1929 Saskatchewan general election

The 1929 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 6, 1929 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

As a result of corruption scandals, the Liberal Party of Premier James Gardiner lost a significant share of its popular vote, but more important, lost twenty-two of the seats it had won in the 1925 election. While the Liberals held the largest number of seats in the legislature, they had only a minority. Gardiner tried to continue as a minority government, but was quickly defeated in a Motion of No Confidence, and resigned as premier.

The Conservative Party of James T.M. Anderson increased its representation in the legislature from three to twenty four seats. Following Gardiner's resignation, Anderson was able to form a coalition government with the support of the Progressive Party and some independents.

The Progressives had lost a large part of the popular vote it had won in 1925, but managed to retain five of the six seats it had won previously.

Results PartyParty Leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular Vote1925Elected% ChangeVotes%% Change Liberal James Gardiner 6250 28-44%164,48745.56%-5.95% Conservative James Anderson 403 24+700%131,55036.44%+18.09%Independent 172 6+200%32,729 9.06%+5.55% 166 5-18.3%24,9886.92%-16.12%Liberal-Labour 1* –*4,1811.16%   3* –*1,9420.54% *Independent Liberal 11 –-100%1,1600.32%-0.75% Total 14063 63–361,037100% Source: Elections Saskatchewan Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Percentages

Members elected For complete electoral history, see individual districts + 7th Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly DistrictMemberPartyArm RiverDuncan HutcheonConservativeBengoughHerman WarrenConservativeBiggarWilliam MillerConservativeCanningtonSamson ArthurIndependentCanoraAnton MorkenLiberalCut KnifeGeorge McLeanIndependentCypressJohn GrydeConservativeElroseJames CobbanConservativeEstevanEleazer GarnerLiberalFrancisSamuel HornerProgressiveGravelbourgBenjamin McGregorLiberalHanleyReginald StipeProgressiveHappylandDonald StrathLiberalHumboldtHenry TherresLiberalJack Fish LakeDonald FinlaysonLiberalKerrobertRobert HanbidgeConservativeKindersleyEbenezer WhatleyProgressiveKinistinoCharles McIntoshLiberalLast MountainJacob BensonProgressiveLloydminsterRobert J. GordonLiberalLumsdenJames BryantConservativeMaple CreekGeorge Spence LiberalMelfortRupert GreavesConservativeMilestoneJoseph PattersonIndependentMoose Jaw City #1John MerkleyConservativeMoose Jaw City #2Robert Henry SmithConservativeMoose Jaw CountySinclair WhittakerConservativeMoosominFrederick MunroeConservativeMorseRichard EadesConservativeNorth Qu'AppelleJames Garfield GardinerLiberalNotukeuAlexander GrantLiberalPellyReginald ParkerLiberalPheasant HillsCharles DunnLiberalPipestoneWilliam John PattersonLiberalPrince AlbertThomas Clayton DavisLiberalRedberryGeorge CockburnLiberalRegina City #1Murdoch MacPhersonConservativeRegina City #2James GrassickConservativeRosetownNathaniel GivenConservativeRosthernJohn UhrichLiberalSaltcoatsAsmundur LoptsonLiberalSaskatoon City #1James AndersonConservativeSaskatoon City #2Howard McConnellConservativeSaskatoon CountyCharles AgarLiberalShellbrookEdgar ClinchLiberalSourisWilliam Oliver FraserConservativeSouth Qu'AppelleAnton HuckLiberalSwift CurrentWilliam Wensley SmithConservativeThe BattlefordsSamuel HustonIndependentThunder CreekHarold LillyConservativeTisdaleWalter BuckleConservativeTouchwoodJohn M. ParkerLiberalTurtlefordCharles AyreLiberalVondaJames HoganLiberalWadenaJohn Robeson TaylorIndependentWeyburnRobert LeslieProgressiveWilkieAlexander John McLeodConservativeWillow BunchCharles William JohnsonLiberalWolseleyWilliam George BennettConservativeWynyardWilhelm PaulsonLiberalYorktonAlan Carl StewartIndependent

July 16, 1929

 DistrictMemberPartyCumberlandDeakin Alexander HallLiberal

August 12, 1929

 DistrictMemberPartyÎle-à-la-CrosseJules MarionLiberal

See also Ku Klux Klan in Canada 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