2nd Saskatchewan Legislature

The 2nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in August 1908. The assembly sat from December 10, 1908, to June 15, 1912.[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]

William Charles Sutherland served as speaker for the assembly.[4]

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1908:[5]

	Electoral district	Member	Party
	Arm River	George Adam Scott	Liberal
	Athabasca	Joseph Octave Nolin	Liberal
	Battleford	Sydney Seymour Simpson	Liberal
	Cannington	John Duncan Stewart	Liberal
	Canora	John Duff Robertson	Liberal
	Duck Lake	William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon	Liberal
	Estevan	George Alexander Bell	Liberal
	Francis	John James Stevenson	Liberal
	Hanley	James Walter MacNeill	Liberal
	Humboldt	David Bradley Neely	Liberal
	Kinistino	George Balfour Johnston	Provincial Rights
	Last Mountain	Thomas Arnold Anderson	Provincial Rights
	Lloydminster	Henry Claud Lisle	Liberal
	Maple Creek	David James Wylie	Provincial Rights
	Milestone	Albert Eugene Whitmore	Provincial Rights
	Moose Jaw City	John Henry Wellington	Provincial Rights
	Moose Jaw County	John Albert Sheppard	Liberal
	Moose Mountain	William Elliot	Provincial Rights
	Moosomin	Alexander Smith Smith	Liberal
	North Battleford	Donald M. Finlayson	Liberal
	North Qu'Appelle	John Archibald McDonald	Provincial Rights
	Pelly	John Kenneth Johnston	Liberal
	Pheasant Hills	Henry Hayes Willway	Provincial Rights
	Pipestone	Archibald Beaton Gillis	Provincial Rights
	Prince Albert City	John Ernest Bradshaw	Provincial Rights
	Prince Albert County	Samuel James Donaldson	Provincial Rights
	Redberry	George Langley	Liberal
	Regina City	James Franklin Bole	Liberal
	Regina County	Frederick Clarke Tate	Provincial Rights
	Rosthern	Gerhard Ens	Liberal
	Saltcoats	Thomas MacNutt	Liberal
	Saskatoon City	Archibald Peter McNab	Liberal
	Saskatoon County	William Charles Sutherland	Liberal
	Souris	Archibald W. Riddell	Provincial Rights
	South Qu'Appelle	Frederick William Gordon Haultain	Provincial Rights
	Swift Current	Walter Scott	Liberal
	Touchwood	George Maitland Atkinson	Liberal
	Vonda	Albert Frederick Totzke	Liberal
	Wadena	Herbert Chandler Pierce	Liberal
	Weyburn	Robert Menzies Mitchell	Liberal
	Yorkton	Thomas Henry Garry	Liberal

Notes:

Party Standings

Affiliation		Members
	Liberal	27
	Provincial Rights	14
Total		41
Government Majority		13

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By-elections

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

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Humboldt	William Richard Motherwell	Liberal	December 7, 1908	David Bradley Neely resigned his seat to run for a House of Commons seat[6]
Saltcoats	James Alexander Calder	Liberal	December 7, 1908	Thomas MacNutt resigned his seat to run for a House of Commons seat[7]
Saskatoon City	Archibald Peter McNab	Liberal	December 24, 1908	McNab resigned his seat after being named to cabinet and was reelected by acclamation[8]

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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. Who's who in western Canada. Canadian Press Association. 1911. p. 296. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
7. Hawkes, John (1924). The story of Saskatchewan and its people. Volume 2. p. 718. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
8. Chambers, Ernest J (1912). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.