Moose Jaw County
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Moose Jaw County was a provincial electoral division  for the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

 of the province of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The district was created as "Moose Jaw" before the 1st Saskatchewan general election
Saskatchewan general election, 1905
The Saskatchewan general election of 1905 was the first provincial election in the newly created Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on 13 December 1905 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Walter Scott led the Liberal Party of Saskatchewan to victory over the...

 in 1905. The riding was abolished and combined with the districts of Lumsden
Lumsden (provincial electoral district)
Lumsden was a provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The district was one of 25 created before the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905. It was the riding of Premier Thomas Walter Scott....

, Notukeu-Willow Bunch
Notukeu-Willow Bunch
Notukeu-Willow Bunch was a provincial electoral division for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, located south of Old Wives Lake...

, and Milestone
Milestone (electoral district)
Milestone is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada, south of Regina. Originally named "South Regina", this constituency was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905...

 before the 9th Saskatchewan general election
Saskatchewan general election, 1938
The Saskatchewan general election of 1938 was the ninth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 8, 1938, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....

 in 1938. It was the constituency of Premier Charles Avery Dunning
Charles Avery Dunning
Charles Avery Dunning, PC was born in Croft, Leicestershire, England. During his career, he was a successful businessman, a Canadian politician , and a university chancellor.-Early life:...

.

It is now part of the Thunder Creek
Thunder Creek (electoral district)
Thunder Creek is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Originally created for the 3rd Saskatchewan general election in 1912 and abolished in 1938, this constituency was reconstituted for the 18th Saskatchewan general election in 1975.Communities in...

, Moose Jaw Wakamow
Moose Jaw Wakamow
Moose Jaw Wakamow is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada.This district was created for the 1967 election after the Saskatchewan government decided to retire a system of two-seat electoral divisions for the cities of Regina, Saskatoon, and Moose...

, and Wood River constituencies.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

|MLA |Party
1. John Albert Sheppard
John Albert Sheppard
John Albert Sheppard was an educator, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Moose Jaw County in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1916 as a Liberal....

1905–1916 Liberal
2. John Edwin Chisholm Dec. 1916–1917 Conservative
3. Charles Avery Dunning
Charles Avery Dunning
Charles Avery Dunning, PC was born in Croft, Leicestershire, England. During his career, he was a successful businessman, a Canadian politician , and a university chancellor.-Early life:...

1917–1926 Liberal
4. Thomas Waddell June 1926–1929 Liberal
5. Sinclair Alexander Whittaker 1929–1934 Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories....


6. Thomas Waddell 1934–1938 Liberal

Election results

|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|John Albert Sheppard
John Albert Sheppard
John Albert Sheppard was an educator, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Moose Jaw County in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1916 as a Liberal....


|align="right"|759
|align="right"|52.27%
|align="right"|–

|Provincial Rights
Provincial Rights Party
The Provincial Rights Party was a Canadian political party founded and led by Frederick W.A.G. Haultain in 1905 to contest elections in the new province of Saskatchewan.Haultain had been Premier of the North-West Territories prior to the province's creation...


|Samuel K. Rathwell
|align="right"|693
|align="right"|47.73%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|1,452
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|John Albert Sheppard
John Albert Sheppard
John Albert Sheppard was an educator, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Moose Jaw County in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1916 as a Liberal....


|align="right"|1,129
|align="right"|50.45%
|align="right"|-1.82

|Provincial Rights
Provincial Rights Party
The Provincial Rights Party was a Canadian political party founded and led by Frederick W.A.G. Haultain in 1905 to contest elections in the new province of Saskatchewan.Haultain had been Premier of the North-West Territories prior to the province's creation...


|Henry Dorrell
|align="right"|1,109
|align="right"|49.55%
|align="right"|+1.82
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|2,238
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|John Albert Sheppard
John Albert Sheppard
John Albert Sheppard was an educator, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Moose Jaw County in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1916 as a Liberal....


|align="right"|973
|align="right"|61.00%
|align="right"|+10.55

|Conservative
|Fred W. Green
|align="right"|622
|align="right"|39.00%
|align="right"|-10.55
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|1,595
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Conservative
|John Edwin Chisholm
|align="right"|2,148
|align="right"|51.07%
|align="right"|+12.07

|Independent Liberal
|John Albert Sheppard
John Albert Sheppard
John Albert Sheppard was an educator, farmer and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada. He represented Moose Jaw County in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1905 to 1916 as a Liberal....


|align="right"|2,058
|align="right"|48.93%
|align="right"|-12.07
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,206
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Charles Avery Dunning
Charles Avery Dunning
Charles Avery Dunning, PC was born in Croft, Leicestershire, England. During his career, he was a successful businessman, a Canadian politician , and a university chancellor.-Early life:...


|align="right"|3,316
|align="right"|64.63%
|align="right"|-

|Conservative
|John Edwin Chisholm
|align="right"|1,815
|align="right"|35.37%
|align="right"|-15.70
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,131
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Charles Avery Dunning
Charles Avery Dunning
Charles Avery Dunning, PC was born in Croft, Leicestershire, England. During his career, he was a successful businessman, a Canadian politician , and a university chancellor.-Early life:...


|align="right"|Acclaimed
|align="right"|100.00%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|Acclamation
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Charles Avery Dunning
Charles Avery Dunning
Charles Avery Dunning, PC was born in Croft, Leicestershire, England. During his career, he was a successful businessman, a Canadian politician , and a university chancellor.-Early life:...


|align="right"|2,094
|align="right"|71.49%
|align="right"|-

|Progressive
Progressive Party of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Party of Saskatchewan was a provincial section of the Progressive Party of Canada and was active from the 1920s to the mid-1930s...


|John Flatekval
|align="right"|835
|align="right"|28.51%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|2,929
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Thomas Waddell
|align="right"|Acclaimed
|align="right"|100.00%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|Acclamation
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories....


|Sinclair Alexander Whittaker
|align="right"|2,381
|align="right"|50.95%
|align="right"|-

|Liberal
|Thomas Waddell
|align="right"|2,292
|align="right"|49.05%
|align="right"|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,673
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-

|style="width: 130px"|Liberal
|Thomas Waddell
|align="right"|2,500
|align="right"|47.27%
|align="right"|-1.78

|Farmer-Labour
Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s...


|Henry Milne
|align="right"|1,714
|align="right"|32.41%
|align="right"|+32.41

|Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...


|Sinclair Whittaker
|align="right"|1,075
|align="right"|20.32%
|align="right"|-30.63
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,289
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|

See also

Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw (N.W.T. electoral district)
Moose Jaw was a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada.The riding was created by royal proclamation in 1883 and abolished in 1905 when Alberta and Saskatchewan were created....

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