List of Saskatchewan by-elections explained

The list of Saskatchewan by-elections includes every by-election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly, although an imminent general election may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of parliament.

Causes

A by-election occurs whenever there is a vacancy in the Saskatchewan legislature. Vacancies can occur for the following reasons:

• Death of a member.
• Resignation of a member.
• Voided results
• Expulsion from the legislature.
• Ineligibility to sit.
• Appointment to the cabinet. Incumbent members were required to recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These Ministerial by-elections were almost always uncontested. This requirement was amended in 1930 to exempt members if they were appointed within six months of a general election. This requirement was abolished completely in 1936.

29th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2020–present)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Regina Walsh Acres	August 10, 2023	Derek Meyers			Saskatchewan Party	Jared Clarke			New Democratic	Death^[1]	No
Lumsden-Morse	August 10, 2023	Lyle Stewart			Saskatchewan Party	Blaine McLeod			Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	Yes
Regina Coronation Park	August 10, 2023	Mark Docherty			Saskatchewan Party	Noor Burki			New Democratic	Resignation	No
Saskatoon Meewasin	September 26, 2022	Ryan Meili			New Democratic	Nathaniel Teed			New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Athabasca	February 15, 2022	Buckley Belanger			New Democratic	Jim Lemaigre			Saskatchewan Party	Resigned to run federally in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River as a Liberal; defeated.	No

28th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2016–2020)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Regina Northeast	September 12, 2018	Kevin Doherty			Saskatchewan Party	Yens Pedersen			New Democratic	Resignation	No
Swift Current	March 1, 2018	Brad Wall			Saskatchewan Party	Everett Hindley			Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	Yes
Melfort	March 1, 2018	Kevin Phillips			Saskatchewan Party	Todd Goudy			Saskatchewan Party	Death	Yes
Kindersley	March 1, 2018	Bill Boyd			Independent	Ken Francis			Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	No*
Saskatoon Fairview	September 7, 2017	Jennifer Campeau			Saskatchewan Party	Vicki Mowat			New Democratic	Resigned to accept a job with mining company Rio Tinto in British Columbia.	No
Saskatoon Meewasin	March 2, 2017	Roger Parent			Saskatchewan Party	Ryan Meili			New Democratic	Death	No

* Boyd was expelled from Saskatchewan Party caucus due to conflict-of-interest allegations four days before resignation from legislature took effect.

26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2007–2011)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Saskatoon Northwest	October 18, 2010	Serge LeClerc			Independent	Gordon Wyant			Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	No*
Saskatoon Riversdale	September 21, 2009	Lorne Calvert			New Democratic	Danielle Chartier			New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Regina Douglas Park	September 21, 2009	Harry Van Mulligen			New Democratic	Dwain Lingenfelter			New Democratic	Resignation to provide a seat for Lingenfelter	Yes
Cumberland	June 25, 2008	Joan Beatty			New Democratic	Doyle Vermette			New Democratic	Resignation to run federally	Yes

*LeClerc was a former member of the Saskatchewan Party

25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2003–2007)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Martensville	March 5, 2007	Ben Heppner			Saskatchewan Party	Nancy Heppner			Saskatchewan Party	Death	Yes
Weyburn-Big Muddy	June 19, 2006	Brenda Bakken-Lackey			Saskatchewan Party	Dustin Duncan			Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	Yes

24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1999–2003)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Carrot River Valley	June 26, 2003	Carl Kwiatkowski			Saskatchewan Party	Allan Kerpan			Saskatchewan Party	Death	Yes
Saskatoon Fairview	March 17, 2003	Chris Axworthy			New Democratic	Andy Iwanchuk			New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Battleford-Cut Knife	March 17, 2003	Rudi Peters			Saskatchewan Party	Wally Lorenz			Saskatchewan Party	Death	Yes
Kindersley	October 4, 2002	Bill Boyd			Saskatchewan Party	Jason Dearborn			Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	Yes
Saskatoon Idylwyld	November 8, 2001	Janice MacKinnon			New Democratic	David Forbes			New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Saskatoon Riversdale	March 19, 2001	Roy Romanow			New Democratic	Lorne Calvert			New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Regina Elphinstone	February 26, 2001	Dwain Lingenfelter			New Democratic	Warren McCall			New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Wood River	June 26, 2000	Glen McPherson			Liberal	Yogi Huyghebaert			Saskatchewan Party	Void Election	No

