East Calgary (N.W.T. electoral district)

East Calgary was an electoral district in the Northwest Territories from 1894 - 1905, which was created when Calgary was split into East and West Calgary.[1]

East Calgary
Northwest Territories electoral district
Defunct territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
District created1894
District abolished1905
First contested1894
Last contested1902

The two ridings would later be merged to form the new Calgary Alberta provincial electoral district, when Alberta became a province separate from the Northwest Territories.

Election results 1894 - 1902
1902 Northwest Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes%
IndependentJohn Jackson Young40852.04
Liberal–ConservativeHugh McLeod35244.90
IndependentJames A. Reilly243.06
Total valid votes 784 100.00
1898 Northwest Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes%
IndependentAlfred Cross18233.21
IndependentS. J. Clarke12723.18
IndependentJames A. Reilly12021.89
IndependentJoseph Bannerman11921.72
Total valid votes 548 100.00
1894 Northwest Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes%
IndependentJoseph Bannerman20933.55
IndependentS. J. Clarke19030.50
IndependentN. J. Lindsay11718.77
IndependentPatrick Nolan579.15
IndependentJames A. Reilly508.03
Total valid votes 623 100.00

Note:

  • Northwest Territories is non-partisan except from after the 4th General Election in 1898 to 1905.

See also

References
  1. "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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