The 3rd Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the Saskatchewan general election held in July 1912. The assembly sat from November 14, 1912, to June 2, 1917.[1] The Liberal Party led by Walter Scott formed the government. Scott resigned as premier on October 16, 1916, and was succeeded by William Melville Martin.[2] The Conservative Party of Saskatchewan led by Wellington Willoughby formed the official opposition.[3]
John Albert Sheppard served as speaker for the assembly until October 1916. Robert Menzies Mitchell became speaker in 1917.[4]
The following members were elected to the assembly in 1912:[5]
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| Affiliation | Members | |
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| Liberal | 45 | |
| Conservative | 8 | |
| Total |
53[nb 1] | |
| Government Majority |
37 | |
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By-elections were held to replace members for various reasons:[5]
| Electoral district | Member elected | Party | Election date | Reason |
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| Estevan | George Alexander Bell | Liberal | September 5, 1912 | Bell ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[6] |
| Redberry | George Langley | Liberal | September 5, 1912 | Langley ran for reelection after being named to cabinet[6] |
| South Qu'Appelle | Joseph Glenn | Conservative | December 4, 1912 | Frederick W.A.G. Haultain named Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Saskatchewan[7] |
| Hanley | Macbeth Malcolm | Liberal | June 28, 1913 | James Walter MacNeill resigned to travel abroad and study mental diseases[8] |
| Cumberland | Deakin Alexander Hall | Liberal | September 8, 1913 | Election in 1912 declared void |
| North Qu'Appelle | James Garfield Gardiner | Liberal | June 25, 1914 | JA McDonald resigned from the assembly in 1914 after admitting to "corrupt practices on the part of his agent" during the 1912 election[9] |
| Rosthern | William Benjamin Bashford | Liberal | June 25, 1914 | Gerhard Ens resigned his seat in the assembly in 1913 when he was named Inspector of Public Institutions[9] |
| Shellbrook | Edgar Sidney Clinch | Liberal | May 10, 1915 | Samuel James Donaldson ran for House of Commons seat[10] |
| Kinistino | Charles Avery Dunning | Liberal | November 13, 1916 | EH Devline convicted of forgery and sent to prison[11] |
| Regina City | William Melville Martin | Liberal | November 13, 1916 | James Franklin Bole named Saskatchewan liquor commissioner[12] |
| Moose Jaw County | John Edwin Chisholm | Conservative | December 5, 1916 | Election requested by JA Sheppard to "give him the opportunity of vindicating his character by an appeal to the people"[13] |
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