1921 Saskatchewan general election

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1921 Saskatchewan general election
Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957.svg
  1917 June 9, 1921 (1921-06-09) 1925  

63 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  William Melville Martin.jpg
PRO
CON
Leader William Martin
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since1916
Leader's seat Regina City
Last election51pre-creation7
Seats won4562
Seat changeDecrease2.svg6Increase2.svg6Decrease2.svg5
Popular vote92,98313,6137,133
Percentage51.4%7.5%3.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg5.3pp Increase2.svg7.5ppDecrease2.svg32.4pp

Premier before election

William Martin
Liberal

Premier after election

William Martin
Liberal

The 1921 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 9, 1921, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

Contents

The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan of Premier William M. Martin was re-elected – although with a diminished share of the popular vote, and a reduced caucus in the legislature.

Donald McLean resigned as leader of the Conservative Party in April 1921, [1] and the party convention decided to only form a committee to make arrangements for the coming election. [1] There were only four candidates who were considered to have a chance of success, [1] of which only two seats were retained. Its share of the popular vote fell from about 36% to less than 4%.

Harris Turner was instrumental in calling a meeting of Conservatives and separate school supporters to form an Independent Movement for the coming election. [2] At a meeting held in Saskatoon in May 1921, it was decided not to establish a party structure, but to organize a central committee to field candidates. [2] John Maharg, president of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association and Minister of Agriculture in the Liberal government, would later accuse the movement of being engineered from the office of John Reid, the federal Minister of Railways. [3] It appeared that the movement was effectively led by W.T. Badger, who was ostensibly campaigning as an Independent Conservative in Rosetown. [3] Candidates in the movement included four Conservative, four Labour and four Non-Partisan figures. [3]

The Independent and Independent Conservative candidates won over 29% of the vote, and voters elected a total of eight Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) under these banners.

The Progressive Party of Saskatchewan made its first appearance, winning six of the seven ridings that it contested.

Expansion of Legislative Assembly

An Act was passed in 1920 providing for an increase of seats from 59 to 63, upon the next election. [4] Moose Jaw City, Regina City and Saskatoon City now returned two members instead of one, and the following other changes were made:

Abolished ridingsNew ridings
Renaming of districts
Drawn from other ridings

Results

Elections to the 5th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1921) [5]
PartyLeaderCandidatesVotesSeats
#± %Change (pp) 1917 1921±
Liberal William Martin 6092,98313,569Decrease2.svg51.39-5.29
 
51
45 / 63
6Decrease2.svg
Independent 3546,55642,116Increase2.svg25.7323.3723.37
 
1
7 / 63
6Increase2.svg
Progressive 713,61313,613Increase2.svg7.527.527.52
 
6 / 63
6Increase2.svg
Conservative 47,13361,110Decrease2.svg3.94-32.36
 
7
2 / 63
5Decrease2.svg
Independent Conservative36,2956,295Increase2.svg3.483.483.48
 
1 / 63
1Increase2.svg
Labour 36,0344,560Increase2.svg3.342.552.55
 
1 / 63
1Increase2.svg
Independent Pro-Government1Acclamation
1 / 63
1Increase2.svg
Nonpartisan League 33,7353,532Decrease2.svg2.06-1.81
 
Independent Labour 11,6901,690Increase2.svg0.93New
Government 11,5101,510Increase2.svg0.84New
Independent Non-Partisan League11,4001,400Increase2.svg0.77New
Total119180,949100.00%

    MLAs elected

    Single-member districts

    Results by riding - 1921 Saskatchewan general election (single-member districts) [5] [6]
    RidingWinning partyVotes
    Name 1917 PartyVotesShareMargin
    #
    Margin
    %
    LibIndProgConI-ConLabNPLGovtINPTotal
     
