Moosomin (territorial electoral district) explained

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.

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

1885 Northwest Territories election
	Name	Vote	%	Spencer Bedford	Acclaimed

1888

1888 Northwest Territories general election
	Name	Vote	%	John Ryerson Neff	Acclaimed

1891 election

1891 Northwest Territories general election
	Name	Vote	%	John Ryerson Neff	Acclaimed

1894

1894 Northwest Territories general election
	Name	Vote	%	John Ryerson Neff	561	57.78%	Neil G. McCallum	410	42.22%
Total votes		971	100%

1898

1898 Northwest Territories general election
	Name	Vote	%	Alexander S. Smith	614	60.91%	John Ryerson Neff	392	39.09%
Total votes		1,008	100%

1902

1902 Northwest Territories general election
	Name	Vote	%	Alexander S. Smith	525	60.69%	John McCurdy	340	39.31%
Total votes		865	100%

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dictionary of Canadian Biography Moosomin . Library and Archives Canada . 2007-12-01.
2. Web site: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905 . Saskatchewan Archives.