The 6th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1925. The assembly sat from December 3, 1925, to May 11, 1929.[1] The Liberal Party led by Charles Avery Dunning formed the government. After Dunning entered federal politics in 1926, James Garfield Gardiner became Liberal party leader and Premier.[2] Charles Tran, the leader of the Progressive Party, and James Thomas Milton Anderson, the leader of the Conservative Party, shared the role of opposition leader in the assembly.[3]
Walter George Robinson served as speaker for the assembly.[4]
Members of the Assembly
editThe following members were elected to the assembly in 1925:[5]
Notes:
Party Standings
editAffiliation | Members | |
---|---|---|
Liberal | 50 | |
Progressive | 6 | |
Conservative Party of Saskatchewan | 3 | |
Independent | 2 | |
Independent Liberal-Labour | 1 | |
Independent Liberal | 1 | |
Total |
63 | |
Government Majority |
37 |
Notes:
By-elections
editBy-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:[5]
Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|
Willow Bunch | James Albert Cross | Liberal | August 31, 1925 | A Hindle resigned seat to allow Cross to be elected to assembly[6] |
Pipestone | William John Patterson | Liberal | March 18, 1926 | WJ Patterson ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[7] |
Prince Albert | Thomas Clayton Davis | Liberal | March 18, 1926 | TC Davis ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[8] |
Île-à-la-Crosse | A. Jules Marion | Liberal | April 26, 1926 | JO Nolin died in office in December 1925[9] |
Moose Jaw County | Thomas Waddell | Liberal | May 25, 1926 | CA Dunning ran for federal seat[10] |
Notukeu | Alexander Lothian Grant | Liberal | June 1, 1926 | G Spence ran for federal seat[11] |
Kerrobert | Donald Laing | Liberal | November 9, 1926 | JA Dowd resigned seat[12] |
Saskatoon City | Howard McConnell | Conservative | January 21, 1927 | AP McNab named to local government board[13] |
Moose Jaw City | William Gladstone Ross | Liberal | May 17, 1927 | WE Knowles named to bench[14] |
Morse | Duncan Morris Robertson | Liberal | August 15, 1927 | WP MacLachlan died in office[15] |
Maple Creek | George Spence | Liberal | December 1, 1927 | PL Hyde resigned seat[14] |
Arm River | Thomas Frederick Waugh | Liberal | October 25, 1928 | GA Scott resigned after being named income tax inspector[16] |
Notes:
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Le deputé de Willow-Bunch démissionne en faveur de l'Hon. J. A. Cross". Le patriote de l'Ouest (in French). August 19, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "W.J. Patterson fonds". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ Quiring, Brett. Davis, Thomas Clayton (1889–1960). University of Regina. Archived from the original on 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ Minnehaha Co-op. Women's Auxiliary (1979). Tales and trails of the following school districts : Blackfoot, Daysville, Lake Russell, Minnehaha, Parkdale, Picnic Lake, 1893-1978. p. 35. Retrieved 2012-03-15.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Charles Avery Dunning – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ George Spence – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Normandin, A L (1926). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ Stoffel, Holden. "McNab, Archibald Peter (1864–1945)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ a b "Saskatchewan Assembly". Empress Express. January 19, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ^ Quiring, Brett (2004). Saskatchewan Politicians: Lives Past and Present. Canadian Plains Research Center Press. p. 207. ISBN 0889771650. Retrieved 2012-04-13.