23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1995–1999)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Saskatoon Fairview	June 28, 1999	Bob Mitchell			New Democratic	Chris Axworthy			New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Regina Dewdney	June 28, 1999	Edwin Tchorzewski			New Democratic	Kevin Yates			New Democratic	Resignation to become Chief of Staff to Alexa McDonough	Yes
Cypress Hills	June 28, 1999	Jack Goohsen			Independent	Wayne Elhard			Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	No
Athabasca	October 26, 1998	Buckley Belanger			Liberal	Buckley Belanger			New Democratic	Sought reelection upon change of party affiliation	No
Saskatoon Eastview	June 24, 1998	Bob Pringle			New Democratic	Judy Junor			New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
North Battleford	November 19, 1996	Douglas Anguish			New Democratic	Jack Hillson			Liberal	Resignation	No

*Goohsen was a former Progressive Conservative.

21st Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1986–1991)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Assiniboia-Gravelbourg	December 15, 1988	Ralph Goodale			Liberal	John Thomas Wolfe			Progressive Conservative	Resignation to run federally	No
Saskatoon Eastview	May 4, 1988	Pierre Raymond Martineau			Progressive Conservative	Bob Pringle			New Democratic	Resignation	No
Regina Elphinstone	May 4, 1988	Allan Blakeney			New Democratic	Dwain Lingenfelter			New Democratic	Resignation	Yes

20th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1982–1986)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Regina North East	November 25, 1985	Russell Sutor			Progressive Conservative	Edwin Tchorzewski			New Democratic	Resignation	No
Thunder Creek	March 27, 1985	Colin Thatcher			Progressive Conservative	Richard Swenson			Progressive Conservative	Seat declared vacant following Thatcher's conviction for murder	Yes
Prince Albert-Duck Lake	February 21, 1983	Jerome Hammersmith			New Democratic	Sid Dutchak			Progressive Conservative	Void Election	No

19th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1978–1982)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
The Battlefords	November 26, 1980	Eiling Kramer			New Democratic	David Manly Miner			New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Kelsey-Tisdale	November 26, 1980	John Rissler Messer			New Democratic	Neal Herbert Hardy			Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Estevan	November 26, 1980	Robert Austin Larter			Progressive Conservative	John Otho Chapman			New Democratic	Resignation (Ill-health)	No
Regina North West	October 17, 1979	Edward Charles Whelan			New Democratic	John Solomon			New Democratic	Resignation	Yes

18th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1975–1978)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Pelly	June 8, 1977	Leonard Larson			New Democratic	Norm Lusney			New Democratic	Death	Yes
Saskatoon Sutherland	March 2, 1977	Evelyn Edwards			Liberal	Harold Lane			Progressive Conservative	Death	No
Prince Albert-Duck Lake	March 2, 1977	David Steuart			Liberal	Garnet Norman Wipf			Progressive Conservative	Appointed to the Senate	No

17th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1971–1975)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Regina Lakeview	December 5, 1973	Donald Mighton McPherson			Liberal	Edward Cyril Malone			Liberal	Death	Yes
Athabasca	September 27, 1972	Allan Ray Guy			Liberal	Allan Ray Guy			Liberal	Void Election	Yes
Souris-Estevan	December 1, 1971	Russell Brown			New Democratic	Kim Thorson			New Democratic	Death	Yes
Morse	December 1, 1971	Ross Thatcher			Liberal	Jack Wiebe			Liberal	Death	Yes

