title: Moose Jaw (territorial electoral district)
text: # Moose Jaw (territorial 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.
  
  ## Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
  
  | Name | Elected | Left Office |
  | - | - | - |
  | James Hamilton Ross | 1883 | 1901 |
  | George Annable | 1901 | 1905 |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 1883 election
  
  August 13, 1883 by-election :
  
  | | Name | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | James Hamilton Ross | 42 | 67.74% |
  | | John McKay | 20 | 32.26% |
  | Total Votes | Total Votes | 62 | 100% |
  
  ### 1885 election
  
  1885 Northwest Territories election :
  
  | | Name | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | James Hamilton Ross | 161 | 60.99% |
  | | Edward W. Hopkins | 103 | 39.01% |
  | Total Votes | Total Votes | 264 | 100% |
  
  ### 1888 election
  
  1888 Northwest Territories general election :
  
  | | Name | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | James Hamilton Ross | 161 | 55.72% |
  | | George Annable | 129 | 44.28% |
  | Total Votes | Total Votes | 290 | 100% |
  
  ### 1891 election
  
  1891 Northwest Territories general election :
  
  | | Name | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | James Hamilton Ross | 232 | 55.11% |
  | | John Gilbert Gordon | 189 | 44.89% |
  | Total Votes | Total Votes | 421 | 100% |
  
  ### 1894 election
  
  1894 Northwest Territories general election :
  
  | | Name | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | James Hamilton Ross | 413 | 55.59% |
  | | George Annable | 330 | 44.41% |
  | Total Votes | Total Votes | 743 | 100% |
  
  ### 1897 election
  
  October 26, 1897 by-election :
  
  | Name | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | James Hamilton Ross | Acclaimed | 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 Northwest Territories cabinet.
  
  ### 1898 election
  
  1898 Northwest Territories general election :
  
  | Name | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | James Hamilton Ross | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |
  
  ### 1901 election
  
  March 22, 1901 by-election :
  
  | | Name | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | George Annable | 498 | 50.15% |
  | | Arthur Hitchcock | 495 | 49.85% |
  | Total Votes | Total Votes | 993 | 100% |
  
  ### 1902 election
  
  1902 Northwest Territories general election :
  
  | | Name | Vote | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | George Annable | 579 | 55.14% |
  | | William Riddell | 471 | 44.86% |
  | Total Votes | Total Votes | 1,050 | 100% |
  