Moose Jaw (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada
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Moose Jaw was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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.
Historical boundaries
1905 representation order
1914 representation order
1924 representation order
1933 representation order
1947 representation order
1952 representation order (as Moose Jaw—Lake Centre)
1966 representation order
1976 representation order
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Jaw Riding established from Assiniboia West and Calgary |
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| 11th | 1908–1911 | William Erskine Knowles | Liberal | |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | |||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | James Alexander Calder | Government (Unionist) | |
| 14th | 1921–1923 | Robert Milton Johnson | Progressive | |
| 1923–1925 | Edward Nicholas Hopkins | |||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | John Gordon Ross | Liberal | |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | William Addison Beynon | Conservative | |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | John Gordon Ross | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Wilbert Ross Thatcher | Co-operative Commonwealth | |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Assiniboia, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Rosetown—Biggar | ||||
| Riding re-established from Assiniboia, Moose Jaw—Lake Centre, Rosetown—Biggar, Rosthern, Saskatoon, and Swift Current | ||||
| 28th | 1968–1972 | John Skoberg | New Democratic | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | Doug Neil | Progressive Conservative | |
| 30th | 1974–1979 | |||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | |||
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Bill Gottselig | ||
| Riding dissolved into Moose Jaw—Lake Centre and Regina—Lumsden | ||||
Election results
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | KNOWLES, William Erskine | 3,860 | ||||||
| Conservative | WHEELER, Frank Howard | 2,796 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | KNOWLES, William Erskine | 8,285 | ||||||
| Conservative | RATHWELL, Samuel K. | 5,953 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | CALDER, Hon. James Alexander | 8,866 | ||||||
| Opposition-Labour | SOMERVILLE, James | 2,946 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive | JOHNSON, Robert Milton | 6,744 | ||||||
| Liberal | KNOWLES, William Erskine | 5,815 | ||||||
| Conservative | HAMILTON, Samuel Alexander | 3,857 | ||||||
Johnson election overturned due to irregularities during the campaign[1]
Due to Mr. Johnson's election being declared void and that declaration holding up on appeal on 22 February 1923, by-election held on April 10, 1923
By-election:
| By-election on 10 April 1923 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive | HOPKINS, Edward Nicholas | 8,960 | |||
| Liberal | KNOWLES, William Erskine | 7,362 | |||
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | ROSS, John Gordon | 5,654 | ||||||
| Conservative | WHITE, Wellington | 5,356 | ||||||
| Progressive | HOPKINS, Edward Nicholas | 2,801 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | ROSS, John Gordon | 8,487 | ||||||
| Conservative | WHITE, Wellington | 6,060 | ||||||
| Progressive | JOHNSON, Robert Milton | 1,798 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | BEYNON, William Addison | 9,290 | ||||||
| Liberal | ROSS, John Gordon | 8,351 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | ROSS, John Gordon | 7,353 | ||||||
| Conservative | BEYNON, William Addison | 4,553 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | STUART, Charles Anderson | 2,272 | ||||||
| Social Credit | JOHNSON, Robert Milton | 2,235 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | ROSS, John Gordon | 9,373 | ||||||
| National Government | PATTERSON, Joseph Victor | 7,807 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | THATCHER, Wilbert Ross | 9,831 | ||||||
| Liberal | ROSS, John Gordon | 5,862 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | GILMOUR, Frederick James | 4,358 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | THATCHER, W. Ross | 10,026 | ||||||
| Liberal | PUDDEN, Edward Langdon | 7,444 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | SMILEY, Leila Elsie | 3,334 | ||||||
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| New Democratic | SKOBERG, John L. | 11,982 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | PASCOE, Ernest | 10,496 | ||||||
| Liberal | DUDDRIDGE, Lew C. | 7,000 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | NEIL, Doug | 11,967 | ||||||
| New Democratic | SKOBERG, John L. | 11,685 | ||||||
| Liberal | KALLIO, Willard | 5,767 | ||||||
| Social Credit | GUILLAUME, Henry G. | 526 | ||||||
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | NEIL, Doug | 11,678 | ||||||
| New Democratic | SKOBERG, John L. | 10,113 | ||||||
| Liberal | BRYAN, Alf | 6,120 | ||||||
| Social Credit | GUILLAUME, Henry | 281 | ||||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | NEIL, Doug C. | 16,031 | ||||||
| New Democratic | HENLEY, David H. | 11,122 | ||||||
| Liberal | BROWN, Vern R. | 5,583 | ||||||
| Social Credit | GUILLAUME, Henry G. | 313 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | NEIL, Doug | 14,330 | ||||||
| New Democratic | HENLEY, David H. | 10,641 | ||||||
| Liberal | BROWN, Vern R. | 5,713 | ||||||
| Independent | SENGER, Edward J. | 124 | ||||||
| Libertarian | QUENETT, Bob | 64 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | GOTTSELIG, William Andrew | 15,803 | ||||||
| New Democratic | KINDRACHUK, Glenn | 13,338 | ||||||
| Liberal | HART, Larry | 4,762 | ||||||
| Confederation of Regions | BOECHLER, Brant | 446 | ||||||