Moosomin (electoral district)

Moosomin is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, this constituency was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905.

This article is about the provincial electoral district in Saskatchewan. For the district in the Northwest Territories, see Moosomin (N.W.T. electoral district).
Moosomin
Saskatchewan electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
MLA
 
 		 
Steven Bonk
Saskatchewan
District created1905
First contested1905
Last contested2020
Demographics
Electors10,345
Census division(s)Division 5, 6
Census subdivision(s)Moosomin

Formerly represented by speaker Don Toth, it is arguably one of the most conservative ridings in the province, having been in the hands of a centre-right party without interruption since 1975. It has never elected a member of the CCF or NDP, though the NDP came within 51 votes of winning it during its 1991 landslide.

The largest centre in the constituency is the town of Moosomin. Other towns in the district include Grenfell, Kipling, Montmartre, Broadview, Whitewood, Rocanville and Wolseley.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Legislature Years Member Party
18th 1975–1978     Larry Birkbeck Progressive Conservative
19th 1978–1982
20th 1982–1986
21st 1986–1991 Don Toth
22nd 1991–1995
23rd 1995–1997
1997–1999     Saskatchewan Party
24th 1999–2003
25th 2003–2007
26th 2007–2011
27th 2011–2016
28th 2016–2020 Steven Bonk
29th 2020–present

