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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	No.# of term(s)
Arm River	Duncan Selby Hutcheon	Conservative	1929	1st term

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Party standings

Affiliation	Members
Conservative Party of Saskatchewan	24
Total
63
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
James Thomas Milton Anderson	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, 1930McKnight's election was declared void on February 9, 1931, after an appeal	EW Garner resigned seat
Estevan	Norman L. McLeod	Liberal	February 9, 1931The Court of Appeal found that the election was void and the seat was declared vacant on November 7, 1932	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

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Notes

References

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