The 1912 Saskatchewan general election was held on July 11, 1912 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Premier Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to a third term in office with a significant increase in the share of the popular vote. The opposition, now renamed from the Provincial Rights Party to the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan and led by Wellington Bartley Willoughby, lost both votes and seats in the legislature.

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1912 Saskatchewan general election

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54 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   CON Leader Thomas Walter Scott Wellington Willoughby Party Liberal Conservative Leader since August 16, 1905 1912 Leader's seat Swift Current Moose Jaw City Last election 27 14 Seats won 45 8 Seat change 18 6 Popular vote 50,004 36,848 Percentage 57.0% 42.0% Swing 6.2pp 5.9pp
Premier before election Thomas Walter Scott Liberal Premier after election Thomas Walter Scott Liberal

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• ¹ Results compared to those of Provincial Rights Party in 1908 election, which became the Conservative Party.
• ² There were 54 seats contested at the 1912 election, however Cumberland was declared void and only 53 people were elected. A by-election was held on September 8, 1913 to fill the vacancy that existed in Cumberland.

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

• List of Saskatchewan political parties

• Saskatchewan Archives Board – Election Results By Electoral Division
• Elections Saskatchewan - Provincial Vote Summaries

• Hopkins, J. Castell (1913). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1912. Toronto: The Annual Review Publishing Company.