- Northwest Territories general election, 1894
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Northwest Territories general election, 1894 
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members31 October 1894
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members29 seats in the North-West Legislative Assembly
Chairman
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Chairman
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The Northwest Territories general election of 1894 held 31 October 1894. This was the third general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, the writs were dropped on 3 October 1894. Frederick Haultain continued to lead the government.
This was the first general election a secret ballot was held, with voters marking an X on a blank piece of paper in the colour that corresponds to their candidate.
Election results
The turnout cannot be established, as no voters lists were in use. Candidates were elected as part of a consensus government, i.e. without political parties.
Election summary # of candidates Popular vote Incumbent New # % Elected candidates 15 8 6,856 44.73% Acclaimed candidates 4 1 - - Defeated candidates 5 25 5,672 45.27% Total 53 12,528 100% Members of the Legislative Assembly elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
3rd North-West Legislative Assembly District Member Banff Robert Brett Batoche Charles Boucher Battleford James Clinkskill Cannington Samuel Page East Calgary Joseph Bannerman Edmonton Frank Oliver High River John Lineham Kinistino William Frederick Meyers Lethbridge Charles Alexander Magrath Macleod Frederick Haultain Medicine Hat Edward Fearon Mitchell Hilliard Mitchell Moose Jaw James Hamilton Ross Moosomin John Ryerson Neff North Qu'Appelle William Sutherland North Regina George W. Brown Prince Albert East John Betts Prince Albert West John Reid Red Deer John A. Simpson Saltcoats William Eakin Souris George Knowling South Qu'Appelle George Bulyea South Regina Daniel Mowat St. Albert Daniel Maloney Victoria Frank Tims West Calgary Oswald Critchley Whitewood Archibald Gillis Wolseley James Dill Yorkton Frederick Insinger External links
General elections Referendums 1982 · 1992Categories:- Northwest Territories elections
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