Jacob Benson - Last Mountain - 1929 (Progressive, joined FLG after 1931) -1934 (def. as FLP) 1938-1944-1948-1952 (Left CCF ran as Independent, CCF Won)
1934 general election
Contested by the Farmer-Labour Group which was founded in 1931 and, with the creation of the CCF in 1932, became its unofficial Saskatchewan wing. Jacob Benson, who had been elected as a Progressive in 1929, broke with the party after it joined the Conservatives to form a coalition government and joined the Farmer-Labour Group after it was formed[1] becoming its first MLA. In the 1934 election under M.J. Coldwell the FLG elected 5 MLAs becoming the official opposition to the Liberal government of James Garfield Gardiner; though Coldwell himself did not win a seat. In 1935, it changed its name and officially became the Saskatchewan section of the CCF and changed its name.
George Hara Williams - Wadena - (FLG) 1934 (CCF) 1938-1944-1945by (Deceased, CCF Won)
Tom Johnston - Touchwood - 1938-1944-1948-1952-1956 (Retired, CCF Won)
1938 (August 4) by-election
- +1 Pick up
Joseph William Burton - Humboldt - 1938by-1944 (Became MP, CCF Won), 1952-1956 (Defeated, CCF Lost)
1944 general election
The CCF won 42 of the 52 seats available in the 1944 election, June 15, 1944. CCF leader Tommy Douglas became Premier, the first time the CCF was able to form government in any jurisdiction.
Charles Cromwell Williams - Regina City (2 of 2 seats) - 1944-1948-1952, (3 of 3 seats) 1952-1956-1960, (4 of 4 Seats) 1960-1964 (Retired, CCF won 5/6)
Clarence Melvin Fines - Regina City (2 of 2 seats) - 1944-1948—1952, (3 of 3 seats) 1952-1956-1960 (Retired, CCF Won)
John Taylor Douglas - Rosetown - 1944-1948-1952-1956-1960 (Retired, CCF won)
John Henry Sturdy - Saskatoon City (2 of 2 seats) - 1944-1948-1952-1956-1960 (Retired, CCF Won)
Arthur Thomas Stone - Saskatoon City (2 of 2 seats) - 1944-1948-1952-1956-1960, (3 of 3 Seats) 1960-1964 (Retired, CCF won 4/5)
The CCF government under Tommy Douglas won 42 of the 53 seats available in the 1952 election, June 11, 1952, a gain of 11 seats from the previous election.
Bill Berezowsky - Cumberland - 1952-1956-1960-1964-1967, Prince Albert East-Cumberland 1967-1971 (Retired, NDP Won)
Henry Begrand - Kinistino - 1952-1956-1959by (Deceased, CCF Won)
Russell Brown - Last Mountain - 1952-1956-1960-1964 (defeated, CCF Lost), Souris-Estevan 1971-1971by (Deceased, NDP Won)
Clarence George Willis - Melfort-Tisdale - 1952-1956-1960-1964-1967-1971 (Retired, NDP Won)
Marjorie Alexandra Cooper - Regina City (3 of 3 Seats) - 1952-1956-1960, (4 of 4 Seats) 1960-1964, Regina West (2 of 2 Seats) 1964-1967 (Retired, NDP Won 4/6)
Eiling Kramer - the Battlefords - 1952-1956-1960-1964-1967-1971-1975-1978-1980by (Retired, NDP Won)
Martin Semchuk - Meadow Lake - 1960-1964 (Defeated, CCF Lost)
Gordon Taylor Snyder - Moose Jaw City (2 of 2 seats) - 1960-1964-1967, Moose Jaw North 1967-1971, Moose Jaw South 1971-1975-1978-1982 (Defeated, NDP Lost)
Dick Michayluk - Redberry - 1960-1964-1967-1971-1975 (Retired, NDP won)
Allan Blakeney - Regina City (4 of 4 Seats) - 1960-1964, Regina West (2 of 2 Seats) 1964-1967, Regina Centre 1967-1971-1975, Regina Elphinstone 1975-1978-1982-1986-1988by (Retired, NDP Won)
Edward Charles Whelan - Regina City (4 of 4 Seats) - 1960-1964, Regina North 1964-1967, Regina North West 1967-1971-1975-1978-1979by (Retired, NDP Won)
Hans Broten - Watrous - 1960-1964-1967 (Defeated, NDP Lost)
February 22, 1961 by-election -1 seat
December 13, 1961 by-election -1 seat
November 14, 1962 by-election -1 seat
1964 general election
The CCF-NDP won 25 of the 58 seats available in the 1964 election, April 22, 1964, eleven fewer than in the previous election. The government of Woodrow Lloyd, who had succeeded Douglas in 1961, was defeated.
