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 |
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Oswald Critchley | 1894 | 1898 | |
Richard Bennett | 1898 | 1900 | |
1901 | 1905 |
[edit] Election results
[edit] 1894 election
1894 Northwest Territories general election | ||||
[1] | Name | Vote | % | |
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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 | % | |
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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 | % |
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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 | % | |
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Richard Bennett | 457 | 73.59% | ||
Thomas Riley | 164 | 26.31% | ||
Total Votes | 621 | 100% |
[edit] See also
- Calgary West federal electoral district.
- Calgary West Alberta provincial electoral district.
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