Saskatchewan (Provisional District)
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A 1900 map showing the District of Saskatchewan
The Provisional District of Saskatchewan was a federal electoral district in Northwest Territories, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1905.
This riding was created in 1886. It consisted of the Provisional District of Saskatchewan.
The electoral district of Saskatchewan was originally within the geographical region of the Northwest Territories. With the creation of the province of Saskatchewan in 1905, this riding, with territory in Alberta as well, was replaced in 1907 by Saskatchewan riding within the province of Saskatchewan.
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Day Hort MacDowall | 718 | ||||||
| Liberal | David Laird | 552 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Day Hort MacDowall | 950 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hugh John Montgomery | 667 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 988 | ||||||
| Conservative | James McKay | 944 | ||||||
| Independent | CRAIG, William | 213 | ||||||
By-election: Hon. W. Laurier appointed Prime Minister, 11 July 1896
| By-election on 19 December 1896 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Osborne Davis | 1,060 | |||
| Conservative | MCPHAIL, J.R. | 876 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Osborne Davis | 1,635 | ||||||
| Conservative | SPENCE, T.C. | 894 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Henderson Lamont | 2,183 | ||||||
| Conservative | McKay, Thomas | 1,347 | ||||||
See also
External links
- Riding history for Saskatchewan (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886–1905) from the Library of Parliament
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