1894 North-West Territories general election

The 1894 North-West Territories general election was held on 31 October 1894. This was the third general election in the history of the North-West Territories, Canada. It was held to elect 29 members of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories, the writs were dropped on 3 October 1894. Frederick Haultain continued to lead the government.

1894 North-West Territories general election

31 October 1894 (1894-10-31)
29 seats in the North-West Legislative Assembly
Chairman before election Frederick Haultain Chairman after election Frederick Haultain

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.

Members were elected on non-partisan basis but decisions were decided by majority vote in the chamber.

Election summary	# of candidates		Popular vote
	Incumbent	New	#	%
Acclaimed candidates	4	2	-	-
Elected candidates	15	8	6,856	44.73%
Defeated candidates	5	24	5,672	45.27%
Total	53		12,528	100%

Results by riding

Members elected to the 3rd North-West Legislative Assembly. For complete electoral history, see individual districts

Electoral District	First		Second		Third		Fourth		Fifth		Incumbent
Banff		Robert Brett 238 64.15%		T.F. English 133 35.85%								Robert Brett
Batoche		Charles Eugene Boucher 101 57.06%		David Venne 76 42.94%								Charles Eugene Boucher
Battleford		James Clinkskill 173 52.74%		Benjamin Prince 155 47.26%								James Clinkskill
Cannington		Samuel Page 237 60.00%		N. McConnachie 158 40.00%								Samuel Page
East Calgary		Joseph Bannerman 209 33.55%		Simon John Clarke 190 30.50%		Neville James Lindsay 117 18.78%		Paddy Nolan 57 9.15%		James Reilly 50 8.03%		New District from Calgary
Edmonton		Frank Oliver Acclamation										Frank Oliver
High River		John Lineham 328 76.81%		Frederick James Boswell 99 23.19%								New District from Calgary
Kinistino		William Frederick Meyers 60 51.28%		James Tennant 57 48.72%								William Frederick Meyers
Lethbridge		Charles Alexander Magrath Acclamation										Charles Alexander Magrath
Macleod		Frederick W. A. G. Haultain Acclamation										Frederick W. A. G. Haultain
Medicine Hat		Edward Fearon 398 56.29%		Thomas Tweed 309 43.71%								Thomas Tweed
Mitchell		Hilliard Mitchell Acclamation										Hilliard Mitchell
Moose Jaw		James Hamilton Ross 413 55.59%		Jonathan Edward Annable 330 44.41%								James Hamilton Ross
Moosomin		John Ryerson Neff 561 57.78%		Neil G. McCallum 410 42.22%								John Ryerson Neff
North Qu’Appelle		William Sutherland 312 55.12%		George Forbes Guernsey 183 32.33%		William Richard Motherwell 71 12.54%						William Sutherland
North Regina		George W. Brown 454 64.03%		David Jelly 255 35.97%								David Jelly
Prince Albert East		John Felton Betts 282 57.32%		James Taylor 210 42.68%								New District
Prince Albert West		John Lestock Reid 238 56.40%		Alexander Campbell 184 43.60%								New District
Red Deer		John A. Simpson 282 37.55%		Leonard Gaetz 257 34.22%		Francis Wilkins 212 28.23%						Francis Wilkins
St. Albert		Daniel Maloney 368 53.10%		Antonio Prince 325 46.90%								Antonio Prince
Saltcoats		William Eakin 280 58.95%		Thomas Carleton 195 41.05%								New District
Souris		George Knowling Acclamation										George Knowling
South Qu’Appelle		George H. V. Bulyea 355 51.90%		George Davidson 329 48.10%								George Davidson
South Regina		Daniel Mowat 315 56.25%		Jacob W. Smith 245 43.75%								Daniel Mowat
Victoria		Frank Fraser Tims Acclamation
West Calgary		Oswald Critchley 236 35.33%		Alexander Lucas 228 34.13%		Arthur Sifton 204 30.54%						New District from Calgary
Whitewood		Archibald Beaton Gillis 300 51.64%		Walter Claude Thorburn 281 48.36%								Daniel Campbell
Wolseley		James Dill 511 67.33%		T. Fleming 248 32.67%								James Dill
Yorkton		Fredrik Robert Insinger 205 66.34%		J.S. Crerar 104 33.66%								New District

Further reading

• Lingard, Charles Cecil (1946). Territorial government in Canada: the autonomy question in the old North-West Territories. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. OCLC 577721800.
• Thomas, Lewis H. (1978). The struggle for responsible government in the North-West Territories, 1870–97 (2nd ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-2287-5.
• "Territories" (PDF). Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

External links

• Personnel of the Northwest Territories Assembly 1888–1905