1929 Saskatchewan general election

The 1929 Saskatchewan general election was held on June 6, 1929 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

1929 Saskatchewan general election

June 6, 1929 (1929-06-06)
63 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 32 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   PRO Leader James Gardiner James Anderson — Party Liberal Conservative Progressive Leader since February 25, 1926 March 25, 1924 — Leader's seat North Qu'Appelle Saskatoon City — Last election 50 3 6 Seats won 28 24 5 Seat change 22 21 1 Popular vote 164,487 131,550 24,988 Percentage 45.6% 36.4% 6.9% Swing 6.0pp 18.1pp 16.1pp
Premier before election James Gardiner Liberal Premier after election James Anderson Conservative

As a result of corruption scandals, the Liberal Party of Premier James Gardiner lost a significant share of its popular vote, but more important, lost twenty-two of the seats it had won in the 1925 election. While the Liberals held the largest number of seats in the legislature, they had only a minority. Gardiner tried to continue as a minority government, but was quickly defeated in a Motion of No Confidence, and resigned as premier.

The Conservative Party of James T.M. Anderson increased its representation in the legislature from three to twenty four seats. Following Gardiner's resignation, Anderson was able to form a coalition government with the support of the Progressive Party and some independents.

The Progressives had lost a large part of the popular vote it had won in 1925, but managed to retain five of the six seats it had won previously.