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Revision as of 04:26, 30 September 2016
The 4th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1917. The assembly sat from November 13, 1917 to May 16, 1921.[1] The Liberal Party led by William Melville Martin formed the government.[2] The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan led by Donald Maclean formed the official opposition. Wellington Willoughby had resigned from the assembly shortly after the election.[3]
Robert Menzies Mitchell served as speaker for the assembly until May 1919. George Adam Scott succeeded Mitchell as speaker.[4]
Members of the Assembly
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1917:[5]
Notes:
Party Standings
Affiliation | Members | Liberal | 51
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Conservative Party of Saskatchewan | 7 | Independent | 1 | |
Active service vote [nb 1] | 3 | |||||||
Total |
62 | |||||||
Government Majority |
40 |
Notes:
- ^ Represented soldiers serving overseas in the province at large.
By-elections
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:[5]
Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
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Last Mountain | Samuel John Latta | Liberal | November 6, 1917 | Latta ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[6] |
Moose Jaw City | William Erskine Knowles | Liberal | June 10, 1918 | Knowles ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[6] |
Saltcoats | George William Sahlmark | Liberal | July 11, 1918 | James Alexander Calder ran for House of Commons seat[7] |
Estevan | Robert Dunbar | Liberal | October 24, 1918 | George Alexander Bell resigned seat[8] |
Weyburn | Charles McGill Hamilton | Liberal | July 22, 1919 | R M Mitchell named superintendent for provincial mental hospital[9] |
Pelly | Sarah Katherine Ramsland[nb 1] | Liberal | July 29, 1919 | Max Ramsland, her husband, died November 1918[10] |
Kindersley | Wesley Harper Harvey | Independent Farmer | November 15, 1919 | William Richard Motherwell resigned to protest provincial Liberals support for conscription[11] |
Weyburn | Charles McGill Hamilton | Liberal | June 15, 1920 | Hamilton ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[6] |
Notes:
- ^ First woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
References
- ^ "Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Premiers" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ a b "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Political tradition left of centre". Leader-Post. Regina. May 16, 1955. p. 89. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
- ^ James Alexander Calder – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Quiring, Brett (2004). Saskatchewan politicians: lives past and present. Canadian Plains Research Center Press. p. 16. ISBN 0889771650. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ Hawkes, John (1924). The story of Saskatchewan and its people. Vol. Volume 2. p. 1348. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
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has extra text (help) - ^ Kalmakoff, Elizabeth. "Ramsland, Sarah Katherine (1882– 1964)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
- ^ Klippenstein, Frieda Esau. "Motherwell, William Richard (1860– 1943)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Retrieved 2011-08-13.