1912 Saskatchewan general election

The 1912 Saskatchewan general election was held on July 11, 1912 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Premier Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to a third term in office with a significant increase in the share of the popular vote. The opposition, now renamed from the Provincial Rights Party to the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan and led by Wellington Bartley Willoughby, lost both votes and seats in the legislature.

Results

Party Party Leader Candidates Seats Popular Vote 1908 Elected Change Votes % Change LiberalWalter Scott 53 27 45 +60.0% 50,004 56.96% +6.17% Conservative1Wellington Willoughby 53 14 8 -42.9% 36,848 41.98% -5.90% Independent 5–-- 934 1.06% +0.40% Total 111 41 532 +29.3% 87,786 100% N/ASource: Elections Saskatchewan

Notes: 1 Results compared to those of Provincial Rights Party in 1908 election, which became the Conservative Party. 2 There were 54 seats contested at the 1912 election, however Cumberland was declared void and only 53 people were elected. A by-election was held on September 8, 1913 to fill the vacancy that existed in Cumberland.

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected For complete electoral history, see individual districts +3rd Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly DistrictMemberPartyArm RiverGeorge A. ScottLiberalAthabascaJoseph NolinLiberalBattlefordSydney SimpsonLiberalBiggarCharles CawthorpeLiberalCanningtonJohn D. StewartLiberalCanoraJohn D. Robertson LiberalCumberland(void)n/aEagle CreekGeorge HarrisLiberalEstevanGeorge BellLiberalFrancisWalter RobinsonLiberalGull LakeDaniel C. LocheadLiberalHanleyJames MacNeillLiberalHumboldtWilliam TurgeonLiberalKerrobertGeorge WatsonLiberalKindersleyWilliam R. MotherwellLiberalKinistinoEdward DevlineLiberalLast MountainSamuel LattaLiberalLloydminsterJohn LyleLiberalLumsdenFrederick TateConservativeMaple CreekDavid WylieConservativeMelfortGeorge B. JohnstonLiberalMilestoneBernard LarsonLiberalMoose Jaw CityWellington WilloughbyConservativeMoose Jaw CountyJohn SheppardLiberalMoose MountainRobert MageeLiberalMoosominAlexander S. SmithLiberalMorseMalcolm L. LeitchLiberalNorth BattlefordDonald FinlaysonLiberalNorth Qu'AppelleJohn Archibald McDonaldConservativePellyJohn K. JohnstonLiberalPheasant HillsAndrew Benjamin CunninghamLiberalPinto CreekSamuel MooreLiberalPipestoneRichard PhinLiberalPrince Albert CityJohn E. BradshawConservativeQuill PlainsWilhelm PaulsonLiberalRedberryGeorge LangleyLiberalRegina CityJames BoleLiberalRosetownCephas MarkLiberalRosthernGerhard EnsLiberalSaltcoatsJames Alexander CalderLiberalSaskatoon CityArchibald McNabLiberalSaskatoon CountyWilliam C. SutherlandLiberalShellbrookSamuel J. DonaldsonConservativeSourisRichard ForsythLiberalSouth Qu'AppelleFrederick HaultainConservativeSwift CurrentWalter ScottLiberalThunder CreekAlexandre BeaudreauLiberalTouchwoodGeorge AtkinsonLiberalTrampling LakeJames M. ScottLiberalVondaAlbert TotzkeLiberalWadenaHerbert PierceLiberalWeyburnRobert MitchellLiberalWillow BunchWilliam W. DavidsonConservativeYorktonThomas GarryLiberal

By-election, September 8, 1913

 DistrictMemberPartyCumberlandDeakin Alexander Hall Liberal

See also List of political parties in Saskatchewan List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts

References

Saskatchewan Archives Board – Election Results By Electoral Division Elections Saskatchewan - Provincial Vote Summaries

Further reading