Leonard Larson - Pelly - 1964-1967, 1971-1975-1977by (Deceased, NDP Won)
Henry Harold Peter Baker - Regina East (2 of 2 Seats) - 1964-1967, Regina South East 1967-1971, Regina Wascana 1971-1975, Regina Victoria 1975-1978-1982 (Defeated, NDP Lost)
Walter Smishek - Regina East (2 of 2 Seats) - 1964-1967, Regina North East 1967-1971-1975-1978-1982 (Defeated, NDP Lost)
John Edward Brockelbank - Saskatoon City (4 of 5 Seats) 1964-1967, Saskatoon Mayfair 1967-1971, Saskatoon Mayfair 1971-1975, Saskatoon Westmount 1975-1978-1982, 1986-1991 (Retired, NDP Won)
Wesley Albert Robbins - Saskatoon City (4 of 5 Seats) 1964-1967), Saskatoon Nutana Centre 1971-1975, Saskatoon Nutana 1975-1978-1982 (Retired, NDP Lost)
Harry David Link - Saskatoon City (4 of 5 Seats) 1964-1967 (Defeated in Rosetown, NDP Lost)
James Auburn Pepper - Weyburn - 1964-1967-1971-1975-1978-1982 (Retired, NDP Lost)
Paul Peter Mostoway - Hanley - 1971-1975, Saskatoon Centre 1975-1978-1982 (?, NDP Lost)
Edwin Tchorzewski - Humboldt - 1971-1975-1978-1982 (Defeated, NDP Lost), Regina North East 1985by-1986-1991, Regina Dewdney 1991-1995-1999by (Retired, NDP Won)
Alex Taylor - Kerrobert-Kindersley - 1971-1975 (Defeated, NDP Lost)
Gordon MacMurchy - Last Mountain - 1971-1975, Last Mountain-Touchwood 1975-1978-1982 (Defeated, NDP Lost)
Gene Flasch - Maple Creek - 1971-1975 (?, NDP Lost)
Buckley Belanger Athabasca 1995 (Liberal, crossed floor to NDP in 1997 and ran in a byelection), 1998by-1999-2003-2007–2011–2016-2020 (resigned 2021 to run as a federal Liberal, defeated, NDP lost)
1999 (June 28) by-elections
- 2 Switches
Kevin Yates - Regina Dewdney 1999by-1999-2003-2007–2011 (Defeated NDP Lost)
Chris Axworthy - Saskatoon Fairview 1999by-1999-2003by (Retired, NDP Won)
1999 general election
Sept 16th, 1999 election. The NDP won 29 out of 58 seats, a decline of 14 seats. The NDP was able to remain in government with the support of the Liberals. Four new NDP MLAs were elected:
David Forbes - Saskatoon Idylwyld 2001by Saskatoon Centre 2003–2007-2011–2016-2020 (retired 2020, NDP hold)
2003 (March 17) by-elections
Andy Iwanchuk - Saskatoon Fairview 2003by-2003-2007–2011 (Defeated, NDP Lost)
2003 floor crossing
In September 2003 Liberal turned Independent MLAs Jim Melenchuk and Ron Osika (Melville), both members of the cabinet for several years, formally joined the NDP. They were both defeated in the general election weeks later.
Jim Melenchuk - Saskatoon Northwest - 1999 (Liberal) - 2003 (Defeated as NDP)
Ron Osika - Melville - 1995 -1999 (Liberal) - 2003 (Defeated as NDP in new constituency of Melville-Saltcoats)
2003 general election
The NDP won 30 of the 58 seats available in the 2003 election, a gain of two seats. The NDP retained government under Lorne Calvert, who had succeeded Roy Romanow as NDP leader and premier in 2001. Five new NDP MLAs were elected:
Len Taylor - former NDP MP - The Battlefords 2003-2007–2011 (Defeated NDP Lost)
Joan Beatty - Cumberland 2003-2007-2008 (resigned to run federally for Liberals, NDP Won)
Frank Quennell - Saskatoon Meewasin 2003-2007–2001 (Defeated NDP Lost)
Sandra Morin - Regina Walsh Acres 2003-2007–2011 (Defeated NDP Lost)
2007 general election
The NDP won 20 of the 58 seats available in the 2007 election, a loss of ten seats from the previous election, meaning the defeat of the NDP government. Three new NDP MLAs were elected:
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