1905 Saskatchewan general election explained

Election Name:1905 Saskatchewan general election
Country:Saskatchewan
Flag Year:1905
Type:parliamentary
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Previous Election:1902 North-West Territories general election
Previous Year:1902 (NWT)
Previous Mps:5th North-West Legislative Assembly
Elected Mps:members
Next Election:1908 Saskatchewan general election
Next Year:1908
Next Mps:2nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Seats For Election:25 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Majority Seats:13
Leader1:Thomas Walter Scott
Leader Since1:16 August 1905
Leaders Seat1:Lumsden
Seats1:17*
Popular Vote1:17,812
Percentage1:52.25%
Leader2:Frederick W. A. G. Haultain
Leader Since2:1905
Leaders Seat2:South Qu'Appelle
Seats2:8*
Popular Vote2:16,184
Percentage2:47.47%
Map Size:350px
Premier
Before Election:Thomas Walter Scott
Posttitle:Premier after election
After Election:Thomas Walter Scott
Ongoing:No

The 1905 Saskatchewan general election was the first provincial election in the newly created Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on 13 December 1905 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to victory over the Provincial Rights Party of Frederick W. A. G. Haultain, and became the first Premier of the new province.

PartyParty Leader
  1. of
    candidates
ElectedPopular Vote
%Walter Scott2517*17,81252.25%Frederick Haultain248*16,18447.47%Independent1940.28%
Total502534,090100%
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

1st Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
 DistrictMemberPartyBatocheWilliam GrantLiberalBattlefordAlbert ChampagneLiberalCanningtonJohn D. StewartLiberalGrenfellAndrew ArgueProvincial RightsHumboldtDavid NeelyLiberalKinistinoThomas SandersonLiberalLumsdenThomas Walter ScottLiberalMaple CreekDavid WylieProvincial RightsMoose JawJohn SheppardLiberalMoose Jaw CityJohn WellingtonProvincial RightsMoosominDaniel EllisProvincial RightsNorth Qu'AppelleWilliam Richard MotherwellLiberalPrince AlbertPeter TyermanLiberalPrince Albert CityJohn Henderson LamontLiberalRedberryGeorge LangleyLiberalRegina CityJames BoleLiberalRosthernGerhard EnsLiberalSaltcoatsThomas MacNuttLiberalSaskatoonWilliam C. SutherlandLiberalSourisJames T. BrownProvincial RightsSouth Qu'AppelleFrederick HaultainProvincial RightsSouth ReginaJames Alexander CalderLiberalWhitewoodArchibald GillisProvincial RightsWolseleyWilliam ElliotProvincial RightsYorktonThomas GarryLiberal
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