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4th Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly succeeded Mitchell as speaker.
The 4th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1917. The assembly sat from November 13, 1917, to May 16, 1921. The Liberal Party led by William Melville Martin formed the government. The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan led by Donald Maclean formed the official opposition. Wellington Willoughby had resigned from the assembly shortly after the election. Robert Menzies Mitchell served as speaker for the assembly until May 1919. George Adam Scott George Adam Scott (December 11, 1874 – 1963) was a Canadian provincial politician. He was born in either Portage la Prairie Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1917: Notes: |
1917 Saskatchewan General Election
The 1917 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 26, 1917, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. After replacing Walter Scott as leader of the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan and premier of the province, William M. Martin led the party to its fourth consecutive victory, winning all but 8 of the 59 seats in the legislature. The Conservative Party of Wellington Willoughby continued to lose popular support. This was the first Saskatchewan election in which women were allowed to vote and run for office. However, none were declared elected in this vote; the first Saskatchewan woman elected an MLA was after a 1918 by-election. The Non-Partisan League, forerunner of the Progressive Party of Saskatchewan, nominated candidates for the first time, although none were successful. Labour candidates also appeared for the first time. David John Sykes became the first Independent to sit in the Saskatchewan legislature. He was nominated by the Liberal, Conservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumberland (Saskatchewan Provincial Electoral District)
Cumberland is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. It was created for the 1912 election, and was abolished into Prince Albert East-Cumberland in 1967. It was re-created for the 1975 election. It is the largest electoral district in the province, and at the 2007 general election was the safest seat for the New Democratic Party. History The riding has a strong history of electing New Democrat New Democrats, also known as centrist Democrats, Clinton Democrats, or moderate Democrats, are a centrist ideological faction within the Democratic Party in the United States. As the Third Way faction of the party, they are seen as cultural ... MLAs, and that region has returned MLAs from the NDP and its predecessor party the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation since 1952. The closest that the NDP came to losing the riding was in the 2008 by-election, which was narrowly won with 49.73% of the popular vote and a plurality of 164. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macbeth Malcolm
Macbeth Malcolm (May 16, 1878 – July 19, 1941) was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Hanley in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1913 to 1921 as a Liberal. He was born in Teeterville, Norfolk County, Ontario and moved to Devils Lake, North Dakota before homesteading in the Hanley and Kenaston districts of Saskatchewan in 1902. Malcolm married Elizabeth MacLennan. He served as first reeve for the Regional Municipality of Rosedale No. 283 from 1910 to 1912. Malcolm was provincial president of the United Grain Growers. He imported horses from Ontario for sale to local homesteaders and also sold real estate. For several years, Malcolm operated the Cockshutt and J.I. Case Machine company in Hanley. He also helped organize the construction of a new curling rink there. Malcolm served in the Canadian army during World War I and was wounded in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanley (electoral District)
Hanley is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Hanley, Saskatchewan. This district was created before the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908. The riding was dissolved and combined with the Arm River, Rosthern, Kinistino, Saskatoon Buena Vista, Saskatoon Eastview, Saskatoon Sutherland and Biggar districts before the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975. It is now part of the constituencies of Arm River-Watrous, Rosetown-Elrose, and Saskatoon Southeast. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results , - , Provincial Rights , Peder Myhre Henricks , align="right", 658 , align="right", 48.31% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 1,362 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , Conservative , John R. Hamilton , align="right", 708 , align="right", 38.35% , align="right", -9.96 , - bgcolor="white" !a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter George Robinson
Walter George Robinson (July 19, 1873 – 1949) was an insurance and loan agent and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Francis in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1912 to 1929 as a Liberal. Robinson was born at Mascouche Rapids, Quebec, the son of Thomas Robinson and Sarah Jane McCurdy. He was educated in Listowel, Owen Sound and Regina. In 1903, Robinson married Bessie Cameron. He served as speaker for the Saskatchewan assembly from 1925 to 1929. Robinson lived in Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural M .... References * 1873 births 1949 deaths Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan People from Mascouche {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis (electoral District)
Francis is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, centred on the town of Francis, Saskatchewan. This district was created before the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908. The riding was dissolved and combined with the Milestone and Qu'Appelle-Wolseley districts before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938. It is now part of the constituency of Indian Head-Milestone. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results , - , Provincial Rights , John Wesley Mahan , align="right", 877 , align="right", 47.33% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 1,853 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , Conservative , John Wesley Mahan , align="right", 700 , align="right", 39.17% , align="right", -8.16 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 1,787 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , Conservative , Frankl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Alexander Bell
