# 8th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 8th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1934. The assembly sat from November 15, 1934, to May 14, 1938. The Liberal Party led by James Garfield Gardiner formed the government. After Gardiner resigned to join the federal cabinet in November 1935, William John Patterson became party leader and premier. The Farmer-Labour Group, subsequently known as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and led by George Hara Williams, formed the official opposition.
John Mason Parker served as speaker for the assembly.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1934:
| Electoral district | Member | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Arm River | Gustaf Herman Danielson | Liberal | 1934 |
| Athabasca | Deakin Alexander Hall | Liberal | 1913, 1922 |
| Bengough | James Bidwell Smith | Liberal | 1934 |
| Biggar | Robert Pelham Hassard | Liberal | 1925, 1934 |
| Bromhead | Norman Leslie McLeod | Liberal | 1931, 1934 |
| Cannington | William John Patterson | Liberal | 1921 |
| Cut Knife | Andrew James Macauley | Farmer-Labour Group | 1934 |
| Elrose | John Andrew Wilson | Liberal | 1921, 1934 |
| Francis | Charles Morton Dunn | Liberal | 1929 |
| Gravelbourg | Benjamin Franklin McGregor | Liberal | 1925 |
| Gravelbourg | Edward Milton Culliton (1935) | Liberal | 1935 |
| Gull Lake | Herman Henry Kemper | Farmer-Labour Group | 1934 |
| Hanley | Charles Agar | Liberal | 1921 |
| Humboldt | James Hogan | Liberal | 1917 |
| Humboldt | James Chisholm King (1935) | Liberal | 1935 |
| Kelvington | George Ernest Dragan | Liberal | 1934 |
| Kerrobert | Donald Laing | Liberal | 1926, 1934 |
| Kindersley | Louis Henry Hantelman | Farmer-Labour Group | 1934 |
| Kinistino | John Richard Parish Taylor | Liberal | 1917, 1933 |
| Last Mountain | Guy Hartsel Hummel | Liberal | 1934 |
| Lumsden | Henry Phillip Mang | Liberal | 1934 |
| Maple Creek | John Joseph Mildenberger | Liberal | 1934 |
| Meadow Lake | Donald MacDonald | Liberal | 1934 |
| Melfort | John Duncan MacFarlane | Liberal | 1934 |
| Melville | James Garfield Gardiner | Liberal | 1914 |
| Melville | Ernest Walter Gerrand (1935) | Liberal | 1935 |
| Milestone | William Pedersen | Liberal | 1934 |
| Moose Jaw City | William Gladstone Ross | Liberal | 1917, 1934 |
| Moose Jaw City | John Houston Laird | Liberal | 1934 |
| Moose Jaw County | Thomas Waddell | Liberal | 1926, 1934 |
| Moosomin | Arthur Thomas Procter | Liberal | 1934 |
| Morse | Neil John MacDonald | Liberal | 1934 |
| Notukeu | George Spence | Liberal | 1917, 1927 |
| Pelly | Reginald John Marsden Parker | Liberal | 1929 |
| Pheasant Hills | Asmundur Loptson | Liberal | 1929 |
| Prince Albert | Thomas Clayton Davis | Liberal | 1925 |
| Qu'Appelle-Wolseley | Frederick Middleton Dundas | Liberal | 1934 |
| Regina City | Percy McCuaig Anderson | Liberal | 1934 |
| Regina City | William Franklin Kerr | Liberal | 1934 |
| Rosetown | Neil McVicar | Liberal | 1934 |
| Rosthern | John Michael Uhrich | Liberal | 1921 |
| Saskatoon City | James Wilfred Estey | Liberal | 1934 |
| Saskatoon City | George Wesley Norman | Liberal | 1934 |
| Shaunavon | Clarence Stork | Farmer-Labour Group | 1934 |
| Shellbrook | Omer Alphonse Demers | Liberal | 1934 |
| Souris-Estevan | Jesse Pichard Tripp | Liberal | 1925, 1934 |
| Swift Current | James Gordon Taggart | Liberal | 1934 |
| The Battlefords | John Albert Gregory | Liberal | 1934 |
| Thunder Creek | Robert Scott Donaldson | Liberal | 1925, 1934 |
| Tisdale | Harvie James Dorrance | Liberal | 1934 |
| Touchwood | John Mason Parker | Liberal | 1917 |
| Turtleford | Charles Arthur Ayre | Liberal | 1929 |
| Wadena | George Hara Williams | Farmer-Labour Group | 1934 |
| Watrous | Bertram Gilroy Clement | Liberal | 1934 |
| Weyburn | Hugh Elliott Eaglesham | Liberal | 1934 |
| Wilkie | John Jardine | Liberal | 1934 |
| Willow Bunch | Charles William Johnson | Liberal | 1929 |
| Yorkton | Vincent Reynolds Smith | Liberal | 1934 |
Notes:
* ↑ Election held July 24, 1934

## Party Standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Liberal | 50 |
| | Farmer-Labour Group | 5 |
| Total | Total | 55 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 45 |
Notes:

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Humboldt | James Chisholm King | Liberal | November 19, 1935 | J Hogan died in January, 1935 |
| Gravelbourg | Edward Milton Culliton | Liberal | November 26, 1935 | B F McGregor died in 1935 |
| Regina City | William Franklin Kerr | Liberal | December 2, 1935 | WF Kerr ran for reelection after being named to cabinet |
| Melville | Ernest Walter Gerrand | Liberal | December 9, 1935 | JG Gardiner named to federal cabinet |