1934 Saskatchewan general election

The 1934 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 19, 1934, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

1934 Saskatchewan general election

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55 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader James Gardiner Major James Coldwell James Anderson Party Liberal Farmer-Labour Group Conservative Leader since February 25, 1926 July 27, 1932 March 25, 1924 Leader's seat Melville Ran in Regina City (lost) Saskatoon City (lost re-election) Last election 28 pre-creation 24 Seats won 50 5 0 Seat change 22 5 24 Popular vote 206,212 102,944 114,923 Percentage 48.00% 23.96% 26.75% Swing 2.44pp 23.96pp 9.69pp
Premier before election James Anderson Conservative Premier after election James Gardiner Liberal

The Liberal Party of former Premier James Gardiner was returned to power with a large majority – 50 of the 55 seats in the legislature – after the four year Conservative minority government interlude.

After forming a coalition government to oust the Liberals from power after the 1929 election, James T.M. Anderson's Conservative government had tried to use anti-Catholic and anti-French Canadian feeling in the province to win support. The Conservatives also had the support of the Ku Klux Klan, which was a significant force in the province at the time.^[1][2][3] The Tories also had to contend with the effects of the Great Depression and the prairie Dust Bowl, however; and although they won about a quarter of the popular vote, they won no seats in the legislature. The Conservatives remained a minor force in Saskatchewan politics for 40 years after this defeat.

The Tories' allies in the previous legislature – the Progressives – did not nominate candidates in this election, and were replaced by Farmer-Labour candidates as the voice of the Left in the province.

Results

Party		Party leader	Candidates	Seats			Popular vote
				1929	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	James Gardiner	56	28	50	+78.6%	206,212	48.00%	+2.44%
	Farmer–Labour	M.J. Coldwell	54	*	5	*	102,944	23.96%	*
	Conservative	James Anderson	52	24	–	-100%	114,923	26.75%	-9.69%
	Independent		3	6	–	-100%	2,949	0.69%	-8.37%
	Labour	William G. Baker (default)	1	*	–	*	1,420	0.33%	*
	United Front		3	*	–	*	1,053	0.24%	*
	Independent Liberal		1	–	–	–	133	0.03%	-0.29%
Total			169	63	55	-12.7%	429,634	100%
Source:

Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Percentages

Popular vote Liberal   48.00% Conservative   26.75% Farmer–Labour   23.96% Others   1.29%

Seats summary Liberal   90.91% Farmer–Labour   9.09%

Ranking

Party		Seats	Second	Third	Fourth
	Liberal	50	6	0	0
	Farmer–Labour	5	19	30	0
	Conservative	0	30	21	1
	Other parties	0	0	2	6

Riding results

Names in bold represent cabinet ministers and the Speaker. Party leaders are italicized. The symbol " ** " indicates MLAs who are not running again.

Northwestern Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates				Incumbent
		Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other
Athabasca		Deakin Alexander Hall 1,329			Jules Marion (Liberal) 970	New District
Cut Knife		Robert J. Gordon 2,718	Andrew Macauley 3,268	George McLean 1,099			George John McLean
Meadow Lake		Donald MacDonald 4,304	Charles Mycroft 1,499	J.H. Storry 1,281		New District
Rosthern		John Uhrich 8,179	Philip J. Smith 1,081	Donald Geo. McLean 1,230			John Michael Uhrich
Shellbrook		Omer Demers 5,238	Peter G. Makaroff 2,332	Alexander F. Agnew 2,209			Edgar Sidney Clinch**
The Battlefords		John Albert Gregory 2,653	Hill Hamilton 1,816	John Edmond McLarty 1,600	Reginald James Jones (Ind. Liberal) 133		Samuel Wesley Huston**
Turtleford		Charles Ayre 3,411	John Stegehuis 1,489	Percival Whitman Farnsworth 1,599			Charles Arthur Ayre
Wilkie		John Jardine 3,702	George Jos. Hindley 2,011	Alexander J. McLeod 1,925			Alexander John McLeod

