1905 Saskatchewan general election

1905 Saskatchewan general election

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25 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 13 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Thomas Walter Scott Frederick W. A. G. Haultain Party Liberal Provincial Rights Leader since 16 August 1905 1905 Leader's seat Lumsden South Qu'Appelle Seats won 17* 8* Popular vote 17,812 16,184 Percentage 52.25% 47.47%
Premier before election Thomas Walter Scott Liberal Premier after election Thomas Walter Scott Liberal

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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

Note:

^*In 1907 by order of the Legislative Assembly Samuel Donaldson of the Provincial Rights party was declared elected and Peter Tyerman lost his seat.

See also

• List of Saskatchewan political parties

References

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

Further reading

• Hopkins, J. Castell (1906). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1905. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.

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