The 22nd
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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was elected in the
1991 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the
New Democratic Party
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Premier
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Roy Romanow
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Early life
Romanow was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to Tekla and Michael Romanow, who were Ukrainian immigrants from Or ...
. With 66 representatives elected, the 22nd Assembly had the largest number of
MLAs
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in
Saskatchewan
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history.
In the fall of 1992 former premier
Grant Devine
Donald Grant Devine, SOM (born July 5, 1944) was the 11th premier of Saskatchewan from May 8, 1982 to November 1, 1991.
Early life
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he received a BSc in Agriculture degree specializing in Agricultural Economics i ...
resigned as leader of the
opposition
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Progressive Conservative party.
Richard Swenson temporarily led the PC
caucus
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from 1992 to 1994, then was succeeded by
Bill Boyd for the remaining year of the 22nd Assembly.
Members elected
''Names in bold represent party leaders and the Speaker.''
See also
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List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
Current electoral districts
* Athabasca (1934)
* Arm River (2016)
* Batoche (2003)
* Biggar-Sask Valley (2016)
* Cannington (1995)
* Canora-Pelly (1995)
* Carrot River Valley (1995)
* Cumberland (1975)
* Cut Knife-Turtleford (2003)
* Cypr ...
References
The list from the official Legislature websiteSaskatchewan Archives Board - Election Results By Electoral Division
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Terms of the Saskatchewan Legislature