The 4th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in June 1917. The assembly sat from November 13, 1917, to May 16, 1921. The Liberal Party led by William Melville Martin formed the government. The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan led by Donald Maclean formed the official opposition. Wellington Willoughby had resigned from the assembly shortly after the election.
Robert Menzies Mitchell served as speaker for the assembly until May 1919. George Adam Scott succeeded Mitchell as speaker.
Members of the Assembly The following members were elected to the assembly in 1917: Electoral districtMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)Arm RiverGeorge Adam ScottLiberal19083rd termBengoughThomas Evan GambleLiberal19171st termBiggarGeorge Hamilton HarrisLiberal19122nd termCanningtonJohn Duncan StewartLiberal19054th termCanoraH.P. Albert HermansonLiberal19122nd termCumberlandDeakin Alexander HallLiberal19132nd termCut KnifeWilliam Hamilton DoddsLiberal19171st termCypressIsaac StirlingLiberal19171st termElroseArchibald Peter McNabLiberal19083rd termEstevanGeorge Alexander BellLiberal19083rd termRobert Dunbar (1918)Liberal19181st termFrancisWalter George RobinsonLiberal19122nd termHanleyMacbeth MalcolmLiberal19132nd termHappylandStephen MorreyLiberal19171st termHumboldtWilliam Ferdinand Alphonse TurgeonLiberal19074th termÎle-à-la-CrosseJoseph Octave NolinLiberal19083rd termJack Fish LakeDonald M. FinlaysonLiberal19083rd termKerrobertJohn Albert DowdLiberal19171st termKindersleyWilliam Richard MotherwellLiberal1905, 19084th termWesley Harper Harvey (1919)Independent Farmer19191st termKinistinoJohn Richard Parish TaylorLiberal19171st termLast MountainSamuel John LattaLiberal19122nd termLloydminsterRobert James GordonLiberal19171st termLumsdenWilliam John VanciseLiberal19171st termMaple CreekAlexander John ColquhounLiberal19171st termMelfortGeorge Balfour JohnstonLiberal19083rd termMilestoneBernard LarsonLiberal19122nd termMoose Jaw CityWellington Bartley WilloughbyConservative19122nd termWilliam Erskine Knowles (1918)Liberal19181st termMoose Jaw CountyCharles Avery DunningLiberal19162nd termMoose MountainRobert Armstrong MageeLiberal19122nd termMoosominJohn Louis SalkeldConservative19171st termMorseMalcolm L. LeitchLiberal19122nd termNorth Qu'AppelleJames Garfield GardinerLiberal19142nd termNotukeuGeorge Spence Liberal19171st termPellyMagnus O. RamslandLiberal19171st termSarah Ramsland (1919)Liberal19191st termPheasant HillsJames Arthur SmithLiberal19171st termPipestoneRichard James PhinLiberal19122nd termPrince AlbertCharles M. McDonaldLiberal19171st termRedberryGeorge LangleyLiberal19054th termRegina CityWilliam Melville MartinLiberal19162nd termRosetownWilliam Thompson BadgerConservative19171st termRosthernWilliam Benjamin BashfordLiberal19142nd termSaltcoatsJames Alexander CalderLiberal1905, 19084th term*George Sahlmark (1918)Liberal19181st termSaskatoon CityDonald MacleanConservative19171st termSaskatoon CountyMurdo CameronLiberal19171st termShellbrookEdgar Sidney ClinchLiberal19152nd termSourisWilliam Oliver FraserConservative19171st termSouth Qu'AppelleJoseph GlennConservative19122nd termSwift CurrentDavid John SykesIndependent19171st termThe BattlefordsAllan Demetrius PickelLiberal19171st termThunder CreekAndrew Dunn GallaugherConservative19171st termTisdaleHugh Evan JonesLiberal19171st termTouchwoodJohn Mason ParkerLiberal19171st termTurtlefordArchibald B. GemmellLiberal19171st termVondaJames HoganLiberal19171st termWadenaJohn Angus MacMillanLiberal19171st termWeyburnRobert Menzies MitchellLiberal19083rd termCharles McGill Hamilton (1919)Liberal19191st termWilkieReuben MartinLiberal19171st termWillow BunchAbel James HindleLiberal19171st termWynyardWilhelm Hans PaulsonLiberal19122nd termYorktonThomas Henry GarryLiberal19054th termFranceActive service votePrivate Harris Turner19171st termBelgiumCaptain Frederick Bagshaw19171st termGreat BritainLt. Col. James Albert Cross19171st term
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Party Standings Affiliation MembersLiberal51Conservative Party of Saskatchewan7Independent1 Active service vote Represented soldiers serving overseas in the province at large.3 Total62 Government Majority40
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By-elections By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons: Electoral districtMember electedPartyElection dateReasonLast MountainSamuel John LattaLiberalNovember 6, 1917Latta ran for reelection after being named to cabinetMoose Jaw CityWilliam Erskine KnowlesLiberalJune 10, 1918Knowles ran for reelection after being named to cabinetSaltcoatsGeorge William SahlmarkLiberalJuly 11, 1918James Alexander Calder ran for House of Commons seatEstevanRobert DunbarLiberalOctober 24, 1918George Alexander Bell resigned seatWeyburnCharles McGill HamiltonLiberalJuly 22, 1919R M Mitchell named superintendent for provincial mental hospitalPellySarah Katherine RamslandFirst woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of SaskatchewanLiberalJuly 29, 1919 Max Ramsland, her husband, died November 1918KindersleyWesley Harper HarveyIndependent FarmerNovember 15, 1919William Richard Motherwell resigned to protest provincial Liberals support for conscriptionWeyburnCharles McGill HamiltonLiberalJune 15, 1920Hamilton ran for reelection after being named to cabinet
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