Moose Jaw (electoral district)
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Moose Jaw was a federal electoral district
in Saskatchewan
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1908 to 1953 and from 1968 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1907 from parts of Assiniboia West
and Calgary
ridings. It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Assiniboia
, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre
and Rosetown—Biggar
ridings.
It was re-created in 1966 from parts of Assiniboia, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Rosetown—Biggar, Rosthern
, Saskatoon
, and Swift Current ridings. The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Regina—Lumsden
ridings.
|KNOWLES, William Erskine ||align=right|3,860
|-
|WHEELER, Frank Howard ||align=right|2,796
|-
|KNOWLES, William Erskine ||align=right|8,285
|-
|RATHWELL, Samuel K. ||align=right|5,953
|-
|CALDER, Hon. James Alexander
||align=right|8,866
|-
|Opposition
-Labour
|SOMERVILLE, James ||align=right|2,946
|-
|JOHNSON, Robert Milton ||align=right|6,744
|-
|KNOWLES, William Erskine ||align=right| 5,815
|-
|HAMILTON, Samuel Alexander ||align=right|3,857
By-election: On Mr. Johnson's election being declared void, 22 February 1923
|-
|HOPKINS, Edward Nicholas ||align=right|8,960
|-
|KNOWLES, William Erskine ||align=right| 7,362
|-
|ROSS, John Gordon ||align=right|5,654
|-
|WHITE, Wellington ||align=right|5,356
|-
|HOPKINS, Edward Nicholas ||align=right|2,801
|-
|ROSS, John Gordon ||align=right|8,487
|-
|WHITE, Wellington ||align=right|6,060
|-
|JOHNSON, Robert Milton ||align=right|1,798
|-
|BEYNON, William Addison ||align=right|9,290
|-
|ROSS, John Gordon ||align=right|8,351
|-
|ROSS, John Gordon ||align=right|7,353
|-
|BEYNON, William Addison ||align=right|4,553
|-
|STUART, Charles Anderson ||align=right|2,272
|-
|JOHNSON, Robert Milton ||align=right|2,235
|-
|ROSS, John Gordon ||align=right|9,373
|-
|PATTERSON, Joseph Victor ||align=right|7,807
|-
|THATCHER, Wilbert Ross ||align=right|9,831
|-
|ROSS, John Gordon ||align=right|5,862
|-
|GILMOUR, Frederick James ||align=right|4,358
|-
|THATCHER, W. Ross ||align=right|10,026
|-
|PUDDEN, Edward Langdon ||align=right|7,444
|-
|SMILEY, Leila Elsie ||align=right|3,334
|-
|SKOBERG, John L.
||align=right|11,982
|-
|PASCOE, Ernest
||align=right|10,496
|-
|DUDDRIDGE, Lew C. ||align=right|7,000
|-
|NEIL, Doug ||align=right|11,967
|-
|SKOBERG, John L.
||align=right|11,685
|-
|KALLIO, Willard ||align=right|5,767
|-
|GUILLAUME, Henry G. ||align=right|526
|-
|NEIL, Doug ||align=right|11,678
|-
|SKOBERG, John L.
||align=right|10,113
|-
|BRYAN, Alf ||align=right|6,120
|-
|GUILLAUME, Henry ||align=right|281
|-
|NEIL, Doug C. ||align=right|16,031
|-
|HENLEY, David H. ||align=right|11,122
|-
|BROWN, Vern R. ||align=right|5,583
|-
|GUILLAUME, Henry G. ||align=right|313
|-
|NEIL, Doug ||align=right|14,330
|-
|HENLEY, David H. ||align=right|10,641
|-
|BROWN, Vern R. ||align=right| 5,713
|-
|SENGER, Edward J. ||align=right|124
|-
|QUENETT, Bob ||align=right| 64
|-
|GOTTSELIG, William Andrew
||align=right|15,803
|-
|KINDRACHUK, Glenn ||align=right|13,338
|-
|HART, Larry ||align=right|4,762
|-
|BOECHLER, Brant ||align=right|446
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1908 to 1953 and from 1968 to 1988.
This riding was created in 1907 from parts of Assiniboia West
Assiniboia West
Assiniboia West was a federal electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1908....
and Calgary
Calgary (electoral district)
Calgary was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1917. It was located initially in the Northwest Territories. Following the creation of the province of Alberta in 1905, the riding was located in that province...
ridings. It was abolished in 1952 when it was redistributed into Assiniboia
Assiniboia (electoral district)
Assiniboia was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1988. This riding was created in 1907 following the admission of Saskatchewan into the Canadian Confederation in 1905...
, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1968 and from 1988 to 1997....
and Rosetown—Biggar
Rosetown—Biggar
Rosetown—Biggar was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Kindersley and Rosetown ridings....
ridings.
It was re-created in 1966 from parts of Assiniboia, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Rosetown—Biggar, Rosthern
Rosthern (electoral district)
Rosthern was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Humboldt, Long Lake, Prince Albert and Saskatoon ridings....
, Saskatoon
Saskatoon (electoral district)
Saskatoon was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1935 and from 1949 to 1968.This riding was created in 1907 from parts of Assiniboia West, Humboldt and Saskatchewan ridings....
, and Swift Current ridings. The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Regina—Lumsden
Regina—Lumsden
Regina—Lumsden was a federal electoral district in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.This riding was created in 1987 from parts of Moose Jaw and Regina West ridings...
ridings.
