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Saskatchewan general election, 1917
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, winning all but 7 of the 58 seats in the legislature.
The Conservative Party of Wellington Bartley Willoughby continued to lose popular support and seats.
The Non-Partisan League, forerunner of the Progressive Party, nominated candidates for the first time, although none were successful. Labour candidates also appeared for the first time.
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous | After | % Change | # | % | % Change | Liberal | 58 | 45 | 51 | +13.3% | 106,552 | 56.68% | -0.28% | Conservative | 53 | 7 | 7 | – | 68,243 | 36.30% | -5.68% | Non-Partisan | | 7 | – | 7,267 | 3.87% | |||||
| Independent | 10 | 1 | 1 | – | 4,440 | 2.36% | +1.30% | Labour | | 2 | – | 1,474 | 0.79% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 130 | 53 | 59 | +11.3% | 187,976 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
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