Party Standings

Affiliation	Members
New Democratic Party	44
Total
61
Government Majority
27

Notes:

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Regina North West	John Lewis Solomon	New Democratic Party	October 17, 1979	EC Whelan retired from politics
Estevan	John Otho Chapman	New Democratic Party	November 26, 1980	RA Larter resigned seat due to poor health
Kelsey-Tisdale	Neal Herbert Hardy	Progressive Conservative	November 26, 1980	JR Messer resigned seat
The Battlefords	David Manly Miner	New Democratic Party	November 26, 1980	E Kramer retired from politics

Notes

References

"Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration". Saskatchewan Archive Board.
"Saskatchewan Premiers". Saskatchewan Archives Board.
"Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly". Saskatchewan Archives Board.
"Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly". Saskatchewan Archive Board.
"Membership of the Legislatures". Saskatchewan Archive Board.
(March 10, 2008). "Hansard". Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
(October 30, 1980). "Devine unopposed". The Phoenix.
(October 27, 1980). "Jack Messer leaves political arena". Leader-Post.
Quiring, Brett. "Kramer, Eiling (1914–99)".

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