Moose Jaw (territorial electoral district)

Moose Jaw was a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories, Canada. The riding was created by royal proclamation in 1883 and abolished in 1905 when Alberta and Saskatchewan were created.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

[1]	Name	Elected	Left office
	James Hamilton Ross	1883	1901
	George Annable	1901	1905

Election results

1883

August 13, 1883 by-election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	James Hamilton Ross	42	67.74%
	John McKay	20	32.26%
Total votes		62	100%

1885

1885 North-West Territories election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	James Hamilton Ross	161	60.99%
	Edward W. Hopkins	103	39.01%
Total votes		264	100%

1888

1888 North-West Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	James Hamilton Ross	161	55.72%
	George Annable	129	44.28%
Total votes		290	100%

1891

1891 North-West Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	James Hamilton Ross	232	55.11%
	John Gilbert Gordon	189	44.89%
Total votes		421	100%

1894

1894 North-West Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	James Hamilton Ross	413	55.59%
	George Annable	330	44.41%
Total votes		743	100%

1897

October 26, 1897 by-election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	James Hamilton Ross	Acclaimed

The by-election was held to confirm Mr. Ross to his appointment as the Territorial Secretary, the Territorial Treasurer and Minister of Public Works and Minister of Agriculture in the North-West Territories cabinet.

1898

1898 North-West Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	James Hamilton Ross	Acclaimed

1901

March 22, 1901 by-election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	George Annable	498	50.15%
	Arthur Hitchcock	495	49.85%
Total votes		993	100%

1902

1902 North-West Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	George Annable	579	55.14%
	William Riddell	471	44.86%
Total votes		1,050	100%

See also

• List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts