Qu'Appelle (N.W.T. electoral district)

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

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 and . The redistribution was caused by the North-West Representation Act 1880 passing through the Parliament of Canada.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)[]

[1] Name Elected Left Office
  Thomas Wesley Jackson 1883 1886
  William Dell Perley 1885 1887
  Robert Crawford 1886 1888
  William Sutherland 1887 1888

Election results[]

1884 election[]

August 13, 1883 by-election
[1] Name Vote %
  Thomas Wesley Jackson 344 75.44%
  William Robert Bell 112 24.56%
Total Votes 456 100%

1885 election[]

1885 Northwest Territories election
[1] Name Vote % Elected
  Thomas Wesley Jackson 440 34.22% X
  William Dell Perley 301 23.41% X
  Angus McKay 290 22.55%
  Leslie Gordon 137 10.65%
  Charles Edmund Phipps 118 9.17%
Total Votes 1,286 100%

1886 election[]

October 14, 1886 by-election
[1] Name Vote %
  Robert Crawford 332 53.38%
  George Davidson 290 46.62%
Total Votes 622 100%

1887 election[]

May 24, 1887 by-election
[1] Name Vote %
  William Sutherland 310 63.92%
  137 28.25%
  George L. Dobbs 38 7.83%
Total Votes 485 100%

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives.

External links[]

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