4th Saskatchewan Legislature
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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 | |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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
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