6th Saskatchewan Legislature

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]

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 district Member Party
     Arm River George Adam Scott Liberal
     Bengough Thomas Evan Gamble Liberal
     Biggar Robert Pelham Hassard Liberal
     Cannington Albert Edward Steele Liberal
  Canora Joseph Albert McClure Progressive
     Cumberland[nb 1] Deakin Alexander Hall Liberal
     Cut Knife William Hamilton Dodds Liberal
     Cypress Henry Theodore Halvorson Liberal
     Elrose Wilbert Hagarty Liberal
     Estevan James Forbes Creighton Independent
     Francis Walter George Robinson Liberal
     Gravelbourg Benjamin Franklin McGregor Liberal
  Hanley Reginald Stipe Progressive
     Happyland John Joseph Keelan Liberal
  Humboldt Henry Mathies Therres Independent Liberal
     Île-à-la-Crosse[nb 1] Joseph Octave Nolin Liberal
     Jack Fish Lake Donald M. Finlayson Liberal
     Kerrobert John Albert Dowd Liberal
  Kindersley Ebenezer Samuel Whatley Progressive
     Kinistino Charles McIntosh Liberal
     Last Mountain Samuel John Latta Liberal
     Lloydminster Robert James Gordon Liberal
     Lumsden Hugh Kerr Miller Liberal
     Maple Creek Peter Lawrence Hyde Liberal
     Melfort Olin Drake Hill Liberal
     Milestone Frederick Birthall Lewis Liberal
  Moose Jaw City William George Baker Labour-Liberal
     William Erskine Knowles Liberal
     Moose Jaw County Charles Avery Dunning Liberal
     Moosomin John Louis Salkeld Independent
     Morse William Paris MacLachlan Liberal
     North Qu'Appelle James Garfield Gardiner Liberal
     Notukeu George Spence Liberal
  Pelly Charles Tran Progressive
     Pheasant Hills James Arthur Smith Liberal
     Pipestone William John Patterson Liberal
     Prince Albert Thomas Clayton Davis Liberal
  Redberry George Cockburn Progressive
     Regina City Donald Alexander McNiven Liberal
     Murdoch Alexander MacPherson Conservative
     Rosetown John Andrew Wilson Liberal
     Rosthern John Michael Uhrich Liberal
     Saltcoats George William Sahlmark Liberal
     Saskatoon City Archibald Peter McNab Liberal
     James Thomas Milton Anderson Conservative
  Saskatoon County Charles Agar Progressive
     Shellbrook Edgar Sidney Clinch Liberal
     Souris Jesse Pichard Tripp Liberal
     South Qu'Appelle Anton Huck Liberal
     Swift Current David John Sykes Liberal
     The Battlefords Allan Demetrius Pickel Liberal
     Thunder Creek Robert Scott Donaldson Liberal
     Tisdale Walter Clutterbuck Buckle Conservative
     Touchwood John Mason Parker Liberal
     Turtleford Archibald B. Gemmell Liberal
     Vonda James Hogan Liberal
     Wadena William Henry McKinnon Liberal
     Weyburn Charles McGill Hamilton Liberal
     Wilkie Robert Erie Nay Liberal
     Willow Bunch Abel James Hindle Liberal
     Wolseley Thomas McAfee Liberal
     Wynyard Wilhelm Hans Paulson Liberal
     Yorkton Thomas Henry Garry Liberal

Notes:

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

Party Standings

Affiliation Members
     Liberal 50
Progressive 6
     Conservative Party of Saskatchewan 3
     Independent 2
  Independent Liberal-Labour 1
Independent Liberal 1
 Total
 63
 Government Majority
 37

Notes:

    By-elections

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

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

    Notes:

      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. 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. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
      8. ↑ Quiring, Brett. Davis, Thomas Clayton (1889–1960). University of Regina. 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.
      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. 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. 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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