List of Saskatchewan by-elections

The list of Saskatchewan by-elections includes every by-election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly, although an imminent general election may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of parliament.

Causes

A by-election occurs whenever there is a vacancy in the Saskatchewan legislature. Vacancies can occur for the following reasons:

• Death of a member.
• Resignation of a member.
• Voided results
• Expulsion from the legislature.
• Ineligibility to sit.
• Appointment to the cabinet. Incumbent members were required to recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These Ministerial by-elections were almost always uncontested. This requirement was amended in 1930 to exempt members if they were appointed within six months of a general election. This requirement was abolished completely in 1936.

28th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2016–present)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Regina Northeast	September 12, 2018	Kevin Doherty		Saskatchewan Party	Yens Pedersen		New Democrat	Resignation	No
Swift Current	March 1, 2018	Brad Wall		Saskatchewan Party	Everett Hindley		Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	Yes
Melfort	March 1, 2018	Kevin Phillips		Saskatchewan Party	Todd Goudy		Saskatchewan Party	Death	Yes
Kindersley	March 1, 2018	Bill Boyd		Independent	Ken Francis		Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	No*
Saskatoon Fairview	September 7, 2017	Jennifer Campeau		Saskatchewan Party	Vicki Mowat		New Democrat	Resigned to accept a job with mining company Rio Tinto in British Columbia.	No
Saskatoon Meewasin	March 2, 2017	Roger Parent		Saskatchewan Party	Ryan Meili		New Democrat	Death	No

* Boyd was expelled from Saskatchewan Party caucus due to conflict-of-interest allegations four days before resignation from legislature took effect.

27th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2011–2016)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Lloydminster	November 13, 2014	Tim McMillan		Saskatchewan Party	Colleen Young		Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	Yes

26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2007–2011)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Saskatoon Northwest	October 18, 2010	Serge LeClerc		Independent	Gordon Wyant		Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	No*
Saskatoon Riversdale	September 21, 2009	Lorne Calvert		New Democrat	Danielle Chartier		New Democrat	Resignation	Yes
Regina Douglas Park	September 21, 2009	Harry Van Mulligen		New Democrat	Dwain Lingenfelter		New Democrat	Resignation to provide a seat for Lingenfelter	Yes
Cumberland	June 25, 2008	Joan Beatty		New Democrat	Doyle Vermette		New Democrat	Resignation to run federally	Yes

*LeClerc was a former member of the Saskatchewan Party

25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (2003–2007)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Martensville	March 5, 2007	Ben Heppner		Saskatchewan Party	Nancy Heppner		Saskatchewan Party	Death	Yes
Weyburn-Big Muddy	June 19, 2006	Brenda Bakken-Lackey		Saskatchewan Party	Dustin Duncan		Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	Yes

24th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1999–2003)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Carrot River Valley	June 26, 2003	Carl Kwiatkowski		Saskatchewan Party	Allan Kerpan		Saskatchewan Party	Death	Yes
Saskatoon Fairview	March 17, 2003	Chris Axworthy		New Democrat	Andy Iwanchuk		New Democrat	Resignation	Yes
Battleford-Cut Knife	March 17, 2003	Rudi Peters		Saskatchewan Party	Wally Lorenz		Saskatchewan Party	Death	Yes
Kindersley	October 4, 2002	Bill Boyd		Saskatchewan Party	Jason Dearborn		Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	Yes
Saskatoon Idylwyld	November 8, 2001	Janice MacKinnon		New Democrat	David Forbes		New Democrat	Resignation	Yes
Saskatoon Riversdale	March 19, 2001	Roy Romanow		New Democrat	Lorne Calvert		New Democrat	Resignation	Yes
Regina Elphinstone	February 26, 2001	Dwain Lingenfelter		New Democrat	Warren McCall		New Democrat	Resignation	Yes
Wood River	June 26, 2000	Glen McPherson		Liberal	Yogi Huyghebaert		Saskatchewan Party	Void Election	No

23rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1995–1999)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Saskatoon Fairview	June 28, 1999	Bob Mitchell		New Democrat	Chris Axworthy		New Democrat	Resignation	Yes
Regina Dewdney	June 28, 1999	Edwin Tchorzewski		New Democrat	Kevin Yates		New Democrat	Resignation to become Chief of Staff to Alexa McDonough	Yes
Cypress Hills	June 28, 1999	Jack Goohsen		Independent*	Wayne Elhard		Saskatchewan Party	Resignation	No
Athabasca	October 26, 1998	Buckley Belanger		Liberal	Buckley Belanger		New Democrat	Sought reelection upon change of party affiliation	No
Saskatoon Eastview	June 24, 1998	Bob Pringle		New Democrat	Judy Junor		New Democrat	Resignation	Yes
North Battleford	November 19, 1996	Douglas Anguish		New Democrat	Jack Hillson		Liberal	Resignation	No

*Goohsen was a former Progressive Conservative.

22nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1991–1995)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Regina North West	February 4, 1994	John Solomon		New Democrat	Anita Bergman		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	No

21st Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1986–1991)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Assiniboia-Gravelbourg	December 15, 1988	Ralph Goodale		Liberal	John Thomas Wolfe		Progressive Conservative	Resignation to run federally	No
Saskatoon Eastview	May 4, 1988	Pierre Raymond Martineau		Progressive Conservative	Bob Pringle		New Democrat	Resignation	No
Regina Elphinstone	May 4, 1988	Allan Blakeney		New Democrat	Dwain Lingenfelter		New Democrat	Resignation	Yes

20th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1982–1986)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Regina North East	November 25, 1985	Russell Sutor		Progressive Conservative	Edwin Tchorzewski		New Democrat	Resignation	No
Thunder Creek	March 27, 1985	Colin Thatcher		Progressive Conservative	Richard Swenson		Progressive Conservative	Seat declared vacant following Thatcher's conviction for murder	Yes
Prince Albert-Duck Lake	February 21, 1983	Jerome Hammersmith		New Democrat	Sid Dutchak		Progressive Conservative	Void Election	No

19th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1978–1982)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
The Battlefords	November 26, 1980	Eiling Kramer		New Democrat	David Manly Miner		New Democrat	Resignation	Yes
Kelsey-Tisdale	November 26, 1980	John Rissler Messer		New Democrat	Neal Herbert Hardy		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Estevan	November 26, 1980	Robert Austin Larter		Progressive Conservative	John Otho Chapman		New Democrat	Resignation (Ill-health)	No
Regina North West	October 17, 1979	Edward Charles Whelan		New Democrat	John Solomon		New Democrat	Resignation	Yes

18th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1975–1978)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Pelly	June 8, 1977	Leonard Larson		New Democrat	Norm Lusney		New Democrat	Death	Yes
Saskatoon Sutherland	March 2, 1977	Evelyn Edwards		Liberal	Harold Lane		Progressive Conservative	Death	No
Prince Albert-Duck Lake	March 2, 1977	David Steuart		Liberal	Garnet Norman Wipf		Progressive Conservative	Appointed to the Senate	No

17th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1971–1975)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Regina Lakeview	December 5, 1973	Donald Mighton McPherson		Liberal	Edward Cyril Malone		Liberal	Death	Yes
Athabasca	September 27, 1972	Allan Ray Guy		Liberal	Allan Ray Guy		Liberal	Void Election	Yes
Souris-Estevan	December 1, 1971	Russell Brown		New Democrat	Kim Thorson		New Democrat	Death	Yes
Morse	December 1, 1971	Ross Thatcher		Liberal	Jack Wiebe		Liberal	Death	Yes

16th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1967–1971)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Kelvington	June 25, 1969	Bryan Harvey Bjarnason		Liberal	Neil Erland Byers		New Democrat	Void Election	No

