- Moosomin (N.W.T. electoral district)
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For other uses, see Moosomin.
Moosomin was a territorial electoral district in Northwest Territories, Canada that came into existence by Royal Proclamation in 1885 and was abolished when Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905.
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History
The electoral district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. The electoral district was named after the town of Moosomin, Northwest Territories and the town's name sake Chief Moosomin, a well known leader of the Cree in the late 19th century.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
[2] Name Elected Left Office Spencer Bedford 1885 1888 John Ryerson Neff 1888 1898 Alexander S. Smith 1898 1905 Election results
1885 election
1885 Northwest Territories election [2] Name Vote % Spencer Bedford Acclaimed 1888 election
1888 Northwest Territories general election [2] Name Vote % John Ryerson Neff Acclaimed 1891 election
1891 Northwest Territories general election [2] Name Vote % John Ryerson Neff Acclaimed 1894 election
1894 Northwest Territories general election [2] Name Vote % John Ryerson Neff 561 57.78% Neil G. McCallum 410 42.22% Total Votes 971 100% 1898 election
1898 Northwest Territories general election [2] Name Vote % Alexander S. Smith 614 60.91% John Ryerson Neff 392 39.09% Total Votes 1,008 100% 1902 election
1902 Northwest Territories general election [2] Name Vote % Alexander S. Smith 525 60.69% John McCurdy 340 39.31% Total Votes 865 100% References
- ^ "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Moosomin". Library and Archives Canada. http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6954. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905". Saskatchewan Archives. pp. 27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928101028/http://www.saskarchives.com/web/seld/1-00.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
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Current Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts Deh Cho • Frame Lake • Great Slave • Hay River North • Hay River South • Inuvik Boot Lake • Inuvik Twin Lakes • Kam Lake • Mackenzie Delta • Monfwi • Nahendeh • Nunakput • Range Lake • Sahtu • Thebacha • Tu Nedhe • Weledeh • Yellowknife Centre • Yellowknife SouthCategories:- Former Northwest Territories electoral districts
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