# Moose Jaw—Lake Centre

Moose Jaw—Lake Centre was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968 and from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1953 from parts of Lake Centre, Moose Jaw, Qu'Appelle, and Rosthern ridings.
The riding was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Moose Jaw, Regina East and Regina—Lake Centre ridings. It was re-created in 1987 from parts of Assiniboia, Humboldt—Lake Centre and Moose Jaw ridings. The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed into Blackstrap, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, Palliser and Regina—Arm River ridings.

## History
### Historical boundaries

* 1952 representation order
* 1966 representation order (as Moose Jaw)
* 1976 representation order (as Moose Jaw)
* 1987 representation order

### Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Lake Centre, Moose Jaw, Qu'Appelle, and Rosthern prior to 1953 |||||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Ross Thatcher | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Scoop Lewry | Co-operative Commonwealth |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | James Ernest Pascoe | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | James Ernest Pascoe | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | James Ernest Pascoe | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | James Ernest Pascoe | Progressive Conservative |
| Moose Jaw, Assiniboia, and Humboldt—Lake Centre from 1968 to 1988 |||||
| 34th | 1988–1993 | Rod Laporte | New Democratic |
| 35th | 1993–1997 | Allan Kerpan | Reform |
| Blackstrap, Cypress Hills—Grasslands, Palliser and Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre from 1997 to present |||||

## Election results
### 1953–1968

1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ross Thatcher | 12,436 |
| Liberal | James Lawrence Gemmell | 6,021 |
| Progressive Conservative | James Ernest Pascoe | 4,480 |
| Labor–Progressive | Frederick Nelson Clarke | 792 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Louis Harrington Lewry | 9,834 |
| Progressive Conservative | James Ernest Pascoe | 9,455 |
| Liberal | Richard Neild Lillico | 6,876 |
| Social Credit | Martin Kelln | 2,740 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | James Ernest Pascoe | 18,736 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Louis Harrington Lewry | 8,535 |
| Liberal | Jim De Rosenroll | 4,030 |
| Independent | W. Elvy Rogers | 146 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | James Ernest Pascoe | 19,456 |
| New Democratic | Carl Wells | 8,347 |
| Liberal | Harvey D. Ross | 7,924 |
| Social Credit | Ed Chamberlin | 1,720 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | James Ernest Pascoe | 20,958 |
| Liberal | Ted Pudden | 8,283 |
| New Democratic | Carl Wells | 7,439 |
| Social Credit | Ed Chamberlin | 1,581 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | James Ernest Pascoe | 18,087 |
| New Democratic | Ken Fowler | 10,495 |
| Liberal | Bill Clarke | 10,332 |
| Social Credit | Alma Leech | 977 |

### 1988–1997

1988 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| New Democratic | Rod Laporte | 15,916 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Gottselig | 15,508 |
| Liberal | Linda Boxall | 5,980 |
| Confederation of Regions | Edwin W. Appenheimer | 287 |
1993 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Reform | Allan Kerpan | 10,432 |
| New Democratic | Rod Laporte | 10,122 |
| Liberal | John Morris | 9,354 |
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Gottselig | 4,204 |
| Natural Law | Jack Heilman | 158 |
| Canada Party | Walton Eddy | 117 |