# 4th Saskatchewan Legislature

The 4th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1917. The assembly sat from November 13, 1917, to May 16, 1921. The Liberal Party led by William Melville Martin formed the government. The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan led by Donald Maclean formed the official opposition. Wellington Willoughby had resigned from the assembly shortly after the election.
Robert Menzies Mitchell served as speaker for the assembly until May 1919. George Adam Scott succeeded Mitchell as speaker.

## Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1917:
| Electoral district | Member | Party | First elected / previously elected |
| Arm River | George Adam Scott | Liberal | 1908 |
| Bengough | Thomas Evan Gamble | Liberal | 1917 |
| Biggar | George Hamilton Harris | Liberal | 1912 |
| Cannington | John Duncan Stewart | Liberal | 1905 |
| Canora | H.P. Albert Hermanson | Liberal | 1912 |
| Cumberland | Deakin Alexander Hall | Liberal | 1913 |
| Cut Knife | William Hamilton Dodds | Liberal | 1917 |
| Cypress | Isaac Stirling | Liberal | 1917 |
| Elrose | Archibald Peter McNab | Liberal | 1908 |
| Estevan | George Alexander Bell | Liberal | 1908 |
| Estevan | Robert Dunbar (1918) | Liberal | 1918 |
| Francis | Walter George Robinson | Liberal | 1912 |
| Hanley | Macbeth Malcolm | Liberal | 1913 |
| Happyland | Stephen Morrey | Liberal | 1917 |
| Humboldt | William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon | Liberal | 1907 |
| Île-à-la-Crosse | Joseph Octave Nolin | Liberal | 1908 |
| Jack Fish Lake | Donald M. Finlayson | Liberal | 1908 |
| Kerrobert | John Albert Dowd | Liberal | 1917 |
| Kindersley | William Richard Motherwell | Liberal | 1905, 1908 |
| Kindersley | Wesley Harper Harvey (1919) | Independent Farmer | 1919 |
| Kinistino | John Richard Parish Taylor | Liberal | 1917 |
| Last Mountain | Samuel John Latta | Liberal | 1912 |
| Lloydminster | Robert James Gordon | Liberal | 1917 |
| Lumsden | William John Vancise | Liberal | 1917 |
| Maple Creek | Alexander John Colquhoun | Liberal | 1917 |
| Melfort | George Balfour Johnston | Liberal | 1908 |
| Milestone | Bernard Larson | Liberal | 1912 |
| Moose Jaw City | Wellington Bartley Willoughby | Conservative | 1912 |
| Moose Jaw City | William Erskine Knowles (1918) | Liberal | 1918 |
| Moose Jaw County | Charles Avery Dunning | Liberal | 1916 |
| Moose Mountain | Robert Armstrong Magee | Liberal | 1912 |
| Moosomin | John Louis Salkeld | Conservative | 1917 |
| Morse | Malcolm L. Leitch | Liberal | 1912 |
| North Qu'Appelle | James Garfield Gardiner | Liberal | 1914 |
| Notukeu | George Spence | Liberal | 1917 |
| Pelly | Magnus O. Ramsland | Liberal | 1917 |
| Pelly | Sarah Ramsland (1919) | Liberal | 1919 |
| Pheasant Hills | James Arthur Smith | Liberal | 1917 |
| Pipestone | Richard James Phin | Liberal | 1912 |
| Prince Albert | Charles M. McDonald | Liberal | 1917 |
| Redberry | George Langley | Liberal | 1905 |
| Regina City | William Melville Martin | Liberal | 1916 |
| Rosetown | William Thompson Badger | Conservative | 1917 |
| Rosthern | William Benjamin Bashford | Liberal | 1914 |
| Saltcoats | James Alexander Calder | Liberal | 1905, 1908 |
| Saltcoats | George Sahlmark (1918) | Liberal | 1918 |
| Saskatoon City | Donald Maclean | Conservative | 1917 |
| Saskatoon County | Murdo Cameron | Liberal | 1917 |
| Shellbrook | Edgar Sidney Clinch | Liberal | 1915 |
| Souris | William Oliver Fraser | Conservative | 1917 |
| South Qu'Appelle | Joseph Glenn | Conservative | 1912 |
| Swift Current | David John Sykes | Independent | 1917 |
| The Battlefords | Allan Demetrius Pickel | Liberal | 1917 |
| Thunder Creek | Andrew Dunn Gallaugher | Conservative | 1917 |
| Tisdale | Hugh Evan Jones | Liberal | 1917 |
| Touchwood | John Mason Parker | Liberal | 1917 |
| Turtleford | Archibald B. Gemmell | Liberal | 1917 |
| Vonda | James Hogan | Liberal | 1917 |
| Wadena | John Angus MacMillan | Liberal | 1917 |
| Weyburn | Robert Menzies Mitchell | Liberal | 1908 |
| Weyburn | Charles McGill Hamilton (1919) | Liberal | 1919 |
| Wilkie | Reuben Martin | Liberal | 1917 |
| Willow Bunch | Abel James Hindle | Liberal | 1917 |
| Wynyard | Wilhelm Hans Paulson | Liberal | 1912 |
| Yorkton | Thomas Henry Garry | Liberal | 1905 |
| France | Private Harris Turner | Private Harris Turner | 1917 |
| Belgium | Captain Frederick Bagshaw | Captain Frederick Bagshaw | 1917 |
| Great Britain | Lt. Col. James Albert Cross | Lt. Col. James Albert Cross | 1917 |
Notes:
* 1 2 3 Active service vote

## Party Standings

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Liberal | 51 |
| | Conservative Party of Saskatchewan | 7 |
| | Independent | 1 |
| | Active service vote | 3 |
| Total | Total | 62 |
| Government Majority | Government Majority | 40 |
Notes:
* ↑ Represented soldiers serving overseas in the province at large.

## By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
| Last Mountain | Samuel John Latta | Liberal | November 6, 1917 | Latta ran for reelection after being named to cabinet |
| Moose Jaw City | William Erskine Knowles | Liberal | June 10, 1918 | Knowles ran for reelection after being named to cabinet |
| Saltcoats | George William Sahlmark | Liberal | July 11, 1918 | James Alexander Calder ran for House of Commons seat |
| Estevan | Robert Dunbar | Liberal | October 24, 1918 | George Alexander Bell resigned seat |
| Weyburn | Charles McGill Hamilton | Liberal | July 22, 1919 | R M Mitchell named superintendent for provincial mental hospital |
| Pelly | Sarah Katherine Ramsland | Liberal | July 29, 1919 | Max Ramsland, her husband, died November 1918 |
| Kindersley | Wesley Harper Harvey | Independent Farmer | November 15, 1919 | William Richard Motherwell resigned to protest provincial Liberals support for conscription |
| Weyburn | Charles McGill Hamilton | Liberal | June 15, 1920 | Hamilton ran for reelection after being named to cabinet |
Notes:
* ↑ First woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
* ↑ North Qu'Appelle
* ↑ South Regina