Moose Jaw County

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Moose Jaw County was a provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The district was created as "Moose Jaw" before the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905. The riding was abolished into the districts of Gravelbourg, Bengough, Notukeu-Willow Bunch, and Milestone before the 9th Saskatchewan general election in 1938. It was the constituency of Premier Charles Avery Dunning.

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It is now part of the Thunder Creek, Moose Jaw Wakamow, and Wood River constituencies.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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 1. John Albert Sheppard 1905–1916 Liberal
 2. John Edwin Chisholm Dec. 1916 – 1917 Conservative
 3. Charles Avery Dunning 1917–1926 Liberal
 4. Thomas Waddell June 1926 – 1929 Liberal
 5. Sinclair Alexander Whittaker 1929–1934 Conservative
 6.Thomas Waddell1934–1938 Liberal

Election results

1905 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Albert Sheppard 75952.27%
  Provincial Rights Samuel K. Rathwell69347.73%
Total1,452100.00%
1908 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Albert Sheppard 1,12950.45%-1.82
  Provincial Rights Henry Dorrell1,10949.55%+1.82
Total2,238100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Albert Sheppard 97361.00%+10.55
  Conservative Fred W. Green62239.00%-10.55
Total1,595100.00%
December 5, 1916 By-Election: Moose Jaw County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative John Edwin Chisholm 2,14851.07%+12.07
Independent Liberal John Albert Sheppard 2,05848.93%-12.07
Total4,206100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Avery Dunning 3,31664.63%-
  Conservative John Edwin Chisholm 1,81535.37%-15.70
Total5,131100.00%
1921 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Avery Dunning Acclaimed100.00%
TotalAcclamation
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Avery Dunning 2,09471.49%-
Progressive John Flatekval83528.51%
Total2,929100.00%
May 25, 1926 By-Election: Moose Jaw County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Waddell Acclaimed100.00%
TotalAcclamation
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative Sinclair Alexander Whittaker 2,38150.95%-
Liberal Thomas Waddell 2,29249.05%-
Total4,673100.00%
1934 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Jaw County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Waddell 2,50047.27%-1.78
  Farmer-Labour Henry Milne1,71432.41%+32.41
  Independent Sinclair Whittaker 1,07520.32%-30.63
Total5,289100.00%

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