Calgary (N.W.T. electoral district)

Calgary was a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada.

Calgary
Northwest Territories electoral district
Defunct territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
District created1884
District abolished1894
First contested1884
Last contested1891

The riding was created by royal proclamation in 1884, and split into East Calgary, West Calgary and High River in 1894.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Members of the Territorial Council / Legislative Assembly for Calgary
Assembly Years Seat 1 Seat 2
Member[2] Party Member Party
1st Council 1884-1886 James Geddes Independent N/A
1886-1888 John Lauder Hugh Cayley Independent
1st 1888-1891 John Lineham
2nd 1891-1894
See East Calgary, West Calgary and High River 1894-1905

When the Calgary district was created in 1884, it elected accountant and rancher James Geddes as its representative in the 1st Council of the North-West Territories. Although most of the represented parts of the Territories held elections in 1885, Geddes' term was extended. He resigned the following year.

In 1886 the Calgary district was made a double-member district, with candidates elected by the plurality at-large voting method. Four candidates contested the by-election, with North-West Rebellion veteran John Lauder and Calgary Herald publisher Hugh Cayley becoming Members of the Territorial Council. Lauder retired after two years.

When the Council was dissolved and the Territories' first general election was held in 1888, two challengers ran in Calgary. Cayley was re-elected alongside newcomer John Lineham, who won the most votes of the three men. In the second general election, there were no challengers, and both men were re-elected by acclamation.

The Calgary district was split into East Calgary, West Calgary and High River in 1894. Cayley retired from politics, while Lineham won re-election in High River.

Election results

1891 election
1891 Northwest Territories general election
[2] Name Vote %
     John Lineham Acclaimed
     Hugh Cayley Acclaimed

1888 election
1888 Northwest Territories general election
[2] Name Vote % Elected
     John Lineham 809 43.80% X
     Hugh Cayley 634 34.44% X
     James A. Reilly 404 21.76%
Total Votes 1,847 100%

1886 election
July 14, 1886 by-election
[2] Name Vote % Elected
     John D. Lauder 232 33.62% X
     Hugh Cayley 195 28.25% X
     Augustus Carney 164 23.77%
     Simon Jackson Hogg 99 14.36%
Total Votes 690 100%

1884 election
June 28, 1884 by-election
[2] Name Vote %
     James Davidson Geddes 100 53.19%
     James Kidd Oswald 88 46.81%
Total Votes 188 100%

See also
  • Calgary Alberta provincial electoral district.
  • Calgary federal electoral district.

References
  1. "Proclamation". Ordinances of the North-West Territories. Regina, NWT: Government of the North West Territories. 1884. pp. v-vi. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  2. "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
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