Northeastern Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates				Incumbent
		Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other
Humboldt		James Hogan 5,345	Joe Burton 2,771				Henry Mathies Therres**
Kelvington		George Ernest Dragan 3,567	Robert Berkett Paterson 1,628	John Robson Taylor 981		New District
Kinistino		John Taylor 2,772	Palmer Grambo 1,835	R.E. Forbes 1,074			John Richard Parish Taylor
Melfort		John D. MacFarlane 3,972		Rupert J. Greaves 3,252			Rupert James Greaves
Prince Albert		Thomas C. Davis 5,474	Edward P. Spratt 1,215	Samuel J.A. Branion 2,007			Thomas Clayton Davis
Tisdale		Harvie J. Dorrance 3,425	Jay Brice Ennis 2,338	Walt C. Buckle 2,407			Walter Clutterbuck Buckle
Wadena		Thorwald Berven 3,069	George Williams 3,890	Leonard Wreede 738			John Robeson Taylor**

November 19, 1935 By-Election: Humboldt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim King	4,540	72.20%	+6.34%
	Farmer–Labour	Joe Burton	1,748	27.80%	-6.34%
Total			6,288	100.00%

West Central Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates				Incumbent
		Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other
Arm River		Gustaf Herman Danielson 2,222	David James Christie 912	Duncan Selby Hutcheon 1,935			Duncan Selby Hutcheon
Biggar		Robert Pelham Hassard 2,287	Warren Hart 2,044	William Willoughby Miller 1,296			William Willoughby Miller
Elrose		John A. Wilson 2,213	Halvor Vindeg 1,807	Donald Byron Grant 1,390			James Cobban**
Hanley		Charles Agar 2,843	Arthur J. Fahl 1,405	John Thos. McOrmond 1,703			Reginald Stipe**
Kerrobert		Donald Laing 2,651	James Penberthy 1,716	Robert Hanbidge 1,788			Robert Leith Hanbidge
Kindersley		John C. Treleaven 2,518	Louis H. Hantelman 2,649	Robert H. Carruthers 1,615			Ebenezer Samuel Whatley**
Rosetown		Neil McVicar 2,433	Wilfrid A. Sibbald Tegart 1,878	Nathan Given 2,105			Nathaniel Given
Thunder Creek		Robert S. Donaldson 1,608	C.A. Stuart 1,003	H. Alexander Lilly 1,396			Harold Alexander Lilly
Watrous		Bert Clement 2,362	Alexander F. Murray 1,829	Chester Cam. McClellan 1,525			James Hogan

East Central Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates				Incumbent
		Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other
Last Mountain		Guy Hartsel Hummel 2,732	Jacob Benson 2,709	Allan Armstrong Peters 1,338			Jacob Benson
Lumsden		Henry Phillip Mang 2,352	Tom Johnston 1,716	James Fraser Bryant 1,070			James Fraser Bryant
Melville		James G. Gardiner 4,989	Wilfrid Wass 1,504	E. Forest Scharf 1,930		New District
Pelly		Reginald J.M. Parker 4,835	Andrew Danyleyko 1,639	Frederick G. Garvin 1,426	Walter E. Wiggins (United Front) 468		Reginald John Marsden Parker
Pheasant Hills		Asmundur A. Loptson 4,310	H.J. Benson 1,804	Chris Ness 1,363			Charles Morton Dunn
Qu'Appelle-Wolseley		Frederick Middleton Dundas 4,130	John H. Sturdy 1,932	Stanley Withington Nichols 2,627			Anton Huck** South Qu'Appelle
						Merged district
							William George Bennett** Wolseley
Touchwood		John M. Parker 3,380	Edward Hamilton 2,273	Caleb H. Fisher 518	William J. Burak (Ind.) 1,845		John Mason Parker
Yorkton		Vincent R. Smith 3,343	Llewellyn C. Fletcher 992	Alan C. Stewart 2,661			Alan Carl Stewart

December 9, 1935 By-Election: Melville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	E. Walt Gerrand	Acclaimed	100.00%
Total			Acclamation

