Wolseley (Saskatchewan electoral district)

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Wolseley was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Centred on the town of Wolseley, it was one of 25 constituencies created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905.

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Created as "Wolseley" before 1905, the district was redrawn and renamed "Moose Mountain" in 1908. Redrawn and renamed again in 1921, the riding was abolished before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934 into Qu'Appelle-Wolseley and Moosomin.

It is now part of the constituencies of Indian Head-Milestone and Moosomin.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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 1. William Elliott 1905 – 1912 Provincial Rights
 2. Robert Armstrong Magee 1912 – 1921 Liberal
 3. William George Bennett 1921 – 1925Independent, Conservative
 4. Thomas McAfee 1925 – 1929 Liberal
 5.William George Bennett1929 – 1934 Conservative

Election results

Wolseley (1905 – 1908)

1905 Saskatchewan general election: Wolseley electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Provincial Rights William Elliott 71550.71%
Liberal Levi Thomson69549.29%
Total1,410100.00%

Moose Mountain (1908 – 1921)

1908 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Provincial Rights William Elliott 1,02351.23%-0.52
Liberal Christopher John Rosborough97448.77%+0.52
Total1,997100.00%
1912 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Armstrong Magee 1,00152.77%+4.00
  Conservative William Elliott 89647.23%-4.00
Total1,897100.00%
1917 Saskatchewan general election: Moose Mountain electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Armstrong Magee 1,82451.80%-0.97
  Conservative William Elliott 1,69748.20%+0.97
Total3,521100.00%

Wolseley (1921 – 1934)

1921 Saskatchewan general election: Wolseley electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 } Independent William George Bennett 2,32254.51%
Liberal Robert Armstrong Magee 1,93845.49%-6.31
Total4,260100.00%
1925 Saskatchewan general election: Wolseley electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas McAfee 2,55951.84%+6.35
  Conservative William George Bennett 2,37748.16%-6.35
Total4,936100.00%
1929 Saskatchewan general election: Wolseley electoral district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Conservative William George Bennett 3,45057.73%+9.57
Liberal Thomas McAfee 2,52642.27%-9.57
Total5,976100.00%

See also

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

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