6th Saskatchewan Legislature

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]

Electoral district Member Party First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  Arm River George Adam Scott Liberal 1908 5th term
  Thomas Frederick Waugh (1928) Liberal 1928 1st term
  Bengough Thomas Evan Gamble Liberal 1917 3rd term
  Biggar Robert Pelham Hassard Liberal 1925 1st term
  Cannington Albert Edward Steele Liberal 1924 2nd term
  Canora Joseph Albert McClure Progressive 1925 1st term
  Cumberland[nb 1] Deakin Alexander Hall Liberal 1913, 1922 4th term*
  Cut Knife William Hamilton Dodds Liberal 1917 3rd term
  Cypress Henry Theodore Halvorson Liberal 1921 2nd term
  Elrose Wilbert Hagarty Liberal 1921 2nd term
  Estevan James Forbes Creighton Independent 1925 1st term
  Francis Walter George Robinson Liberal 1912 4th term
  Gravelbourg Benjamin Franklin McGregor Liberal 1925 1st term
  Hanley Reginald Stipe Progressive 1925 1st term
  Happyland John Joseph Keelan Liberal 1925 1st term
  Humboldt Henry Mathies Therres Independent Liberal 1921 2nd term
  Île-à-la-Crosse[nb 1] Joseph Octave Nolin Liberal 1908 5th term
  Jules Marion (1926) Liberal 1926 1st term
  Jack Fish Lake Donald M. Finlayson Liberal 1908 5th term
  Kerrobert John Albert Dowd Liberal 1917 3rd term
  Donald Laing (1926) Liberal 1926 1st term
  Kindersley Ebenezer Samuel Whatley Progressive 1925 1st term
  Kinistino Charles McIntosh Liberal 1925 1st term
  Last Mountain Samuel John Latta Liberal 1912 4th term
  Lloydminster Robert James Gordon Liberal 1917 3rd term
  Lumsden Hugh Kerr Miller Liberal 1925 1st term
  Maple Creek Peter Lawrence Hyde Liberal 1921 2nd term
  George Spence (1927) Liberal 1917,[a] 1927 4th term*
  Melfort Olin Drake Hill Liberal 1921 2nd term
  Milestone Frederick Birthall Lewis Liberal 1923 2nd term
  Moose Jaw City William George Baker Labour-Liberal 1921 2nd term
  William Erskine Knowles Liberal 1918, 1925 2nd term*
  William Gladstone Ross (1927) Liberal 1927 1st term
  Moose Jaw County Charles Avery Dunning Liberal 1916 4th term
  Thomas Waddell (1926) Liberal 1926 1st term
  Moosomin John Louis Salkeld Independent 1917 3rd term
  Morse William Paris MacLachlan Liberal 1925 1st term
  William Gladstone Ross (1927) Liberal 1927 1st term
  North Qu'Appelle James Garfield Gardiner Liberal 1914 4th term
  Notukeu George Spence Liberal 1917 3rd term
  Alexander Lothian Grant (1926) Liberal 1926 1st term
  Pelly Charles Tran Progressive 1925 1st term
  Pheasant Hills James Arthur Smith Liberal 1917 3rd term
  Pipestone William John Patterson Liberal 1921 2nd term
  Prince Albert Thomas Clayton Davis Liberal 1925 1st term
  Redberry George Cockburn Progressive 1921 2nd term
  Liberal[6]
  Regina City Donald Alexander McNiven Liberal 1922 2nd term
  Murdoch Alexander MacPherson Conservative 1925 1st term
  Rosetown John Andrew Wilson Liberal 1921 2nd term
  Rosthern John Michael Uhrich Liberal 1921 2nd term
  Saltcoats George William Sahlmark Liberal 1918 3rd term
  Saskatoon City Archibald Peter McNab Liberal 1908 5th term
  James Thomas Milton Anderson Conservative 1925 1st term
  Howard McConnell (1927) Conservative 1927 1st term
  Saskatoon County Charles Agar Progressive 1921 2nd term
  Liberal[6]
  Shellbrook Edgar Sidney Clinch Liberal 1915 4th term
  Souris Jesse Pichard Tripp Liberal 1925 1st term
  South Qu'Appelle Anton Huck Liberal 1925 1st term
  Swift Current David John Sykes Liberal 1917 3rd term
  The Battlefords Allan Demetrius Pickel Liberal 1917 3rd term
  Thunder Creek Robert Scott Donaldson Liberal 1925 1st term
  Tisdale Walter Clutterbuck Buckle Conservative 1925 1st term
  Touchwood John Mason Parker Liberal 1917 3rd term
  Turtleford Archibald B. Gemmell Liberal 1917 3rd term
  Vonda James Hogan Liberal 1917 3rd term
  Wadena William Henry McKinnon Liberal 1921 2nd term
  Weyburn Charles McGill Hamilton Liberal 1919 3rd term
  Wilkie Robert Erie Nay Liberal 1925 1st term
  Willow Bunch Abel James Hindle Liberal 1917 3rd term
  James Albert Cross Liberal 1917, 1925 3rd term*
  Wolseley Thomas McAfee Liberal 1925 1st term
  Wynyard Wilhelm Hans Paulson Liberal 1912, 1924 4th term*
  Yorkton Thomas Henry Garry Liberal 1905 6th term