    Arm River LibLibAcclamation
    Bengough LibLib1,59567.67%83335.34%1,5957622,357
    Biggar LibProg2,29360.18%77620.37%1,5172,2933,810
    Cannington LibLib1,60664.65%72829.31%1,6068782,484
    Canora LibLib1,59743.55%1975.37%1,5976701,4003,667
    Cumberland [a 1] LibLibAcclamation
    Cut Knife LibLib93157.47%24214.94%9316891,620
    Cypress LibLibAcclamation
    Elrose LibLib1,95752.49%2566.87%1,9571,7713,728
    Estevan LibLibAcclamation
    Francis LibLib1,45654.25%2288.49%1,4561,2282,684
    Gravelbourg NewInd2,58252.77%2715.54%2,3112,5824,893
    Hanley LibLib1,95368.57%1,05837.15%1,9538952,848
    Happyland LibLib2,60377.82%1,86155.64%2,6037423,345
    Humboldt LibLibAcclamation
    Île-à-la-Crosse LibLib38457.92%10515.84%384279663
    Jack Fish Lake LibLibAcclamation
    Kerrobert LibLib2,46865.92%1,19231.84%2,4681,2763,744
    Kindersley LibProg3,05472.73%1,90945.46%1,1453,0544,199
    Kinistino LibLib1,90252.32%1694.65%1,9021,7333,635
    Last Mountain LibLibAcclamation
    Lloydminster LibLibAcclamation
    Lumsden LibLib1,87864.07%82528.15%1,8781,0532,931
    Maple Creek LibLib1,91059.89%63119.79%1,9101,2793,189
    Melfort LibLib1,84661.76%70323.52%1,8461,1432,989
    Milestone LibLibAcclamation
    Moose Jaw County LibLibAcclamation
    Moosomin ConCon1,89250.96%711.91%1,8211,8923,713
    Morse LibIPGAcclamation
    North Qu'Appelle LibLibAcclamation
    Notukeu LibLibAcclamation
    Pelly LibLib1,45733.64%4199.67%1,4579259111,0384,331
    Pheasant Hills LibLib1,59046.27%53815.66%1,5901,8463,436
    Pipestone LibLib1,62447.95%942.78%1,6241,7633,387
    Prince Albert LibLibAcclamation
    Redberry LibInd1,83753.65%2507.30%1,5871,8373,424
    Rosetown ConLib2,73552.65%2755.29%2,7352,4605,195
    Rosthern LibLibAcclamation
    Saltcoats LibLibAcclamation
    Saskatoon County LibProg1,33052.14%1094.27%1,2211,3302,551
    Shellbrook LibLib1,90059.94%63019.87%1,9001,2703,170
    Souris ConCon1,26050.58%291.16%1,2311,2602,491
    South Qu'Appelle ConInd1,88357.36%48314.71%1,4001,8833,283
    Swift Current IndInd1,59544.38%852.37%1,5954891,5103,594
    The Battlefords LibLibAcclamation
    Thunder Creek ConProg73051.48%422.96%7306881,418
    Tisdale LibLib1,31454.25%2068.51%1,3141,1082,422
    Touchwood LibLib1,73458.50%50417.00%1,7341,2302,964
    Turtleford LibLib1,18652.73%1235.47%1,1861,0632,249
    Vonda LibLib2,67278.08%1,92256.17%2,6727503,422
    Wadena LibProg1,97961.50%74023.00%1,2391,9793,218
    Weyburn LibLib2,36888.39%2,05776.78%2,3683112,679
    Wilkie LibProg1,69451.51%993.01%1,5951,6943,289
    Willow Bunch LibLib3,04054.55%5079.10%3,0402,5335,573
    Wolseley LibInd2,32254.51%3849.01%1,9382,3224,260
    Wynyard LibInd2,19759.03%67218.05%1,5252,1973,722
    Yorkton LibLib2,11659.06%64918.11%2,1161,4673,583
    1. Election day deferred to August 9, 1921
      = Open seat
      = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
      = Incumbent had switched allegiance
      = Previously incumbent in another riding
      = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
      = Incumbency arose from by-election gain
      = other incumbents renominated
      = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
      = Multiple candidates

    Multiple-member districts

    Results by riding - 1921 Saskatchewan general election (multiple-member districts) [5]
    RidingWinning partyVotes
    NameMLAs 1917 1921LibIndProgConI-ConLabI-LabTotal
    Moose Jaw City 2
      1
      1
      1
    2,9217332,9243,13211,851
    2,141
    Regina City 2
      1
      2
    7,5403,5002,41321,206
    5,9521,801
    Saskatoon City 2
      1
      1
      1
    4,1984,6723,2931,69017,732
    3,879


      = winning candidate

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    References

    Further reading

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Hopkins 1922, p. 809.
    2. 1 2 Hopkins 1922, p. 811.
    3. 1 2 3 Hopkins 1922, p. 812.
    4. An Act to amend The Legislative Assembly Act , S.S. 1923, c. 13
    5. 1 2 3 "1921 Saskatchewan Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
    6. Hopkins 1922, pp. 812–813.