3rd Saskatchewan Legislature


The 3rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in July 1912. The assembly sat from November 14, 1912, to June 2, 1917. The Liberal Party|Liberal Party] led by Walter Scott formed the government. Scott resigned as premier on October 16, 1916, and was succeeded by William Melville Martin. The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan|Conservative Party of Saskatchewan] led by Wellington Willoughby formed the official opposition.
John Albert Sheppard served as speaker for the assembly until October 1916. Robert Menzies Mitchell became speaker in 1917.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1912:
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Party Standings

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By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReason
EstevanGeorge Alexander BellLiberalSeptember 5, 1912Bell ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
RedberryGeorge LangleyLiberalSeptember 5, 1912Langley ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
South Qu'AppelleJoseph GlennSaskatchewan [Progressive Conservative Party|Conservative]December 4, 1912Frederick W.A.G. Haultain named Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Saskatchewan
HanleyMacbeth MalcolmLiberalJune 28, 1913James Walter MacNeill resigned to travel abroad and study mental diseases
CumberlandDeakin Alexander HallLiberalSeptember 8, 1913Election in 1912 declared void
North Qu'AppelleJames Garfield GardinerLiberalJune 25, 1914JA McDonald resigned from the assembly in 1914 after admitting to "corrupt practices on the part of his agent" during the 1912 election
RosthernWilliam Benjamin BashfordLiberalJune 25, 1914Gerhard Ens resigned his seat in the assembly in 1913 when he was named Inspector of Public Institutions
ShellbrookEdgar Sidney ClinchLiberalMay 10, 1915Samuel James Donaldson ran for House of Commons seat
KinistinoCharles Avery DunningLiberalNovember 13, 1916EH Devline convicted of forgery and sent to prison
Regina CityWilliam Melville MartinLiberalNovember 13, 1916James Franklin Bole named Saskatchewan liquor commissioner
Moose Jaw CountyJohn Edwin ChisholmConservativeDecember 5, 1916Election requested by JA Sheppard to "give him the opportunity of vindicating his character by an appeal to the people"

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