1894 North-West Territories general election

1894 North-West Territories general election

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29 seats in the North-West Legislative Assembly
Chairman before election Frederick Haultain Chairman after election Frederick Haultain

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 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.

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.

Members of the Legislative Assembly elected[]

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

Further reading[]

• Thomas, Lewis H. (1978). The Struggle for Responsible Government in the North-West Territories, 1870-97 (2nd ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4875-7499-4.

External links[]

• Personnel of the Northwest Territories Assembly 1888–1905