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 [ ]
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) [ ]
Election results [ ]
1894 election [ ]
1898 election [ ]
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 election [ ]
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 election [ ]
1902 Northwest Territories general election
[1]
Name
Vote
%
Richard Bennett
457
73.59%
Thomas Riley
164
26.31%
Total Votes
621
100%
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