6th Saskatchewan Legislature
By-elections
Table:
Electoral district

Member elected

Party

Election date

Reason

Willow Bunch

James Albert Cross

Liberal

August 31, 1925

A Hindle resigned seat to allow Cross to be elected to assembly[6]

Pipestone

William John Patterson

Liberal

March 18, 1926

WJ Patterson ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[7]

Prince Albert

Thomas Clayton Davis

Liberal

March 18, 1926

TC Davis ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[8]

Île-à-la-Crosse

A. Jules Marion

Liberal

April 26, 1926

JO Nolin died in office in December 1925[9]

Moose Jaw County

Thomas Waddell

Liberal

May 25, 1926

CA Dunning ran for federal seat[10]

Notukeu

Alexander Lothian Grant

Liberal

June 1, 1926

G Spence ran for federal seat[11]

Kerrobert

Donald Laing

Liberal

November 9, 1926

JA Dowd resigned seat[12]

Saskatoon City

Howard McConnell

Conservative

January 21, 1927

AP McNab named to local government board[13]

Moose Jaw City

William Gladstone Ross

Liberal

May 17, 1927

WE Knowles named to bench[14]

Morse

Duncan Morris Robertson

Liberal

August 15, 1927

WP MacLachlan died in office[15]

Maple Creek

George Spence

Liberal

December 1, 1927

PL Hyde resigned seat[14]

Arm River

Thomas Frederick Waugh

Liberal

October 25, 1928

GA Scott resigned after being named income tax inspector[16]

Leveraging the tabular data along with the context paragraphs listed at the end.

