List of Saskatchewan by-elections – Wikipedia

The list of Saskatchewan by-elections includes every by-election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly, although an imminent general election may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of parliament.

A by-election occurs whenever there is a vacancy in the Saskatchewan legislature. Vacancies can occur for the following reasons:

• Death of a member.
• Resignation of a member.
• Voided results
• Expulsion from the legislature.
• Ineligibility to sit.
• Appointment to the cabinet. Incumbent members were required to recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These Ministerial by-elections were almost always uncontested. This requirement was amended in 1930 to exempt members if they were appointed within six months of a general election. This requirement was abolished completely in 1936.

29th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2020–present)[edit]

28th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2016–2020)[edit]

* Boyd was expelled from Saskatchewan Party caucus due to conflict-of-interest allegations four days before resignation from legislature took effect.

27th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2011–2016)[edit]

26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2007–2011)[edit]

*LeClerc was a former member of the Saskatchewan Party

25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2003–2007)[edit]

24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1999–2003)[edit]

23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1995–1999)[edit]

*Goohsen was a former Progressive Conservative.

22nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1991–1995)[edit]

21st Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1986–1991)[edit]

20th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1982–1986)[edit]

19th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1978–1982)[edit]

18th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1975–1978)[edit]

17th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1971–1975)[edit]

16th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1967–1971)[edit]

15th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1964–1967)[edit]

14th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1960–1964)[edit]

13th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1956–1960)[edit]

12th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1952–1956)[edit]

11th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1948–1952)[edit]

10th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1944–1948)[edit]

9th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1938–1944)[edit]

† Won by acclamation

8th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1934–1938)[edit]

† Won by acclamation

7th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1929–1934)[edit]

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Kinistino	May 22, 1933	Charles McIntosh		Liberal	John Richard Parish Taylor		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Natural Resources	Yes*
Estevan	December 23, 1930	Eleazer Garner		Liberal	David McKnight		Conservative	Resignation	No
		David McKnight		Conservative	Norman Leslie McLeod		Liberal	McLeod declared elected due to ballot tampering on February 9, 1931. Results Voided November 7, 1932. No by-election held.	No
Yorkton	October 7, 1929†	Alan Carl Stewart		Independent	Alan Carl Stewart		Independent	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Highways	Yes
Tisdale	October 7, 1929†	Walter Clutterbuck Buckle		Conservative	Walter Clutterbuck Buckle		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture	Yes
Moosomin	October 7, 1929†	Frederick Dennis Munroe		Conservative	Frederick Dennis Munroe		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Health	Yes
Saskatoon City	September 30, 1929†	James Thomas Milton Anderson		Conservative	James Thomas Milton Anderson		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Premier and Minister of Education and Natural Resources	Yes
		Howard McConnell		Conservative	Howard McConnell		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Treasurer and Minister of Municipal Affairs	Yes
Regina City	September 30, 1929†	Murdoch Alexander MacPherson		Conservative	Murdoch Alexander MacPherson		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes
Moose Jaw City	September 30, 1929†	John Alexander Merkley		Conservative	John Alexander Merkley		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Railways, Labour and Industries	Yes
Lumsden	September 30, 1929†	James Fraser Bryant		Conservative	James Fraser Bryant		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Works and Minister of Telephones and Telegraphs	Yes

† Won by acclamation

*McIntosh was a Liberal who became a coalition government supporter in 1932 and was defeated when he sought reelection upon entering the cabinet

6th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1925–1929)[edit]

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Arm River	October 25, 1928	George Adam Scott		Liberal	Thomas Frederick Waugh		Liberal	Resignation upon appointment as an income tax inspector	Yes
Maple Creek	December 1, 1927	Peter Lawrence Hyde		Liberal	George Spence		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Morse	August 15, 1927†	William Paris MacLachlan		Liberal	Duncan Morris Robertson		Liberal	Death	Yes
Moose Jaw City	May 17, 1927	William Erskine Knowles		Liberal	William Gladstone Ross		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Saskatoon City	January 21, 1927	Archibald Peter McNab		Liberal	Howard McConnell		Conservative	Appointed to the local government board	No
Kerrobert	November 9, 1926	John Albert Dowd		Liberal	Donald Laing		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Notukeu	June 1, 1926	George Spence		Liberal	Alexander Lothian Grant		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Moose Jaw County	May 25, 1926†	Charles Avery Dunning		Liberal	Thomas Waddell		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Île-à-la-Crosse	April 26, 1926	Joseph Nolin		Liberal	Jules Marion		Liberal	Death	Yes
Prince Albert	March 18, 1926†	Thomas Clayton Davis		Liberal	Thomas Clayton Davis		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Municipal Affairs	Yes
Pipestone	March 18, 1926†	William John Patterson		Liberal	William John Patterson		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Treasurer	Yes
Willow Bunch	August 31, 1925†	Abel James Hindle		Liberal	James Albert Cross		Liberal	Resignation to provide a seat for Cross	Yes

† Won by acclamation

5th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1921–1925)[edit]

† Won by acclamation

4th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1917–1921)[edit]

† Won by acclamation

3rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1912–1917)[edit]

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Moose Jaw County	December 5, 1916	John Albert Sheppard		Liberal	John Edwin Chisholm		Conservative	Sought reelection in order to “give him the opportunity of vindicating his character by an appeal to the people”	No
Regina City	November 13, 1916†	James Franklin Bole		Liberal	William Melville Martin		Liberal	Appointed Saskatchewan liquor commissioner	Yes
Kinistino	November 13, 1916†	Edward Devline		Liberal	Charles Avery Dunning		Liberal	Resignation upon conviction for forgery	Yes
Shellbrook	May 10, 1915	Samuel James Donaldson		Conservative	Edgar Sidney Clinch		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	No
Rosthern	June 25, 1914	Gerhard Ens		Liberal	William Benjamin Bashford		Liberal	Resignation to become Inspector of Public Institutions	Yes
North Qu’Appelle	June 25, 1914	John Archibald McDonald		Conservative	James Garfield Gardiner		Liberal	Resignation after admitting to “corrupt practices on the part of his agent”	No
Cumberland	September 8, 1913	Vacant		n/a	Deakin Hall		Liberal	Void Election	n/a
Hanley	June 28, 1913	James Walter MacNeill		Liberal	Macbeth Malcolm		Liberal	Resignation to travel abroad and study mental diseases	Yes
South Qu’Appelle	December 4, 1912	Frederick W. A. G. Haultain		Conservative	Joseph Glenn		Conservative	Appointed a judge	Yes
Redberry	September 5, 1912†	George Langley		Liberal	George Langley		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Municipal Affairs	Yes
Estevan	September 5, 1912†	George Alexander Bell		Liberal	George Alexander Bell		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Treasurer	Yes

† Won by acclamation

2nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1908–1912)[edit]

† Won by acclamation

1st Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1905–1908)[edit]

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