1st Saskatchewan Legislature

The 1st Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in December 1905, the first general election for the new province. The assembly sat from March 29, 1906, to July 20, 1908.[1] The Liberal Party led by Walter Scott formed the government.[2] The Provincial Rights Party led by Frederick Haultain formed the official opposition.[3]

First Legislature, 1906, Saskatchewan. Edgar C. Rossie, British Library.

James Trimble served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1905:[5]

	Electoral district	Member	Party
	Batoche	William M. Grant	Liberal
	Battleford	Albert Champagne	Liberal
	Cannington	John Duncan Stewart	Liberal
	Grenfell	Andrew William Argue	Provincial Rights
	Humboldt	David Bradley Neely	Liberal
	Kinistino	Thomas Sanderson	Liberal
	Lumsden	Walter Scott	Liberal
	Maple Creek	David James Wylie	Provincial Rights
	Moose Jaw	John Albert Sheppard	Liberal
	Moose Jaw City	John Henry Wellington	Provincial Rights
	Moosomin	Daniel David Ellis	Provincial Rights
	North Qu'Appelle	William Richard Motherwell	Liberal
	Prince Albert	Peter David Tyerman[nb 1]	Liberal
	Prince Albert City	John Henderson Lamont	Liberal
	Redberry	George Langley	Liberal
	Regina City	James Franklin Bole	Liberal
	Rosthern	Gerhard Ens	Liberal
	Saltcoats	Thomas MacNutt	Liberal
	Saskatoon	William Charles Sutherland	Liberal
	Souris	James Thomas Brown	Provincial Rights
	South Qu'Appelle	Frederick William Gordon Haultain	Provincial Rights
	South Regina	James Alexander Calder	Liberal
	Whitewood	Archibald Beaton Gillis	Provincial Rights
	Wolseley	William Elliott	Provincial Rights
	Yorkton	Thomas Henry Garry	Liberal

Notes:

1. On April 2, 1907, by order of the Legislative Assembly, 151 votes recorded for Peter David Tyerman were set aside and Samuel James Donaldson was declared duly elected.

Party Standings

Affiliation		Members[nb 1]
	Liberal	16
	Provincial Rights	9
Total		25
Government Majority		7

Notes:

1. Adjusted to reflect replacement of a Liberal member by a Provincial Rights member in the riding of Prince Albert

By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Prince Albert City	William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon	Liberal	October 12, 1907	John Henderson Lamont named to Supreme Court of Saskatchewan[6]

Notes:

References

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.
5. "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archive Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
6. "The Honourable Mr. Justice John Henderson Lamont". Judges of the Court. Supreme Court of Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2012-03-09.