The 3rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in July 1912. The assembly sat from November 14, 1912, to June 2, 1917. [1] The Liberal Party led by Walter Scott formed the government. Scott resigned as premier on October 16, 1916, and was succeeded by William Melville Martin. [2] The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan led by Wellington Willoughby formed the official opposition. [3]
John Albert Sheppard served as speaker for the assembly until October 1916. Robert Menzies Mitchell became speaker in 1917. [4]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1912: [5]
Notes:
Affiliation | Members | |
Liberal | 45 | |
Conservative | 8 | |
Total |
53 [nb 1] | |
Government Majority |
37 |
Notes:
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: [5]
Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
Estevan | George Alexander Bell | Liberal | September 5, 1912 | Bell ran for reelection after being named to cabinet [6] |
Redberry | George Langley | Liberal | September 5, 1912 | Langley ran for reelection after being named to cabinet [6] |
South Qu'Appelle | Joseph Glenn | Conservative | December 4, 1912 | Frederick W.A.G. Haultain named Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Saskatchewan [7] |
Hanley | Macbeth Malcolm | Liberal | June 28, 1913 | James Walter MacNeill resigned to travel abroad and study mental diseases [8] |
Cumberland | Deakin Alexander Hall | Liberal | September 8, 1913 | Election in 1912 declared void |
North Qu'Appelle | James Garfield Gardiner | Liberal | June 25, 1914 | JA McDonald resigned from the assembly in 1914 after admitting to "corrupt practices on the part of his agent" during the 1912 election [9] |
Rosthern | William Benjamin Bashford | Liberal | June 25, 1914 | Gerhard Ens resigned his seat in the assembly in 1913 when he was named Inspector of Public Institutions [9] |
Shellbrook | Edgar Sidney Clinch | Liberal | May 10, 1915 | Samuel James Donaldson ran for House of Commons seat [10] |
Kinistino | Charles Avery Dunning | Liberal | November 13, 1916 | EH Devline convicted of forgery and sent to prison [11] |
Regina City | William Melville Martin | Liberal | November 13, 1916 | James Franklin Bole named Saskatchewan liquor commissioner [12] |
Moose Jaw County | John Edwin Chisholm | Conservative | December 5, 1916 | Election requested by JA Sheppard to "give him the opportunity of vindicating his character by an appeal to the people" [13] |
Notes:
The 3rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in July 1912. The assembly sat from November 14, 1912, to June 2, 1917. [1] The Liberal Party led by Walter Scott formed the government. Scott resigned as premier on October 16, 1916, and was succeeded by William Melville Martin. [2] The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan led by Wellington Willoughby formed the official opposition. [3]
John Albert Sheppard served as speaker for the assembly until October 1916. Robert Menzies Mitchell became speaker in 1917. [4]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1912: [5]
Notes:
Affiliation | Members | |
Liberal | 45 | |
Conservative | 8 | |
Total |
53 [nb 1] | |
Government Majority |
37 |
Notes:
By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: [5]
Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
Estevan | George Alexander Bell | Liberal | September 5, 1912 | Bell ran for reelection after being named to cabinet [6] |
Redberry | George Langley | Liberal | September 5, 1912 | Langley ran for reelection after being named to cabinet [6] |
South Qu'Appelle | Joseph Glenn | Conservative | December 4, 1912 | Frederick W.A.G. Haultain named Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Saskatchewan [7] |
Hanley | Macbeth Malcolm | Liberal | June 28, 1913 | James Walter MacNeill resigned to travel abroad and study mental diseases [8] |
Cumberland | Deakin Alexander Hall | Liberal | September 8, 1913 | Election in 1912 declared void |
North Qu'Appelle | James Garfield Gardiner | Liberal | June 25, 1914 | JA McDonald resigned from the assembly in 1914 after admitting to "corrupt practices on the part of his agent" during the 1912 election [9] |
Rosthern | William Benjamin Bashford | Liberal | June 25, 1914 | Gerhard Ens resigned his seat in the assembly in 1913 when he was named Inspector of Public Institutions [9] |
Shellbrook | Edgar Sidney Clinch | Liberal | May 10, 1915 | Samuel James Donaldson ran for House of Commons seat [10] |
Kinistino | Charles Avery Dunning | Liberal | November 13, 1916 | EH Devline convicted of forgery and sent to prison [11] |
Regina City | William Melville Martin | Liberal | November 13, 1916 | James Franklin Bole named Saskatchewan liquor commissioner [12] |
Moose Jaw County | John Edwin Chisholm | Conservative | December 5, 1916 | Election requested by JA Sheppard to "give him the opportunity of vindicating his character by an appeal to the people" [13] |
Notes: