High River (territorial electoral district)

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High River was a single member territorial electoral district in Northwest Territories Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1894 until 1905.

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Electoral history

The electoral district was created under the revised North-West Representation Act that was passed through the Parliament of Canada in 1894. The electoral district was created out of the old Calgary electoral district to meet the requirement of 2,500 residents per electoral district as outlined in the Northwest Territories Act.

After Alberta and Saskatchewan were created, the electoral district was abolished in 1905. A new High River district was created to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

[1] NameElectedLeft office
  John Lineham 18941898
  Richard Alfred Wallace 18981905

Election results

1894

1894 Northwest Territories general election
[1] NameVote%
  John Lineham 32876.82%
 Frederick James Boswell9923.18%
Total votes427100%

1898

1898 Northwest Territories general election
[1] NameVote%
  Richard Alfred Wallace 17638.51%
 Albert Edward Banister12627.57%
 Walter C. Skrine11424.95%
 Alfred Wyndham378.10%
 Alexander Begg40.87%
Total votes457100%

1902

1902 Northwest Territories general election
[1] NameVote%
  Richard Alfred Wallace 24969.55%
  George Hoadley 10930.45%
Total votes358100%

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives.