West Calgary was a single member electoral district that was mandated to return members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from 1894 until it was abolished in 1905.
History
editWest 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
edit1894
edit| 1894 Northwest 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 Northwest 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 Northwest Territories general election | ||||
| [1] | Name | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Bennett | 457 | 73.59% | ||
| Thomas Riley | 164 | 26.31% | ||
| Total votes | 621 | 100% | ||
See also
edit- Calgary West federal electoral district.
- Calgary-West provincial electoral district
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Alberta (Provisional District)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2007-11-17.