5th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 5th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the

Liberal Party led by William Melville Martin formed the government. After Martin retired in 1922, Charles Avery Dunning became Liberal party leader and Premier.^[2] The former leader of the Conservative Party, Donald Maclean had left politics to serve as a judge shortly before the election. The opposition in the assembly was unorganized and there was no official opposition leader in 1921 or 1922. Independent member John Archibald Maharg served as leader of the opposition in 1923 and Harris Turner, also independent, served as opposition leader in 1924 and 1925.^[3]

George Adam Scott served as speaker for the assembly.^[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1921:^[5]

Electoral district	Member	Party
Arm River	George Adam Scott	Liberal
Bengough	Thomas Evan Gamble	Liberal
Biggar	John Meikle	Progressive
Cannington	Robert Douglas	Liberal
Canora	H.P. Albert Hermanson	Liberal
Cumberland	George Langley^{[nb 1]}	Liberal
Cut Knife	William Hamilton Dodds	Liberal
Cypress	Henry Theodore Halvorson	Liberal
Elrose	Wilbert Hagarty	Liberal
Estevan	Robert Dunbar	Liberal
Francis	Walter George Robinson	Liberal
Gravelbourg	William James Cummings	Independent
Hanley	Ernest Redford Ketcheson	Liberal
Happyland	Stephen Morrey	Liberal
Humboldt	Henry Mathies Therres	Liberal
Île-à-la-Crosse^{[nb 2]}	Joseph Octave Nolin	Liberal
Jack Fish Lake	Donald M. Finlayson	Liberal
Kerrobert	John Albert Dowd	Liberal
Kindersley	Wesley Harper Harvey	Progressive
Kinistino	John Richard Parish Taylor	Liberal
Last Mountain	Samuel John Latta	Liberal
Lloydminster	Robert James Gordon	Liberal
Lumsden	William John Vancise	Liberal
Maple Creek	Peter Lawrence Hyde	Liberal
Melfort	George Balfour Johnston	Liberal
Milestone	Bernard Larson	Liberal
Moose Jaw City	William George Baker	Labour
Moose Jaw City	James Pascoe	Independent Conservative
Moose Jaw County	Charles Avery Dunning	Liberal
Moosomin	John Louis Salkeld	Conservative
Morse	John Archibald Maharg	Independent pro-Government
North Qu'Appelle	James Garfield Gardiner	Liberal
Notukeu	George Spence	Liberal
Pelly	Sarah Katherine Ramsland	Liberal
Pheasant Hills	James Arthur Smith	Liberal
Pipestone	William John Patterson	Liberal
Prince Albert	Charles M. McDonald	Liberal
Redberry	George Cockburn	Independent
Regina City	William Melville Martin	Liberal
Regina City	James Albert Cross	Liberal
Rosetown	John Andrew Wilson	Liberal
Rosthern	John Michael Uhrich	Liberal
Saltcoats	George William Sahlmark	Liberal
Saskatoon City	Harris Turner	Independent
Saskatoon City	Archibald Peter McNab	Liberal
Saskatoon County	Charles Agar	Progressive
Shellbrook	Edgar Sidney Clinch	Liberal
Souris	John Patrick Gordon	Conservative
South Qu'Appelle	Donald Hogarth McDonald	Independent
Swift Current	David John Sykes	Independent
The Battlefords	Allan Demetrius Pickel	Liberal
Thunder Creek	William John Finley Warren	Progressive
Tisdale	Hugh Evan Jones	Liberal
Touchwood	John Mason Parker	Liberal
Turtleford	Archibald B. Gemmell	Liberal
Vonda	James Hogan	Liberal
Wadena	William Henry McKinnon	Progressive
Weyburn	Charles McGill Hamilton	Liberal
Wilkie	Sidney Bingham	Progressive
Willow Bunch	Abel James Hindle	Liberal
Wolseley	William George Bennett	Independent
Wynyard	George Wilson Robertson	Independent
Yorkton	Thomas Garry	Liberal

Notes:

^ Langley was acclaimed on August 9, 1921
^ date of polling was August 18, 1921

Party standings

Affiliation		Members
	Liberal	45
	Independent	7
	Progressive	6
	Conservative Party of Saskatchewan	2
	Independent Conservative	1
	Independent pro-Government	1
	Labour	1
Total		63
Government Majority		27

Notes:

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:^[5]

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Regina City	James Albert Cross	Liberal	April 25, 1922	Ran for reelection after being named to cabinet^[6]
North Qu'Appelle	James Garfield Gardiner	Liberal	June 5, 1922	Ran for reelection after being named to cabinet^[6]
Rosthern	John Michael Uhrich	Liberal	June 5, 1922	Ran for reelection after being named to cabinet^[6]
Happyland	Franklin Robert Shortreed	Liberal	June 26, 1922	Stephen Morrey died in office^[7]
Cumberland	Deakin Alexander Hall	Liberal	August 21, 1922	George Langley resigned seat^[8]
Regina City	Donald Alexander McNiven	Liberal	September 19, 1922	William Melville Martin named a judge^[9]
Milestone	Frederick Birthall Lewis	Liberal	October 29, 1923	Bernard Larson died in office^[10]
Cannington	Albert Edward Steele	Liberal	June 9, 1924	Robert Douglas died in office^[10]
Wynyard	Wilhelm Hans Paulson	Liberal	October 20, 1924	George Wilson Robertson retired to become Secretary of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool^[11]

Notes:

References

^ "Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
^ "Saskatchewan Premiers" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
^ "Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
^ "Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
^ ^a ^b "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Political tradition left of centre". Leader-Post. Regina. May 16, 1955. p. 89. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
^ Miry Creek Area History Book Committee (2000). Bridging the centuries : Shackleton, Abbey, Lancer, Portreeve. Vol. 2. p. 1034. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
^ Quiring, Brett. "Langley, George (1852–1933)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
^ Quiring, Brett. "Martin, William Melville (1876–1970)]". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
^ ^a ^b "Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
^ "George W. Robertson". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2012-04-01.

[6] Langley was acclaimed on August 9, 1921

[7] te of polling was August 18, 1921

[sessions-1] "Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-06.

[2] "Saskatchewan Premiers" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.

[3] "Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.

[4] "Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Retrieved 2012-03-07.

[elections-5] "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.

[cabinet-8] "Political tradition left of centre". Leader-Post. Regina. May 16, 1955. p. 89. Retrieved 2012-03-21.

[miry-9] Miry Creek Area History Book Committee (2000). Bridging the centuries : Shackleton, Abbey, Lancer, Portreeve. Vol. 2. p. 1034. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

[10] Quiring, Brett. "Langley, George (1852–1933)". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2012-03-09.

[11] Quiring, Brett. "Martin, William Melville (1876–1970)]". Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2012-03-09.

[members-12] "Members of the Legislative Assembly, Saskatchewan" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-31.

[13] "George W. Robertson". University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 2012-04-01.

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