Wolseley (Saskatchewan electoral district)
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Wolseley was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly
of the province of Saskatchewan
, Canada
. Centered on the town of Wolseley
, it was one of 25 constituencies created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election
in 1905.
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.
It is now part of the constituencies of Indian Head-Milestone
and Moosomin
.
| style="width: 130px" |Provincial Rights
|William Elliott
|align="right"|715
|align="right"|50.71%
|align="right"|–
|Liberal
|Levi Thomson
|align="right"|695
|align="right"|49.29%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|1,410
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
| style="width: 130px" |Provincial Rights
|William Elliott
|align="right"|1,023
|align="right"|51.23%
|align="right"|-0.52
|Liberal
|Christopher John Rosborough
|align="right"|974
|align="right"|48.77%
|align="right"|+0.52
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|1,997
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Robert Armstrong Magee
|align="right"|1,001
|align="right"|52.77%
|align="right"|+4.00
|Conservative
|William Elliott
|align="right"|896
|align="right"|47.23%
|align="right"|-4.00
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|1,897
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Robert Armstrong Magee
|align="right"|1,824
|align="right"|51.80%
|align="right"|-0.97
|Conservative
|William Elliott
|align="right"|1,697
|align="right"|48.20%
|align="right"|+0.97
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|3,521
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
| style="width: 130px" |Independent
|William George Bennett
|align="right"|2,322
|align="right"|54.51%
|align="right"|–
|Liberal
|Robert Armstrong Magee
|align="right"|1,938
|align="right"|45.49%
|align="right"|-6.31
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,260
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Thomas McAfee
|align="right"|2,559
|align="right"|51.84%
|align="right"|+6.35
|Conservative
|William George Bennett
|align="right"|2,377
|align="right"|48.16%
|align="right"|-6.35
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,936
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |Conservative
|William George Bennett
|align="right"|3,450
|align="right"|57.73%
|align="right"|+9.57
|Liberal
|Thomas McAfee
|align="right"|2,526
|align="right"|42.27%
|align="right"|-9.57
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,976
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
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...
. Centered on the town of Wolseley
Wolseley, Saskatchewan
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, it was one of 25 constituencies created for 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.
Created as "Wolseley" before 1905
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...
, the district was redrawn and renamed "Moose Mountain" in 1908
Saskatchewan general election, 1908
The Saskatchewan general election of 1908 was the second provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on August 14, 1908 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Premier Walter Scott and his Liberal Party were re-elected for a second term, defeating...
. Redrawn and renamed again in 1921
Saskatchewan general election, 1921
The Saskatchewan general election of 1921 was the fifth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 9, 1921 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....
, the riding was abolished before the 8th Saskatchewan general election
Saskatchewan general election, 1934
The Saskatchewan general election of 1934 was the eighth provincial election held in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It was held on June 19, 1934, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan....
in 1934.
It is now part of the constituencies of Indian Head-Milestone
Indian Head-Milestone
Indian Head-Milestone is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southern Saskatchewan, this constituency was created through the Representation Act, 1994 by combining the district of Indian Head-Wolseley with part of the constituency of...
and Moosomin
Moosomin (electoral district)
Moosomin is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. Located in southeastern Saskatchewan, this constituency was one of 25 created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905....
.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
|MLA | |Party |
1. | William Elliott | 1905 – 1912 | 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... |
2. | Robert Armstrong Magee | 1912 – 1921 | Liberal |
3. | William George Bennett | 1921 – 1925 | Independent, 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.... |
4. | Thomas McAfee | 1925 – 1929 | Liberal |
5. | William George Bennett | 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.... |
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Wolseley (1905 – 1908)
|-| style="width: 130px" |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...
|William Elliott
|align="right"|715
|align="right"|50.71%
|align="right"|–
|Liberal
|Levi Thomson
|align="right"|695
|align="right"|49.29%
|align="right"|–
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|1,410
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
Moose Mountain (1908 – 1921)
|-| style="width: 130px" |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...
|William Elliott
|align="right"|1,023
|align="right"|51.23%
|align="right"|-0.52
|Liberal
|Christopher John Rosborough
|align="right"|974
|align="right"|48.77%
|align="right"|+0.52
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|1,997
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Robert Armstrong Magee
|align="right"|1,001
|align="right"|52.77%
|align="right"|+4.00
|Conservative
|William Elliott
|align="right"|896
|align="right"|47.23%
|align="right"|-4.00
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|1,897
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Robert Armstrong Magee
|align="right"|1,824
|align="right"|51.80%
|align="right"|-0.97
|Conservative
|William Elliott
|align="right"|1,697
|align="right"|48.20%
|align="right"|+0.97
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|3,521
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
Wolseley (1921 – 1934)
|-| style="width: 130px" |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...
|William George Bennett
|align="right"|2,322
|align="right"|54.51%
|align="right"|–
|Liberal
|Robert Armstrong Magee
|align="right"|1,938
|align="right"|45.49%
|align="right"|-6.31
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,260
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Thomas McAfee
|align="right"|2,559
|align="right"|51.84%
|align="right"|+6.35
|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....
|William George Bennett
|align="right"|2,377
|align="right"|48.16%
|align="right"|-6.35
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|4,936
!align="right"|100.00%
!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....
|William George Bennett
|align="right"|3,450
|align="right"|57.73%
|align="right"|+9.57
|Liberal
|Thomas McAfee
|align="right"|2,526
|align="right"|42.27%
|align="right"|-9.57
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|5,976
!align="right"|100.00%
!align="right"|
See also
Wolseley – Northwest Territories territorial electoral district (1870–1905).- Electoral district (Canada)Electoral district (Canada)An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
- List of Saskatchewan provincial electoral districts
- List of Saskatchewan general elections
- List of political parties in Saskatchewan
- Wolseley, SaskatchewanWolseley, Saskatchewan-External links:** Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan...