1908 Saskatchewan General Election
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The 1908 Saskatchewan general election was held on August 14, 1908 to elect members of the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, in the na ...
. Premier
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and his
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were re-elected for a second term, defeating the
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of
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. Note: #William Turgeon ran in two ridings, in Duck Lake he won and in Prince Albert City where he lost.


Members of the Legislative Assembly elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts


See also

* List of Saskatchewan political parties


References


Saskatchewan Archives Board – Election Results By Electoral DivisionElections Saskatchewan - Provincial Vote Summaries


Further reading

* {{SaskatchewanElections 1908 elections in Canada 1908 in Saskatchewan 1908 August 1908 events