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The 1905 Saskatchewan general election was the first provincial election in the newly created Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on 13 December 1905 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to victory over the Provincial Rights Party of Frederick W. A. G. Haultain, and became the first Premier of the new province.
Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Elected | Popular Vote | ||
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Liberal | Walter Scott | 25 | 17* | 17,812 | 52.25% | |
Provincial Rights | Frederick Haultain | 24 | 8* | 16,184 | 47.47% | |
Independent | 1 | – | 94 | 0.28% | ||
Total | 50 | 25 | 34,090 | 100% | ||
Source: Elections Saskatchewan | ||||||
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
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