6th Saskatchewan Legislature

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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]

Contents

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 districtMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)
  Arm River George Adam Scott Liberal 19085th term
  Thomas Frederick Waugh (1928) Liberal 19281st term
  Bengough Thomas Evan Gamble Liberal 19173rd term
  Biggar Robert Pelham Hassard Liberal 19251st term
  Cannington Albert Edward Steele Liberal 19242nd term
  Canora Joseph Albert McClure Progressive 19251st term
  Cumberland [nb 1] Deakin Alexander Hall Liberal 1913, 19224th term*
  Cut Knife William Hamilton Dodds Liberal 19173rd term
  Cypress Henry Theodore Halvorson Liberal 19212nd term
  Elrose Wilbert Hagarty Liberal 19212nd term
  Estevan James Forbes Creighton Independent19251st term
  Francis Walter George Robinson Liberal 19124th term
  Gravelbourg Benjamin Franklin McGregor Liberal 19251st term
  Hanley Reginald Stipe Progressive 19251st term
  Happyland John Joseph Keelan Liberal 19251st term
  Humboldt Henry Mathies Therres Independent Liberal19212nd term
  Île-à-la-Crosse [nb 1] Joseph Octave Nolin Liberal 19085th term
  Jules Marion (1926) Liberal 19261st term
  Jack Fish Lake Donald M. Finlayson Liberal 19085th term
  Kerrobert John Albert Dowd Liberal 19173rd term
  Donald Laing (1926) Liberal 19261st term
  Kindersley Ebenezer Samuel Whatley Progressive 19251st term
  Kinistino Charles McIntosh Liberal 19251st term
  Last Mountain Samuel John Latta Liberal 19124th term
  Lloydminster Robert James Gordon Liberal 19173rd term
  Lumsden Hugh Kerr Miller Liberal 19251st term
  Maple Creek Peter Lawrence Hyde Liberal 19212nd term
  George Spence (1927) Liberal 1917, [a] 19274th term*
  Melfort Olin Drake Hill Liberal 19212nd term
  Milestone Frederick Birthall Lewis Liberal 19232nd term
  Moose Jaw City William George Baker Labour-Liberal 19212nd term
  William Erskine Knowles Liberal 1918, 19252nd term*
  William Gladstone Ross (1927) Liberal 19271st term
  Moose Jaw County Charles Avery Dunning Liberal 19164th term
  Thomas Waddell (1926) Liberal 19261st term
  Moosomin John Louis Salkeld Independent19173rd term
  Morse William Paris MacLachlan Liberal 19251st term
  William Gladstone Ross (1927) Liberal 19271st term
  North Qu'Appelle James Garfield Gardiner Liberal 19144th term
  Notukeu George Spence Liberal 19173rd term
  Alexander Lothian Grant (1926) Liberal 19261st term
  Pelly Charles Tran Progressive 19251st term
  Pheasant Hills James Arthur Smith Liberal 19173rd term
  Pipestone William John Patterson Liberal 19212nd term
  Prince Albert Thomas Clayton Davis Liberal 19251st term
  Redberry George Cockburn Progressive 19212nd term
  Regina City Donald Alexander McNiven Liberal 19222nd term
  Murdoch Alexander MacPherson Conservative 19251st term
  Rosetown John Andrew Wilson Liberal 19212nd term
  Rosthern John Michael Uhrich Liberal 19212nd term
  Saltcoats George William Sahlmark Liberal 19183rd term
  Saskatoon City Archibald Peter McNab Liberal 19085th term
  James Thomas Milton Anderson Conservative 19251st term
  Howard McConnell (1927) Conservative 19271st term
  Saskatoon County Charles Agar Progressive 19212nd term
  Shellbrook Edgar Sidney Clinch Liberal 19154th term
  Souris Jesse Pichard Tripp Liberal 19251st term
  South Qu'Appelle Anton Huck Liberal 19251st term
  Swift Current David John Sykes Liberal 19173rd term
  The Battlefords Allan Demetrius Pickel Liberal 19173rd term
  Thunder Creek Robert Scott Donaldson Liberal 19251st term
  Tisdale Walter Clutterbuck Buckle Conservative 19251st term
  Touchwood John Mason Parker Liberal 19173rd term
  Turtleford Archibald B. Gemmell Liberal 19173rd term
  Vonda James Hogan Liberal 19173rd term
  Wadena William Henry McKinnon Liberal 19212nd term
  Weyburn Charles McGill Hamilton Liberal 19193rd term
  Wilkie Robert Erie Nay Liberal 19251st term
  Willow Bunch Abel James Hindle Liberal 19173rd term
  James Albert Cross Liberal 1917, 19253rd term*
  Wolseley Thomas McAfee Liberal 19251st term
  Wynyard Wilhelm Hans Paulson Liberal 1912, 19244th term*
  Yorkton Thomas Henry Garry Liberal 19056th term

Notes:

  1. 1 2 Election was held on July 21, 1925

Party Standings

AffiliationMembers
  Liberal 50
Progressive 6
  Conservative Party of Saskatchewan 3
 Independent2
 Independent Liberal-Labour 1
Independent Liberal1
 Total
63
 Government Majority
37

Notes:

    By-elections

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

    Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReason
    Willow Bunch James Albert Cross Liberal August 31, 1925A Hindle resigned seat to allow Cross to be elected to assembly [6]
    Pipestone William John Patterson Liberal March 18, 1926WJ Patterson ran for reelection after being named to cabinet [7]
    Prince Albert Thomas Clayton Davis Liberal March 18, 1926TC Davis ran for reelection after being named to cabinet [8]
    Île-à-la-Crosse A. Jules Marion Liberal April 26, 1926JO Nolin died in office in December 1925 [9]
    Moose Jaw County Thomas Waddell Liberal May 25, 1926CA Dunning ran for federal seat [10]
    Notukeu Alexander Lothian Grant Liberal June 1, 1926G Spence ran for federal seat [11]
    Kerrobert Donald Laing Liberal November 9, 1926JA Dowd resigned seat [12]
    Saskatoon City Howard McConnell Conservative January 21, 1927AP McNab named to local government board [13]
    Moose Jaw City William Gladstone Ross Liberal May 17, 1927WE Knowles named to bench [14]
    Morse Duncan Morris Robertson Liberal August 15, 1927WP MacLachlan died in office [15]
    Maple Creek George Spence Liberal December 1, 1927PL Hyde resigned seat [14]
    Arm River Thomas Frederick Waugh Liberal October 25, 1928GA Scott resigned after being named income tax inspector [16]

    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. 1 2 "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
    6. ↑ "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.
    7. ↑ "W.J. Patterson fonds". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    8. ↑ Quiring, Brett. Davis, Thomas Clayton (1889–1960). University of Regina. Archived from the original on 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
    9. ↑ 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 ]
    10. ↑ Charles Avery Dunning – Parliament of Canada biography
    11. ↑ George Spence – Parliament of Canada biography
    12. ↑ Normandin, A L (1926). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
    13. ↑ Stoffel, Holden. "McNab, Archibald Peter (1864–1945)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
    14. 1 2 "Saskatchewan Assembly". Empress Express. January 19, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
    15. ↑ "Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
    16. ↑ 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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