1894 Northwest Territories general election
The 1894 Northwest Territories general election was held on 31 October 1894. This was the third general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, the writs were dropped on 3 October 1894. Frederick Haultain continued to lead the government.
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29 seats in the North-West Legislative Assembly | |||
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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
The turnout cannot be established, as no voters lists were in use. Candidates were elected as part of a consensus government, i.e. without political parties.
| Election summary | # of candidates | Popular vote | ||
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| Incumbent | New | # | % | |
| Elected candidates | 15 | 8 | 6,856 | 44.73% |
| Acclaimed candidates | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| Defeated candidates | 5 | 25 | 5,672 | 45.27% |
| Total | 53 | 12,528 | 100% | |
Members of the Legislative Assembly elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
| 3rd North-West Legislative Assembly | |||
| District | Member | ||
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| Banff | Robert Brett | ||
| Batoche | Charles Boucher | ||
| Battleford | James Clinkskill | ||
| Cannington | Samuel Page | ||
| East Calgary | Joseph Bannerman | ||
| Edmonton | Frank Oliver | ||
| High River | John Lineham | ||
| Kinistino | William Frederick Meyers | ||
| Lethbridge | Charles Alexander Magrath | ||
| Macleod | Frederick Haultain | ||
| Medicine Hat | Edward Fearon | ||
| Mitchell | Hilliard Mitchell | ||
| Moose Jaw | James Hamilton Ross | ||
| Moosomin | John Ryerson Neff | ||
| North Qu'Appelle | William Sutherland | ||
| North Regina | George W. Brown | ||
| Prince Albert East | John Betts | ||
| Prince Albert West | John Reid | ||
| Red Deer | John A. Simpson | ||
| Saltcoats | William Eakin | ||
| Souris | George Knowling | ||
| South Qu'Appelle | George Bulyea | ||
| South Regina | Daniel Mowat | ||
| St. Albert | Daniel Maloney | ||
| Victoria | Frank Tims | ||
| West Calgary | Oswald Critchley | ||
| Whitewood | Archibald Gillis | ||
| Wolseley | James Dill | ||
| Yorkton | Frederick Insinger | ||
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