West Calgary (N.W.T. electoral district)

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West Calgary was a former single member electoral district that was mandated to return members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1894 until it was abolished in 1905.

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[edit] History

West Calgary was created from the old Calgary electoral district. This took place after the passage of the North-West Representation Act 1894 passed through parliament. Calgary's electoral districts were split into this district East Calgary and High River.

[edit] Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

[1] Name Elected Left Office
     Oswald Critchley 1894 1898
Richard Bennett 1898 1900
1901 1905

[edit] Election results

[edit] 1894 election

1894 Northwest Territories general election
[1] Name Vote %
     Oswald Critchley 236 35.33%
     Alexander Lucas 228 34.13%
     Arthur Lewis Sifton 204 30.54%
Total Votes 668 100%

[edit] 1898 election

1898 Northwest Territories general election
[1] Name Vote %
     Richard Bennett 291 40.87%
     William W. Stuart 205 28.79%
     James Muir 169 23.74%
     Thomas Riley 47 6.60%
Total Votes 712 100%

[edit] 1901 election

March 22, 1901 by-election
[1] Name Vote %
     Richard Bennett 562 66.20%
     Charles Stuart 287 33.80%
Total Votes 849 100%

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Richard Bennett, who resigned his seat to run for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1900 Canadian federal election.[2]

[edit] 1902 election

1902 Northwest Territories general election
[1] Name Vote %
     Richard Bennett 457 73.59%
     Thomas Riley 164 26.31%
Total Votes 621 100%

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905. Saskatchewan Archives. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
  2. ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Alberta (Provisional District). Parliament of Canada. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.

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