High River (N.W.T. electoral district)

High River was a single member territorial electoral district in Northwest Territories Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1894 until 1905.

Electoral history

The electoral district was created under the revised North-West Representation Act that was passed through the Parliament of Canada in 1894. The electoral district was created out of the old Calgary electoral district to meet the requirement of 2,500 residents per electoral district as outlined in the Northwest Territories Act.

After Alberta and Saskatchewan were created, the electoral district was abolished in 1905. A new High River district was created to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

[1] Name Elected Left Office
     John Lineham 1894 1898
     Richard Alfred Wallace 1898 1905

Election results

1894 election

1894 Northwest Territories general election
[1] Name Vote %
     John Lineham 328 76.82%
     Frederick James Boswell 99 23.18%
Total Votes 427 100%

1898 election

1898 Northwest Territories general election
[1] Name Vote %
     Richard Alfred Wallace 176 38.51%
     Albert Edward Banister 126 27.57%
     Walter C. Skrine 114 24.95%
     Alfred Wyndham 37 8.10%
     Alexander Begg 4 0.87%
Total Votes 457 100%

1902 election

1902 Northwest Territories general election
[1] Name Vote %
     Richard Alfred Wallace 249 69.55%
     George Hoadley 109 30.45%
Total Votes 358 100%

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905". Saskatchewan Archives. p. 27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.

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