1905 Saskatchewan general election

The 1905 Saskatchewan general election was the first provincial election in the newly created Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on 13 December 1905 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to victory over the Provincial Rights Party of Frederick W. A. G. Haultain, and became the first Premier of the new province.

1905 Saskatchewan general election

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25 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
13 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
LeaderThomas Walter ScottFrederick W. A. G. Haultain
PartyLiberalProvincial Rights
Leader since16 August 19051905
Leader's seatLumsdenSouth Qu'Appelle
Seats won17*8*
Popular vote17,81216,184
Percentage52.25%47.47%


Premier before election

Thomas Walter Scott
Liberal

Premier after election

Thomas Walter Scott
Liberal

First Legislature, 1906, Saskatchewan
PartyParty Leader# of
candidates
ElectedPopular Vote
#%
 LiberalWalter Scott2517*17,81252.25%
 Provincial RightsFrederick Haultain248*16,18447.47%
 Independent1940.28%
Total502534,090100%
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
Popular vote
Liberal
52.25%
Provincial Rights
47.47%
Others
0.28%
Seats summary
Liberal
68.00%
Provincial Rights
32.00%

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

1st Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
 DistrictMemberParty
 BatocheWilliam GrantLiberal
 BattlefordAlbert ChampagneLiberal
 CanningtonJohn D. StewartLiberal
 GrenfellAndrew ArgueProvincial Rights
 HumboldtDavid NeelyLiberal
 KinistinoThomas SandersonLiberal
 LumsdenThomas Walter ScottLiberal
 Maple CreekDavid WylieProvincial Rights
 Moose JawJohn SheppardLiberal
 Moose Jaw CityJohn WellingtonProvincial Rights
 MoosominDaniel EllisProvincial Rights
 North Qu'AppelleWilliam Richard MotherwellLiberal
 Prince AlbertPeter Tyerman*Liberal
 Prince Albert CityJohn Henderson LamontLiberal
 RedberryGeorge LangleyLiberal
 Regina CityJames BoleLiberal
 RosthernGerhard EnsLiberal
 SaltcoatsThomas MacNuttLiberal
 SaskatoonWilliam C. SutherlandLiberal
 SourisJames T. BrownProvincial Rights
 South Qu'AppelleFrederick HaultainProvincial Rights
 South ReginaJames Alexander CalderLiberal
 WhitewoodArchibald GillisProvincial Rights
 WolseleyWilliam ElliotProvincial Rights
 YorktonThomas GarryLiberal

Note:

*In 1907 by order of the Legislative Assembly Samuel Donaldson of the Provincial Rights party was declared elected and Peter Tyerman lost his seat.

See also

References

Further reading

  • Hopkins, J. Castell (1906). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1905. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.