1917 Saskatchewan general election

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1917 Saskatchewan general election
Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg
  1912 June 26, 1917 (1917-06-26) 1921  

62 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  William Melville Martin.jpg
CON
Leader William Martin Wellington Willoughby
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since19161912
Leader's seat Regina City Moose Jaw City
Last election458
Seats won517
Seat changeIncrease2.svg6Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote106,55268,243
Percentage56.7%36.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.3pp Decrease2.svg5.7pp

Premier before election

William Martin
Liberal

Premier after election

William Martin
Liberal

The 1917 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 26, 1917, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

Contents

After replacing Walter Scott as leader of the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan and premier of the province, William M. Martin led the party to its fourth consecutive victory, winning all but 8 of the 59 seats in the legislature.

The Conservative Party of Wellington Willoughby continued to lose popular support.

This was the first Saskatchewan election in which women were allowed to vote and run for office. However, none were declared elected in this vote; the first Saskatchewan woman elected an MLA was after a 1918 by-election.

The Non-Partisan League, forerunner of the Progressive Party of Saskatchewan, nominated candidates for the first time, although none were successful. Labour candidates also appeared for the first time.

David John Sykes became the first Independent to sit in the Saskatchewan legislature. He was nominated by the Liberal, Conservative and Non-Partisan League organizations, and thus was acclaimed this election. [1]

An at-large service vote was held to elect three soldiers from October 3 to October 13, 1917. All service members were not affiliated, and were elected to represent Saskatchewan residents stationed in France, Belgium and Great Britain.

Results

PartyParty Leader# of
candidates
SeatsPopular Vote
1912 Elected % ChangeVotes % % Change
  Liberal William M. Martin 584651+13.3%106,55256.68%-0.28%
  Conservative Wellington Willoughby 537768,24336.30%-5.68%
 Independent101+100%4,4402.36%+1.30%
Nonpartisan League 7**7,2673.87%*
Labour William Geo. Baker
(default)
2**1,4740.79%*
Sub-total1305359187,976100% 
Soldiers' vote (Province at large)14*3*13,6556.77%*
Total1445362+11.3%201,631100% 
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Note:* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Percentages

Popular vote
Liberal
56.68%
Conservative
36.30%
Others
7.02%
Seats summary
Liberal
82.26%
Conservative
11.29%
Others
6.45%

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

4th Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
 DistrictMemberParty
  Arm River George A. Scott Liberal
  Bengough Thomas Gamble Liberal
  Biggar George H. Harris Liberal
  Cannington John D. Stewart Liberal
  Canora Albert Hermanson Liberal
  Cumberland Deakin Alexander Hall Liberal
  Cut Knife William Dodds Liberal
  Cypress Isaac Stirling Liberal
  Elrose Archibald McNab Liberal
  Estevan George Bell Liberal
  Francis Walter Robinson Liberal
  Hanley Macbeth Malcolm Liberal
  Happyland Stephen Morrey Liberal
  Humboldt William Turgeon Liberal
  Île-à-la-Crosse Joseph Nolin Liberal
  Jack Fish Lake Donald Finlayson Liberal
  Kerrobert John Dowd Liberal
  Kindersley William R. Motherwell Liberal
  Kinistino John R. Taylor Liberal
  Last Mountain Samuel Latta Liberal
  Lloydminster Robert J. Gordon Liberal
  Lumsden William Vancise Liberal
  Maple Creek Alexander Colquhoun Liberal
  Melfort George B. Johnston Liberal
  Milestone Bernard Larson Liberal
  Moose Jaw City Wellington Willoughby Conservative
  Moose Jaw County Charles Dunning Liberal
  Moose Mountain Robert Magee Liberal
  Moosomin John Salkeld Conservative
  Morse Malcolm L. Leitch Liberal
  North Qu'Appelle James Garfield Gardiner Liberal
  Notukeu George Spence Liberal
  Pelly Magnus Ramsland 1 Liberal
  Pheasant Hills James Arthur Smith Liberal
  Pipestone Richard Phin Liberal
  Prince Albert Charles M. McDonald Liberal
  Redberry George Langley Liberal
  Regina City William Martin Liberal
  Rosetown William Badger Conservative
  Rosthern William Bashford Liberal
  Saltcoats James Alexander Calder Liberal
  Saskatoon City Donald Maclean Conservative
  Saskatoon County Murdo Cameron Liberal
  Shellbrook Edgar Clinch Liberal
  Souris William Fraser Conservative
  South Qu'Appelle Joseph Glenn Conservative
  Swift Current David Sykes Independent
  The Battlefords Allan Pickel Liberal
  Thunder Creek Andrew Gallaugher Conservative
  Tisdale Hugh Jones Liberal
  Touchwood John M. Parker Liberal
  Turtleford Archibald Gemmell Liberal
  Vonda James Hogan Liberal
  Wadena John MacMillan Liberal
  Weyburn Robert Mitchell Liberal
  Wilkie Reuben Martin Liberal
  Willow Bunch Abel Hindle Liberal
  Wynyard Wilhelm Paulson Liberal
  Yorkton Thomas Garry Liberal

Notes

1 Magnus Ramsland died in 1918. In the resulting by-election, he was succeeded by his widow Sarah Ramsland, the first woman ever elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

October 13, 1917 service vote results

Like other provinces Saskatchewan held a service vote – actually two separate votes – for Saskatchewan residents in the Canadian armed services fighting during World War I. The first vote was for France and Belgium – two members were elected in a block vote; the top member represented France and the second member elected represented Belgium. Another member was also elected to represent troops in Great Britain. Three seats in the Legislature were set aside for these soldier-MLAs.

France and Belgium

CandidateVotes %elected
Private Harris Turner 3,938France
Captain Frederick Bagshaw 1,791Belgium
Lt. Col. Alexander Ross 978
Private Kenneth Crawford 798
Sergeant William Reade 577
Sapper John Arthur Gibson 379
Major Robert Henry Smith 365
Sgt. Major William Harry Wilson 233
Lieutenant Alfred Haigh 216

Great Britain

CandidateVotes %
Lt. Col. James Albert Cross 2,698
Captain Alfred Manville 691
Sergeant Arthur Eaton 504
Sergeant Samuel Barraclough 273
Captain Daniel Lochead 214

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References

  1. "Sykes Nominated by Three Parties in Swift Current". Saskatoon Daily Star. April 9, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved October 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.

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