The 1905 Saskatchewan general election was the first provincial election in the newly created
Canadian province
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Constitution of Canada, Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North Amer ...
of
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...
. It was held on 13 December 1905 to elect members of the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan () is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan, in the ...
.
Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European literature, European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'' (18 ...
led the
Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to victory over the
Provincial Rights Party of
Frederick W. A. G. Haultain
Sir Frederick William Alpin Gordon Haultain (November 25, 1857 – January 30, 1942) was a lawyer and a long-serving Canadian politician and judge. His career in provincial and territorial legislatures stretched into four decades. He served ...
, and became the first
Premier
Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier.
A premier will normally be a head of govern ...
of the new province.
Members of the Legislative Assembly elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
Note:
:
*In 1907 by order of the Legislative Assembly
Samuel Donaldson of the Provincial Rights party was declared elected and Peter Tyerman lost his seat.
See also
*
List of political parties in Saskatchewan
*
List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
This is a list of provincial electoral districts in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
Current electoral districts
* Athabasca (Saskatchewan provincial electoral district), Athabasca (1934)
* Arm River (electoral district), Arm River (201 ...
References
Saskatchewan Archives Board – Election Results By Electoral DivisionElections Saskatchewan - Provincial Vote Summaries
Further reading
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1905 elections in Canada
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