3rd Saskatchewan Legislature explained

The 3rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in July 1912. The assembly sat from November 14, 1912, to June 2, 1917.^[1] The Liberal Party led by Walter Scott formed the government. Scott resigned as premier on October 16, 1916, and was succeeded by William Melville Martin.^[2] The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan led by Wellington Willoughby formed the official opposition.^[3]

John Albert Sheppard served as speaker for the assembly until October 1916. Robert Menzies Mitchell became speaker in 1917.^[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1912:^[5]

	Electoral district	Member	Party
Arm River	George Adam Scott	Liberal	Athabasca	Joseph Octave Nolin	Liberal	Battleford	Sydney Seymour Simpson	Liberal	Biggar	Charles Henry Cawthorpe	Liberal	Cannington	John Duncan Stewart	Liberal	Canora	John Duff Robertson	Liberal
	Cumberland	(Election declared void; see by-election Sept. 8, 1913)	n/a	Eagle Creek	George Hamilton Harris	Liberal	Estevan	George Alexander Bell	Liberal	Francis	Walter George Robinson	Liberal	Gull Lake	Daniel Cameron Lochead	Liberal	Hanley	James Walter MacNeill	Liberal	Humboldt	William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon	Liberal	Kerrobert	George Harvey Watson	Liberal	Kindersley	William Richard Motherwell	Liberal	Kinistino	Edward Haywood Devline	Liberal	Last Mountain	Samuel John Latta	Liberal	Lloydminster	John Percival Lyle	Liberal	Lumsden	Frederick Clarke Tate	Conservative	Maple Creek	David James Wylie	Conservative	Melfort	George Balfour Johnston	Liberal	Milestone	Bernard Larson	Liberal	Moose Jaw City	Wellington Bartley Willoughby	Conservative	Moose Jaw County	John Albert Sheppard	Liberal	Moose Mountain	Robert Armstrong Magee	Liberal	Moosomin	Alexander Smith Smith	Liberal	Morse	Malcolm L. Leitch	Liberal	North Battleford	Donald M. Finlayson	Liberal	North Qu'Appelle	John Archibald McDonald	Conservative	Pelly	John Kenneth Johnston	Liberal	Pheasant Hills	Andrew Benjamin Alton Cunningham	Liberal	Pinto Creek	Samuel Robert Moore	Liberal	Pipestone	Richard James Phin	Liberal	Prince Albert City	John Ernest Bradshaw	Conservative	Quill Plains	Wilhelm Hans Paulson	Liberal	Redberry	George Langley	Liberal	Regina City	James Franklin Bole	Liberal	Rosetown	Cephas Barker Mark	Liberal	Rosthern	Gerhard Ens	Liberal	Saltcoats	James Alexander Calder	Liberal	Saskatoon City	Archibald Peter McNab	Liberal	Saskatoon County	William Charles Sutherland	Liberal	Shellbrook	Samuel James Donaldson	Conservative	Souris	Richard Forsyth	Liberal	South Qu'Appelle	Frederick William Gordon Haultain	Conservative	Swift Current	Walter Scott	Liberal	Thunder Creek	Alexandre Beaudreau	Liberal	Touchwood	George Maitland Atkinson	Liberal	Trampling Lake	James Murray Scott	Liberal	Vonda	Albert Frederick Totzke	Liberal	Wadena	Herbert Chandler Pierce	Liberal	Weyburn	Robert Menzies Mitchell	Liberal	Willow Bunch	William W. Davidson	Conservative	Yorkton	Thomas Henry Garry	Liberal

Notes:

1. Web site: Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06.
2. Web site: Saskatchewan Premiers . 2012-03-07 . Saskatchewan Archives Board .
3. Web site: Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-07.
4. Web site: Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-07.
5. Web site: Membership of the Legislatures . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .

Party Standings

Affiliation		Members	Liberal	45	Conservative	8
Total		53^[6]
Government Majority		37

Notes:

1. Web site: Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06.
2. Web site: Saskatchewan Premiers . 2012-03-07 . Saskatchewan Archives Board .
3. Web site: Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-07.
4. Web site: Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-07.
5. Web site: Membership of the Legislatures . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .
6. The election held in Cumberland was declared void; a by-election was held there in September 1913.

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Estevan	George Alexander Bell	Liberal	September 5, 1912	Bell ran for reelection after being named to cabinet^[7]
Redberry	George Langley	Liberal	September 5, 1912	Langley ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
South Qu'Appelle	Joseph Glenn	Conservative	December 4, 1912	Frederick W.A.G. Haultain named Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Saskatchewan^[8]
Hanley	Macbeth Malcolm	Liberal	June 28, 1913	James Walter MacNeill resigned to travel abroad and study mental diseases^[9]
Cumberland	Deakin Alexander Hall	Liberal	September 8, 1913	Election in 1912 declared void
North Qu'Appelle	James Garfield Gardiner	Liberal	June 25, 1914	JA McDonald resigned from the assembly in 1914 after admitting to "corrupt practices on the part of his agent" during the 1912 election^[10]
Rosthern	William Benjamin Bashford	Liberal	June 25, 1914	Gerhard Ens resigned his seat in the assembly in 1913 when he was named Inspector of Public Institutions
Shellbrook	Edgar Sidney Clinch	Liberal	May 10, 1915	Samuel James Donaldson ran for House of Commons seat
Kinistino	Charles Avery Dunning	Liberal	November 13, 1916	EH Devline convicted of forgery and sent to prison^[11]
Regina City	William Melville Martin	Liberal	November 13, 1916	James Franklin Bole named Saskatchewan liquor commissioner^[12]
Moose Jaw County	John Edwin Chisholm	Conservative	December 5, 1916	Election requested by JA Sheppard to "give him the opportunity of vindicating his character by an appeal to the people"^[13]

Notes:

1. Web site: Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06.
2. Web site: Saskatchewan Premiers . 2012-03-07 . Saskatchewan Archives Board .
3. Web site: Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-07.
4. Web site: Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-07.
5. Web site: Membership of the Legislatures . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .
6. The election held in Cumberland was declared void; a by-election was held there in September 1913.
7. News: Political tradition left of centre . Leader-Post . Regina . May 16, 1955 . 89 . 2012-03-21.
8. Encyclopedia: Frederick Haultain biography . Alberta Online Encyclopedia . https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208163028/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/people/prem_haultain.html . 2010-12-08 . 2012-03-21.
9. Book: Ripples and reflections : Hanley . 397–8 . Hanley History Book Society . 1982 . 2012-03-21 .
10. Book: Chambers, Ernest J . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1915.
11. News: Three Years Sentence Imposed on Devlin . . October 12, 1916 . 4 . 2012-03-22.
12. Book: Hawkes, John . The story of Saskatchewan and its people . 3 . 1686–88 . 1924 . 2012-03-10 .
13. News: Writs Issued For Bye-election At Moose Jaw . Phoenix . Saskatoon . November 13, 1916 . 2 . 2012-03-22.