# 7th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 7th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1929. The assembly sat from September 4, 1929, to May 25, 1934. The Liberal Party led by James Garfield Gardiner attempted to form a minority government but were defeated by a motion of no confidence. The Conservative Party led by James Thomas Milton Anderson then formed a coalition government with the support of the Progressive Party and independent members. The Liberals led by Gardiner formed the official opposition.
James Fraser Bryant served as speaker for the assembly in 1929. Robert Sterritt Leslie replaced Bryant as speaker in 1930.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1929:
| Electoral district | Member | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Arm River | Duncan Selby Hutcheon | Conservative | 1929 |
| Bengough | Herman Kersler Warren | Conservative | 1929 |
| Biggar | William Willoughby Miller | Conservative | 1929 |
| Cannington | Samson Wallace Arthur | Independent | 1929 |
| Canora | Anton O. Morken | Liberal | 1929 |
| Cumberland | Deakin Alexander Hall | Liberal | 1913, 1922 |
| Cut Knife | George John McLean | Independent | 1929 |
| Cypress | John Edward Gryde | Conservative | 1929 |
| Elrose | James Cobban | Conservative | 1929 |
| Estevan | Eleazer William Garner | Liberal | 1929 |
| Estevan | David McKnight (1930) | Conservative | 1930 |
| Estevan | Norman L. McLeod (1931) | Liberal | 1931 |
| Francis | Samuel Norval Horner | Progressive | 1929 |
| Gravelbourg | Benjamin Franklin McGregor | Liberal | 1925 |
| Hanley | Reginald Stipe | Progressive | 1925 |
| Happyland | Donald McPherson Strath | Liberal | 1929 |
| Humboldt | Henry Mathies Therres | Liberal | 1921 |
| Île-à-la-Crosse | A. Jules Marion | Liberal | 1926 |
| Jack Fish Lake | Donald M. Finlayson | Liberal | 1908 |
| Kerrobert | Robert Leith Hanbidge | Conservative | 1929 |
| Kindersley | Ebenezer Samuel Whatley | Progressive | 1925 |
| Kinistino | Charles McIntosh | Liberal | 1925 |
| Kinistino | Jack Taylor | Liberal | 1917, 1933 |
| Last Mountain | Jacob Benson | Progressive | 1929 |
| Lloydminster | Robert James Gordon | Liberal | 1917 |
| Lumsden | James Fraser Bryant | Conservative | 1929 |
| Maple Creek | George Spence | Liberal | 1917, 1927 |
| Melfort | Rupert James Greaves | Conservative | 1929 |
| Milestone | Joseph Victor Patterson | Independent | 1929 |
| Moose Jaw City | John Alexander Merkley | Conservative | 1929 |
| Moose Jaw City | Robert Henry Smith | Conservative | 1929 |
| Moose Jaw County | Sinclair Alexander Whittaker | Conservative | 1929 |
| Moosomin | Frederick Dennis Munroe | Conservative | 1929 |
| Morse | Richard Percy Eades | Conservative | 1929 |
| North Qu'Appelle | James Garfield Gardiner | Liberal | 1914 |
| Notukeu | Alexander Lothian Grant | Liberal | 1926 |
| Pelly | Reginald John Marsden Parker | Liberal | 1929 |
| Pheasant Hills | Charles Morton Dunn | Liberal | 1929 |
| Pipestone | William John Patterson | Liberal | 1921 |
| Prince Albert | Thomas Clayton Davis | Liberal | 1925 |
| Redberry | George Cockburn | Liberal | 1921 |
| Regina City | Murdoch Alexander MacPherson | Conservative | 1925 |
| Regina City | James Grassick | Conservative | 1929 |
| Rosetown | Nathaniel Given | Conservative | 1929 |
| Rosthern | John Michael Uhrich | Liberal | 1921 |
| Saltcoats | Asmundur Loptson | Liberal | 1929 |
| Saskatoon City | James Thomas Milton Anderson | Conservative | 1925 |
| Saskatoon City | Howard McConnell | Conservative | 1927 |
| Saskatoon County | Charles Agar | Liberal | 1921 |
| Shellbrook | Edgar Sidney Clinch | Liberal | 1915 |
| Souris | William Oliver Fraser | Conservative | 1917, 1929 |
| South Qu'Appelle | Anton Huck | Liberal | 1925 |
| Swift Current | William Wensley Smith | Conservative | 1929 |
| The Battlefords | Samuel Wesley Huston | Independent | 1929 |
| Thunder Creek | Harold Alexander Lilly | Conservative | 1929 |
| Tisdale | Walter Clutterbuck Buckle | Conservative | 1925 |
| Touchwood | John Mason Parker | Liberal | 1917 |
| Turtleford | Charles Arthur Ayre | Liberal | 1929 |
| Vonda | James Hogan | Liberal | 1917 |
| Wadena | John Robeson Taylor | Independent | 1929 |
| Weyburn | Robert Sterritt Leslie | Progressive | 1929 |
| Wilkie | Alexander John McLeod | Conservative | 1929 |
| Willow Bunch | Charles William Johnson | Liberal | 1929 |
| Wolseley | William George Bennett | Conservative | 1921, 1929 |
| Wynyard | Wilhelm Hans Paulson | Liberal | 1917, 1924 |
| Yorkton | Alan Carl Stewart | Independent | 1929 |

### Notes

* ↑ Election held July 16, 1929
* ↑ Election held August 12, 1929

## Party standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Conservative Party of Saskatchewan | 24 |
| | Progressive | 5 |
| | Independent | 6 |
| | Liberal | 28 |
| Total | Total | 63 |
| Coalition Majority | Coalition Majority | 7 |

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Lumsden | James Fraser Bryant | Conservative | September 30, 1929 | JF Bryant ran for reelection after being named to cabinet |
| Moose Jaw City | John Alexander Merkley | Conservative | September 30, 1929 | JA Merkley ran for reelection after being named to cabinet |
| Regina City | Murdoch Alexander MacPherson | Conservative | September 30, 1929 | MA MacPherson ran for reelection after being named to cabinet |
| Saskatoon City | Howard McConnell | Conservative | September 30, 1929 | H McConnell ran for reelection after being named to cabinet |
| Saskatoon City | James Thomas Milton Anderson | Conservative | September 30, 1929 | JTM Anderson ran for reelection after forming a coalition government |
| Moosomin | Frederick Dennis Munroe | Conservative | October 7, 1929 | FD Munroe ran for reelection after being named to cabinet |
| Tisdale | Walter Clutterbuck Buckle | Conservative | October 7, 1929 | WC Buckle ran for reelection after being named to cabinet |
| Yorkton | Alan Carl Stewart | Independent | October 7, 1929 | AC Stewart ran for reelection after being named to cabinet |
| Estevan | David McKnight | Conservative | December 23, 1930 | EW Garner resigned seat |
| Estevan | Norman L. McLeod | Liberal | February 9, 1931 | McLeod was declared elected by the assembly because ballots had been tampered with in the 1930 by-election |
| Kinistino | John Richard Parish Taylor | Liberal | May 22, 1933 | C McIntosh named to cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources, ran for reelection and was subsequently defeated |

### Notes

* ↑ McKnight's election was declared void on February 9, 1931, after an appeal
* ↑ The Court of Appeal found that the election was void and the seat was declared vacant on November 7, 1932