Election results
|-|KNOWLES, William Erskine ||align=right|3,860
|-
|WHEELER, Frank Howard ||align=right|2,796
|-
|KNOWLES, William Erskine ||align=right|8,285
|-
|RATHWELL, Samuel K. ||align=right|5,953
|-
|CALDER, Hon. James Alexander
James Alexander Calder
James Alexander Calder, was a Canadian politician.Born in Oxford County, Ontario, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Manitoba in 1888. He was a teacher and principal, before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of South Regina in the...
||align=right|8,866
|-
|Opposition
Laurier Liberals
Prior to the 1917 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada split into two factions:* the Laurier Liberals, who opposed conscription of soldiers to support Canada's involvement in World War I and who were led by former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier; and* the Liberal Unionists who...
-Labour
Labour candidates and parties in Canada
There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s...
|SOMERVILLE, James ||align=right|2,946
|-
|JOHNSON, Robert Milton ||align=right|6,744
|-
|KNOWLES, William Erskine ||align=right| 5,815
|-
|HAMILTON, Samuel Alexander ||align=right|3,857
By-election: On Mr. Johnson's election being declared void, 22 February 1923
|-
|HOPKINS, Edward Nicholas ||align=right|8,960
|-
|KNOWLES, William Erskine ||align=right| 7,362
|-
|ROSS, John Gordon ||align=right|5,654
|-
|WHITE, Wellington ||align=right|5,356
|-
|HOPKINS, Edward Nicholas ||align=right|2,801
|-
|ROSS, John Gordon ||align=right|8,487
|-
|WHITE, Wellington ||align=right|6,060
|-
|JOHNSON, Robert Milton ||align=right|1,798
|-
|BEYNON, William Addison ||align=right|9,290
|-
|ROSS, John Gordon ||align=right|8,351
|-
|ROSS, John Gordon ||align=right|7,353
|-
|BEYNON, William Addison ||align=right|4,553
|-
|STUART, Charles Anderson ||align=right|2,272
|-
|JOHNSON, Robert Milton ||align=right|2,235
|-
|ROSS, John Gordon ||align=right|9,373
|-
|PATTERSON, Joseph Victor ||align=right|7,807
|-
|THATCHER, Wilbert Ross ||align=right|9,831
|-
|ROSS, John Gordon ||align=right|5,862
|-
|GILMOUR, Frederick James ||align=right|4,358
|-
|THATCHER, W. Ross ||align=right|10,026
|-
|PUDDEN, Edward Langdon ||align=right|7,444
|-
|SMILEY, Leila Elsie ||align=right|3,334
|-
|SKOBERG, John L.
John Skoberg
John Leroy Skoberg is a former Canadian politician. A member of the New Democratic Party, he represented the electoral district of Moose Jaw in the House of Commons from 1968 to 1972, and Moose Jaw North in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1975 to 1982.-External links:...
||align=right|11,982
|-
|PASCOE, Ernest
J. Ernest Pascoe
James Ernest Pascoe was a Canadian politician, farmer and journalist.Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, he was unsuccessful in his first two bids for the position of Member of Parliament for Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Pascoe defeated Louis H. Lewry in the 1958 federal election as a Progressive...
||align=right|10,496
|-
|DUDDRIDGE, Lew C. ||align=right|7,000
|-
|NEIL, Doug ||align=right|11,967
|-
|SKOBERG, John L.
John Skoberg
John Leroy Skoberg is a former Canadian politician. A member of the New Democratic Party, he represented the electoral district of Moose Jaw in the House of Commons from 1968 to 1972, and Moose Jaw North in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1975 to 1982.-External links:...
||align=right|11,685
|-
|KALLIO, Willard ||align=right|5,767
|-
|GUILLAUME, Henry G. ||align=right|526
|-
|NEIL, Doug ||align=right|11,678
|-
|SKOBERG, John L.
John Skoberg
John Leroy Skoberg is a former Canadian politician. A member of the New Democratic Party, he represented the electoral district of Moose Jaw in the House of Commons from 1968 to 1972, and Moose Jaw North in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1975 to 1982.-External links:...
||align=right|10,113
|-
|BRYAN, Alf ||align=right|6,120
|-
|GUILLAUME, Henry ||align=right|281
|-
|NEIL, Doug C. ||align=right|16,031
|-
|HENLEY, David H. ||align=right|11,122
|-
|BROWN, Vern R. ||align=right|5,583
|-
|GUILLAUME, Henry G. ||align=right|313
|-
|NEIL, Doug ||align=right|14,330
|-
|HENLEY, David H. ||align=right|10,641
|-
|BROWN, Vern R. ||align=right| 5,713
|-
|SENGER, Edward J. ||align=right|124
|-
|QUENETT, Bob ||align=right| 64
|-
|GOTTSELIG, William Andrew
Bill Gottselig
William Andrew Gottselig was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Balgonie, Saskatchewan and became a businessman and farmer by career....
||align=right|15,803
|-
|KINDRACHUK, Glenn ||align=right|13,338
|-
|HART, Larry ||align=right|4,762
|-
|BOECHLER, Brant ||align=right|446
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Moose Jaw (1907–1952) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
- Riding history for Moose Jaw (1966–1987) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...