5th Saskatchewan Legislature explained

The 5th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1921. The assembly sat from December 8, 1921, to May 9, 1925.^[1] The Liberal Party led by William Melville Martin formed the government. After Martin retired in 1922, Charles Avery Dunning became Liberal party leader and Premier.^[2] The former leader of the Conservative Party, Donald Maclean had left politics to serve as a judge shortly before the election. The opposition in the assembly was unorganized and there was no official opposition leader in 1921 or 1922. Independent member John Archibald Maharg served as leader of the opposition in 1923 and Harris Turner, also independent, served as opposition leader in 1924 and 1925.^[3]

George Adam Scott served as speaker for the assembly.^[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1921:^[5]

	Electoral district	Member	Party	Arm River	George Adam Scott	Liberal	Bengough	Thomas Evan Gamble	Liberal	Biggar	John Meikle	Progressive	Cannington	Robert Douglas	Liberal	Canora	H.P. Albert Hermanson	Liberal	Cumberland	George Langley^[6]	Liberal	Cut Knife	William Hamilton Dodds	Liberal	Cypress	Henry Theodore Halvorson	Liberal	Elrose	Wilbert Hagarty	Liberal	Estevan	Robert Dunbar	Liberal	Francis	Walter George Robinson	Liberal	Gravelbourg	William James Cummings	Independent	Hanley	Ernest Redford Ketcheson	Liberal	Happyland	Stephen Morrey	Liberal	Humboldt	Henry Mathies Therres	Liberal	Île-à-la-Crosse^[7]	Joseph Octave Nolin	Liberal	Jack Fish Lake	Donald M. Finlayson	Liberal	Kerrobert	John Albert Dowd	Liberal	Kindersley	Wesley Harper Harvey	Progressive	Kinistino	John Richard Parish Taylor	Liberal	Last Mountain	Samuel John Latta	Liberal	Lloydminster	Robert James Gordon	Liberal	Lumsden	William John Vancise	Liberal	Maple Creek	Peter Lawrence Hyde	Liberal	Melfort	George Balfour Johnston	Liberal	Milestone	Bernard Larson	Liberal	Moose Jaw City	William George Baker	Labour	James Pascoe	Independent Conservative	Moose Jaw County	Charles Avery Dunning	Liberal	Moosomin	John Louis Salkeld	Conservative	Morse	John Archibald Maharg	Independent pro-Government	North Qu'Appelle	James Garfield Gardiner	Liberal	Notukeu		Liberal	Pelly	Sarah Katherine Ramsland	Liberal	Pheasant Hills	James Arthur Smith	Liberal	Pipestone	William John Patterson	Liberal	Prince Albert	Charles M. McDonald	Liberal	Redberry	George Cockburn	Independent	Regina City	William Melville Martin	Liberal	James Albert Cross	Rosetown	John Andrew Wilson	Liberal	Rosthern	John Michael Uhrich	Liberal	Saltcoats	George William Sahlmark	Liberal	Saskatoon City	Harris Turner	Independent	Archibald Peter McNab	Liberal	Saskatoon County	Charles Agar	Progressive	Shellbrook	Edgar Sidney Clinch	Liberal	Souris	John Patrick Gordon	Conservative	South Qu'Appelle	Donald Hogarth McDonald	Independent	Swift Current	David John Sykes	Independent	The Battlefords	Allan Demetrius Pickel	Liberal	Thunder Creek	William John Finley Warren	Progressive	Tisdale	Hugh Evan Jones	Liberal	Touchwood	John Mason Parker	Liberal	Turtleford	Archibald B. Gemmell	Liberal	Vonda	James Hogan	Liberal	Wadena	William Henry McKinnon	Progressive	Weyburn	Charles McGill Hamilton	Liberal	Wilkie	Sidney Bingham	Progressive	Willow Bunch	Abel James Hindle	Liberal	Wolseley	William George Bennett	Independent	Wynyard	George Wilson Robertson	Independent	Yorkton	Thomas Garry	Liberal

Notes:

1. Web site: Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06.
2. Web site: Saskatchewan Premiers . 2012-03-07 . Saskatchewan Archives Board . PDF.
3. Web site: Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-07.
4. Web site: Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-07.
5. Web site: Membership of the Legislatures . PDF . 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. Langley was acclaimed on August 9, 1921
7. date of polling was August 18, 1921

Party standings

Affiliation		Members	Liberal	45	Independent	7	6	Conservative Party of Saskatchewan	2	Independent Conservative	1	Independent pro-Government	1	Labour	1
Total		63
Government Majority		27

Notes:

1. Web site: Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06.
2. Web site: Saskatchewan Premiers . 2012-03-07 . Saskatchewan Archives Board . PDF.
3. Web site: Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-07.
4. Web site: Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-07.
5. Web site: Membership of the Legislatures . PDF . 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. Langley was acclaimed on August 9, 1921
7. date of polling was August 18, 1921

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Regina City	James Albert Cross	Liberal	April 25, 1922	Ran for reelection after being named to cabinet^[8]
North Qu'Appelle	James Garfield Gardiner	Liberal	June 5, 1922	Ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
Rosthern	John Michael Uhrich	Liberal	June 5, 1922	Ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
Happyland	Franklin Robert Shortreed	Liberal	June 26, 1922	Stephen Morrey died in office^[9]
Cumberland	Deakin Alexander Hall	Liberal	August 21, 1922	George Langley resigned seat^[10]
Regina City	Donald Alexander McNiven	Liberal	September 19, 1922	William Melville Martin named a judge^[11]
Milestone	Frederick Birthall Lewis	Liberal	October 29, 1923	Bernard Larson died in office^[12]
Cannington	Albert Edward Steele	Liberal	June 9, 1924	Robert Douglas died in office
Wynyard	Wilhelm Hans Paulson	Liberal	October 20, 1924	George Wilson Robertson retired to become Secretary of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool^[13]

Notes:

1. Web site: Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-06.
2. Web site: Saskatchewan Premiers . 2012-03-07 . Saskatchewan Archives Board . PDF.
3. Web site: Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-07.
4. Web site: Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly . PDF . Saskatchewan Archive Board . 2012-03-07.
5. Web site: Membership of the Legislatures . PDF . 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. Langley was acclaimed on August 9, 1921
7. date of polling was August 18, 1921
8. News: Political tradition left of centre . Leader-Post . Regina . May 16, 1955 . 89 . 2012-03-21.
9. Book: Bridging the centuries : Shackleton, Abbey, Lancer, Portreeve . https://archive.today/20130115222233/http://www.ourroots.ca/page.aspx?id=3709655 . dead . 2013-01-15 . 1034 . Miry Creek Area History Book Committee . 2000 . 2 . 2012-03-26 .
10. Encyclopedia: Langley, George (1852–1933) . Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan . Brett . Quiring . 2012-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110826180555/http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/langley_george_1852-1933.html . 2011-08-26 . dead .
11. Encyclopedia: Martin, William Melville (1876–1970) ]. Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan . Brett . Quiring . 2012-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212013450/http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/martin_william_melville_1876-1970.html . 2012-02-12 . dead .
12. Web site: Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan . Saskatchewan Archives Board . 2012-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .
13. Web site: George W. Robertson . University of Saskatchewan . 2012-04-01.