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

Saskatchewan general election, 1905:

Moose Jaw City electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Provincial Rights John Henry Wellington 464 53.15%
LiberalOswald Baynes Fysh 409 46.85%
Total 873 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1908:

Moose Jaw City electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Provincial Rights John Henry Wellington 763 50.49% -2.66
LiberalJohn Robert Green 682 45.14% -1.71
     Independent Oswald Baynes Fysh 66 4.37%
Total 1,511 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1912:

Moose Jaw City electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Wellington Willoughby 951 52.83% +2.34
LiberalEdward Charles Matthews 791 43.95% -1.19
     Independent Harry Peters 58 3.22% -1.15
Total 1,800 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1917:

Moose Jaw City electoral district

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Wellington Willoughby 1,621 41.07% -11.76
LiberalWilliam Gladstone Ross 1,328 33.65% -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 Knowles 1,958 56.12% +22.47
     Labour William George Baker 1,531 43.88% +18.60
Total 3,489 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1921:

Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Labour William George Baker 3,132 26.43%
Independent ConservativeJames Pascoe 2,924 24.67%
LiberalEdward Murray Thompson 2,921 24.65%
LiberalHarold Fletcher 2,141 18.07%
     Independent Hugh McKellar 733 6.18%
Total 11,851 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
Labour–LiberalWilliam George Baker 4,704 32.83% Green tickY
LiberalWilliam Erskine Knowles 4,095 28.58% Green tickY
ConservativeJames Pascoe 2,809 19.60%
ConservativeNetson Ross Craig 2,722 18.99%
Total 14,330 100.00%
May 17, 1927 By-Election:

Moose Jaw City - Seat #2

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalWilliam Gladstone Ross 3,922 62.96% -
     Conservative Robert Henry Smith 2,307 37.04% -
Total 6,229 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1929:

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 Baker 4,181 24.97%
LiberalWilliam Gladstone Ross 3,980 23.77%
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
Saskatchewan general election, 1934
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalWilliam Gladstone Ross 4,928 25.55% Green tickY
LiberalJohn Houston Laird 4,403 22.83% Green tickY
ConservativeJohn Alexander Merkley 2,440 12.65%
ConservativeJames W. Hawthorne 2,319 12.02%
Farmer–LabourWaldo D. Summers 2,013 10.44%
Farmer–LabourHugh Gordon 1,765 9.15%
LabourWilliam George Baker 1,420 7.36%
Total 19,288 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1938:

Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalWilliam Gladstone Ross 4,830 25.62% -
LiberalWilliam George Baker 4,728 25.08% -
Social CreditJohn W. Corman 2,689 14.26%
Social CreditWilliam J. Passmore 2,465 13.07%
     Conservative John Alexander Merkley 2,137 11.34% -
     Conservative Arthur W. E. Fawkes 2,005 10.63% -
Total 18,854 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1944:

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. Pope 2,887 14.07% -
LiberalWilliam George Baker 2,881 14.05% -
     Prog. Conservative Russell L. Brownridge 1,271 6.20% -
     Prog. Conservative Hugh A. Tiers 1,036 5.05% -
Social CreditFrank E. Talbot 249 1.21% -
Total 20,514 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1948:

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%
Saskatchewan general election, 1952:

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. Wickens 3,718 16.57% -
LiberalBoris Dubinsky 3,640 16.22% -
Total 22,440 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1956:

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. Moffat 3,742 13.48% -
Social CreditSydney Smith 2,404 8.66% -
Social CreditJohn W. Vail 2,188 7.88% -
     Prog. Conservative C. T. McConnell 1,017 3.67% -
     Independent W. E. Rogers 192 0.69% -
Total 27,757 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1960:

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. Genesove 4,001 13.21% -
LiberalPatrick H. McCormick 3,491 11.53% -
     Prog. Conservative Ralph Bamford 3,253 10.74% -
     Prog. Conservative Daniel J. Patterson 2,804 9.26% -
Social CreditRalph Forge 1,664 5.50% -
Social CreditRalph Parr 1,661 5.49% -
Total 30,278 100.00%
Saskatchewan general election, 1964:

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. Astell 5,455 17.28% -
     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

Coordinates: 50°23′45″N 105°32′05″W / 50.39583°N 105.53472°W / 50.39583; -105.53472

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