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Willow Bunch is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan , Canada , centered on the rural municipality of Willow Bunch . This district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 . The constituency was dissolved and combined with the Notukeu district ( as Notukeu-Willow Bunch ) before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938 . It is now part of the Wood River constituency . A federal electoral district in the same area called Willow Bunch existed from 1924 until 1935 .
James Albert Cross , DSO , QC ( December 11 , 1876 - March 1 , 1952 ) was a lawyer and political figure in Saskatchewan . He was a soldier 's representative in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1917 to 1921 , then represented Regina City from 1921 to 1925 and Willow Bunch from 1925 to 1929 in the Saskatchewan assembly as a Liberal . He was born in Caledonia Springs , Ontario and went to Regina , Saskatchewan in 1898 , studying law with James Balfour and Frederick Haultain . Cross was called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1905 and was named King 's Counsel in 1916 . He served four years on the Regina Public School board including one year as chairman . Cross served overseas during World War I and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order . He returned to the practice of law in 1919 . Cross served in the provincial cabinet as Attorney-General . He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1925 but was elected for Willow Bunch in a by-election held later that year . From 1939 to 1948 , Cross was chief commissioner for the Air Transport Board .
The Saskatchewan Liberal Party is a centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . It was originally the provincial affiliate of the Liberal Party of Canada and one of the two largest parties in the province , before being eclipsed by the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan and , later , the Saskatchewan Party .
Pipestone was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan , Canada . Located in southeastern Saskatchewan , this district was created as Whitewood before the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905 . In 1908 the riding was redrawn and renamed Pipestone , after the Pipestone Creek that flowed through the district . This constituency was abolished before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934 into Cannington , Moosomin and Qu'Appelle-Wolseley . It is now part of the Moosomin constituency .
William John Patterson ( May 13 , 1886 - June 10 , 1976 ) was a Liberal politician and Premier of Saskatchewan , Canada . He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 1921 election . He succeeded James G. Gardiner to become the province 's first Saskatchewan-born premier in 1935 . Patterson 's leadership was considered to be uninspired . [ according to whom ? ] He was unable to resist the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 's rise to power in the 1944 election under Tommy Douglas . Patterson 's Liberals were reduced to five seats in the Legislature . He resigned as Liberal leader in 1946 . Patterson served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan from 1951 to 1958 , becoming the first person to have been both Premier and lieutenant governor of the province .
Prince Albert City was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan , Canada . This constituency was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905 . Renamed Prince Albert in 1917 , the district was dissolved before the 1967 Saskatchewan election and divided into Prince Albert West ( later Prince Albert-Duck Lake ) and Prince Albert East-Cumberland . It is now part of the constituencies of Prince Albert Northcote and Prince Albert Carlton .
Thomas Clayton Davis ( September 6 , 1889 - January 21 , 1960 ) was a lawyer , judge , diplomat and political figure in Saskatchewan . He represented Prince Albert in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1925 to 1939 as a Liberal . He was born in Prince Albert , Saskatchewan ( then a district of the Northwest Territories ) , the son of Thomas Osborne Davis , and was educated there and at St. John 's College and Osgoode Hall . Davis then practised law in Prince Albert and later served two terms as alderman for the city ; he was mayor from 1921 to 1924 . Davis served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs and as Attorney General . He helped convince William Lyon Mackenzie King to create Prince Albert National Park , which was opened in 1928 . In 1929 , Davis defeated John Diefenbaker to retain his seat in the provincial assembly . He resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1939 to become a judge in the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal . Davis ' judicial career ended in 1940 when he was named federal Deputy Minister of War Services ; however , he did not resign from the Court of Appeal until 1948 . He was named Canadian High Commissioner to Australia in 1943 and went on to serve as ambassador to China , Japan and West Germany . Davis retired from diplomatic service in 1957 , moving to Victoria .
Arthur Jules Marion ( November 19 , 1884 - April 5 , 1941 ) was a Métis politician and businessman . He was first elected as a Liberal MLA in the district of Île-à-la-Crosse in a by-election held in April 1926 after incumbent Joseph Octave Nolin died in office in December 1925 . Marion would later be re-elected in the then-recently redrawn district of Athabasca in 1938 . Notably , he had been earlier defeated in 1934 by Deakin Alexander Hall , who was also running Liberal . In July 1941 , a by-election was held to fill to the seat left vacant by Marion 's own death in office in April 1941 . Liberal Hubert Staines was elected to replace him . Marion 's son Louis Marcien Marion successfully ran in the next Saskatchewan general election , and served as MLA in Athabasca from 1944 to 1952 . Marion was the brother-in-law of federal Liberal Senator William Albert Boucher .
Moose Jaw County was a provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan , Canada . The district was created as Moose Jaw before the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905 . The riding was abolished into the districts of Gravelbourg , Bengough , Notukeu-Willow Bunch , and Milestone before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938 . It was the constituency of Premier Charles Avery Dunning . It is now part of the Thunder Creek , Moose Jaw Wakamow , and Wood River constituencies .
Thomas Waddell ( April 26 , 1886 - 1948 ) was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan . He represented Moose Jaw County from 1926 to 1929 and from 1934 to 1938 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal . He was born in Hamilton , Scotland , the son of Thomas Waddell and Betsy Clarkson , and was educated there . Waddell came to Canada in 1906 . In 1913 , he married Helen Mary Wilkins . Waddell was reeve of the rural municipality of Sutton . He lived in Mossbank , Saskatchewan . He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1926 by-election held after Charles Avery Dunning ran for a federal seat . Waddell was defeated by Sinclair Alexander Whittaker when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1929 ; he defeated Whittaker in the general election that followed in 1934 .
Notukeu was a provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan , Canada , located south of Old Wives Lake . This district was created before the 3rd provincial election in 1912 as Pinto Creek , after the rural municipality and the creek that flows through it . Redrawn and renamed Notukeu for the 1917 provincial election , the constituency was dissolved and combined with the Willow Bunch district ( as Notukeu-Willow Bunch ) before the 9th provincial election in 1938 . It is now part of the Wood River constituency .
Kerrobert is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan , Canada . Located in west-central Saskatchewan , this constituency was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 . The district was dissolved and combined with the former Kindersley riding ( as Kerrobert-Kindersley ) before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938 . It is now part of the present-day Kindersley constituency .
Donald Laing ( May 24 , 1883 - 1975 ) was a Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan . He represented Kerrobert from 1926 to 1929 and from 1934 to 1938 and Kerrobert-Kindersley from 1938 to 1944 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal . He was born in Nairnshire , the son of Donald Laing and Ann Fraser , and was educated in Ardersier . Laing came to Canada in 1906 . In 1913 , he married Eleanor Brownell . He served as Reeve and was on the council for the rural municipality of Oakdale , also serving as reeve . Laing lived in Coleville , Saskatchewan . He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1926 by-election held after John Albert Dowd resigned his seat . He was defeated by Robert Hanbidge when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1929 ; Laing defeated Hanbridge in the general election that followed in 1934 . He was defeated by John Wellbelove when he ran for reelection in 1944 .
From 1921 to 1967 Saskatoon City was one of three districts in the province that elected more than one representative to the Legislature . Thus , multiple MLAs elected from this constituency will be noted in bold type .
Howard McConnell ( January 27 , 1886 - October 9 , 1957 ) was a lawyer and political figure in Saskatchewan , Canada . He represented Saskatoon City in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1927 to 1934 as a Conservative . He was born in Springbrook , Ontario and taught school for a short time before joining his parents in Saskatoon in 1907 . McConnell continued his studies at the University of Saskatchewan and Osgoode Hall , was called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1916 and practised law in Saskatoon . In 1929 , he was named King 's Counsel . McConnell was mayor of Saskatoon in 1922 and 1923 . He was first elected to the provincial assembly in a 1927 by-election . He served in the province 's Executive Council as Provincial Treasurer and Minister of Municipal Affairs . McConnell was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1934 and returned to his law practice . He served for 23 years in the senate for the University of Saskatchewan . He died in Saskatoon at the age of 71 .
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . Prior to 1942 , it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan . Members are commonly known as Tories .
Moose Jaw City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . This constituency existed from 1905 to 1967 when it was divided into Moose Jaw North and Moose Jaw South ( Wakamow ) . It was the riding of Opposition leader Wellington Willoughby . From 1921 to 1967 Moose Jaw City was one of three districts in the province that elected more than one representative to the Legislature . Thus , the two MLAs elected from this constituency will be noted in bold type .
William Gladstone Ross ( January 14 , 1889 - January 14 , 1948 ) was a lawyer and political figure in Saskatchewan . He represented Moose Jaw City from 1927 to 1929 and from 1934 to 1944 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal . He was born near Moose Jaw , the son of George M. Ross and Flora McGillivray , and was educated there and at Queen 's University . Ross then studied law and was called to the Saskatchewan bar in 1915 . In the same year , he married Dorothea L. Scott . He served on the Moose Jaw City Council . In 1917 , Ross ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly . He was first elected in a 1927 by-election held after William Erskine Knowles was named a judge ; he was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1929 . Ross was president of the Moose Jaw Red Cross Society and served on the board of governors for the Moose Jaw General Hospital . After leaving politics , Ross was named to the Saskatchewan Court of King 's Bench . He died of cancer in Rochester , Minnesota .
Morse is a former provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan , Canada , centered on the town of Morse , Saskatchewan . The district was created before the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 , and abolished before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995 . It was the riding of Premier Ross Thatcher . It is now part of the Lumsden-Morse , Swift Current , and Wood River constituencies .
Maple Creek is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan , Canada , centered on the town of Maple Creek . This district was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905 . It was dissolved and merged with part of the Shaunavon riding before the 23rd Saskatchewan general election in 1995 to form the constituency of Cypress Hills . A federal electoral district in the same area existed from 1914 to 1953 .
George Spence , CBE ( October 25 , 1880 - March 4 , 1975 ) was a Canadian provincial and federal politician . Born in Birsay , Orkney Islands , Scotland , the son of Thomas Spence and Elizabeth Hunter , he studied electrical engineering at the Leith Academy Technical College and emigrated to Canada in 1900 to pan for gold in the Yukon . In 1903 , he moved to Austin , Manitoba where he was a farmer . In 1912 , he moved to Monchy , Saskatchewan . He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1917 for the riding of Notukeu . A Liberal , he was re-elected in 1921 and 1925 . He resigned his provincial seat in 1925 and was elected in the 1925 federal election in the riding of Maple Creek . A Liberal , he was re-elected in the 1926 federal election . He resigned his seat in 1927 to re-enter provincial politics , where he was appointed Minister of Railways . He was also Minister of Highways , Minister of Railways , Labour and Industries , Minister of Agriculture , and Minister of Public Works . He would serve until 1938 when he was appointed Director of the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration . From 1947 to 1957 , he was a member of the International Joint Commission , an independent binational organization established by the United States and Canada under the International Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 .
Arm River is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan , Canada . This constituency is located in south central Saskatchewan . Revived as a result of the 2013 revision of Saskatchewan 's electoral districts , it was last contested in the 2016 election . Arm River was originally created before the 2nd Saskatchewan general election in 1908 . The Representation Act , 2002 ( Saskatchewan ) merged this riding 's first incarnation with parts of the Watrous and Last Mountain-Touchwood ridings to form the riding of Arm River-Watrous . Arm River-Watrous was abolished by The Representation Act , 2013 ( Saskatchewan ) .
Dr. Thomas Frederick Waugh was a Canadian provincial politician . He was born in Warwick , Ontario . He attended school at Watford , Ontario , followed by Detroit Medical School , graduating in 1898 . After graduation , he moved to Park River , North Dakota . In 1907 he briefly moved to Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , working as a doctor as part of a partnership , before moving back to Park River . In 1911 he moved to Imperial , Saskatchewan , practicing as the village doctor . He also served as the first Overseer of the village when it was incorporated in 1911 . He was elected as the Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Arm River , from 1928 until 1929 . He was elected in a by-election , replacing long-time Liberal MLA and former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly George Adam Scott , but only served for seven months before the legislature was dissolved . In the next general election he lost out to the Conservative candidate , Duncan Selby Hutcheon . In the 1930s he moved to Mankota , Saskatchewan where he practiced as municipal doctor for a few years . He then retired , moving first to Victoria , BC , then to New York City .