1894 North-West Territories general election

The 1894 North-West Territories general election was held on 31 October 1894. This was the third general election in the history of the North-West Territories, Canada. It was held to elect 29 members of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories, the writs were dropped on 3 October 1894. Frederick Haultain continued to lead the government.

1894 North-West Territories general election

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29 seats in the North-West Legislative Assembly

Chairman before election

Frederick Haultain

Chairman after election

Frederick Haultain

This was the first general election a secret ballot was held, with voters marking an X on a blank piece of paper in the colour that corresponds to their candidate.

Election results

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The turnout cannot be established, as no voters lists were in use.

Members were elected on non-partisan basis but decisions were decided by majority vote in the chamber.

Election summary # of candidates Popular vote
Incumbent New # %
Acclaimed candidates 4 2 - -
Elected candidates 15 8 6,856 44.73%
Defeated candidates 5 24 5,672 45.27%
Total 53 12,528 100%

Results by riding

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Members elected to the 3rd North-West Legislative Assembly. For complete electoral history, see individual districts

Electoral District First Second Third Fourth Fifth Incumbent
Banff Robert Brett
238
64.15%
T.F. English
133
35.85%
Robert Brett
Batoche Charles Eugene Boucher
101
57.06%
David Venne
76
42.94%
Charles Eugene Boucher
Battleford James Clinkskill
173
52.74%
Benjamin Prince
155
47.26%
James Clinkskill
Cannington Samuel Page
237
60.00%
N. McConnachie
158
40.00%
Samuel Page
East Calgary Joseph Bannerman
209
33.55%
Simon John Clarke
190
30.50%
Neville James Lindsay
117
18.78%
Paddy Nolan
57
9.15%
James Reilly
50
8.03%
New District from Calgary
Edmonton Frank Oliver
Acclamation
Frank Oliver
High River John Lineham
328
76.81%
Frederick James Boswell
99
23.19%
New District from Calgary
Kinistino William Frederick Meyers
60
51.28%
James Tennant
57
48.72%
William Frederick Meyers
Lethbridge Charles Alexander Magrath
Acclamation
Charles Alexander Magrath
Macleod Frederick W. A. G. Haultain
Acclamation
Frederick W. A. G. Haultain
Medicine Hat Edward Fearon
398
56.29%
Thomas Tweed
309
43.71%
Thomas Tweed
Mitchell Hilliard Mitchell
Acclamation
Hilliard Mitchell
Moose Jaw James Hamilton Ross
413
55.59%
Jonathan Edward Annable
330
44.41%
James Hamilton Ross
Moosomin John Ryerson Neff
561
57.78%
Neil G. McCallum
410
42.22%
John Ryerson Neff
North Qu’Appelle William Sutherland
312
55.12%
George Forbes Guernsey
183
32.33%
William Richard Motherwell
71
12.54%
William Sutherland
North Regina George W. Brown
454
64.03%
David Jelly
255
35.97%
David Jelly
Prince Albert East John Felton Betts
282
57.32%
James Taylor
210
42.68%
New District
Prince Albert West John Lestock Reid
238
56.40%
Alexander Campbell
184
43.60%
New District
Red Deer John A. Simpson
282
37.55%
Leonard Gaetz
257
34.22%
Francis Wilkins
212
28.23%
Francis Wilkins
St. Albert Daniel Maloney
368
53.10%
Antonio Prince
325
46.90%
Antonio Prince
Saltcoats William Eakin
280
58.95%
Thomas Carleton
195
41.05%
New District
Souris George Knowling
Acclamation
George Knowling
South Qu’Appelle George H. V. Bulyea
355
51.90%
George Davidson
329
48.10%
George Davidson
South Regina Daniel Mowat
315
56.25%
Jacob W. Smith
245
43.75%
Daniel Mowat
Victoria Frank Fraser Tims
Acclamation
West Calgary Oswald Critchley
236
35.33%
Alexander Lucas
228
34.13%
Arthur Sifton
204
30.54%
New District from Calgary
Whitewood Archibald Beaton Gillis
300
51.64%
Walter Claude Thorburn
281
48.36%
Daniel Campbell
Wolseley James Dill
511
67.33%
T. Fleming
248
32.67%
James Dill
Yorkton Fredrik Robert Insinger
205
66.34%
J.S. Crerar
104
33.66%
New District

Further reading

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  • Lingard, Charles Cecil (1946). Territorial government in Canada: the autonomy question in the old North-West Territories. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. OCLC 577721800.
  • Thomas, Lewis H. (1978). The struggle for responsible government in the North-West Territories, 1870–97 (2nd ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-2287-5.
  • "Territories" (PDF). Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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