1921 Saskatchewan general election

1921 Saskatchewan general election
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63 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
32 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
PRO
CON
Leader William Martin — —
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since 1916 — —
Leader's seat Regina City — —
Last election 51 pre-creation 7
Seats won 45 6 2
Seat change Decrease6 Increase6 Decrease5
Popular vote 92,983 13,613 7,133
Percentage 51.4% 7.5% 3.9%
Swing Decrease5.3pp Increase7.5pp Decrease32.4pp
Premier before election

William Martin
Liberal

Premier after election

William Martin
Liberal

The 1921 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 9, 1921, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

The Liberal Party of Saskatchewan of Premier William M. Martin was re-elected – although with a diminished share of the popular vote, and a reduced caucus in the legislature.

Donald McLean resigned as leader of the Conservative Party in April 1921,[1] and the party convention decided to only form a committee to make arrangements for the coming election.[1] There were only four candidates who were considered to have a chance of success,[1] of which only two seats were retained. Its share of the popular vote fell from about 36% to less than 4%.

Harris Turner was instrumental in calling a meeting of Conservatives and separate school supporters to form an Independent Movement for the coming election.[2] At a meeting held in Saskatoon in May 1921, it was decided not to establish a party structure, but to organize a central committee to field candidates.[2] John Maharg, president of the Saskatchewan Grain Growers' Association and Minister of Agriculture in the Liberal government, would later accuse the movement of being engineered from the office of John Reid, the federal Minister of Railways.[3] It appeared that the movement was effectively led by W.T. Badger, who was ostensibly campaigning as an Independent Conservative in Rosetown.[3] Candidates in the movement included four Conservative, four Labour and four Non-Partisan figures.[3]

The Independent and Independent Conservative candidates won over 29% of the vote, and voters elected a total of eight Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) under these banners.

The Progressive Party of Saskatchewan made its first appearance, winning six of the seven ridings that it contested.

Expansion of Legislative Assembly

An Act was passed in 1920 providing for an increase of seats from 59 to 63, upon the next election.[4] Moose Jaw City, Regina City and Saskatoon City now returned two members instead of one, and the following other changes were made:

Abolished ridings New ridings
Renaming of districts
Drawn from other ridings

Results

Elections to the 5th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1921)[5]
Party Leader Candidates Votes Seats
# ± % Change (pp) 1917 1921 ±
Liberal William Martin 60 92,983 13,569Decrease 51.39 -5.29
 
 51
45 / 63
 6Decrease
Independent 35 46,556 42,116Increase 25.73 23.37 23.37
 
 1
7 / 63
 6Increase
Progressive 7 13,613 13,613Increase 7.52 7.52 7.52
 
 –
6 / 63
 6Increase
Conservative 4 7,133 61,110Decrease 3.94 -32.36
 
 7
2 / 63
 5Decrease
Independent Conservative 3 6,295 6,295Increase 3.48 3.48 3.48
 
 –
1 / 63
 1Increase
Labour 3 6,034 4,560Increase 3.34 2.55 2.55
 
 –
1 / 63
 1Increase
Independent Pro-Government 1 Acclamation –
1 / 63
 1Increase
Nonpartisan League 3 3,735 3,532Decrease 2.06 -1.81
 
Independent Labour 1 1,690 1,690Increase 0.93 New
Government 1 1,510 1,510Increase 0.84 New
Independent Non-Partisan League 1 1,400 1,400Increase 0.77 New
Total 119 180,949 100.00%

MLAs elected

Single-member districts

Results by riding - 1921 Saskatchewan general election (single-member districts)[5][6]
Riding Winning party Votes
Name 1917 Party Votes Share Margin
# 		Margin
% 		Lib Ind Prog Con I-Con Lab NPL Govt INP Total
 
