The 1908 Saskatchewan general election was held on August 14, 1908 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Premier Walter Scott and his Liberal Party were re-elected for a second term, defeating the Provincial Rights Party of Frederick W. A. G. Haultain.
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41 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 21 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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| 1905 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Liberal | Walter Scott | 40/411 | 16 | 27 | +68.8% | 29,807 | 50.79% | -1.46% | |
| Provincial Rights | Frederick Haultain | 40 | 9 | 14 | +55.6% | 28,099 | 47.88% | +0.41% | |
| Independent-Liberal | 1 | – | – | – | 394 | 0.67% | |||
| Independent | 2 | – | – | – | 387 | 0.66% | +0.38% | ||
| Total | 83/84 | 25 | 41 | +16% | 58,687 | 100% | |||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan | |||||||||
Note:
- William Turgeon ran in two ridings, in Duck Lake he won and in Prince Albert City where he lost.
Members of the Legislative Assembly elected edit
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
See also edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- Hopkins, J. Castell (1909). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1908. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.