1908 Saskatchewan general election explained

Election Name:1908 Saskatchewan general election
Country:Saskatchewan
Flag Year:1905
Type:parliamentary
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Previous Election:1905 Saskatchewan general election
Previous Year:1905
Previous Mps:1st Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Elected Mps:members
Next Election:1912 Saskatchewan general election
Next Year:1912
Next Mps:3rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Seats For Election:41 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Majority Seats:21
Leader1:Thomas Walter Scott
Leader Since1:August 16, 1905
Leaders Seat1:Swift Current
Last Election1:16
Seats1:27
Seat Change1:9
Popular Vote1:29,807
Percentage1:50.8%
Swing1:1.5pp
Leader2:Frederick W. A. G. Haultain
Leader Since2:August 23, 1905
Leaders Seat2:South Qu'Appelle
Last Election2:9
Seats2:14
Seat Change2:5
Popular Vote2:28,099
Percentage2:47.9%
Swing2:0.4pp
Premier
Before Election:Thomas Walter Scott
Posttitle:Premier after election
After Election:Thomas Walter Scott

The 1908 Saskatchewan general election was held on August 14, 1908 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Premier Walter Scott and his Liberal Party were re-elected for a second term, defeating the Provincial Rights Party of Frederick W. A. G. Haultain.

PartyParty Leader
  1. of
    candidates
SeatsPopular Vote
1905Elected% Change%% ChangeWalter Scott40/4111627+68.8%29,80750.79%align="right"-1.46%Frederick Haultain40914+55.6%28,09947.88%+0.41%13940.67% Independent23870.66%+0.38%
Total83/842541+16%58,687100% 
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
Note:
  1. William Turgeon ran in two ridings, in Duck Lake he won and in Prince Albert City where he lost.

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

2nd Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
 DistrictMemberPartyArm RiverGeorge A. ScottLiberalAthabascaJoseph NolinLiberalBattlefordSydney SimpsonLiberalCanningtonJohn D. StewartLiberalCanoraJohn D. RobertsonLiberalDuck LakeWilliam TurgeonLiberalEstevanGeorge BellLiberalFrancisJohn J. StevensonLiberalHanleyJames MacNeillLiberalHumboldtDavid NeelyLiberalKinistinoGeorge B. JohnstonProvincial RightsLast MountainThomas AndersonProvincial RightsLloydminsterHenry LisleLiberalMaple CreekDavid WylieProvincial RightsMilestoneAlbert WhitmoreProvincial RightsMoose Jaw CityJohn WellingtonProvincial RightsMoose Jaw CountyJohn SheppardLiberalMoose MountainWilliam ElliotProvincial RightsMoosominAlexander S. SmithLiberalNorth BattlefordDonald FinlaysonLiberalNorth Qu'AppelleJohn Archibald McDonaldProvincial RightsPellyJohn K. JohnstonLiberalPheasant HillsHenry WillwayProvincial RightsPipestoneArchibald GillisProvincial RightsPrince Albert CityJohn E. BradshawProvincial RightsPrince Albert CountySamuel J. DonaldsonProvincial RightsRedberryGeorge LangleyLiberalRegina CityJames BoleLiberalRegina CountyFrederick TateProvincial RightsRosthernGerhard EnsLiberalSaltcoatsThomas MacNuttLiberalSaskatoon CityArchibald McNabLiberalSaskatoon CountyWilliam C. SutherlandLiberalSourisArchibald RiddellProvincial RightsSouth Qu'AppelleFrederick HaultainProvincial RightsSwift CurrentWalter ScottLiberalTouchwoodGeorge AtkinsonLiberalVondaAlbert TotzkeLiberalWadenaHerbert PierceLiberalWeyburnRobert MitchellLiberalYorktonThomas GarryLiberal

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