1925 Saskatchewan general election explained

Election Name:	1925 Saskatchewan general election
Country:	Saskatchewan
Flag Year:	1921
Type:	parliamentary
Party Colour:	no
Party Name:	no
Previous Election:	1921 Saskatchewan general election
Previous Year:	1921
Previous Mps:	5th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Elected Mps:	members
Next Election:	1929 Saskatchewan general election
Next Year:	1929
Next Mps:	7th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Seats For Election:	63 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Majority Seats:	32
Leader1:	Charles Dunning
Leader Since1:	1922
Leaders Seat1:	Moose Jaw County
Last Election1:	45
Seats1:	50
Seat Change1:	5
Popular Vote1:	127,751
Percentage1:	51.5%
Swing1:	0.1pp
Leader2:	Charles Tran
Leader Since2:	—
Leaders Seat2:	—
Last Election2:	6
Seats2:	6
Seat Change2:	±0
Popular Vote2:	57,142
Percentage2:	23.0%
Swing2:	15.5pp
Leader3:	James Anderson
Leader Since3:	March 25, 1924
Leaders Seat3:	Saskatoon City
Last Election3:	2
Seats3:	3
Seat Change3:	1
Popular Vote3:	45,515
Percentage3:	18.4%
Swing3:	14.4pp
Premier
Before Election:	Charles Dunning
Posttitle:	Premier after election
After Election:	Charles Dunning

The 1925 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 2, 1925, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan – under its new leader, Charles A. Dunning – won its sixth consecutive victory, and continued to dominate the legislature.

The Progressive Party of Saskatchewan increased its share of the vote from 7.5% to over 23%, but failed to add to its six member caucus.

The Conservative Party of James Anderson also increased its vote by over 14%, but only increased its representation in the legislature from two to three members.

The increase in the Progressive and Conservative vote came from voters who had supported independent candidates in the 1921 election.

Results

Elections to the 6th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1925)

Party		Leader	Candidates	Votes						Seats
					±	%	Change (pp)			1921	1925	±	Charles Dunning	62	127,751	34,768	51.51		45		5	Charles Tran	40	57,142	43,529	23.04		6			James Anderson	18	45,515	38,382	18,35		2		1		6	8,703	37,853	3.51		7		5^[1]		1	4,704	1,330	1.90		1				1	2,653	2,653	1.07		–		1		1	1,545	4,750	0.62		1		1		Did not campaign							1		1
Total			129	248,013		100.00%

MLAs elected

Single-member districts

Results by riding - 1925 Saskatchewan general election (single-member districts)^[2]

