6th Saskatchewan Legislature
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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
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1925:[5]
Notes:
Party Standings
Affiliation | Members | |
Liberal | 50 | |
Progressive | 6 | |
Conservative Party of Saskatchewan | 3 | |
Independent | 2 | |
Independent Liberal-Labour | 1 | |
Independent Liberal | 1 | |
Total |
63 | |
Government Majority |
37 |
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
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] |
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References
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