7th Saskatchewan Legislature


The 7th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1929. The assembly sat from September 4, 1929, to May 25, 1934. The Liberal Party|Liberal Party] led by James Garfield Gardiner attempted to form a minority government but were defeated by a motion of no confidence. The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan|Conservative Party] led by James Thomas Milton Anderson then formed a coalition government with the support of the Progressive Party and independent members. The Liberals led by Gardiner formed the official opposition.
James Fraser Bryant served as speaker for the assembly in 1929. Robert Sterritt Leslie replaced Bryant as speaker in 1930.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1929:
Electoral districtMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arm RiverDuncan Selby HutcheonProgressive Conservative Party|Conservative]19291st term
BengoughHerman Kersler WarrenConservative19291st term
BiggarWilliam Willoughby MillerConservative19291st term
CanningtonSamson Wallace ArthurIndependent19291st term
CanoraAnton O. MorkenLiberal19291st term
CumberlandDeakin Alexander HallLiberal1913, 19225th term*
Cut KnifeGeorge John McLeanIndependent19291st term
CypressJohn Edward GrydeConservative19291st term
ElroseJames CobbanConservative19291st term
EstevanEleazer William GarnerLiberal19291st term
David McKnight Conservative19301st term
Norman L. McLeod Liberal19311st term
FrancisSamuel Norval HornerProgressive19291st term
GravelbourgBenjamin Franklin McGregorLiberal19252nd term
HanleyReginald StipeProgressive19252nd term
HappylandDonald McPherson StrathLiberal19291st term
HumboldtHenry Mathies TherresLiberal19213rd term
Île-à-la-CrosseA. Jules MarionLiberal19262nd term
Jack [Fish Lake (electoral district)|Jack Fish Lake]Donald M. FinlaysonLiberal19086th term
KerrobertRobert Leith HanbidgeConservative19291st term
KindersleyEbenezer Samuel WhatleyProgressive19252nd term
Farmer-Labour Group
KinistinoCharles McIntoshLiberal19252nd term
Conservative
Jack Taylor Liberal1917, 19333rd term*
Last MountainJacob BensonProgressive19291st term
Farmer-Labour Group
LloydminsterRobert James GordonLiberal19174th term
LumsdenJames Fraser BryantConservative19291st term
Maple CreekGeorge SpenceLiberal1917, 19275th term*
MelfortRupert James GreavesConservative19291st term
MilestoneJoseph Victor PattersonIndependent19291st term
Moose Jaw CityJohn Alexander MerkleyConservative19291st term
Robert Henry Smith19291st term
Moose Jaw CountySinclair Alexander WhittakerConservative19291st term
MoosominFrederick Dennis MunroeConservative19291st term
MorseRichard Percy EadesConservative19291st term
North Qu'AppelleJames Garfield GardinerLiberal19145th term
NotukeuAlexander Lothian GrantLiberal19262nd term
PellyReginald [John Marsden Parker]Liberal19291st term
Pheasant HillsCharles Morton DunnLiberal19291st term
PipestoneWilliam John PattersonLiberal19213rd term
Prince AlbertThomas Clayton DavisLiberal19252nd term
RedberryGeorge CockburnLiberal19213rd term
Regina CityMurdoch Alexander MacPhersonConservative19252nd term
James Grassick19291st term
RosetownNathaniel GivenConservative19291st term
RosthernJohn Michael UhrichLiberal19213rd term
SaltcoatsAsmundur LoptsonLiberal19291st term
Saskatoon CityJames Thomas Milton AndersonConservative19252nd term
Howard McConnell19272nd term
Saskatoon CountyCharles AgarLiberal19213rd term
ShellbrookEdgar Sidney ClinchLiberal19155th term
SourisWilliam Oliver FraserConservative1917, 19292nd term*
South Qu'AppelleAnton HuckLiberal19252nd term
Swift CurrentWilliam Wensley SmithConservative19291st term
The BattlefordsSamuel Wesley HustonIndependent19291st term
Thunder CreekHarold Alexander LillyConservative19291st term
TisdaleWalter Clutterbuck BuckleConservative19252nd term
TouchwoodJohn Mason ParkerLiberal19174th term
TurtlefordCharles Arthur AyreLiberal19291st term
VondaJames HoganLiberal19174th term
WadenaJohn Robeson TaylorIndependent19291st term
WeyburnRobert Sterritt LeslieProgressive19291st term
WilkieAlexander John McLeodConservative19291st term
Willow BunchCharles William JohnsonLiberal19291st term
WolseleyWilliam George BennettConservative1921, 19292nd term
WynyardWilhelm Hans PaulsonLiberal1912, 19245th term*
YorktonAlan Carl StewartIndependent19291st term
---------------------------------------------Estevan----------------------------------------------------KindersleyEbenezer Samuel Whatley-19252nd term
-KinistinoCharles McIntosh-19252nd term
-----Last MountainJacob Benson-19291st term
--------------------------Moose Jaw City-Conservative-------------------------------------------------------Regina City-Conservative--------------------Saskatoon City-Conservative-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------Estevan----------------------------------------------------------Kinistino---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Party standings

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReason
LumsdenJames Fraser BryantConservativeSeptember 30, 1929JF Bryant ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
Moose Jaw CityJohn Alexander MerkleyConservativeSeptember 30, 1929JA Merkley ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
Regina CityMurdoch Alexander MacPhersonConservativeSeptember 30, 1929MA MacPherson ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
Saskatoon CityHoward McConnellConservativeSeptember 30, 1929H McConnell ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
Saskatoon CityJames Thomas Milton AndersonConservativeSeptember 30, 1929JTM Anderson ran for reelection after forming a coalition government
MoosominFrederick Dennis MunroeConservativeOctober 7, 1929FD Munroe ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
TisdaleWalter Clutterbuck BuckleConservativeOctober 7, 1929WC Buckle ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
YorktonAlan Carl StewartIndependentOctober 7, 1929AC Stewart ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
EstevanDavid McKnightConservativeDecember 23, 1930EW Garner resigned seat
EstevanNorman L. McLeodLiberalFebruary 9, 1931McLeod was declared elected by the assembly because ballots had been tampered with in the 1930 by-election
KinistinoJohn Richard Parish TaylorLiberalMay 22, 1933C McIntosh named to cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources, ran for reelection and was subsequently defeated

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