2nd Saskatchewan Legislature

The 2nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in August 1908. The assembly sat from December 10, 1908, to June 15, 1912.^[1] The Liberal Party led by Walter Scott formed the government.^[2] The Provincial Rights Party led by Frederick Haultain formed the official opposition.^[3]

William Charles Sutherland served as speaker for the assembly.^[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1908:^[5]

Electoral district	Member	Party
Arm River	George Adam Scott	Liberal
Athabasca	Joseph Octave Nolin	Liberal
Battleford	Sydney Seymour Simpson	Liberal
Cannington	John Duncan Stewart	Liberal
Canora	John Duff Robertson	Liberal
Duck Lake	William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon	Liberal
Estevan	George Alexander Bell	Liberal
Francis	John James Stevenson	Liberal
Hanley	James Walter MacNeill	Liberal
Humboldt	David Bradley Neely	Liberal
Kinistino	George Balfour Johnston	Provincial Rights
Last Mountain	Thomas Arnold Anderson	Provincial Rights
Lloydminster	Henry Claud Lisle	Liberal
Maple Creek	David James Wylie	Provincial Rights
Milestone	Albert Eugene Whitmore	Provincial Rights
Moose Jaw City	John Henry Wellington	Provincial Rights
Moose Jaw County	John Albert Sheppard	Liberal
Moose Mountain	William Elliot	Provincial Rights
Moosomin	Alexander Smith Smith	Liberal
North Battleford	Donald M. Finlayson	Liberal
North Qu'Appelle	John Archibald McDonald	Provincial Rights
Pelly	John Kenneth Johnston	Liberal
Pheasant Hills	Henry Hayes Willway	Provincial Rights
Pipestone	Archibald Beaton Gillis	Provincial Rights
Prince Albert City	John Ernest Bradshaw	Provincial Rights
Prince Albert County	Samuel James Donaldson	Provincial Rights
Redberry	George Langley	Liberal
Regina City	James Franklin Bole	Liberal
Regina County	Frederick Clarke Tate	Provincial Rights
Rosthern	Gerhard Ens	Liberal
Saltcoats	Thomas MacNutt	Liberal
Saskatoon City	Archibald Peter McNab	Liberal
Saskatoon County	William Charles Sutherland	Liberal
Souris	Archibald W. Riddell	Provincial Rights
South Qu'Appelle	Frederick William Gordon Haultain	Provincial Rights
Swift Current	Walter Scott	Liberal
Touchwood	George Maitland Atkinson	Liberal
Vonda	Albert Frederick Totzke	Liberal
Wadena	Herbert Chandler Pierce	Liberal
Weyburn	Robert Menzies Mitchell	Liberal
Yorkton	Thomas Henry Garry	Liberal

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Party Standings

Affiliation		Members
	Liberal	27
	Provincial Rights	14
Total		41
Government Majority		13

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By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:^[5]

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Humboldt	William Richard Motherwell	Liberal	December 7, 1908	David Bradley Neely resigned his seat to run for a House of Commons seat^[6]
Saltcoats	James Alexander Calder	Liberal	December 7, 1908	Thomas MacNutt resigned his seat to run for a House of Commons seat^[7]
Saskatoon City	Archibald Peter McNab	Liberal	December 24, 1908	McNab resigned his seat after being named to cabinet and was reelected by acclamation^[8]

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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.
^ Who's who in western Canada. Canadian Press Association. 1911. p. 296. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
^ Hawkes, John (1924). The story of Saskatchewan and its people. Vol. 2. p. 718. Retrieved 2012-03-16.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Chambers, Ernest J (1912). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

[sessions-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.

[elections-5] "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.

[6] Who's who in western Canada. Canadian Press Association. 1911. p. 296. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2009-08-27.

[7] Hawkes, John (1924). The story of Saskatchewan and its people. Vol. 2. p. 718. Retrieved 2012-03-16.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[8] Chambers, Ernest J (1912). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

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