Saskatchewan general election, 1912

Saskatchewan general election, 1912
Saskatchewan
July 11, 1912 (1912-07-11)

54 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
CON
Leader Thomas Walter Scott Wellington Willoughby
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since August 16, 1905 1912
Leader's seat Swift Current Moose Jaw City
Last election 27 14
Seats won 45 8
Seat change +18 –6
Popular vote 50,004 36,848
Percentage 57.0% 42.0%
Swing +6.2pp –5.9pp

Premier before election

Thomas Walter Scott
Liberal

Premier-designate

Thomas Walter Scott
Liberal

The Saskatchewan general election of 1912 was the third provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It 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
  Liberal Walter Scott 53 27 45 +60.0% 50,004 56.96% +6.17%
     Conservative1 Wellington 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/A
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Notes:

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

3rd Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
  District Member Party
  Arm River George A. Scott Liberal
  Athabasca Joseph Nolin Liberal
  Battleford Sydney Simpson Liberal
  Biggar Charles Cawthorpe Liberal
  Cannington John D. Stewart Liberal
  Canora John D. Robertson Liberal
Cumberland (void) n/a
  Eagle Creek George Harris Liberal
  Estevan George Bell Liberal
  Francis Walter Robinson Liberal
  Gull Lake Daniel C. Lochead Liberal
  Hanley James MacNeill Liberal
  Humboldt William Turgeon Liberal
  Kerrobert George Watson Liberal
  Kindersley William R. Motherwell Liberal
  Kinistino Edward Devline Liberal
  Last Mountain Samuel Latta Liberal
  Lloydminster John Lyle Liberal
     Lumsden Frederick Tate Conservative
     Maple Creek David Wylie Conservative
  Melfort George B. Johnston Liberal
  Milestone Bernard Larson Liberal
     Moose Jaw City Wellington Willoughby Conservative
  Moose Jaw County John Sheppard Liberal
  Moose Mountain Robert Magee Liberal
  Moosomin Alexander S. Smith Liberal
  Morse Malcolm L. Leitch Liberal
  North Battleford Donald Finlayson Liberal
     North Qu'Appelle John Archibald McDonald Conservative
  Pelly John K. Johnston Liberal
  Pheasant Hills Andrew Benjamin Cunningham Liberal
  Pinto Creek Samuel Moore Liberal
  Pipestone Richard Phin Liberal
     Prince Albert City John E. Bradshaw Conservative
  Quill Plains Wilhelm Paulson Liberal
  Redberry George Langley Liberal
  Regina City James Bole Liberal
  Rosetown Cephas Mark Liberal
  Rosthern Gerhard Ens Liberal
  Saltcoats James Alexander Calder Liberal
  Saskatoon City Archibald McNab Liberal
  Saskatoon County William C. Sutherland Liberal
     Shellbrook Samuel J. Donaldson Conservative
  Souris Richard Forsyth Liberal
     South Qu'Appelle Frederick Haultain Conservative
  Swift Current Walter Scott Liberal
  Thunder Creek Alexander Beaudreau Liberal
  Touchwood George Atkinson Liberal
  Trampling Lake James M. Scott Liberal
  Vonda Albert Totzke Liberal
  Wadena Herbert Pierce Liberal
  Weyburn Robert Mitchell Liberal
     Willow Bunch William W. Davidson Conservative
  Yorkton Thomas Garry Liberal

By-election, September 8, 1913

  District Member Party
  Cumberland Deakin Alexander Hall Liberal

References

See also

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