Election results
2020 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanSteven Bonk5,46777.78+5.47
New DemocraticKen Burton1,14316.26+1.75
Progressive ConservativeFrank Serfas2483.53-0.46
GreenMarjorie Graham1712.43-1.00
Total valid votes 7,02999.56
Total rejected ballots 310.44–
Turnout 7,060––
Eligible voters –
Saskatchewan hold Swing –
Source: Elections Saskatchewan
2016 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanSteven Bonk5,14272.31-4.75
New DemocraticAshlee Hicks1,03214.51-5.42
Progressive ConservativeLloyd Hauser2843.99-
GreenKate Ecklund2443.43+0.42
IndependentTrevor Bearance2183.00-
LiberalJanice Palmer1912.68-
Total valid votes –100.0  
Eligible voters –
Source: Elections Saskatchewan[1][2]
2011 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanDon Toth4,81077.06%+4.74
  NDP Carol Morin 1,244 19.93% -1.42
GreenLaura Forrester1883.01%–
Total 6,242 100.00%
2007 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanDon Toth5,10172.32%+12.46
  NDP Virginia Healey 1,506 21.35% -9.49
LiberalRandy Jeffries4466.33%-0.56
Total 7,053 100.00%
2003 Saskatchewan general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
SaskatchewanDon Toth4,40059.92%+0.09
New DemocraticRobert Stringer2,26830.89%+10.31
LiberalBryn Hirsch5066.89%−12.81
Western IndependenceFrank Serfas1692.30%–
Total 7,343 100.00%
1999 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SaskatchewanDon Toth4,66959.77%–
  NDP John M. McCormick 1,604 20.53% -11.54
LiberalJohn Van Eaton1,53919.70%-6.42
Total 7,812 100.00%
1995 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Don Toth 3,314 41.81% +1.39
  NDP Glen Gatin 2,542 32.07% -7.67
LiberalVic Greenlaw2,07026.12%+6.28
Total 7,926 100.00%
1991 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Don Toth 3,005 40.42% -19.80
  NDP Mary McGuire 2,954 39.74% +8.09
LiberalKeith Lewis1,47519.84%+11.71
Total 7,434 100.00%
1986 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Don Toth 4,622 60.22% +9.44
  NDP William F. Sauter 2,429 31.65% +1.46
LiberalMyles Fuchs6248.13%+5.08
Total 7,675 100.00%
1982 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Larry Birkbeck 4,165 50.78% +8.50
  NDP Fred A. Easton 2,476 30.19% -2.77
Western Canada ConceptDon Donaldson1,31115.98%–
LiberalPeter Semchuk2503.05%-21.71
Total 8,202 100.00%
1978 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Larry Birkbeck 3,353 42.28% +4.54
  NDP Fred A. Easton 2,614 32.96% +6.86
LiberalJ. Sinclair Harrison1,96424.76%-11.40
Total 7,931 100.00%
1975 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Larry Birkbeck 3,018 37.74% -
LiberalErnest Gardner2,89136.16%-15.64
  NDP Fred A. Easton 2,087 26.10% -22.10
Total 7,996 100.00%
1971 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalErnest Gardner4,00351.80%+8.91
  NDP Edward B. Shillington 3,724 48.20% +16.53
Total 7,727 100.00%
1967 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalErnest Gardner3,29742.89%+6.18
  NDP William F. Goodwin 2,435 31.67% -2.48
  Progressive Conservative Andrew E. Bruce 1,956 25.44% -3.70
Total 7,688 100.00%
June 30, 1965 By-Election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalErnest Gardner3,03336.71%-22.61
  CCF William F. Goodwin 2,821 34.15% -6.53
  Progressive Conservative Andrew E. Bruce 2,407 29.14% -
Total 8,261 100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalAlexander McDonald4,52359.32%+19.17
  CCF William F. Goodwin 3,102 40.68% +11.88
Total 7,625 100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalAlexander McDonald3,24540.15%-4.30
  CCF Edwin Nystrom 2,328 28.80% -1.72
Social CreditArthur E. Johnston1,29816.06%-8.97
  Progressive Conservative Verlie McDonald 1,212 14.99% -
Total 8,083 100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalAlexander McDonald3,68044.45%-9.16
  CCF Alfred S. Swanson 2,527 30.52% -15.87
Social CreditWilliam A. Thomas2,07225.03%-
Total 8,279 100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalAlexander McDonald4,63953.61%-6.80
  CCF Edwin Nystrom 4,014 46.39% +6.80
Total 8,653 100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative-LiberalAlexander McDonald5,25160.41%–
  CCF Ivan Burden 3,442 39.59% -6.65
Total 8,693 100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalArthur T. Procter3,86553.76%+2.10
  CCF David A. Cunningham 3,324 46.24% -
Total 7,189 100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalArthur T. Procter4,19851.66%+7.04
  Conservative Percy S. George 2,528 31.11% -8.00
Social CreditJoseph C. Richards1,40017.23%–
Total 8,126 100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalArthur T. Procter2,81244.62%-
  Conservative Frederick Dennis Munroe 2,465 39.11% -
     Farmer-Labour John Frederick Herman 1,025 16.27% –
Total 6,302 100.00%
October 7, 1929 By-Election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Frederick Dennis Munroe Acclaimed 100.00%
Total Acclamation
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Frederick Dennis Munroe 2,361 54.49% -
LiberalArthur T. Procter1,97245.51%-1.81
Total 4,333 100.00
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Independent John Louis Salkeld 1,888 52.68% +1.72
LiberalGeorge L. Martin1,69647.32%-1.72
Total 3,584 100.00
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative John Louis Salkeld 1,892 50.96% -2.06
LiberalDaniel L. Oliver1,82149.04%+2.06
Total 3,713 100.00
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative John Louis Salkeld 1,921 53.02% +9.75
LiberalJoseph Scott Goodman1,70246.98%-9.75
Total 3,623 100.00
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalAlexander Smith Smith1,14656.73%+5.15
  Conservative Edward Lindsey Elwood 874 43.27% -5.15
Total 2,020 100.00
1908 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalAlexander Smith Smith1,02651.58%+2.58
  Provincial Rights Daniel David Ellis 963 48.42% -2.58
Total 1,989 100.00
1905 Saskatchewan general election: Moosomin electoral district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Provincial Rights Daniel David Ellis 915 51.00% –
LiberalAlexander Smith Smith87949.00%–
Total 1,794 100.00

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly – Moosomin
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  1. Daniel David Ellis 1905–1908 Provincial Rights
     2. Alexander Smith Smith 1908–1917 Liberal
  3. John Louis Salkeld 1917–1925 Conservative
  4. John Louis Salkeld 1925–1929 Independent
  5. Frederick Dennis Munroe 1929–1934 Conservative
     6. Arthur T. Procter 1934–1948 Liberal
     7. Alexander McDonald 1948–1965 Liberal
     8. Ernest Gardner Sept. 1965 – 1975 Liberal
  9. Larry Birkbeck 1975–1986 Progressive Conservative
  10. Don Toth 1986–1997 Progressive Conservative
  11. Don Toth 1997–2016 Saskatchewan Party
  12. Steven Bonk 2016–present Saskatchewan Party

See also

Moosomin – Northwest Territories territorial electoral district (1870–1905).

References
  1. "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. "2016 General Election Results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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