15th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1964–1967)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Bengough	February 16, 1966	Samuel Karnarvon Asbell			Liberal	Alexander Mitchell			Liberal	Death	Yes
Moosomin	June 30, 1965	Alexander Hamilton McDonald			Liberal	Ernest Franklin Gardner			Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	Yes
Hanley	December 16, 1964	Robert Alexander Walker			CCF-NDP	Robert Alexander Walker			CCF-NDP	Sought reelection having won seat in a judicial recount by two votes	Yes

14th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1960–1964)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Prince Albert	November 14, 1962	Lachlan Fraser McIntosh			CCF-NDP	David Steuart			Liberal	Death	No
Weyburn	December 13, 1961	Tommy Douglas			CCF	Junior Herbert Staveley			Liberal	Resignation upon being elected first leader of the Federal NDP	No
Turtleford	February 22, 1961	Bob Wooff			CCF	Frank Foley			Liberal	Void Election	No

12th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1952–1956)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Souris-Estevan	October 28, 1953	John Edward McCormack			Liberal	Robert Kohaly			Progressive Conservative	Death	No
Rosthern	October 28, 1953	Walter Tucker			Liberal	Samuel Henry Carr			Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes

11th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1948–1952)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Gravelbourg	July 10, 1951	E. M. Culliton			Liberal	Edward Hazen Walker			CCF	Appointed a judge	No
The Battlefords	February 8, 1950	Paul Prince			Liberal	Hugh James Maher			Liberal	Death	Yes
Gull Lake	November 10, 1949	Alvin Cecil Murray			CCF	Thomas John Bentley			CCF	Death	Yes
Cannington	November 10, 1949	William John Patterson			Liberal	Rosscoe Arnold McCarthy			Liberal	Resignation upon appointment to the federal Board of Transport Commissioners	Yes

10th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1944–1948)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Morse	June 27, 1946	Sidney Merlin Spidell			CCF	James William Gibson			CCF	Resignation	Yes
Wadena	November 21, 1945	George Hara Williams			CCF	Frederick Arthur Dewhurst			CCF	Death	Yes
Shellbrook	June 29, 1945	Albert Victor Sterling			CCF	Guy Franklin Van Eaton			CCF	Death	Yes

9th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1938–1944)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Athabasca	July 28, 1941†	Jules Marion			Liberal	Hubert Staines			Liberal	Death	Yes
The Battlefords	June 26, 1940	John Gregory			Liberal	Paul Prince			Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Prince Albert	October 16, 1939†	Thomas Clayton Davis			Liberal	Harold John Fraser			Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Regina City	November 24, 1938	Percy McCuaig Anderson			Liberal	Bernard J. McDaniel			Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Humboldt	August 4, 1938	James Chisholm King			Liberal	Joseph William Burton			CCF	Resignation to provide a seat for CM Dunn	No

† Won by acclamation

8th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1934–1938)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Melville	December 9, 1935†	James Garfield Gardiner			Liberal	Ernest Walter Gerrand			Liberal	Appointed to the federal cabinet	Yes
Regina City	December 2, 1935	William Franklin Kerr			Liberal	William Franklin Kerr			Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Natural Resources	Yes
Gravelbourg	November 26, 1935	Benjamin Franklin McGregor			Liberal	E. M. Culliton			Liberal	Death	Yes
Humboldt	November 19, 1935	James Hogan			Liberal	James Chisholm King			Liberal	Death	Yes

