Battleford (territorial electoral district)

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Battleford was a territorial electoral district mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. The electoral district came into existence with the passage of the North-West Representation Act in 1888 and was abolished in 1905 when Alberta and Saskatchewan were created.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

[1] Name ElectedLeft Office
  James Clinkskill 18881898
  Benjamin Prince 18981905

Election results

1888 election

1888 North-West Territories general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Clinkskill 18053.57%
Independent Daniel Livingstone Clink15646.43%
Total votes336
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

1891 election

1891 North-West Territories general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Clinkskill 16855.63%
Independent James M. Skelton13444.37%
Total votes302
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

1894 election

1894 North-West Territories general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent James Clinkskill 17352.74%
Independent Benjamin Prince 15547.26%
Total votes328
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

1898 election

1898 North-West Territories general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Benjamin Prince 18558.54%
Independent James M. Skelton13141.46%
Total votes316
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

1902 election

1902 North-West Territories general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Benjamin Prince 21051.72%
Independent Albert E. Dunn19648.28%
Total votes406}
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

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References

  1. "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.