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

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The following members were elected to the assembly in 1917:[5]

Electoral district Member Party First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  Arm River George Adam Scott Liberal 1908 3rd term
  Bengough Thomas Evan Gamble Liberal 1917 1st term
  Biggar George Hamilton Harris Liberal 1912 2nd term
  Cannington John Duncan Stewart Liberal 1905 4th term
  Canora H.P. Albert Hermanson Liberal 1912 2nd term
  Cumberland Deakin Alexander Hall Liberal 1913 2nd term
  Cut Knife William Hamilton Dodds Liberal 1917 1st term
  Cypress Isaac Stirling Liberal 1917 1st term
  Elrose Archibald Peter McNab Liberal 1908 3rd term
  Estevan George Alexander Bell Liberal 1908 3rd term
  Robert Dunbar (1918) Liberal 1918 1st term
  Francis Walter George Robinson Liberal 1912 2nd term
  Hanley Macbeth Malcolm Liberal 1913 2nd term
  Happyland Stephen Morrey Liberal 1917 1st term
  Humboldt William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon Liberal 1907 4th term
  Île-à-la-Crosse Joseph Octave Nolin Liberal 1908 3rd term
  Jack Fish Lake Donald M. Finlayson Liberal 1908 3rd term
  Kerrobert John Albert Dowd Liberal 1917 1st term
  Kindersley William Richard Motherwell Liberal 1905,[a] 1908 4th term
  Wesley Harper Harvey (1919) Independent Farmer 1919 1st term
  Kinistino John Richard Parish Taylor Liberal 1917 1st term
  Last Mountain Samuel John Latta Liberal 1912 2nd term
  Lloydminster Robert James Gordon Liberal 1917 1st term
  Lumsden William John Vancise Liberal 1917 1st term
  Maple Creek Alexander John Colquhoun Liberal 1917 1st term
  Melfort George Balfour Johnston Liberal 1908 3rd term
  Milestone Bernard Larson Liberal 1912 2nd term
  Moose Jaw City Wellington Bartley Willoughby Conservative 1912 2nd term
  William Erskine Knowles (1918) Liberal 1918 1st term
  Moose Jaw County Charles Avery Dunning Liberal 1916 2nd term
  Moose Mountain Robert Armstrong Magee Liberal 1912 2nd term
  Moosomin John Louis Salkeld Conservative 1917 1st term
  Morse Malcolm L. Leitch Liberal 1912 2nd term
  North Qu'Appelle James Garfield Gardiner Liberal 1914 2nd term
  Notukeu George Spence Liberal 1917 1st term
  Pelly Magnus O. Ramsland Liberal 1917 1st term
  Sarah Ramsland (1919) Liberal 1919 1st term
  Pheasant Hills James Arthur Smith Liberal 1917 1st term
  Pipestone Richard James Phin Liberal 1912 2nd term
  Prince Albert Charles M. McDonald Liberal 1917 1st term
  Redberry George Langley Liberal 1905 4th term
  Regina City William Melville Martin Liberal 1916 2nd term
  Rosetown William Thompson Badger Conservative 1917 1st term
  Rosthern William Benjamin Bashford Liberal 1914 2nd term
  Saltcoats James Alexander Calder Liberal 1905,[b] 1908 4th term*
  George Sahlmark (1918) Liberal 1918 1st term
  Saskatoon City Donald Maclean Conservative 1917 1st term
  Saskatoon County Murdo Cameron Liberal 1917 1st term
  Shellbrook Edgar Sidney Clinch Liberal 1915 2nd term
  Souris William Oliver Fraser Conservative 1917 1st term
  South Qu'Appelle Joseph Glenn Conservative 1912 2nd term
  Swift Current David John Sykes Independent 1917 1st term
  The Battlefords Allan Demetrius Pickel Liberal 1917 1st term
  Thunder Creek Andrew Dunn Gallaugher Conservative 1917 1st term
  Tisdale Hugh Evan Jones Liberal 1917 1st term
  Touchwood John Mason Parker Liberal 1917 1st term
  Turtleford Archibald B. Gemmell Liberal 1917 1st term
  Vonda James Hogan Liberal 1917 1st term
  Wadena John Angus MacMillan Liberal 1917 1st term
  Weyburn Robert Menzies Mitchell Liberal 1908 3rd term
  Charles McGill Hamilton (1919) Liberal 1919 1st term
  Wilkie Reuben Martin Liberal 1917 1st term
  Willow Bunch Abel James Hindle Liberal 1917 1st term
  Wynyard Wilhelm Hans Paulson Liberal 1912 2nd term
  Yorkton Thomas Henry Garry Liberal 1905 4th term
France[nb 1] Private Harris Turner 1917 1st term
Belgium[nb 1] Captain Frederick Bagshaw 1917 1st term
Great Britain[nb 1] Lt. Col. James Albert Cross 1917 1st term

Notes:

  1. ^ a b c Active service vote

Party Standings

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Affiliation Members
  Liberal 51
  Conservative Party of Saskatchewan 7
  Independent 1
Active service vote [nb 1] 3
 Total
 62
 Government Majority
 40

Notes:

  1. ^ Represented soldiers serving overseas in the province at large.

By-elections

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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:

  1. ^ First woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
  1. ^ North Qu'Appelle
  2. ^ South Regina

References

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  1. ^ "Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  2. ^ "Saskatchewan Premiers" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  3. ^ "Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  4. ^ "Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  5. ^ a b "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  6. ^ a b c "Political tradition left of centre". Leader-Post. Regina. May 16, 1955. p. 89. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
  7. ^ James Alexander Calder – Parliament of Canada biography
  8. ^ Quiring, Brett (2004). Saskatchewan politicians: lives past and present. Canadian Plains Research Center Press. p. 16. ISBN 0889771650. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  9. ^ Hawkes, John (1924). The story of Saskatchewan and its people. Vol. 2. p. 1348. CU16080882. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  10. ^ Kalmakoff, Elizabeth. "Ramsland, Sarah Katherine (1882– 1964)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-25.
  11. ^ Klippenstein, Frieda Esau. "Motherwell, William Richard (1860– 1943)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2011-08-13.