† Won by acclamation

7th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1929–1934)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Kinistino	May 22, 1933	Charles McIntosh			Liberal	John Richard Parish Taylor			Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Natural Resources	Yes*
Estevan	December 23, 1930	Eleazer Garner			Liberal	David McKnight			Conservative	Resignation	No
		David McKnight			Conservative	Norman Leslie McLeod			Liberal	McLeod declared elected due to ballot tampering on February 9, 1931. Results Voided November 7, 1932. No by-election held.	No
Yorkton	October 7, 1929†	Alan Carl Stewart			Independent	Alan Carl Stewart			Independent	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Highways	Yes
Tisdale	October 7, 1929†	Walter Clutterbuck Buckle			Conservative	Walter Clutterbuck Buckle			Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture	Yes
Moosomin	October 7, 1929†	Frederick Dennis Munroe			Conservative	Frederick Dennis Munroe			Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Health	Yes
	†	James Thomas Milton Anderson			Conservative	James Thomas Milton Anderson			Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Premier and Minister of Education and Natural Resources	Yes
		Howard McConnell			Conservative	Howard McConnell			Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Treasurer and Minister of Municipal Affairs	Yes
Regina City	†	Murdoch Alexander MacPherson			Conservative	Murdoch Alexander MacPherson			Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes
	†	John Alexander Merkley			Conservative	John Alexander Merkley			Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Railways, Labour and Industries	Yes
Lumsden	†	James Fraser Bryant			Conservative	James Fraser Bryant			Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Works and Minister of Telephones and Telegraphs	Yes

† Won by acclamation

*McIntosh was a Liberal who became a coalition government supporter in 1932 and was defeated when he sought reelection upon entering the cabinet

6th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1925–1929)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Arm River	October 25, 1928	George Adam Scott			Liberal	Thomas Frederick Waugh			Liberal	Resignation upon appointment as an income tax inspector	Yes
Maple Creek	December 1, 1927	Peter Lawrence Hyde			Liberal	George Spence			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Morse	August 15, 1927†	William Paris MacLachlan			Liberal	Duncan Morris Robertson			Liberal	Death	Yes
Moose Jaw City	May 17, 1927	William Erskine Knowles			Liberal	William Gladstone Ross			Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Saskatoon City	January 21, 1927	Archibald Peter McNab			Liberal	Howard McConnell			Conservative	Appointed to the local government board	No
Kerrobert	November 9, 1926	John Albert Dowd			Liberal	Donald Laing			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Notukeu	June 1, 1926	George Spence			Liberal	Alexander Lothian Grant			Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Moose Jaw County	May 25, 1926†	Charles Avery Dunning			Liberal	Thomas Waddell			Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Île-à-la-Crosse	April 26, 1926	Joseph Nolin			Liberal	Jules Marion			Liberal	Death	Yes
Prince Albert	March 18, 1926†	Thomas Clayton Davis			Liberal	Thomas Clayton Davis			Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Municipal Affairs	Yes
Pipestone	March 18, 1926†	William John Patterson			Liberal	William John Patterson			Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Treasurer	Yes
Willow Bunch	August 31, 1925†	Abel James Hindle			Liberal	James Albert Cross			Liberal	Resignation to provide a seat for Cross	Yes

† Won by acclamation

5th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1921–1925)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Wynyard	October 20, 1924	George Wilson Robertson			Independent	Wilhelm Paulson			Liberal	Resignation to become Secretary of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool	No
Cannington	June 9, 1924†	Robert Douglas			Liberal	Albert Edward Steele			Liberal	Death	Yes
Milestone	October 29, 1923	Bernard Larson			Liberal	Frederick Birthall Lewis			Liberal	Death	Yes
Regina City	September 19, 1922†	William Melville Martin			Liberal	Donald McNiven			Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Cumberland	August 21, 1922	George Langley			Liberal	Deakin Hall			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Happyland	June 26, 1922	Stephen Morrey			Liberal	Franklin Robert Shortreed			Liberal	Death	Yes
Rosthern	June 5, 1922†	John Michael Uhrich			Liberal	John Michael Uhrich			Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
North Qu'Appelle	June 5, 1922†	James Garfield Gardiner			Liberal	James Garfield Gardiner			Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Highways	Yes
Regina City	April 25, 1922†	James Albert Cross			Liberal	James Albert Cross			Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes

