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20th Saskatchewan Legislature

Provincial legislature of Saskatchewan from 1982 to 1986

The 20th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in April 1982. The assembly sat from June 17, 1982, to September 19, 1986. The Progressive Conservative Party led by Grant Devine formed the government. The New Democratic Party (NDP) led by Allan Blakeney formed the official opposition.

Herbert Swan served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1982:

Electoral district	Member	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Arm River	Gerald Muirhead	Progressive Conservative	1978	2nd term

Notes:

Party Standings

Affiliation	Members
Progressive Conservative	55
Total
64
Government Majority
46

Notes:

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Prince Albert-Duck Lake	Sid Dutchak	Progressive Conservative	February 21, 1983	Election results declared void
Thunder Creek	Richard James Swenson	Progressive Conservative	March 27, 1985	Seat declared vacant; C Thatcher convicted of killing his wife
Regina North East	Edwin Laurence Tchorzewski	New Democratic Party	November 25, 1985	RA Sutor resigned for personal business reasons

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.
(February 16, 1983). "Hammersmith sees voters sending Devine message". Phoenix.
(November 30, 2006). "Colin Thatcher - Timeline". CBC News.
(November 22, 1985). "Tchorzewski seated". Leader-Post.

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