15th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1964–1967)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Bengough	February 16, 1966	Samuel Karnarvon Asbell		Liberal	Alexander Mitchell		Liberal	Death	Yes
Moosomin	June 30, 1965	Alexander Hamilton McDonald		Liberal	Ernest Franklin Gardner		Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	Yes
Hanley	December 16, 1964	Robert Alexander Walker		CCF-NDP	Robert Alexander Walker		CCF-NDP	Sought reelection having won seat in a judicial recount by two votes	Yes

14th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1960–1964)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Prince Albert	November 14, 1962	Lachlan Fraser McIntosh		CCF-NDP	David Steuart		Liberal	Death	No
Weyburn	December 13, 1961	Tommy Douglas		CCF	Junior Herbert Staveley		Liberal	Resignation upon being elected first leader of the Federal NDP	No
Turtleford	February 22, 1961	Bob Wooff		CCF	Frank Foley		Liberal	Void Election	No

13th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1956–1960)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Kinistino	June 3, 1959	Henry Begrand		CCF	Arthur Thibault		CCF	Death	Yes

12th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1952–1956)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Souris-Estevan	October 28, 1953	John Edward McCormack		Liberal	Robert Kohaly		Progressive Conservative	Death	No
Rosthern	October 28, 1953	Walter Tucker		Liberal	Samuel Henry Carr		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes

11th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1948–1952)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Gravelbourg	July 10, 1951	E. M. Culliton		Liberal	Edward Hazen Walker		CCF	Appointed a judge	No
The Battlefords	February 8, 1950	Paul Prince		Liberal	Hugh James Maher		Liberal	Death	Yes
Gull Lake	November 10, 1949	Alvin Cecil Murray		CCF	Thomas John Bentley		CCF	Death	Yes
Cannington	November 10, 1949	William John Patterson		Liberal	Rosscoe Arnold McCarthy		Liberal	Resignation upon appointment to the federal Board of Transport Commissioners	Yes

10th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1944–1948)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Morse	June 27, 1946	Sidney Merlin Spidell		CCF	James William Gibson		CCF	Resignation	Yes
Wadena	November 21, 1945	George Hara Williams		CCF	Frederick Arthur Dewhurst		CCF	Death	Yes
Shellbrook	June 29, 1945	Albert Victor Sterling		CCF	Guy Franklin Van Eaton		CCF	Death	Yes

9th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1938–1944)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Athabasca	July 28, 1941†	Jules Marion		Liberal	Hubert Staines		Liberal	Death	Yes
The Battlefords	June 26, 1940	John Gregory		Liberal	Paul Prince		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Prince Albert	October 16, 1939†	Thomas Clayton Davis		Liberal	Harold John Fraser		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Regina City	November 24, 1938	Percy McCuaig Anderson		Liberal	Bernard J. McDaniel		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Humboldt	August 4, 1938	James Chisholm King		Liberal	Joseph William Burton		CCF	Resignation to provide a seat for CM Dunn	No

† Won by acclamation

8th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1934–1938)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Melville	December 9, 1935†	James Garfield Gardiner		Liberal	Ernest Walter Gerrand		Liberal	Appointed to the federal cabinet	Yes
Regina City	December 2, 1935	William Franklin Kerr		Liberal	William Franklin Kerr		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Natural Resources	Yes
Gravelbourg	November 26, 1935	Benjamin Franklin McGregor		Liberal	E. M. Culliton		Liberal	Death	Yes
Humboldt	November 19, 1935	James Hogan		Liberal	James Chisholm King		Liberal	Death	Yes