† Won by acclamation

4th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1917–1921)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Weyburn	June 15, 1920†	Charles McGill Hamilton			Liberal	Charles McGill Hamilton			Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture	Yes
Kindersley	November 13, 1919†	William Richard Motherwell			Liberal	Wesley Harper Harvey			Independent Farmer	Resignation in protest of the Liberals pro-conscription stance	No
Pelly	July 29, 1919	Max Ramsland			Liberal	Sarah Ramsland			Liberal	Death	Yes
Weyburn	July 22, 1919†	Robert Menzies Mitchell			Liberal	Charles McGill Hamilton			Liberal	Resignation to become superintendent of the provincial mental hospital	Yes
Estevan	October 24, 1918	George Alexander Bell			Liberal	Robert Dunbar			Liberal	Resignation to become chairman of the Local Government Board	Yes
Saltcoats	July 11, 1918	James Alexander Calder			Liberal	George William Sahlmark			Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Moose Jaw City	June 10, 1918	Wellington Willoughby			Conservative	William Erskine Knowles			Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	No
Last Mountain	November 6, 1917†	Samuel John Latta			Liberal	Samuel John Latta			Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Highways	Yes

† Won by acclamation

3rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1912–1917)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
	December 5, 1916	John Albert Sheppard			Liberal	John Edwin Chisholm			Conservative	Sought reelection in order to "give him the opportunity of vindicating his character by an appeal to the people"	No
Regina City	†	James Franklin Bole			Liberal	William Melville Martin			Liberal	Appointed Saskatchewan liquor commissioner	Yes
Kinistino	†	Edward Devline			Liberal	Charles Avery Dunning			Liberal	Resignation upon conviction for forgery	Yes
Shellbrook	May 10, 1915	Samuel James Donaldson			Conservative	Edgar Sidney Clinch			Liberal	Resignation to run federally	No
Rosthern	June 25, 1914	Gerhard Ens			Liberal	William Benjamin Bashford			Liberal	Resignation to become Inspector of Public Institutions	Yes
North Qu'Appelle	June 25, 1914	John Archibald McDonald			Conservative	James Garfield Gardiner			Liberal	Resignation after admitting to "corrupt practices on the part of his agent"	No
Cumberland	September 8, 1913	Vacant			n/a	Deakin Hall			Liberal	Void Election	n/a
Hanley	June 28, 1913	James Walter MacNeill			Liberal	Macbeth Malcolm			Liberal	Resignation to travel abroad and study mental diseases	Yes
South Qu'Appelle	December 4, 1912	Frederick W. A. G. Haultain			Conservative	Joseph Glenn			Conservative	Appointed a judge	Yes
Redberry	†	George Langley			Liberal	George Langley			Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Municipal Affairs	Yes
Estevan	†	George Alexander Bell			Liberal	George Alexander Bell			Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Treasurer	Yes

† Won by acclamation

2nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1908–1912)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Saskatoon City	December 24, 1908†	Archibald Peter McNab			Liberal	Archibald Peter McNab			Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Commissioner of Municipal Affairs	Yes
Saltcoats	December 7, 1908	Thomas MacNutt			Liberal	James Alexander Calder			Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Humboldt	December 7, 1908	David Bradley Neely			Liberal	William Richard Motherwell			Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes

† Won by acclamation

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20111117101458/http://www.elections.sk.ca/previous-elections/historical---provincial-by-election-vote-summaries
• Web site: Membership of the Legislatures . Saskatchewan Archives . 2013-07-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227192150/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Membership-of-Legislatures.pdf . 2013-12-27 .
• Web site: Ministries . Saskatchewan Archives . 2013-07-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131219111332/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/pdf/ministries.pdf . 2013-12-19 .
• Web site: Election Results by Electoral Division . Saskatchewan Archives . 2013-07-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235500/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf . 2013-11-12 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Regina Walsh Acres MLA Derek Meyers dies at the age of 45 .