Riding	Winning party								Votes
Name	1921		Party		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %	Lib						Total
Arm River		Lib		Lib	1,799	54.68%	308	9.36%	1,799	–	1,491	–	–	–	3,290
Bengough		Lib		Lib	1,813	61.65%	685	23.29%	1,813	1,128	–	–	–	–	2,941
Biggar		Prog		Lib	1,758	52.98%	198	5.97%	1,758	1,560	–	–	–	–	3,318
Cannington		Lib		Lib	1,666	63.23%	697	26.45%	1,666	–	–	969	–	–	2,635
Canora		Lib		Prog	1,993	62.50%	797	24.99%	1,196	1,993	–	–	–	–	3,189
Cumberland^[3]		Lib		Lib	Acclamation
Cut Knife		Lib		Lib	829	50.67%	22	1.34%	829	807	–	–	–	–	1,636
Cypress		Lib		Lib	1,760	77.16%	1,239	54.32%	1,760	521	–	–	–	–	2,281
Elrose		Lib		Lib	1,717	52.57%	168	5.14%	1,717	1,549	–	–	–	–	3,266
Estevan		Lib		Ind	2,153	55.91%	455	11.82%	1,698	–	–	2,153	–	–	3,851
Francis		Lib		Lib	1,641	54.05%	246	8.10%	1,641	1,395	–	–	–	–	3,036
Gravelbourg		Ind		Lib	2,832	74.59%	1,867	49.17%	2,832	965	–	–	–	–	3,797
Hanley		Lib		Prog	1,764	52.70%	181	5.41%	1,583	1,764	–	–	–	–	3,347
Happyland		Lib		Lib	2,427	52.88%	264	5.75%	2,427	–	2,163	–	–	–	4,590
Humboldt		Lib		I-Lib	2,653	62.12%	1,035	24.23%	1,618	–	–	–	2,653	–	4,271
Île-à-la-Crosse		Lib		Lib	591	61.31%	218	22.61%	591	–	–	373	–	–	964
Jack Fish Lake		Lib		Lib	1,006	63.51%	428	27.02%	1,006	578	–	–	–	–	1,584
Kerrobert		Lib		Lib	2,121	62.44%	845	24.87%	2,121	–	1,276	–	–	–	3,397
Kindersley		Prog		Prog	2,232	57.57%	587	15.14%	1,645	2,232	–	–	–	–	3,877
Kinistino		Lib		Lib	2,263	61.58%	851	23.16%	2,263	1,412	–	–	–	–	3,675
Last Mountain		Lib		Lib	2,503	55.06%	460	10.12%	2,503	–	2,043	–	–	–	4,546
Lloydminster		Lib		Lib	1,144	66.67%	572	33.33%	1,144	572	–	–	–	–	1,716
Lumsden		Lib		Lib	1,884	50.78%	58	1.56%	1,884	1,826	–	–	–	–	3,710
Maple Creek		Lib		Lib	Acclamation
Melfort		Lib		Lib	1,469	40.51%	145	4.00%	1,469	1,324	833	–	–	–	3,626
Milestone		Lib		Lib	1,577	48.08%	714	21.77%	1,577	863	840	–	–	–	3,280
Moose Jaw County		Lib		Lib	2,094	71.49%	1,259	42.98%	2,094	835	–	–	–	–	2,929
Moosomin		Con		Ind	1,888	52.68%	192	5.36%	1,696	–	–	1,888	–	–	3,584
Morse		IPG		Lib	2,480	65.26%	1,160	30.53%	2,480	1,320	–	–	–	–	3,800
North Qu'Appelle		Lib		Lib	2,370	60.71%	836	21.41%	2,370	1,534	–	–	–	–	3,904
Notukeu		Lib		Lib	1,604	71.61%	968	43.21%	1,604	636	–	–	–	–	2,240
Pelly		Lib		Prog	1,946	53.58%	260	7.16%	1,686	1,946	–	–	–	–	3,632
Pheasant Hills		Lib		Lib	2,077	52.36%	187	4.71%	2,077	–	–	1,890	–	–	3,967
Pipestone		Lib		Lib	2,046	64.52%	921	29.04%	2,046	1,125	–	–	–	–	3,171
Prince Albert		Lib		Lib	3,164	63.50%	1,345	26.99%	3,164	1,819	–	–	–	–	4,983
Redberry		Ind		Prog	2,085	57.77%	561	15.54%	1,524	2,085	–	–	–	–	3,609
Rosetown		Lib		Lib	1,932	40.13%	359	7.46%	1,932	1,573	1,309	–	–	–	4,814
Rosthern		Lib		Lib	Acclamation
Saltcoats		Lib		Lib	2,376	62.41%	945	24.82%	2,376	1,431	–	–	–	–	3,807
Saskatoon County		Prog		Prog	1,314	51.07%	55	2.14%	1,259	1,314	–	–	–	–	2,573
Shellbrook		Lib		Lib	2,421	54.92%	434	9.85%	2,421	1,987	–	–	–	–	4,408
Souris		Con		Lib	1,409	51.86%	101	3.72%	1,409	–	1,308	–	–	–	2,717
South Qu'Appelle		Ind		Lib	1,589	50.70%	44	1.40%	1,589	–	–	–	–	1,545	3,134
Swift Current		Ind		Lib	1,862	58.57%	545	17.14%	1,862	–	1,317	–	–	–	3,179
The Battlefords		Lib		Lib	1,694	54.23%	264	8.45%	1,694	–	–	1,430	–	–	3,124
Thunder Creek		Prog		Lib	905	38.14%	152	6.41%	905	715	753	–	–	–	2,373
Tisdale		Lib		Con	1,349	48.09%	83	2.96%	1,266	190	1,349	–	–	–	2,805
Touchwood		Lib		Lib	1,737	51.33%	90	2.66%	1,737	1,647	–	–	–	–	3,384
Turtleford		Lib		Lib	1,118	58.63%	329	17.25%	1,118	789	–	–	–	–	1,907
Vonda		Lib		Lib	2,181	65.09%	1,011	30.17%	2,181	1,170	–	–	–	–	3,351
Wadena		Prog		Lib	1,524	52.90%	167	5.80%	1,524	1,357	–	–	–	–	2,881
Weyburn		Lib		Lib	2,351	59.61%	758	19.22%	2,351	–	1,593	–	–	–	3,944
Wilkie		Prog		Lib	2,281	69.69%	1,289	39.38%	2,281	992	–	–	–	–	3,273
Willow Bunch		Lib		Lib	2,949	58.28%	838	16.56%	2,949	2,111	–	–	–	–	5,060
Wolseley		Ind		Lib	2,559	51.84%	182	3.69%	2,559	–	2,377	–	–	–	4,936
Wynyard		Ind		Lib	2,167	52.09%	174	4.18%	2,167	1,993	–	–	–	–	4,160
Yorkton		Lib		Lib	2,272	51.55%	137	3.11%	2,272	2,135	–	–	–	–	4,407

= Open seat

= winning candidate was in previous Legislature

= Incumbent had switched allegiance

= Previously incumbent in another riding

= Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature

= Incumbency arose from by-election gain

= other incumbents renominated

= previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada

= Multiple candidates

Multiple-member districts

Results by riding - 1925 Saskatchewan general election (multiple-member districts)

Riding		Winning party		Votes
Name	MLAs	1921	1925	Lib				Total
Moose Jaw City	2			4,095	–	2,809	4,704	14,330
				–	–	2,722	–
Regina City	2			7,889	–	7,611	–	29,649
				7,516	–	6,633	–
Saskatoon City	2			5,249	3,786	5,001	–	22,155
				3,869	–	4,250	–

= winning candidate

See also

• List of Saskatchewan political parties
• List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts

References

• Saskatchewan Archives Board – Election Results By Electoral Division
• Elections Saskatchewan - Provincial Vote Summaries

Further reading

• Book: Hopkins . J. Castell . The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1924–25 . 1925 . The Annual Review Company . Toronto .
• Book: Hopkins . J. Castell . The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1925–26 . 1926 . The Annual Review Company . Toronto .

Notes and References

1. Compared to 1921 Labour totals
2. Web site: 1925 Saskatchewan Election. . Canadian Elections Database. March 22, 2024.
3. Election day deferred to July 21, 1925