† Won by acclamation

7th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1929–1934)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Kinistino	May 22, 1933	Charles McIntosh		Liberal	John Richard Parish Taylor		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Natural Resources	Yes*
Estevan	December 23, 1930	Eleazer Garner		Liberal	David McKnight		Conservative	Resignation	No
		David McKnight		Conservative	Norman Leslie McLeod		Liberal	McLeod declared elected due to ballot tampering on February 9, 1931. Results Voided November 7, 1932. No by-election held.	No
Yorkton	October 7, 1929†	Alan Carl Stewart		Independent	Alan Carl Stewart		Independent	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Highways	Yes
Tisdale	October 7, 1929†	Walter Clutterbuck Buckle		Conservative	Walter Clutterbuck Buckle		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture	Yes
Moosomin	October 7, 1929†	Frederick Dennis Munroe		Conservative	Frederick Dennis Munroe		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Health	Yes
Saskatoon City	September 30, 1929†	James Thomas Milton Anderson		Conservative	James Thomas Milton Anderson		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Premier and Minister of Education and Natural Resources	Yes
		Howard McConnell		Conservative	Howard McConnell		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Treasurer and Minister of Municipal Affairs	Yes
Regina City	September 30, 1929†	Murdoch Alexander MacPherson		Conservative	Murdoch Alexander MacPherson		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes
Moose Jaw City	September 30, 1929†	John Alexander Merkley		Conservative	John Alexander Merkley		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Minister of Railways, Labour and Industries	Yes
Lumsden	September 30, 1929†	James Fraser Bryant		Conservative	James Fraser Bryant		Conservative	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Public Works and Minister of Telephones and Telegraphs	Yes

† Won by acclamation

*McIntosh was a Liberal who became a coalition government supporter in 1932 and was defeated when he sought reelection upon entering the cabinet

6th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1925–1929)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Arm River	October 25, 1928	George Adam Scott		Liberal	Thomas Frederick Waugh		Liberal	Resignation upon appointment as an income tax inspector	Yes
Maple Creek	December 1, 1927	Peter Lawrence Hyde		Liberal	George Spence		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Morse	August 15, 1927†	William Paris MacLachlan		Liberal	Duncan Morris Robertson		Liberal	Death	Yes
Moose Jaw City	May 17, 1927	William Erskine Knowles		Liberal	William Gladstone Ross		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Saskatoon City	January 21, 1927	Archibald Peter McNab		Liberal	Howard McConnell		Conservative	Appointed to the local government board	No
Kerrobert	November 9, 1926	John Albert Dowd		Liberal	Donald Laing		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Notukeu	June 1, 1926	George Spence		Liberal	Alexander Lothian Grant		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Moose Jaw County	May 25, 1926†	Charles Avery Dunning		Liberal	Thomas Waddell		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Île-à-la-Crosse	April 26, 1926	Joseph Nolin		Liberal	Jules Marion		Liberal	Death	Yes
Prince Albert	March 18, 1926†	Thomas Clayton Davis		Liberal	Thomas Clayton Davis		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Municipal Affairs	Yes
Pipestone	March 18, 1926†	William John Patterson		Liberal	William John Patterson		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Treasurer	Yes
Willow Bunch	August 31, 1925†	Abel James Hindle		Liberal	James Albert Cross		Liberal	Resignation to provide a seat for Cross	Yes

† Won by acclamation

5th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1921–1925)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Wynyard	October 20, 1924	George Wilson Robertson		Independent	Wilhelm Paulson		Liberal	Resignation to become Secretary of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool	No
Cannington	June 9, 1924†	Robert Douglas		Liberal	Albert Edward Steele		Liberal	Death	Yes
Milestone	October 29, 1923	Bernard Larson		Liberal	Frederick Birthall Lewis		Liberal	Death	Yes
Regina City	September 19, 1922†	William Melville Martin		Liberal	Donald McNiven		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Cumberland	August 21, 1922	George Langley		Liberal	Deakin Hall		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Happyland	June 26, 1922	Stephen Morrey		Liberal	Franklin Robert Shortreed		Liberal	Death	Yes
Rosthern	June 5, 1922†	John Michael Uhrich		Liberal	John Michael Uhrich		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
North Qu'Appelle	June 5, 1922†	James Garfield Gardiner		Liberal	James Garfield Gardiner		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Highways	Yes
Regina City	April 25, 1922†	James Albert Cross		Liberal	James Albert Cross		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes

† Won by acclamation

4th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1917–1921)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Weyburn	June 15, 1920†	Charles McGill Hamilton		Liberal	Charles McGill Hamilton		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture	Yes
Kindersley	November 13, 1919†	William Richard Motherwell		Liberal	Wesley Harper Harvey		Independent Farmer	Resignation in protest of the Liberals pro-conscription stance	No
Pelly	July 29, 1919	Max Ramsland		Liberal	Sarah Ramsland		Liberal	Death	Yes
Weyburn	July 22, 1919†	Robert Menzies Mitchell		Liberal	Charles McGill Hamilton		Liberal	Resignation to become superintendent of the provincial mental hospital	Yes
Estevan	October 24, 1918	George Alexander Bell		Liberal	Robert Dunbar		Liberal	Resignation to become chairman of the Local Government Board	Yes
Saltcoats	July 11, 1918	James Alexander Calder		Liberal	George William Sahlmark		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Moose Jaw City	June 10, 1918	Wellington Willoughby		Conservative	William Erskine Knowles		Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	No
Last Mountain	November 6, 1917†	Samuel John Latta		Liberal	Samuel John Latta		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Highways	Yes

† Won by acclamation

3rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1912–1917)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Moose Jaw County	December 5, 1916	John Albert Sheppard		Liberal	John Edwin Chisholm		Conservative	Sought reelection in order to "give him the opportunity of vindicating his character by an appeal to the people"	No
Regina City	November 13, 1916†	James Franklin Bole		Liberal	William Melville Martin		Liberal	Appointed Saskatchewan liquor commissioner	Yes
Kinistino	November 13, 1916†	Edward Devline		Liberal	Charles Avery Dunning		Liberal	Resignation upon conviction for forgery	Yes
Shellbrook	May 10, 1915	Samuel James Donaldson		Conservative	Edgar Sidney Clinch		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	No
Rosthern	June 25, 1914	Gerhard Ens		Liberal	William Benjamin Bashford		Liberal	Resignation to become Inspector of Public Institutions	Yes
North Qu'Appelle	June 25, 1914	John Archibald McDonald		Conservative	James Garfield Gardiner		Liberal	Resignation after admitting to "corrupt practices on the part of his agent"	No
Cumberland	September 8, 1913	Vacant		n/a	Deakin Hall		Liberal	Void Election	n/a
Hanley	June 28, 1913	James Walter MacNeill		Liberal	Macbeth Malcolm		Liberal	Resignation to travel abroad and study mental diseases	Yes
South Qu'Appelle	December 4, 1912	Frederick W. A. G. Haultain		Conservative	Joseph Glenn		Conservative	Appointed a judge	Yes
Redberry	September 5, 1912†	George Langley		Liberal	George Langley		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Minister of Municipal Affairs	Yes
Estevan	September 5, 1912†	George Alexander Bell		Liberal	George Alexander Bell		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Provincial Treasurer	Yes

† Won by acclamation

2nd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1908–1912)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Saskatoon City	December 24, 1908†	Archibald Peter McNab		Liberal	Archibald Peter McNab		Liberal	Sought reelection upon appointment as Commissioner of Municipal Affairs	Yes
Saltcoats	December 7, 1908	Thomas MacNutt		Liberal	James Alexander Calder		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes
Humboldt	December 7, 1908	David Bradley Neely		Liberal	William Richard Motherwell		Liberal	Resignation to run federally	Yes

† Won by acclamation

1st Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (1905–1908)

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Prince Albert City	October 12, 1907	John Henderson Lamont		Liberal	William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20111117101458/http://www.elections.sk.ca/previous-elections/historical---provincial-by-election-vote-summaries
• "Membership of the Legislatures" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
• "Ministries" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-07-08.
• "Election Results by Electoral Division" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2013-07-08.