6th Saskatchewan Legislature


The 6th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1925. The assembly sat from December 3, 1925, to May 11, 1929. The Liberal Party|Liberal Party] led by Charles Avery Dunning formed the government. After Dunning entered federal politics in 1926, James Garfield Gardiner became Liberal party leader and Premier. Charles Tran, the leader of the Progressive Party, and James [Thomas Milton Anderson], the leader of the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan|Conservative Party], shared the role of opposition leader in the assembly.
Walter George Robinson served as speaker for the assembly.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1925:
Electoral districtMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term
Arm RiverGeorge Adam ScottLiberal19085th term
Thomas Frederick Waugh Liberal19281st term
BengoughThomas Evan GambleLiberal19173rd term
BiggarRobert Pelham HassardLiberal19251st term
CanningtonAlbert Edward SteeleLiberal19242nd term
CanoraJoseph Albert McClureProgressive19251st term
CumberlandDeakin Alexander HallLiberal1913, 19224th term*
Cut KnifeWilliam Hamilton DoddsLiberal19173rd term
CypressHenry Theodore HalvorsonLiberal19212nd term
ElroseWilbert HagartyLiberal19212nd term
EstevanJames Forbes CreightonIndependent19251st term
FrancisWalter George RobinsonLiberal19124th term
GravelbourgBenjamin Franklin McGregorLiberal19251st term
HanleyReginald StipeProgressive19251st term
HappylandJohn Joseph KeelanLiberal19251st term
HumboldtHenry Mathies TherresIndependent Liberal19212nd term
Île-à-la-CrosseJoseph Octave NolinLiberal19085th term
Jules Marion Liberal19261st term
Jack Fish LakeDonald M. FinlaysonLiberal19085th term
KerrobertJohn Albert DowdLiberal19173rd term
Donald Laing Liberal19261st term
KindersleyEbenezer Samuel WhatleyProgressive19251st term
KinistinoCharles McIntoshLiberal19251st term
Last MountainSamuel John LattaLiberal19124th term
LloydminsterRobert James GordonLiberal19173rd term
LumsdenHugh Kerr MillerLiberal19251st term
Maple CreekPeter Lawrence HydeLiberal19212nd term
George Spence Liberal1917, 19274th term*
MelfortOlin Drake HillLiberal19212nd term
MilestoneFrederick Birthall LewisLiberal19232nd term
Moose Jaw CityWilliam George BakerLabour-Liberal19212nd term
William Erskine KnowlesLiberal1918, 19252nd term*
William Gladstone Ross Liberal19271st term
Moose Jaw CountyCharles Avery DunningLiberal19164th term
Thomas Waddell Liberal19261st term
MoosominJohn Louis SalkeldIndependent19173rd term
MorseWilliam Paris MacLachlanLiberal19251st term
William Gladstone Ross Liberal19271st term
North Qu'AppelleJames Garfield GardinerLiberal19144th term
NotukeuGeorge SpenceLiberal19173rd term
Alexander Lothian Grant Liberal19261st term
PellyCharles TranProgressive19251st term
Pheasant HillsJames Arthur SmithLiberal19173rd term
PipestoneWilliam John PattersonLiberal19212nd term
Prince AlbertThomas Clayton DavisLiberal19251st term
RedberryGeorge CockburnProgressive19212nd term
Liberal
Regina CityDonald Alexander McNivenLiberal19222nd term
Murdoch Alexander MacPhersonProgressive Conservative Party|Conservative]19251st term
RosetownJohn Andrew WilsonLiberal19212nd term
RosthernJohn Michael UhrichLiberal19212nd term
SaltcoatsGeorge William SahlmarkLiberal19183rd term
Saskatoon CityArchibald Peter McNabLiberal19085th term
James Thomas Milton AndersonConservative19251st term
Howard McConnell Conservative19271st term
Saskatoon CountyCharles AgarProgressive19212nd term
Liberal
ShellbrookEdgar Sidney ClinchLiberal19154th term
SourisJesse Pichard TrippLiberal19251st term
South Qu'AppelleAnton HuckLiberal19251st term
Swift CurrentDavid John SykesLiberal19173rd term
The BattlefordsAllan Demetrius PickelLiberal19173rd term
Thunder CreekRobert Scott DonaldsonLiberal19251st term
TisdaleWalter Clutterbuck BuckleConservative19251st term
TouchwoodJohn Mason ParkerLiberal19173rd term
TurtlefordArchibald B. GemmellLiberal19173rd term
VondaJames HoganLiberal19173rd term
WadenaWilliam Henry McKinnonLiberal19212nd term
WeyburnCharles McGill HamiltonLiberal19193rd term
WilkieRobert Erie NayLiberal19251st term
Willow BunchAbel James HindleLiberal19173rd term
James Albert CrossLiberal1917, 19253rd term*
WolseleyThomas McAfeeLiberal19251st term
WynyardWilhelm Hans PaulsonLiberal1912, 19244th term*
YorktonThomas Henry GarryLiberal19056th term
------Arm River------------------------------------------------------------------------------Île-à-la-Crosse-------------Kerrobert---------------------------------Maple Creek------------------Moose Jaw City------------Moose Jaw County-------------Morse-------------Notukeu----------------------------RedberryGeorge Cockburn-19212nd term
-Regina City-----------------------Saskatoon City------------Saskatoon CountyCharles Agar-19212nd term
------------------------------------------------------------------Willow Bunch-----------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Moose Jaw City---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Saskatoon City-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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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
Willow BunchJames Albert CrossLiberalAugust 31, 1925A Hindle resigned seat to allow Cross to be elected to assembly
PipestoneWilliam John PattersonLiberalMarch 18, 1926WJ Patterson ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
Prince AlbertThomas Clayton DavisLiberalMarch 18, 1926TC Davis ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
Île-à-la-CrosseA. Jules MarionLiberalApril 26, 1926JO Nolin died in office in December 1925
Moose Jaw CountyThomas WaddellLiberalMay 25, 1926CA Dunning ran for federal seat
NotukeuAlexander Lothian GrantLiberalJune 1, 1926G Spence ran for federal seat
KerrobertDonald LaingLiberalNovember 9, 1926JA Dowd resigned seat
Saskatoon CityHoward McConnellConservativeJanuary 21, 1927AP McNab named to local government board
Moose Jaw CityWilliam Gladstone RossLiberalMay 17, 1927WE Knowles named to bench
MorseDuncan Morris RobertsonLiberalAugust 15, 1927WP MacLachlan died in office
Maple CreekGeorge SpenceLiberalDecember 1, 1927PL Hyde resigned seat
Arm RiverThomas Frederick WaughLiberalOctober 25, 1928GA Scott resigned after being named income tax inspector