Southwest Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates				Incumbent
		Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other
Gravelbourg		Benjamin F. McGregor 3,177	Richard Pennington Sinkinson 1,065	Henry J. Coutu 1,642			Benjamin Franklin McGregor
Gull Lake		Sydney J. Smith 2,153	H. Henry Kemper 2,404	John Frederick Frook 1,725		New District
Maple Creek		John Mildenberger 3,114	Jacob J. Hubenig 1,140	James McDougald 1,784			George Spence
Moose Jaw County		Thomas Waddell 2,500	Henry Milne 1,714		Sinclair Whittaker (Ind.) 1,075		Sinclair Alexander Whittaker
Morse		Neil J. MacDonald 2,717	John McCaig 1,430	Richard P. Eades 1,752			Richard Percy Eades
Notukeu		George Spence 2,196	Con. Rieder 1,499	P.M. McKinnon 1,560			Alexander Lothian Grant**
Shaunavon		Harry Ostlund 1,911	Clarence Stork 2,061	John Gryde 1,470			John Edward Gryde
Swift Current		Jim Taggart 2,531	Allan McCallum 2,339	W.W. Smith 2,337			William Wensley Smith
Willow Bunch		Charles W. Johnson 2,448	Charles M. Wilkin Emery 1,219	Edgar Burton Linnell 1,445			Charles William Johnson

November 26, 1935 By-Election: Gravelbourg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Culliton	3,312	68.90%	+14.91%
	Farmer–Labour	Frank Keem Malcolm	1,495	31.10%	+13.00%
Total			4,807	100.00%

Southeast Saskatchewan

Electoral District		Candidates				Incumbent
		Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other
Bromhead		Norman L. McLeod 2,416	Eric Oxelgren 1,208	Francis Burden Smyth 1,111			David McKnight**
Bengough		James Bidwell Smith 2,122	William F. Jordan 1,257	Herman Kersler Warren 2,052			Herman Kersler Warren
Cannington		William J. Patterson 4,222	Donald K. Cameron 2,152	Samson Wallace Arthur 2,075			Samson Wallace Arthur
Francis		Charles M. Dunn 2,504	Robert E. Juby 1,085	Samuel Norval Horner 1,896			Samuel Norval Horner
Milestone		William Pedersen 1,991	E. Blaine Moats 1,108	Joseph V. Patterson 1,365			Joseph Victor Patterson
Moosomin		Arthur T. Procter 2,812	John F. Herman 1,025	Frederick D. Munroe 2,465			Frederick Dennis Munroe
Souris-Estevan		Jesse P. Tripp 3,536	Herbert G. Gallaway 1,215	William O. Fraser 2,960			William Oliver Fraser Souris
						Merged district
							Vacant Estevan
Weyburn		Hugh E. Eaglesham 2,281	Tommy Douglas 1,343	Robert S. Leslie 1,544	James L. Coltart (Ind.) 29		Robert Sterritt Leslie

Urban constituencies

Electoral District		Candidates				Incumbent
		Liberal	Farmer-Labour Group	Conservative	Other
Moose Jaw City		William Gladstone Ross 4,928 John Houston Laird 4,403	Waldo D. Summers 2,013 Hugh Gordon 1,765	John Alexander Merkley 2,440 James W. Hawthorne 2,319	William George Baker (Labour) 1,420		John Alexander Merkley Robert Henry Smith**
Saskatoon City		James Wilfred Estey 9,168 George Wesley Norman 8,670	Gladys Isabel Salisbury 3,098 John Johnson Egge 2,797	James T.M. Anderson 7,511 Howard McConnell 6,797	William Taylor (United Front) 353		James T.M. Anderson Howard McConnell
Regina City		Percy McCuaig Anderson 11,564 William Franklin Kerr 11,512	Major J. Coldwell 6,714 Garnet Nelson Menzies 4,954	M. A. MacPherson 9,082 James Grassick 7,857	William Stokes (United Front) 232		Murdoch Alexander MacPherson James Grassick

December 2, 1935 By-Election: Regina City (1 member elected)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Franklin Kerr (incumbent)	11,883	65.58%	–
	Independent	Denis Sweeney	6,236	34.42%	–
Total			18,119	100.00%

See also

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

References

1. Latimer, Kendall (August 18, 2017). "KKK history challenges idea Sask. always welcomed newcomers: expert". CBC Saskatchewan. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
2. Kyba, Patrick (2006). . In Canadian Plains Research Center (ed.). Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: University of Regina. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
3. Weedmark, Kevin. "When the KKK rode high across the Prairies" 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Moosomin World-Spectator.

• Saskatchewan Archives Board - Election Results By Electoral Division

Further reading

• The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1934. Toronto: The Annual Review Company. 1935.