1934 Saskatchewan general election

1934 Saskatchewan general election
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55 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan; 28 seats needed for a majority
Premier before election; James Anderson; Conservative	Premier after election ; James Gardiner; Liberal

The 1934 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 19, 1934, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The Liberal Party of former Premier James Gardiner was returned to power with a large majority – 50 of the 55 seats in the legislature – after the four year Conservative minority government interlude.

After forming a coalition government to oust the Liberals from power after the 1929 election, James T.M. Anderson's Conservative government had tried to use anti-Catholic and anti-French Canadian feeling in the province to win support. The Conservatives also had the support of the Ku Klux Klan, which was a significant force in the province at the time.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Tories also had to contend with the effects of the Great Depression and the prairie Dust Bowl, however; and although they won about a quarter of the popular vote, they won no seats in the legislature. The Conservatives remained a minor force in Saskatchewan politics for 40 years after this defeat.

The Tories' allies in the previous legislature – the Progressives – did not nominate candidates in this election, and were replaced by Farmer-Labour candidates as the voice of the Left in the province.

Results


Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats			Popular vote
Party		Party leader	Candidates	1929	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	James Gardiner	56	28	50	+78.6%	206,212	48.00%	+2.44%
	Farmer–Labour	M.J. Coldwell	54	*	5	*	102,944	23.96%	*
	Conservative	James Anderson	52	24	–	-100%	114,923	26.75%	-9.69%
	Independent		3	6	–	-100%	2,949	0.69%	-8.37%
	Labour	William G. Baker (default)	1	*	–	*	1,420	0.33%	*
	United Front		3	*	–	*	1,053	0.24%	*
	Independent Liberal		1	–	–	–	133	0.03%	-0.29%
Total			169	63	55	-12.7%	429,634	100%
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Percentages

Popular vote

Liberal			48.00%
Conservative			26.75%
Farmer–Labour			23.96%
Others			1.29%

Seats summary

Liberal			90.91%
Farmer–Labour			9.09%

Ranking

	Seats	Second	Third	Fourth
Liberal	50	6	0	0
Farmer–Labour	5	19	30	0
Conservative	0	30	21	1
Other parties	0	0	2	6

Riding results

Names in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol " ** " indicates MLAs who are not running again.

Northwestern Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other

Athabasca	Deakin Alexander Hall 1,329			Jules Marion (Liberal) 970	New District
Cut Knife	Robert J. Gordon 2,718	Andrew Macauley 3,268	George McLean 1,099			George John McLean
Meadow Lake	Donald MacDonald 4,304	Charles Mycroft 1,499	J.H. Storry 1,281		New District
Rosthern	John Uhrich 8,179	Philip J. Smith 1,081	Donald Geo. McLean 1,230			John Michael Uhrich
Shellbrook	Omer Demers 5,238	Peter G. Makaroff 2,332	Alexander F. Agnew 2,209			Edgar Sidney Clinch**
The Battlefords	John Albert Gregory 2,653	Hill Hamilton 1,816	John Edmond McLarty 1,600	Reginald James Jones (Ind. Liberal) 133		Samuel Wesley Huston**
Turtleford	Charles Ayre 3,411	John Stegehuis 1,489	Percival Whitman Farnsworth 1,599			Charles Arthur Ayre
Wilkie	John Jardine 3,702	George Jos. Hindley 2,011	Alexander J. McLeod 1,925			Alexander John McLeod

Northeastern Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other

Humboldt	James Hogan 5,345	Joe Burton 2,771				Henry Mathies Therres**
Kelvington	George Ernest Dragan 3,567	Robert Berkett Paterson 1,628	John Robson Taylor 981		New District
Kinistino	John Taylor 2,772	Palmer Grambo 1,835	R.E. Forbes 1,074			John Richard Parish Taylor
Melfort	John D. MacFarlane 3,972		Rupert J. Greaves 3,252			Rupert James Greaves
Prince Albert	Thomas C. Davis 5,474	Edward P. Spratt 1,215	Samuel J.A. Branion 2,007			Thomas Clayton Davis
Tisdale	Harvie J. Dorrance 3,425	Jay Brice Ennis 2,338	Walt C. Buckle 2,407			Walter Clutterbuck Buckle
Wadena	Thorwald Berven 3,069	George Williams 3,890	Leonard Wreede 738			John Robeson Taylor**

November 19, 1935 By-Election: Humboldt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim King	4,540	72.20%	+6.34%
	Farmer–Labour	Joe Burton	1,748	27.80%	-6.34%
Total			6,288	100.00%

West Central Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates
	Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other

Arm River	Gustaf Herman Danielson 2,222	David James Christie 912	Duncan Selby Hutcheon 1,935		Duncan Selby Hutcheon
Biggar	Robert Pelham Hassard 2,287	Warren Hart 2,044	William Willoughby Miller 1,296		William Willoughby Miller
Elrose	John A. Wilson 2,213	Halvor Vindeg 1,807	Donald Byron Grant 1,390		James Cobban**
Hanley	Charles Agar 2,843	Arthur J. Fahl 1,405	John Thos. McOrmond 1,703		Reginald Stipe**
Kerrobert	Donald Laing 2,651	James Penberthy 1,716	Robert Hanbidge 1,788		Robert Leith Hanbidge
Kindersley	John C. Treleaven 2,518	Louis H. Hantelman 2,649	Robert H. Carruthers 1,615		Ebenezer Samuel Whatley**
Rosetown	Neil McVicar 2,433	Wilfrid A. Sibbald Tegart 1,878	Nathan Given 2,105		Nathaniel Given
Thunder Creek	Robert S. Donaldson 1,608	C.A. Stuart 1,003	H. Alexander Lilly 1,396		Harold Alexander Lilly
Watrous	Bert Clement 2,362	Alexander F. Murray 1,829	Chester Cam. McClellan 1,525		James Hogan

