Moose Jaw City

Moose Jaw City was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. This constituency existed from 1905 to 1967 when it was divided into Moose Jaw North and Moose Jaw South (Wakamow). It was the riding of Opposition leader Wellington Willoughby.

From 1921 to 1967 Moose Jaw City was one of three districts in the province that elected more than one representative to the Legislature. Thus, the two MLAs elected from this constituency will be noted in bold type.

Election results

1905 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Provincial Rights John Henry Wellington 464 53.15%
LiberalOswald Baynes Fysh40946.85%
Total 873 100.00%
1908 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Provincial Rights John Henry Wellington 763 50.49% -2.66
LiberalJohn Robert Green68245.14%-1.71
     Independent Oswald Baynes Fysh 66 4.37%
Total 1,511 100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Wellington Willoughby 951 52.83% +2.34
LiberalEdward Charles Matthews79143.95%-1.19
     Independent Harry Peters 58 3.22% -1.15
Total 1,800 100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Wellington Willoughby 1,621 41.07% -11.76
LiberalWilliam Gladstone Ross1,32833.65%-10.30
     Labour William George Baker 998 25.28%
Total 3,947 100.00%
June 10, 1918 By-Election: Moose Jaw City electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalWilliam Erskine Knowles1,95856.12%+22.47
     Labour William George Baker 1,531 43.88% +18.60
Total 3,489 100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Labour William George Baker 3,132 26.43%
Independent ConservativeJames Pascoe2,92424.67%
LiberalEdward Murray Thompson2,92124.65%
LiberalHarold Fletcher2,14118.07%
     Independent Hugh McKellar 733 6.18%
Total 11,851 100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
Labour–LiberalWilliam George Baker4,70432.83%Y
LiberalWilliam Erskine Knowles4,09528.58%Y
ConservativeJames Pascoe2,80919.60%
ConservativeNetson Ross Craig2,72218.99%
Total 14,330 100.00%
May 17, 1927 By-Election: Moose Jaw City - Seat #2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalWilliam Gladstone Ross3,92262.96%-
  Conservative Robert Henry Smith 2,307 37.04% -
Total 6,229 100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative John Alexander Merkley 4,372 26.12%
  Conservative Robert Henry Smith 4,209 25.14%
Liberal-LabourWilliam George Baker4,18124.97%
LiberalWilliam Gladstone Ross3,98023.77%
Total 16,742 100.00%
September 30, 1929 By-Election: Moose Jaw City - Seat #1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative John Alexander Merkley Acclaimed 100.00%
Total Acclamation
1934 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalWilliam Gladstone Ross4,92825.55%Y
LiberalJohn Houston Laird4,40322.83%Y
ConservativeJohn Alexander Merkley2,44012.65%
ConservativeJames W. Hawthorne2,31912.02%
Farmer–LabourWaldo D. Summers2,01310.44%
Farmer–LabourHugh Gordon1,7659.15%
LabourWilliam George Baker1,4207.36%
Total 19,288 100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalWilliam Gladstone Ross4,83025.62%-
LiberalWilliam George Baker4,72825.08%-
Social CreditJohn W. Corman2,68914.26%
Social CreditWilliam J. Passmore2,46513.07%
  Conservative John Alexander Merkley 2,137 11.34% -
  Conservative Arthur W. E. Fawkes 2,005 10.63% -
Total 18,854 100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF John W. Corman 6,296 30.69% -
  CCF D. Henry R. Heming 5,894 28.73% -
LiberalHarold W. Pope2,88714.07%-
LiberalWilliam George Baker2,88114.05%-
  Prog. Conservative Russell L. Brownridge 1,271 6.20% -
  Prog. Conservative Hugh A. Tiers 1,036 5.05% -
Social CreditFrank E. Talbot2491.21%-
Total 20,514 100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF John W. Corman 7,534 30.06% -
  CCF D. Henry R. Heming 7,331 29.26% -
     Independent H. Gordon Young 5,240 20.91% -
     Independent J. Fraser McClellan 4,955 19.77% -
Total 25,060 100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF John W. Corman 7,555 33.67% -
  CCF D. Henry R. Heming 7,527 33.54% -
LiberalAlfred J. Wickens3,71816.57%-
LiberalBoris Dubinsky3,64016.22%-
Total 22,440 100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF D. Henry R. Heming 6,936 24.99% -
  CCF William Davies 6,756 24.34% -
     Independent Richard N. Lillico 4,522 16.29% -
LiberalKay E. Moffat3,74213.48%-
Social CreditSydney Smith2,4048.66%-
Social CreditJohn W. Vail2,1887.88%-
  Prog. Conservative C. T. McConnell 1,017 3.67% -
     Independent W. E. Rogers 192 0.69% -
Total 27,757 100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF William Davies 6,794 22.44% -
  CCF Gordon Snyder 6,610 21.83% -
LiberalLouis J. Genesove4,00113.21%-
LiberalPatrick H. McCormick3,49111.53%-
  Prog. Conservative Ralph Bamford 3,253 10.74% -
  Prog. Conservative Daniel J. Patterson 2,804 9.26% -
Social CreditRalph Forge1,6645.50%-
Social CreditRalph Parr1,6615.49%-
Total 30,278 100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  CCF William Davies 7,749 24.55% -
  CCF Gordon Snyder 7,550 23.92% -
  Prog. Conservative Daniel J. Patterson 7,115 22.54% -
LiberalE. A. Astell5,45517.28%-
  Prog. Conservative Gordon A. Hume 3,697 11.71% -
Total 31,566 100.00%

See also

Moose Jaw – Northwest Territories territorial electoral district (1870–1905).

References

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