The 1917 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 26, 1917, to elect members of the

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. After replacing

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as leader of the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan and

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of the province, William M. Martin led the party to its fourth consecutive victory, winning all but 8 of the 59 seats in the legislature. The Conservative Party of Wellington Willoughby continued to lose popular support. This was the first Saskatchewan election in which women were allowed to vote and run for office. However, none were declared elected in this vote; the first Saskatchewan woman elected an MLA was after a 1918 by-election. The Non-Partisan League, forerunner of the

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, nominated candidates for the first time, although none were successful. Labour candidates also appeared for the first time. David John Sykes became the first

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to sit in the Saskatchewan legislature. He was nominated by the Liberal, Conservative and Non-Partisan League organizations, and thus was acclaimed this election. An at-large service vote was held to elect three soldiers from October 3 to October 13, 1917. All service members were not affiliated, and were elected to represent Saskatchewan residents stationed in

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and

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Results

Note:* Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.

Percentages

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

Notes

¹ Magnus Ramsland died in 1918. In the resulting by-election, he was succeeded by his widow

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, the first woman ever elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

October 13, 1917 service vote results

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. The first vote was for France and Belgium – two members were elected in a block vote; the top member represented France and the second member elected represented Belgium. Another member was also elected to represent troops in Great Britain. Three seats in the Legislature were set aside for these soldier-MLAs.

France and Belgium

Great Britain

References

Saskatchewan Archives Board – Election Results By Electoral DivisionElections Saskatchewan - Provincial Vote Summaries