Cardston (territorial electoral district)

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Cardston
Flag of the Northwest Territories.svg Northwest Territories electoral district
Defunct territorial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
District created1902
District abolished1905
First contested 1902
Last contested 1902

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

Contents

The riding was only contested once, in 1902, prior to the formation of the Province of Alberta in 1905. [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

John William Woolf served from 1902 to 1905, being the district's only representative.

Election results

1902 election

1902 North-West Territories general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal John William Woolf 17661.75
Independent Heber Simeon Allen 10938.25
Total valid votes285 100.00
Source(s)
"Saskatchewan Executive and Legislative Directory: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876–1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2009.

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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 2020-03-28.