1908 Saskatchewan general election

The 1908 Saskatchewan general election was held on August 14, 1908 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Premier Walter Scott and his Liberal Party were re-elected for a second term, defeating the Provincial Rights Party of Frederick W. A. G. Haultain.

1908 Saskatchewan general election

August 14, 1908 (1908-08-14)
41 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Thomas Walter Scott Frederick W. A. G. Haultain Party Liberal Provincial Rights Leader since August 16, 1905 August 23, 1905 Leader's seat Swift Current South Qu'Appelle Last election 16 9 Seats won 27 14 Seat change 9 5 Popular vote 29,807 28,099 Percentage 50.8% 47.9% Swing 1.5pp 0.4pp
Premier before election Thomas Walter Scott Liberal Premier after election Thomas Walter Scott Liberal

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
				1905	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	Walter Scott	40/411	16	27	+68.8%	29,807	50.79%	-1.46%
	Provincial Rights	Frederick Haultain	40	9	14	+55.6%	28,099	47.88%	+0.41%
	Independent-Liberal		1	–	–	–	394	0.67%
	Independent		2	–	–	–	387	0.66%	+0.38%
Total			83/84	25	41	+16%	58,687	100%
Source: Elections Saskatchewan

Note:

1. William Turgeon ran in two ridings, in Duck Lake he won and in Prince Albert City where he lost.

Popular vote Liberal   50.79% Provincial Rights   47.88% Others   1.33%

Seats summary Liberal   65.85% Provincial Rights   34.15%

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

2nd Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly

	District	Member	Party
	Arm River	George A. Scott	Liberal
	Athabasca	Joseph Nolin	Liberal
	Battleford	Sydney Simpson	Liberal
	Cannington	John D. Stewart	Liberal
	Canora	John D. Robertson	Liberal
	Duck Lake	William Turgeon	Liberal
	Estevan	George Bell	Liberal
	Francis	John J. Stevenson	Liberal
	Hanley	James MacNeill	Liberal
	Humboldt	David Neely	Liberal
	Kinistino	George B. Johnston	Provincial Rights
	Last Mountain	Thomas Anderson	Provincial Rights
	Lloydminster	Henry Lisle	Liberal
	Maple Creek	David Wylie	Provincial Rights
	Milestone	Albert Whitmore	Provincial Rights
	Moose Jaw City	John Wellington	Provincial Rights
	Moose Jaw County	John Sheppard	Liberal
	Moose Mountain	William Elliot	Provincial Rights
	Moosomin	Alexander S. Smith	Liberal
	North Battleford	Donald Finlayson	Liberal
	North Qu'Appelle	John Archibald McDonald	Provincial Rights
	Pelly	John K. Johnston	Liberal
	Pheasant Hills	Henry Willway	Provincial Rights
	Pipestone	Archibald Gillis	Provincial Rights
	Prince Albert City	John E. Bradshaw	Provincial Rights
	Prince Albert County	Samuel J. Donaldson	Provincial Rights
	Redberry	George Langley	Liberal
	Regina City	James Bole	Liberal
	Regina County	Frederick Tate	Provincial Rights
	Rosthern	Gerhard Ens	Liberal
	Saltcoats	Thomas MacNutt	Liberal
	Saskatoon City	Archibald McNab	Liberal
	Saskatoon County	William C. Sutherland	Liberal
	Souris	Archibald Riddell	Provincial Rights
	South Qu'Appelle	Frederick Haultain	Provincial Rights
	Swift Current	Walter Scott	Liberal
	Touchwood	George Atkinson	Liberal
	Vonda	Albert Totzke	Liberal
	Wadena	Herbert Pierce	Liberal
	Weyburn	Robert Mitchell	Liberal
	Yorkton	Thomas Garry	Liberal

See also

• List of Saskatchewan political parties

References

• Saskatchewan Archives Board – Election Results By Electoral Division
• Elections Saskatchewan - Provincial Vote Summaries

Further reading

• Hopkins, J. Castell (1909). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1908. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.