George Alexander Bell (August 3, 1856 – September 13, 1927) was a blacksmith and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Estevan in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1908 to 1918 as a Liberal. He was born in Brant County, Ontario, the son of David Bell, a native of Scotland, and was educated in Colborne township in Huron County. He apprenticed as a blacksmith and came west to Winnipeg in 1882, where he worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1883, Bell married Elizabeth Smith. After leaving the railway, he established a blacksmith shop in Melita, Manitoba. In 1900, he moved to Saskatchewan to work as a Dominion lands inspector for the Estevan district. He settled in Estevan, Saskatchewan. Bell served in the provincial cabinet as Provincial Treasurer and Minister of Telephones. He played an important role in establishing the early telephone infrastructure in rural Saskatchewan. After resigning from the assembly in 1918, Bell served as chairman of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estevan (former Electoral District)
Estevan is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was created for the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908. Renamed "Bromhead" in 1934, the constituency was dissolved and combined with the Souris-Estevan district before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938. It is now part of the provincial constituencies of Estevan and Weyburn-Big Muddy. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results , - , Provincial Rights , Henry Yardley , align="right", 526 , align="right", 38.85% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 1,354 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , Conservative , Henry Yardley , align="right", 566 , align="right", 34.24% , align="right", -4.61 , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 1,653 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Peter McNab
Archibald Peter "Archie" McNab (May 29, 1864 – April 29, 1945) was the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan from 1936 until 1945. He was the last lieutenant-governor of the province to live in Government House. He was born in Glengarry County, Ontario, the son of Malcolm McNab and Margaret McCrimmon, and moved to Winnipeg in 1882 with his twin brother before establishing a homestead in Virden, Manitoba. Years of drought forced him to give up farming and in 1887 he became a grain buyer for Ogilvie Flour Mills. In 1892, McNab married Edith Wilson Todd. In 1902, the company transferred him to Rosthern, Saskatchewan where he invested in two grain elevators. After selling them, he moved to Saskatoon with his wife and children and established the Dominion Elevator Company. He also helped found the Saskatchewan Central Railway Company and the Saskatchewan Power Company. He entered politics and was elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in the 1908 general election as a Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elrose (electoral District)
Elrose was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southwestern Saskatchewan, this constituency was centred on the town of Elrose. The riding was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 as "Eagle Creek"; it was renamed "Elrose" in 1917. The district was dissolved and combined with the Rosetown riding (as Rosetown-Elrose) before the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975. It is now part of a revived Rosetown-Elrose constituency. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results , - , Conservative , J.C. Laycock , align="right", 619 , align="right", 43.38% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 1,427 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", , - , Conservative , Francis Henderson Forgie , align="right", 963 , align="right", 31.18% , align="right", -12.20 , Independent , Edward Richard Powell , align="right", 867 , ali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaac Stirling
Isaac Stirling (April 8, 1866 – October, 1935) was a rancher and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Cypress in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1917 to 1921 as a Liberal. He was born in Clinton, Canada West, the son of Robert Sterling and Christina Gardiner, and came to Manitoba during the 1890s. Around 1899, he settled in the Cypress Hills area, where he established a homestead and raised cattle. Stirling operated a post office on Battle Creek from 1903 to 1907. In 1908, he moved south of Consul Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throug .... He died at the age of 69 and was buried in the Consul cemetery. References Saskatchewan Liberal Party MLAs 1866 births 1935 deaths People from Huron County, Ontario {{Saskatchewan-politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypress (former Saskatchewan Provincial Electoral District)
Cypress is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 as "Gull Lake". Since the district encompassed most of the Saskatchewan side of the Cypress Hills, the riding was renamed "Cypress" in 1917. Redrawn and renamed "Shaunavon" before 1934, the constituency was abolished before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938. It is now part of the Cypress Hills and Wood River constituencies. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results Gull Lake (1912 – 1917) , - , Conservative , James Beck Swanston , align="right", 610 , align="right", 48.92% , align="right", – , - bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3, Total !align="right", 1,247 !align="right", 100.00% !align="right", Cypress (1917 – 1934) , - , Conservative , James Beck Swanston , align="right", 1,670 , align="right", 46.40% , align="right", -2.52 , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