East Central Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other

Last Mountain	Guy Hartsel Hummel 2,732	Jacob Benson 2,709	Allan Armstrong Peters 1,338			Jacob Benson
Lumsden	Henry Phillip Mang 2,352	Tom Johnston 1,716	James Fraser Bryant 1,070			James Fraser Bryant
Melville	James G. Gardiner 4,989	Wilfrid Wass 1,504	E. Forest Scharf 1,930		New District
Pelly	Reginald J.M. Parker 4,835	Andrew Danyleyko 1,639	Frederick G. Garvin 1,426	Walter E. Wiggins (United Front) 468		Reginald John Marsden Parker
Pheasant Hills	Asmundur A. Loptson 4,310	H.J. Benson 1,804	Chris Ness 1,363			Charles Morton Dunn
Qu'Appelle-Wolseley	Frederick Middleton Dundas 4,130	John H. Sturdy 1,932	Stanley Withington Nichols 2,627			Anton Huck** South Qu'Appelle
					Merged district
						William George Bennett** Wolseley
Touchwood	John M. Parker 3,380	Edward Hamilton 2,273	Caleb H. Fisher 518	William J. Burak (Ind.) 1,845		John Mason Parker
Yorkton	Vincent R. Smith 3,343	Llewellyn C. Fletcher 992	Alan C. Stewart 2,661			Alan Carl Stewart

December 9, 1935 By-Election: Melville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Walt Gerrand	Acclaimed	100.00%
Total			Acclamation

Southwest Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other

Gravelbourg	Benjamin F. McGregor 3,177	Richard Pennington Sinkinson 1,065	Henry J. Coutu 1,642			Benjamin Franklin McGregor
Gull Lake	Sydney J. Smith 2,153	H. Henry Kemper 2,404	John Frederick Frook 1,725		New District
Maple Creek	John Mildenberger 3,114	Jacob J. Hubenig 1,140	James McDougald 1,784			George Spence
Moose Jaw County	Thomas Waddell 2,500	Henry Milne 1,714		Sinclair Whittaker (Ind.) 1,075		Sinclair Alexander Whittaker
Morse	Neil J. MacDonald 2,717	John McCaig 1,430	Richard P. Eades 1,752			Richard Percy Eades
Notukeu	George Spence 2,196	Con. Rieder 1,499	P.M. McKinnon 1,560			Alexander Lothian Grant**
Shaunavon	Harry Ostlund 1,911	Clarence Stork 2,061	John Gryde 1,470			John Edward Gryde
Swift Current	Jim Taggart 2,531	Allan McCallum 2,339	W.W. Smith 2,337			William Wensley Smith
Willow Bunch	Charles W. Johnson 2,448	Charles M. Wilkin Emery 1,219	Edgar Burton Linnell 1,445			Charles William Johnson

November 26, 1935 By-Election: Gravelbourg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Culliton	3,312	68.90%	+14.91%
	Farmer–Labour	Frank Keem Malcolm	1,495	31.10%	+13.00%
Total			4,807	100.00%

Southeast Saskatchewan

Electoral District	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other

Bromhead	Norman L. McLeod 2,416	Eric Oxelgren 1,208	Francis Burden Smyth 1,111			David McKnight**
Bengough	James Bidwell Smith 2,122	William F. Jordan 1,257	Herman Kersler Warren 2,052			Herman Kersler Warren
Cannington	William J. Patterson 4,222	Donald K. Cameron 2,152	Samson Wallace Arthur 2,075			Samson Wallace Arthur
Francis	Charles M. Dunn 2,504	Robert E. Juby 1,085	Samuel Norval Horner 1,896			Samuel Norval Horner
Milestone	William Pedersen 1,991	E. Blaine Moats 1,108	Joseph V. Patterson 1,365			Joseph Victor Patterson
Moosomin	Arthur T. Procter 2,812	John F. Herman 1,025	Frederick D. Munroe 2,465			Frederick Dennis Munroe
Souris-Estevan	Jesse P. Tripp 3,536	Herbert G. Gallaway 1,215	William O. Fraser 2,960			William Oliver Fraser Souris
					Merged district
						Vacant Estevan
Weyburn	Hugh E. Eaglesham 2,281	Tommy Douglas 1,343	Robert S. Leslie 1,544	James L. Coltart (Ind.) 29		Robert Sterritt Leslie

Urban constituencies

Electoral District	Candidates
	Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other

Moose Jaw City	William Gladstone Ross 4,928 John Houston Laird 4,403	Waldo D. Summers 2,013 Hugh Gordon 1,765	John Alexander Merkley 2,440 James W. Hawthorne 2,319	William George Baker (Labour) 1,420	John Alexander Merkley Robert Henry Smith**
Saskatoon City	James Wilfred Estey 9,168 George Wesley Norman 8,670	Gladys Isabel Salisbury 3,098 John Johnson Egge 2,797	James T.M. Anderson 7,511 Howard McConnell 6,797	William Taylor (United Front) 353	James T.M. Anderson Howard McConnell
Regina City	Percy McCuaig Anderson 11,564 William Franklin Kerr 11,512	Major J. Coldwell 6,714 Garnet Nelson Menzies 4,954	M. A. MacPherson 9,082 James Grassick 7,857	William Stokes (United Front) 232	Murdoch Alexander MacPherson James Grassick

December 2, 1935 By-Election: Regina City (1 member elected)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Franklin Kerr (incumbent)	11,883	65.58%	–
	Independent	Denis Sweeney	6,236	34.42%	–
Total			18,119	100.00%

References

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