7th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 7th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1929. The assembly sat from September 4, 1929, to May 25, 1934.[1] The Liberal Party led by James Garfield Gardiner attempted to form a minority government but were defeated by a motion of no confidence. The Conservative Party led by James Thomas Milton Anderson then formed a coalition government with the support of the Progressive Party and independent members.[2] The Liberals led by Gardiner formed the official opposition.[3]

James Fraser Bryant served as speaker for the assembly in 1929. Robert Sterritt Leslie replaced Bryant as speaker in 1930.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1929:[5]

Electoral district Member Party First elected / previously elected No.# of term(s)
  Arm River Duncan Selby Hutcheon Conservative 1929 1st term
  Bengough Herman Kersler Warren Conservative 1929 1st term
  Biggar William Willoughby Miller Conservative 1929 1st term
  Cannington Samson Wallace Arthur Independent 1929 1st term
  Canora Anton O. Morken Liberal 1929 1st term
  Cumberland[nb 1] Deakin Alexander Hall Liberal 1913, 1922 5th term*
  Cut Knife George John McLean Independent 1929 1st term
  Cypress John Edward Gryde Conservative 1929 1st term
  Elrose James Cobban Conservative 1929 1st term
  Estevan Eleazer William Garner Liberal 1929 1st term
  David McKnight (1930) Conservative 1930 1st term
  Norman L. McLeod (1931) Liberal 1931 1st term
  Francis Samuel Norval Horner Progressive 1929 1st term
  Gravelbourg Benjamin Franklin McGregor Liberal 1925 2nd term
  Hanley Reginald Stipe Progressive 1925 2nd term
  Happyland Donald McPherson Strath Liberal 1929 1st term
  Humboldt Henry Mathies Therres Liberal 1921 3rd term
  Île-à-la-Crosse[nb 2] A. Jules Marion Liberal 1926 2nd term
  Jack Fish Lake Donald M. Finlayson Liberal 1908 6th term
  Kerrobert Robert Leith Hanbidge Conservative 1929 1st term
  Kindersley Ebenezer Samuel Whatley Progressive 1925 2nd term
  Farmer-Labour Group[6]
  Kinistino Charles McIntosh Liberal 1925 2nd term
  Conservative[7]
  Jack Taylor (1933) Liberal 1917, 1933 3rd term*
  Last Mountain Jacob Benson Progressive 1929 1st term
  Farmer-Labour Group[6]
  Lloydminster Robert James Gordon Liberal 1917 4th term
  Lumsden James Fraser Bryant Conservative 1929 1st term
  Maple Creek George Spence Liberal 1917,[a] 1927 5th term*
  Melfort Rupert James Greaves Conservative 1929 1st term
  Milestone Joseph Victor Patterson Independent 1929 1st term
  Moose Jaw City John Alexander Merkley Conservative 1929 1st term
  Robert Henry Smith 1929 1st term
  Moose Jaw County Sinclair Alexander Whittaker Conservative 1929 1st term
  Moosomin Frederick Dennis Munroe Conservative 1929 1st term
  Morse Richard Percy Eades Conservative 1929 1st term
  North Qu'Appelle James Garfield Gardiner Liberal 1914 5th term
  Notukeu Alexander Lothian Grant Liberal 1926 2nd term
  Pelly Reginald John Marsden Parker Liberal 1929 1st term
  Pheasant Hills Charles Morton Dunn Liberal 1929 1st term
  Pipestone William John Patterson Liberal 1921 3rd term
  Prince Albert Thomas Clayton Davis Liberal 1925 2nd term
  Redberry George Cockburn Liberal 1921[b] 3rd term
  Regina City Murdoch Alexander MacPherson Conservative 1925 2nd term
  James Grassick 1929 1st term
  Rosetown Nathaniel Given Conservative 1929 1st term
  Rosthern John Michael Uhrich Liberal 1921 3rd term
  Saltcoats Asmundur Loptson Liberal 1929 1st term
  Saskatoon City James Thomas Milton Anderson Conservative 1925 2nd term
  Howard McConnell 1927 2nd term
  Saskatoon County Charles Agar Liberal 1921 3rd term
  Shellbrook Edgar Sidney Clinch Liberal 1915 5th term
  Souris William Oliver Fraser Conservative 1917, 1929 2nd term*
  South Qu'Appelle Anton Huck Liberal 1925 2nd term
  Swift Current William Wensley Smith Conservative 1929 1st term
  The Battlefords Samuel Wesley Huston Independent 1929 1st term
  Thunder Creek Harold Alexander Lilly Conservative 1929 1st term
  Tisdale Walter Clutterbuck Buckle Conservative 1925 2nd term
  Touchwood John Mason Parker Liberal 1917 4th term
  Turtleford Charles Arthur Ayre Liberal 1929 1st term
  Vonda James Hogan Liberal 1917 4th term
  Wadena John Robeson Taylor Independent 1929 1st term
  Weyburn Robert Sterritt Leslie Progressive 1929 1st term
  Wilkie Alexander John McLeod Conservative 1929 1st term
  Willow Bunch Charles William Johnson Liberal 1929 1st term
  Wolseley William George Bennett Conservative 1921, 1929 2nd term
  Wynyard Wilhelm Hans Paulson Liberal 1912, 1924 5th term*
  Yorkton Alan Carl Stewart Independent 1929 1st term
Notes
  1. ^ Election held July 16, 1929
  2. ^ Election held August 12, 1929

