1905 Saskatchewan general election
Canadian provincial election
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The 1905 Saskatchewan general election was the first provincial election in the newly created Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on 13 December 1905 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to victory over the Provincial Rights Party of Frederick W. A. G. Haultain, and became the first Premier of the new province.
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Elected | Popular Vote | ||
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| Liberal | Walter Scott | 25 | 17* | 17,812 | 52.25% | |
| Provincial Rights | Frederick Haultain | 24 | 8* | 16,184 | 47.47% | |
| Independent | 1 | â | 94 | 0.28% | ||
| Total | 50 | 25 | 34,090 | 100% | ||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan | ||||||
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13 December 1905
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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
References
Further reading
- Hopkins, J. Castell (1906). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1905. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.