Qu'Appelle (territorial electoral district)

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Qu'Appelle was a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada.

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The riding was created as a single member electoral district by royal proclamation in 1883. In 1885 the riding was mandated to return two members to the Assembly. In 1888 the riding was split into North Qu'Appelle and South Qu'Appelle. The redistribution was caused by the North-West Representation Act 1880 passing through the Parliament of Canada.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

[1] NameElectedLeft office
  Thomas Wesley Jackson 18831886
  William Dell Perley 18851887
  Robert Crawford 18861888
  William Sutherland 18871888

Election results

1883

August 13, 1883 by-election
[1] NameVote%
  Thomas Wesley Jackson 34475.44%
 William Robert Bell11224.56%
Total votes456100%

1885

in 1885, the district elected two members. Each voter could cast up to two votes.

1885 Northwest Territories election
[1] NameVote%Elected
  Thomas Wesley Jackson 44034.22%X
  William Dell Perley 30123.41%X
  Angus McKay 29022.55%
 Leslie Gordon13710.65%
 Charles Edmund Phipps1189.17%
Total votes1,286100%

1886

October 14, 1886 by-election
[1] NameVote%
  Robert Crawford 33253.38%
  George Davidson 29046.62%
Total votes622100%

1887

May 24, 1887 by-election
[1] NameVote%
  William Sutherland 31063.92%
  Levi Thompson 13728.25%
 George L. Dobbs387.83%
Total votes485100%

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives.