Donald McLean resigned as leader of the Conservative Party in April 1921,[1] and the party convention decided to only form a committee to make arrangements for the coming election.[1] There were only four candidates who were considered to have a chance of success,[1] of which only two seats were retained. Its share of the popular vote fell from about 36% to less than 4%.
Harris Turner was instrumental in calling a meeting of Conservatives and separate school supporters to form an Independent Movement for the coming election.[2] At a meeting held in Saskatoon in May 1921, it was decided not to establish a party structure, but to organize a central committee to field candidates.[2]John Maharg, president of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association and Minister of Agriculture in the Liberal government, would later accuse the movement of being engineered from the office of John Reid, the federal Minister of Railways.[3] It appeared that the movement was effectively led by W.T. Badger, who was ostensibly campaigning as an Independent Conservative in Rosetown.[3] Candidates in the movement included four Conservative, four Labour and four Non-Partisan figures.[3]
An Act was passed in 1920 providing for an increase of seats from 59 to 63, upon the next election.[4]Moose Jaw City, Regina City and Saskatoon City now returned two members instead of one, and the following other changes were made:
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The 1921 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 9 1921 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 1921 Saskatchewan general election 1917 June 9 1921 1921 06 09 1925 outgoing membersmembers 63 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan32 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party PRO CONLeader William Martin Party Liberal Progressive ConservativeLeader since 1916 Leader s seat Regina City Last election 51 pre creation 7Seats won 45 6 2Seat change 6 6 5Popular vote 92 983 13 613 7 133Percentage 51 4 7 5 3 9 Swing 5 3pp 7 5pp 32 4ppPremier before electionWilliam MartinLiberal Premier after election William MartinLiberalThe Liberal Party of Saskatchewan of Premier William M Martin was re elected although with a diminished share of the popular vote and a reduced caucus in the legislature Donald McLean resigned as leader of the Conservative Party in April 1921 1 and the party convention decided to only form a committee to make arrangements for the coming election 1 There were only four candidates who were considered to have a chance of success 1 of which only two seats were retained Its share of the popular vote fell from about 36 to less than 4 Harris Turner was instrumental in calling a meeting of Conservatives and separate school supporters to form an Independent Movement for the coming election 2 At a meeting held in Saskatoon in May 1921 it was decided not to establish a party structure but to organize a central committee to field candidates 2 John Maharg president of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers Association and Minister of Agriculture in the Liberal government would later accuse the movement of being engineered from the office of John Reid the federal Minister of Railways 3 It appeared that the movement was effectively led by W T Badger who was ostensibly campaigning as an Independent Conservative in Rosetown 3 Candidates in the movement included four Conservative four Labour and four Non Partisan figures 3 The Independent and Independent Conservative candidates won over 29 of the vote and voters elected a total of eight Members of the Legislative Assembly MLAs under these banners The Progressive Party of Saskatchewan made its first appearance winning six of the seven ridings that it contested Contents 1 Expansion of Legislative Assembly 2 Results 3 MLAs elected 3 1 Single member districts 3 2 Multiple member districts 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 ReferencesExpansion of Legislative Assembly editAn Act was passed in 1920 providing for an increase of seats from 59 to 63 upon the next election 4 Moose Jaw City Regina City and Saskatoon City now returned two members instead of one and the following other changes were made Abolished ridings New ridingsRenaming of districtsMoose Mountain WolseleyDrawn from other ridingsGravelbourgResults editElections to the 5th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 1921 5 Party Leader Candidates Votes Seats Change pp 1917 1921 Liberal William Martin 60 92 983 13 569 nbsp 51 39 5 29 51 45 63 6 nbsp Independent 35 46 556 42 116 nbsp 25 73 23 37 23 37 1 7 63 6 nbsp Progressive 7 13 613 13 613 nbsp 7 52 7 52 7 52 6 63 6 nbsp Conservative 4 7 133 61 110 nbsp 3 94 32 36 7 2 63 5 nbsp Independent Conservative 3 6 295 6 295 nbsp 3 48 3 48 3 48 1 63 1 nbsp Labour 3 6 034 4 560 nbsp 3 34 2 55 2 55 1 63 1 nbsp Independent Pro Government 1 Acclamation 1 63 1 nbsp Nonpartisan League 3 3 735 3 532 nbsp 2 06 1 81 Independent Labour 1 1 690 1 690 nbsp 0 93 NewGovernment 1 1 510 1 510 nbsp 0 84 NewIndependent Non Partisan League 1 1 400 1 400 nbsp 0 77 NewTotal 119 180 949 100 00 MLAs elected edit Arm River George A Scott Bengough Thomas Gamble Biggar John Meikle Cannington Robert Douglas Canora Albert Hermanson Cumberland George Langley Cut Knife William Dodds Cypress Henry Halvorson Elrose Wilbert Hagarty Estevan Robert Dunbar Francis Walter Robinson Gravelbourg William Cummings Hanley Ernest Ketcheson Happyland Stephen Morrey Humboldt Henry Therres Ile a la Crosse Joseph Nolin Jack Fish Lake Donald Finlayson Kerrobert John Dowd Kindersley William Harvey Kinistino John R Taylor Last Mountain Samuel Latta Lloydminster Robert J Gordon Lumsden William Vancise Maple Creek Peter Hyde Melfort George B Johnston Milestone Bernard Larson Moose Jaw City William George Baker Moose Jaw City James Pascoe I Con Moose Jaw County Charles Dunning Moosomin John Salkeld Morse John Maharg IPG North Qu Appelle James Garfield Gardiner Notukeu George Spence Pelly Sarah Ramsland Pheasant Hills James Arthur Smith Pipestone William John Patterson Prince Albert Charles M McDonald Redberry George Cockburn Regina City James Albert Cross Regina City William Martin Rosetown John Andrew Wilson Rosthern John Uhrich Saltcoats George Sahlmark Saskatoon City Archibald Peter McNab Saskatoon City Harris Turner Saskatoon County Charles Agar Shellbrook Edgar Clinch Souris John Patrick Gordon South Qu Appelle Donald H McDonald Swift Current David Sykes The Battlefords Allan Pickel Thunder Creek William J F Warren Tisdale Hugh Jones Touchwood John M Parker Turtleford Archibald Gemmell Vonda James Hogan Wadena William Henry McKinnon Weyburn Charles Hamilton Wilkie Sidney Bingham Willow Bunch Abel Hindle Wolseley William George Bennett Wynyard George Wilson Robertson Yorkton Thomas Garry Single member districts edit Results by riding 1921 Saskatchewan general election single member districts 5 6 Riding Winning party VotesName 1917 Party Votes Share Margin Margin Lib Ind Prog Con I Con Lab NPL Govt INP Total Arm River Lib Lib AcclamationBengough Lib Lib 1 595 67 67 833 35 34 1 595 762 2 357Biggar Lib Prog 2 293 60 18 776 20 37 1 517 2 293 3 810Cannington Lib Lib 1 606 64 65 728 29 31 1 606 878 2 484Canora Lib Lib 1 597 43 55 197 5 37 1 597 670 1 400 3 667Cumberland a 1 Lib Lib AcclamationCut Knife Lib Lib 931 57 47 242 14 94 931 689 1 620Cypress Lib Lib AcclamationElrose Lib Lib 1 957 52 49 256 6 87 1 957 1 771 3 728Estevan Lib Lib AcclamationFrancis Lib Lib 1 456 54 25 228 8 49 1 456 1 228 2 684Gravelbourg New Ind 2 582 52 77 271 5 54 2 311 2 582 4 893Hanley Lib Lib 1 953 68 57 1 058 37 15 1 953 895 2 848Happyland Lib Lib 2 603 77 82 1 861 55 64 2 603 742 3 345Humboldt Lib Lib AcclamationIle a la Crosse Lib Lib 384 57 92 105 15 84 384 279 663Jack Fish Lake Lib Lib AcclamationKerrobert Lib Lib 2 468 65 92 1 192 31 84 2 468 1 276 3 744Kindersley Lib Prog 3 054 72 73 1 909 45 46 1 145 3 054 4 199Kinistino Lib Lib 1 902 52 32 169 4 65 1 902 1 733 3 635Last Mountain Lib Lib AcclamationLloydminster Lib Lib AcclamationLumsden Lib Lib 1 878 64 07 825 28 15 1 878 1 053 2 931Maple Creek Lib Lib 1 910 59 89 631 19 79 1 910 1 279 3 189Melfort Lib Lib 1 846 61 76 703 23 52 1 846 1 143 2 989Milestone Lib Lib AcclamationMoose Jaw County Lib Lib AcclamationMoosomin Con Con 1 892 50 96 71 1 91 1 821 1 892 3 713Morse Lib IPG AcclamationNorth Qu Appelle Lib Lib AcclamationNotukeu Lib Lib AcclamationPelly Lib Lib 1 457 33 64 419 9 67 1 457 925 911 1 038 4 331Pheasant Hills Lib Lib 1 590 46 27 538 15 66 1 590 1 846 3 436Pipestone Lib Lib 1 624 47 95 94 2 78 1 624 1 763 3 387Prince Albert Lib Lib AcclamationRedberry Lib Ind 1 837 53 65 250 7 30 1 587 1 837 3 424Rosetown Con Lib 2 735 52 65 275 5 29 2 735 2 460 5 195Rosthern Lib Lib AcclamationSaltcoats Lib Lib AcclamationSaskatoon County Lib Prog 1 330 52 14 109 4 27 1 221 1 330 2 551Shellbrook Lib Lib 1 900 59 94 630 19 87 1 900 1 270 3 170Souris Con Con 1 260 50 58 29 1 16 1 231 1 260 2 491South Qu Appelle Con Ind 1 883 57 36 483 14 71 1 400 1 883 3 283Swift Current Ind Ind 1 595 44 38 85 2 37 1 595 489 1 510 3 594The Battlefords Lib Lib AcclamationThunder Creek Con Prog 730 51 48 42 2 96 730 688 1 418Tisdale Lib Lib 1 314 54 25 206 8 51 1 314 1 108 2 422Touchwood Lib Lib 1 734 58 50 504 17 00 1 734 1 230 2 964Turtleford Lib Lib 1 186 52 73 123 5 47 1 186 1 063 2 249Vonda Lib Lib 2 672 78 08 1 922 56 17 2 672 750 3 422Wadena Lib Prog 1 979 61 50 740 23 00 1 239 1 979 3 218Weyburn Lib Lib 2 368 88 39 2 057 76 78 2 368 311 2 679Wilkie Lib Prog 1 694 51 51 99 3 01 1 595 1 694 3 289Willow Bunch Lib Lib 3 040 54 55 507 9 10 3 040 2 533 5 573Wolseley Lib Ind 2 322 54 51 384 9 01 1 938 2 322 4 260Wynyard Lib Ind 2 197 59 03 672 18 05 1 525 2 197 3 722Yorkton Lib Lib 2 116 59 06 649 18 11 2 116 1 467 3 583 Election day deferred to August 9 1921 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 candidatesMultiple member districts edit Results by riding 1921 Saskatchewan general election multiple member districts 5 Riding Winning party VotesName MLAs 1917 1921 Lib Ind Prog Con I Con Lab I Lab TotalMoose Jaw City 2 1 1 1 2 921 733 2 924 3 132 11 8512 141 Regina City 2 1 2 7 540 3 500 2 413 21 2065 952 1 801 Saskatoon City 2 1 1 1 4 198 4 672 3 293 1 690 17 7323 879 winning candidateSee also editList of Saskatchewan political parties List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districtsReferences editSaskatchewan Archives Board Election Results By Electoral Division Elections Saskatchewan Provincial Vote SummariesFurther reading editHopkins J Castell 1922 The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs 1921 Toronto The Annual Review Company References edit a b c Hopkins 1922 p 809 a b Hopkins 1922 p 811 a b c Hopkins 1922 p 812 An Act to amend The Legislative Assembly Act S S 1923 c 13 a b c 1921 Saskatchewan Election Canadian Elections Database Retrieved March 20 2024 Hopkins 1922 pp 812 813 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1921 Saskatchewan general election amp oldid 1215005116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
