West Calgary
West Calgary was a single member electoral district that was mandated to return members to the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories, Canada, from 1894 until it was abolished in 1905.
History
[edit]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.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
[edit]| [1] | Name | Elected | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oswald Critchley | 1894 | 1898 | |
| Richard Bennett | 1898 | 1900 | |
| 1901 | 1905 |
Election results
[edit]1894
[edit]| 1894 North-West 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% | ||
1898
[edit]| 1898 North-West 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% | ||
1901
[edit]| 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 House of Commons of Canada in the 1900 Canadian federal election.[2]
1902
[edit]| 1902 North-West Territories general election | ||||
| [1] | Name | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Bennett | 457 | 73.59% | ||
| Thomas Riley | 164 | 26.31% | ||
| Total votes | 621 | 100% | ||
See also
[edit]- List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
- Canadian provincial electoral districts
- Calgary West federal electoral district.
- Calgary-West provincial electoral district
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
- ↑ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Alberta (Provisional District)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 17 November 2007.