The 24th
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, in the na ...
was elected in the
1999 Saskatchewan election. It was controlled by the
New Democratic Party under
Premier Roy Romanow
Roy John Romanow (born August 12, 1939) is a Canadian politician and the 12th premier of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2001.
Early life
Romanow was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to Tekla and Michael Romanow, who were Ukrainian immigrants from Or ...
. Romanow resigned as New Democratic Party leader in 2001 and was succeeded by
Lorne Calvert
Lorne Albert Calvert (born December 24, 1952) was the 13th premier of Saskatchewan, from 2001 to 2007. Calvert served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party from 2001 to June 6, 2009, when he was succeeded by Dwain Lingenfelter.
Ea ...
for the remainder of the 24th Assembly.
NDP/Liberal coalition
The election resulted in a divided legislature, with the governing NDP and the opposition each winning exactly 29 seats. As a result, Romanow negotiated a coalition agreement with the
Liberal Party
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, which saw that party's three MLAs given
cabinet posts in exchange for supporting the government. One of the three Liberal MLAs,
Jack Hillson
Jack Hillson (born 1945) is a former Canadian provincial politician. He was the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
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, subsequently resigned from the cabinet and sat as an independent for the duration of the Assembly.
Shortly after being elected leader of the Liberal Party in 2001,
David Karwacki ordered an end to the coalition agreement. However, the two Liberal MLAs who remained in cabinet,
Jim Melenchuk
James Williams Melenchuk (born June 24, 1953) is a Canadian former politician. He represented the electoral district of Saskatoon Northwest in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1999 to 2003.
He was educated at the University of Re ...
and
Ron Osika
Ronald (Ron) Osika (born February 27, 1939) is a Canadian former politician, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1995 to 2003.
The son of Polish immigrants, he was born on a homestead near Hafford, Saskatchewan, and educ ...
, instead quit the Liberal caucus and continued in coalition with the NDP as independent MLAs. Both subsequently ran as NDP candidates in the
2003 election, but were both defeated.
Party standings
Members
References
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