Arm River Lib Lib Acclamation
Bengough Lib Lib 1,595 67.67% 833 35.34% 1,595 762 – – – – – – – 2,357
Biggar Lib Prog 2,293 60.18% 776 20.37% 1,517 – 2,293 – – – – – – 3,810
Cannington Lib Lib 1,606 64.65% 728 29.31% 1,606 878 – – – – – – – 2,484
Canora Lib Lib 1,597 43.55% 197 5.37% 1,597 670 – – – – – – 1,400 3,667
Cumberland[a 1] Lib Lib Acclamation
Cut Knife Lib Lib 931 57.47% 242 14.94% 931 689 – – – – – – – 1,620
Cypress Lib Lib Acclamation
Elrose Lib Lib 1,957 52.49% 256 6.87% 1,957 1,771 – – – – – – – 3,728
Estevan Lib Lib Acclamation
Francis Lib Lib 1,456 54.25% 228 8.49% 1,456 1,228 – – – – – – – 2,684
Gravelbourg New Ind 2,582 52.77% 271 5.54% 2,311 2,582 – – – – – – – 4,893
Hanley Lib Lib 1,953 68.57% 1,058 37.15% 1,953 895 – – – – – – – 2,848
Happyland Lib Lib 2,603 77.82% 1,861 55.64% 2,603 742 – – – – – – – 3,345
Humboldt Lib Lib Acclamation
Île-à-la-Crosse Lib Lib 384 57.92% 105 15.84% 384 279 – – – – – – – 663
Jack Fish Lake Lib Lib Acclamation
Kerrobert Lib Lib 2,468 65.92% 1,192 31.84% 2,468 1,276 – – – – – – – 3,744
Kindersley Lib Prog 3,054 72.73% 1,909 45.46% 1,145 – 3,054 – – – – – – 4,199
Kinistino Lib Lib 1,902 52.32% 169 4.65% 1,902 1,733 – – – – – – – 3,635
Last Mountain Lib Lib Acclamation
Lloydminster Lib Lib Acclamation
Lumsden Lib Lib 1,878 64.07% 825 28.15% 1,878 1,053 – – – – – – – 2,931
Maple Creek Lib Lib 1,910 59.89% 631 19.79% 1,910 1,279 – – – – – – – 3,189
Melfort Lib Lib 1,846 61.76% 703 23.52% 1,846 1,143 – – – – – – – 2,989
Milestone Lib Lib Acclamation
Moose Jaw County Lib Lib Acclamation
Moosomin Con Con 1,892 50.96% 71 1.91% 1,821 – – 1,892 – – – – – 3,713
Morse Lib IPG Acclamation
North Qu'Appelle Lib Lib Acclamation
Notukeu Lib Lib Acclamation
Pelly Lib Lib 1,457 33.64% 419 9.67% 1,457 925 – – 911 – 1,038 – – 4,331
Pheasant Hills Lib Lib 1,590 46.27% 538 15.66% 1,590 1,846 – – – – – – – 3,436
Pipestone Lib Lib 1,624 47.95% 94 2.78% 1,624 1,763 – – – – – – – 3,387
Prince Albert Lib Lib Acclamation
Redberry Lib Ind 1,837 53.65% 250 7.30% 1,587 1,837 – – – – – – – 3,424
Rosetown Con Lib 2,735 52.65% 275 5.29% 2,735 – – – 2,460 – – – – 5,195
Rosthern Lib Lib Acclamation
Saltcoats Lib Lib Acclamation
Saskatoon County Lib Prog 1,330 52.14% 109 4.27% 1,221 – 1,330 – – – – – – 2,551
Shellbrook Lib Lib 1,900 59.94% 630 19.87% 1,900 1,270 – – – – – – – 3,170
Souris Con Con 1,260 50.58% 29 1.16% 1,231 – – 1,260 – – – – – 2,491
South Qu'Appelle Con Ind 1,883 57.36% 483 14.71% 1,400 1,883 – – – – – – – 3,283
Swift Current Ind Ind 1,595 44.38% 85 2.37% – 1,595 – – – 489 – 1,510 – 3,594
The Battlefords Lib Lib Acclamation
Thunder Creek Con Prog 730 51.48% 42 2.96% – – 730 688 – – – – – 1,418
Tisdale Lib Lib 1,314 54.25% 206 8.51% 1,314 1,108 – – – – – – – 2,422
Touchwood Lib Lib 1,734 58.50% 504 17.00% 1,734 – – – – – 1,230 – – 2,964
Turtleford Lib Lib 1,186 52.73% 123 5.47% 1,186 1,063 – – – – – – – 2,249
Vonda Lib Lib 2,672 78.08% 1,922 56.17% 2,672 750 – – – – – – – 3,422
Wadena Lib Prog 1,979 61.50% 740 23.00% 1,239 – 1,979 – – – – – – 3,218
Weyburn Lib Lib 2,368 88.39% 2,057 76.78% 2,368 311 – – – – – – – 2,679
Wilkie Lib Prog 1,694 51.51% 99 3.01% 1,595 – 1,694 – – – – – – 3,289
Willow Bunch Lib Lib 3,040 54.55% 507 9.10% 3,040 – 2,533 – – – – – – 5,573
Wolseley Lib Ind 2,322 54.51% 384 9.01% 1,938 2,322 – – – – – – – 4,260
Wynyard Lib Ind 2,197 59.03% 672 18.05% 1,525 2,197 – – – – – – – 3,722
Yorkton Lib Lib 2,116 59.06% 649 18.11% 2,116 – – – – – 1,467 – – 3,583
  1. ^ Election day deferred to August 9, 1921
  = Open seat
  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
  = Incumbent had switched allegiance
  = Previously incumbent in another riding
  = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
  = Incumbency arose from by-election gain
  = other incumbents renominated
  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
  = Multiple candidates

Multiple-member districts

Results by riding - 1921 Saskatchewan general election (multiple-member districts)[5]
Riding Winning party Votes
Name MLAs 1917 1921 Lib Ind Prog Con I-Con Lab I-Lab Total
Moose Jaw City 2
  1
  1
  1
 2,921 733 – – 2,924 3,132 – 11,851
2,141 – – – – – –
Regina City 2
  1
  2
 7,540 3,500 – – – 2,413 – 21,206
5,952 1,801 – – – – –
Saskatoon City 2
  1
  1
  1
 4,198 4,672 – 3,293 – – 1,690 17,732
3,879 – – – – – –


  = winning candidate

See also

References

Further reading

  • Hopkins, J. Castell (1922). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1921. Toronto: The Annual Review Company.

References

  1. ^ a b c Hopkins 1922, p. 809.
  2. ^ a b Hopkins 1922, p. 811.
  3. ^ a b c Hopkins 1922, p. 812.
  4. ^ An Act to amend The Legislative Assembly Act, S.S. 1923, c. 13
  5. ^ a b c "1921 Saskatchewan Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  6. ^ Hopkins 1922, pp. 812–813.