Party standings

Affiliation Members
  Conservative Party of Saskatchewan 24
Progressive 5
  Independent 6
  Liberal 28
 Total
 63
 Coalition Majority
 7


By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:[5]

Electoral district Member elected Party Election date Reason
Lumsden James Fraser Bryant Conservative September 30, 1929 JF Bryant ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[8]
Moose Jaw City John Alexander Merkley Conservative September 30, 1929 JA Merkley ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[9]
Regina City Murdoch Alexander MacPherson Conservative September 30, 1929 MA MacPherson ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[10]
Saskatoon City Howard McConnell Conservative September 30, 1929 H McConnell ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[11]
James Thomas Milton Anderson September 30, 1929 JTM Anderson ran for reelection after forming a coalition government[12]
Moosomin Frederick Dennis Munroe Conservative October 7, 1929 FD Munroe ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[13]
Tisdale Walter Clutterbuck Buckle Conservative October 7, 1929 WC Buckle ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[14]
Yorkton Alan Carl Stewart Independent October 7, 1929 AC Stewart ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[15]
Estevan David McKnight Conservative December 23, 1930[nb 1] EW Garner resigned seat[16]
Estevan Norman L. McLeod Liberal February 9, 1931[nb 2] McLeod was declared elected by the assembly because ballots had been tampered with in the 1930 by-election[5]
Kinistino John Richard Parish Taylor Liberal May 22, 1933 C McIntosh named to cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources, ran for reelection and was subsequently defeated[17]
Notes
  1. ^ McKnight's election was declared void on February 9, 1931, after an appeal
  2. ^ The Court of Appeal found that the election was void and the seat was declared vacant on November 7, 1932

Notes

  1. ^ Notukeu
  2. ^ First elected as a Progressive

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 c "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  6. ^ a b Russell, Peter A. (1970). The Co-Operative Government in Saskatchewan, 1929 - 1934: Response to the Depression (Master's thesis). University of Saskatchewan. p. 106. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  7. ^ Hoffman, George (1983). "The 1934 Saskatchewan Provincial Election Campaign" (PDF). Saskatchewan History. 36 (2): 45–47. Retrieved 2025-12-16.
  8. ^ "Bryant, James Fraser (1877–1945)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  9. ^ Spencer, Dick (2007). Singing the Blues: The Conservatives in Saskatchewan. Canadian Plains Research Center. p. 52. ISBN 978-0889772069. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  10. ^ "Murdoch Alexander MacPherson, Q.C., LL.B". Honorary degree recipients. University of Saskatchewan archives. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  11. ^ Quiring, Brett. "McConnell, Howard (1886–1957)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  12. ^ Quiring, Brett. "Anderson, James Thomas Milton (1878–1946)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  13. ^ "Munroe, Frederick Dennis, 1881-1955". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  14. ^ Kyba, Patrick. "Buckle, Walter C. (1886–1955)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  15. ^ Alan Carl Stewart – Parliament of Canada biography
  16. ^ Normandin, A L (1931). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  17. ^ Barnhart, Gordon (2004). Saskatchewan Premiers of the Twentieth Century. Canadian Plains Research Center Press. p. 123. ISBN 0889771642. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
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