Notes:

  1. ^ a b Election was held on July 21, 1925

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

Notes:


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[7]
Pipestone William John Patterson Liberal March 18, 1926 WJ Patterson ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[8]
Prince Albert Thomas Clayton Davis Liberal March 18, 1926 TC Davis ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[9]
Île-à-la-Crosse A. Jules Marion Liberal April 26, 1926 JO Nolin died in office in December 1925[10]
Moose Jaw County Thomas Waddell Liberal May 25, 1926 CA Dunning ran for federal seat[11]
Notukeu Alexander Lothian Grant Liberal June 1, 1926 G Spence ran for federal seat[12]
Kerrobert Donald Laing Liberal November 9, 1926 JA Dowd resigned seat[13]
Saskatoon City Howard McConnell Conservative January 21, 1927 AP McNab named to local government board[14]
Moose Jaw City William Gladstone Ross Liberal May 17, 1927 WE Knowles named to bench[15]
Morse Duncan Morris Robertson Liberal August 15, 1927 WP MacLachlan died in office[16]
Maple Creek George Spence Liberal December 1, 1927 PL Hyde resigned seat[15]
Arm River Thomas Frederick Waugh Liberal October 25, 1928 GA Scott resigned after being named income tax inspector[17]

Notes

  1. ^ Notukeu

References

  1. ^ "Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  2. ^ "Saskatchewan Premiers" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  3. ^ "Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  4. ^ "Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  5. ^ a b "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  6. ^ a b Courville, Leo D. "The Conservatism of the Saskatchewan Progressives – Historical Papers / Communications historiques". Érudit. pp. 161–162. doi:10.7202/030781ar. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  7. ^ "Le deputé de Willow-Bunch démissionne en faveur de l'Hon. J. A. Cross". Le patriote de l'Ouest (in French). August 19, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  8. ^ "W.J. Patterson fonds". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  9. ^ Quiring, Brett. Davis, Thomas Clayton (1889–1960). University of Regina. Archived from the original on 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  10. ^ Minnehaha Co-op. Women's Auxiliary (1979). Tales and trails of the following school districts : Blackfoot, Daysville, Lake Russell, Minnehaha, Parkdale, Picnic Lake, 1893-1978. p. 35. Retrieved 2012-03-15.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Charles Avery Dunning – Parliament of Canada biography
  12. ^ George Spence – Parliament of Canada biography
  13. ^ Normandin, A L (1926). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  14. ^ Stoffel, Holden. "McNab, Archibald Peter (1864–1945)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  15. ^ a b "Saskatchewan Assembly". Empress Express. January 19, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  16. ^ "Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  17. ^ Quiring, Brett (2004). Saskatchewan Politicians: Lives Past and Present. Canadian Plains Research Center Press. p. 207. ISBN 0889771650. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
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