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West Calgary

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West Calgary was a single member electoral district that was mandated to return members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from 1894 until it was abolished in 1905.

History

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West Calgary was created from the old Calgary electoral district. This took place after the passage of the North-West Representation Act 1894 passed through parliament. Calgary's electoral districts were split into this district East Calgary and High River.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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[1] Name Elected Left office
  Oswald Critchley 1894 1898
Richard Bennett 1898 1900
1901 1905

Election results

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1894

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1894 Northwest Territories general election
[1] Name Vote %
  Oswald Critchley 236 35.33%
  Alexander Lucas 228 34.13%
  Arthur Lewis Sifton 204 30.54%
Total votes 668 100%

1898

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1898 Northwest Territories general election
[1] Name Vote %
  Richard Bennett 291 40.87%
  William W. Stuart 205 28.79%
  James Muir 169 23.74%
  Thomas Riley 47 6.60%
Total votes 712 100%

1901

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March 22, 1901 by-election
[1] Name Vote %
  Richard Bennett 562 66.20%
  Charles Stuart 287 33.80%
Total votes 849 100%

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Richard Bennett, who resigned his seat to run for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1900 Canadian federal election.[2]

1902

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1902 Northwest Territories general election
[1] Name Vote %
  Richard Bennett 457 73.59%
  Thomas Riley 164 26.31%
Total votes 621 100%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "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.
  2. ^ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Alberta (Provisional District)". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
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