 the saskatchewan general election of 1917 was the fourth provincial election in the canadian province of saskatchewan. it was held on june 26, 1917, to elect members of the legislative assembly of saskatchewan. after replacing walter scott as leader of the liberal party of saskatchewan and premier of the province, william m. martin led the party to its fourth consecutive victory â winning all but 8 of the 59 seats in the legislature. the conservative party of wellington bartley willoughby continued to lose popular support. the non-partisan league â forerunner of the progressive party of saskatchewan â nominated candidates for the first time, although none were successful. labour candidates also appeared for the first time. the first independent to sit in the saskatchewan legislature was acclaimed this election. an at-large service vote was held to elect t
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