1921 Saskatchewan general election
The 1921 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 9, 1921, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.
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63 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 32 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
The opposition Conservative Party – led by Donald McLean – fractured: it nominated only seven candidates, and won only two seats. Its share of the popular vote fell from about 36% to less than 4%.
It appears that many Conservatives ran as independents or Independent Conservatives. These two groups 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.
Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | Elected | % Change | Votes | % | % Change | ||||
| Liberal | William M. Martin | 60 | 51 | 45 | -11.77% | 92,983 | 51.39% | -5.29% | |
| Independent | 35 | 1 | 7 | +500% | 46,556 | 25.73% | +23.37% | ||
| Progressive | 7 | * | 6 | * | 13,613 | 7.52% | * | ||
| Conservative | Donald Maclean | 4 | 7 | 2 | -71.4% | 7,133 | 3.94% | -32.36% | |
| Independent Conservative | 3 | * | 1 | +1000% | 6,295 | 3.48% | * | ||
| Independent Pro-Government | 1 | * | 1 | * | Acclamation | – | * | ||
| Labour | William G. Baker (default) |
3 | – | 1 | +1000% | 6,034 | 3.34% | +2.55% | |
| Nonpartisan League | 3 | – | – | – | 3,735 | 2.06% | -1.81% | ||
| Independent Labour | 1 | * | – | * | 1,690 | 0.93% | * | ||
| Government | 1 | * | – | * | 1,510 | 0.84% | * | ||
| Independent Nonpartisan League | 1 | * | – | * | 1,400 | 0.77% | * | ||
| Sub-total | 119 | 59 | 63 | +6.8% | 180,949 | 100% | |||
| Soldiers' vote (Province at large) | 0 | 3 | – | -3000% | – | – | -6.77% | ||
| Total | 119 | 62 | 63 | – | 180,949 | 100% | |||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan | |||||||||
Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in previous election.
Percentages
Members of the Legislative Assembly elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
August 9, 1921
| District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | George Langley | Liberal |
Note: George Langley was acclaimed on August 9, 1921 as no other candidate stepped forward during the election.
References
Further reading
- Hopkins, J. Castell (1922). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1921. Toronto: The Annual Review Company.
