The 1925 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 2, 1925 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 ...
.
The
Liberal Party of Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
The party was the provincial affiliate of the Liberal Party of Canada until 2009. It was previously one of the two largest parties in the provinc ...
– under its new leader,
Charles A. Dunning
Charles Avery Dunning (July 31, 1885 – October 1, 1958) was the third premier of Saskatchewan. Born in England, he emigrated to Canada at the age of 16. By the age of 36, he was premier. He had a successful career as a farmer, business ...
– won its sixth consecutive victory, and continued to dominate the legislature.
The
Progressive Party of Saskatchewan
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increased its share of the vote from 7.5% to over 23%, but failed to add to its six member caucus.
The
Conservative Party
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Political parties called The Conservative P ...
of
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also increased its vote by over 14%, but only increased its representation in the legislature from two to three members.
The increase in the Progressive and Conservative vote came from voters who had supported
independent candidates
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in the
1921 election.
Results
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.
Percentages
Members elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
July 21, 1925
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
See also
*
List of Saskatchewan political parties
*
List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
Current electoral districts
* Athabasca (1934)
* Arm River (2016)
* Batoche (2003)
* Biggar-Sask Valley (2016)
* Cannington (1995)
* Canora-Pelly (1995)
* Carrot River Valley (1995)
* Cumberland (1975)
* Cut Knife-Turtleford (2003)
* Cypr ...
References
Saskatchewan Archives Board – Election Results By Electoral DivisionElections Saskatchewan - Provincial Vote Summaries
Further reading
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1925 elections in Canada
1925 in Saskatchewan
1925
Events January
* January 1
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June 1925 events