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3rd Saskatchewan Legislature

The 3rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in July 1912. The assembly sat from November 14, 1912, to June 2, 1917. The Liberal Party led by Walter Scott formed the government. Scott resigned as premier on October 16, 1916, and was succeeded by William Melville Martin. The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan led by Wellington Willoughby formed the official opposition.

John Albert Sheppard served as speaker for the assembly until October 1916. Robert Menzies Mitchell became speaker in 1917.

Members of the Assembly

The following members were elected to the assembly in 1912:

Electoral district	Member	Party	First elected / previously elected	No.# of term(s)
Arm River	George Adam Scott	Liberal	1908	2nd term
	Cumberland	(Election declared void;
see by-election Sept. 8, 1913)	n/a	Deakin Hall (1913)

Notes:

Party Standings

Affiliation	Members
Liberal	45
Total
53The election held in Cumberland was declared void; a by-election was held there in September 1913.
Government Majority
37

Notes:

By-elections

By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:

Electoral district	Member elected	Party	Election date	Reason
Estevan	George Alexander Bell	Liberal	September 5, 1912	url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QBZUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xTkNAAAAIBAJ&pg=7007,2976959	title=Political tradition left of centre	newspaper=Leader-Post	location=Regina	date=May 16, 1955	page=89	access-date=2012-03-21}}
Redberry	George Langley	Liberal	September 5, 1912	Langley ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
South Qu'Appelle	Joseph Glenn	Conservative	December 4, 1912	Frederick W.A.G. Haultain named Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Saskatchewan
Hanley	Macbeth Malcolm	Liberal	June 28, 1913	James Walter MacNeill resigned to travel abroad and study mental diseases
Cumberland	Deakin Alexander Hall	Liberal	September 8, 1913	Election in 1912 declared void
North Qu'Appelle	James Garfield Gardiner	Liberal	June 25, 1914	title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide	last=Chambers	first=Ernest J	year=1915}}
Rosthern	William Benjamin Bashford	Liberal	June 25, 1914	Gerhard Ens resigned his seat in the assembly in 1913 when he was named Inspector of Public Institutions
Shellbrook	Edgar Sidney Clinch	Liberal	May 10, 1915	ID=316d1724-eb03-4f7d-a791-8e05772822d2	2=Samuel James Donaldson	nolist=yes}}
Kinistino	Charles Avery Dunning	Liberal	November 13, 1916	EH Devline convicted of forgery and sent to prison
Regina City	William Melville Martin	Liberal	November 13, 1916	url=https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/asset-management/2R3BF1F5JAMLC	title=The story of Saskatchewan and its people	volume=3	pages=1686–88	last=Hawkes	first=John	year=1924	access-date=2012-03-10	id=CU16080883 }}
Moose Jaw County	John Edwin Chisholm	Conservative	December 5, 1916	Election requested by JA Sheppard to "give him the opportunity of vindicating his character by an appeal to the people"

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References

"Saskatchewan Sessions of the Legislative Assembly and Their Duration". Saskatchewan Archive Board.
"Saskatchewan Premiers". Saskatchewan Archives Board.
"Saskatchewan Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly". Saskatchewan Archives Board.
"Saskatchewan Speakers of the Legislative Assembly". Saskatchewan Archive Board.
"Membership of the Legislatures". Saskatchewan Archive Board.
(May 16, 1955). "Political tradition left of centre". Leader-Post.
"Frederick Haultain biography".
Hanley History Book Society. (1982). "Ripples and reflections : Hanley".
Chambers, Ernest J. (1915). "Canadian Parliamentary Guide".
{{Canadian Parliament links
(October 12, 1916). "Three Years Sentence Imposed on Devlin". [[Toronto Daily World.
Hawkes, John. (1924). "The story of Saskatchewan and its people".
(November 13, 1916). "Writs Issued For Bye-election At Moose Jaw". Phoenix.

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