Moose Jaw City

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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.

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From 1921 to 1967 Moose Jaw City was one of three districts in the province that elected more than one representative to the Legislature.

Election results

For years with multiple winners, names of successful candidates are in bold.

1905 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Provincial Rights John Henry Wellington 46453.15%
Liberal Oswald Baynes Fysh40946.85%
Total873100.00%
1908 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Provincial Rights John Henry Wellington 76350.49%-2.66
Liberal John Robert Green68245.14%-1.71
  Independent Oswald Baynes Fysh664.37%
Total1,511100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Wellington Willoughby 95152.83%+2.34
Liberal Edward Charles Matthews79143.95%-1.19
  Independent Harry Peters583.22%-1.15
Total1,800100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Wellington Willoughby 1,62141.07%-11.76
Liberal William Gladstone Ross 1,32833.65%-10.30
  Labour William George Baker 99825.28%
Total3,947100.00%
June 10, 1918 By-Election: Moose Jaw City electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Erskine Knowles 1,95856.12%+22.47
  Labour William George Baker 1,53143.88%+18.60
Total3,489100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Labour William George Baker 3,13226.43%
Independent Conservative James Pascoe 2,92424.67%
Liberal Edward Murray Thompson2,92124.65%
Liberal Harold Fletcher2,14118.07%
  Independent Hugh McKellar7336.18%
Total11,851100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Labour–Liberal William George Baker 4,70432.83%Green check.svgY
Liberal William Erskine Knowles 4,09528.58%Green check.svgY
Conservative James Pascoe 2,80919.60%
Conservative Netson Ross Craig2,72218.99%
Total14,330 100.00%
May 17, 1927 By-Election: Moose Jaw City - Seat #2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Gladstone Ross 3,92262.96%-
  Conservative Robert Henry Smith 2,30737.04%-
Total6,229100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative John Alexander Merkley 4,37226.12%
  Conservative Robert Henry Smith 4,20925.14%
Liberal-Labour William George Baker 4,18124.97%
Liberal William Gladstone Ross 3,98023.77%
Total16,742100.00%
September 30, 1929 By-Election: Moose Jaw City - Seat #1
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative John Alexander Merkley Acclaimed100.00%
TotalAcclamation
1934 Saskatchewan general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Elected
Liberal William Gladstone Ross 4,92825.55%Green check.svgY
Liberal John Houston Laird 4,40322.83%Green check.svgY
Conservative John Alexander Merkley 2,44012.65%
Conservative James W. Hawthorne2,31912.02%
Farmer–Labour Waldo D. Summers2,01310.44%
Farmer–Labour Hugh Gordon1,7659.15%
Labour William George Baker 1,4207.36%
Total19,288 100.00%
1938 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Gladstone Ross 4,83025.62%-
Liberal William George Baker 4,72825.08%-
Social Credit John W. Corman 2,68914.26%
Social Credit William J. Passmore2,46513.07%
  Conservative John Alexander Merkley 2,13711.34%-
  Conservative Arthur W. E. Fawkes2,00510.63%-
Total18,854100.00%
1944 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF John W. Corman 6,29630.69%-
  CCF D. Henry R. Heming 5,89428.73%-
Liberal Harold W. Pope2,88714.07%-
Liberal William George Baker 2,88114.05%-
  Prog. Conservative Russell L. Brownridge1,2716.20%-
  Prog. Conservative Hugh A. Tiers1,0365.05%-
Social Credit Frank E. Talbot2491.21%-
Total20,514100.00%
1948 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF John W. Corman 7,53430.06%-
  CCF D. Henry R. Heming 7,33129.26%-
  Independent H. Gordon Young5,24020.91%-
  Independent J. Fraser McClellan4,95519.77%-
Total25,060100.00%
1952 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF John W. Corman 7,55533.67%-
  CCF D. Henry R. Heming 7,52733.54%-
Liberal Alfred J. Wickens3,71816.57%-
Liberal Boris Dubinsky3,64016.22%-
Total22,440100.00%
1956 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF D. Henry R. Heming 6,93624.99%-
  CCF William Davies 6,75624.34%-
  Independent Richard N. Lillico4,52216.29%-
Liberal Kay E. Moffat3,74213.48%-
Social Credit Sydney Smith2,4048.66%-
Social Credit John W. Vail2,1887.88%-
  Prog. Conservative C. T. McConnell1,0173.67%-
  Independent W. E. Rogers1920.69%-
Total27,757100.00%
1960 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF William Davies 6,79422.44%-
  CCF Gordon Snyder 6,61021.83%-
Liberal Louis J. Genesove4,00113.21%-
Liberal Patrick H. McCormick3,49111.53%-
  Prog. Conservative Ralph Bamford3,25310.74%-
  Prog. Conservative Daniel J. Patterson2,8049.26%-
Social Credit Ralph Forge1,6645.50%-
Social Credit Ralph Parr1,6615.49%-
Total30,278100.00%
1964 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw City - 2 members elected
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  CCF William Davies 7,74924.55%-
  CCF Gordon Snyder 7,55023.92%-
  Prog. Conservative Daniel J. Patterson7,11522.54%-
Liberal E. A. Astell5,45517.28%-
  Prog. Conservative Gordon A. Hume3,69711.71%-
Total31,566100.00%

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