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.
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.
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!rowspan="2"|Election summary
!colspan="2"|# of candidates
!colspan="2"|Popular vote
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!Incumbent
!New
!#
!%
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|Acclaimed candidates
|align="center"|4
|align="right"|2
|align="right"|-
|align="right"|-
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|Elected candidates
|align="center"|15
|align="right"|8
|align="right"|6,856
|align="right"|44.73%
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|Defeated candidates
|align="center"|5
|align="right"|24
|align="right"|5,672
|align="right"|45.27%
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|Total
|colspan="2" align="center"|53
|align="right"|12,528
|align="right"|100%
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Results by riding
Members elected to the 3rd North-West Legislative Assembly.
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
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!Electoral District
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |First
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Second
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Third
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Fourth
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Fifth
|colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |Incumbent
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|Banff
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|Robert Brett<br/>238<br/>64.15%
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|T.F. English<br/>133<br/>35.85%
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|Robert Brett
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|Batoche
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|Charles Eugene Boucher<br/>101<br/>57.06%
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|David Venne<br/>76<br/>42.94%
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|Charles Eugene Boucher
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|Battleford
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|James Clinkskill<br/>173<br/>52.74%
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|Benjamin Prince<br/>155<br/>47.26%
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|James Clinkskill
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|Cannington
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|Samuel Page<br/>237<br/>60.00%
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|N. McConnachie<br/>158<br/>40.00%
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|Samuel Page
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|East Calgary
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|Joseph Bannerman<br/>209<br/>33.55%
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|Simon John Clarke<br/>190<br/>30.50%
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|Neville James Lindsay<br/>117<br/>18.78%
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|Paddy Nolan<br/>57<br/>9.15%
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|James Reilly<br/>50<br/>8.03%
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|New District from Calgary
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|Edmonton
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|Frank Oliver<br/>Acclamation
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|Frank Oliver
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|High River
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|John Lineham<br/>328<br/>76.81%
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|Frederick James Boswell<br/>99<br/>23.19%
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|New District from Calgary
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|Kinistino
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|William Frederick Meyers<br/>60<br/>51.28%
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|James Tennant<br/>57<br/>48.72%
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|William Frederick Meyers
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|Lethbridge
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|Charles Alexander Magrath<br/>Acclamation
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|Charles Alexander Magrath
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|Macleod
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|Frederick W. A. G. Haultain<br/>Acclamation
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|Frederick W. A. G. Haultain
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|Medicine Hat
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|Edward Fearon<br/>398<br/>56.29%
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|Thomas Tweed<br/>309<br/>43.71%
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|Thomas Tweed
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|Mitchell
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|Hilliard Mitchell<br/>Acclamation
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|Hilliard Mitchell
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|Moose Jaw
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|James Hamilton Ross<br/>413<br/>55.59%
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|Jonathan Edward Annable<br/>330<br/>44.41%
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|James Hamilton Ross
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|Moosomin
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|John Ryerson Neff<br/>561<br/>57.78%
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|Neil G. McCallum<br/>410<br/>42.22%
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|John Ryerson Neff
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|North Qu’Appelle
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|William Sutherland<br/>312<br/>55.12%
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|George Forbes Guernsey<br/>183<br/>32.33%
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|William Richard Motherwell<br/>71<br/>12.54%
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|William Sutherland
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|North Regina
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|George W. Brown<br/>454<br/>64.03%
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|David Jelly<br/>255<br/>35.97%
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|David Jelly
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|Prince Albert East
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|John Felton Betts<br/>282<br/>57.32%
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|James Taylor<br/>210<br/>42.68%
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|New District
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|Prince Albert West
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|John Lestock Reid<br/>238<br/>56.40%
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|Alexander Campbell<br/>184<br/>43.60%
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|New District
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|Red Deer
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|John A. Simpson<br/>282<br/>37.55%
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|Leonard Gaetz<br/>257<br/>34.22%
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|Francis Wilkins<br/>212<br/>28.23%
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|Francis Wilkins
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|St. Albert
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|Daniel Maloney<br/>368<br/>53.10%
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|Antonio Prince<br/>325<br/>46.90%
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|Antonio Prince
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|Saltcoats
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|William Eakin<br/>280<br/>58.95%
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|Thomas Carleton<br/>195<br/>41.05%
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|New District
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|Souris
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|George Knowling<br/>Acclamation
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|George Knowling
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|South Qu’Appelle
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|George H. V. Bulyea<br/>355<br/>51.90%
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|George Davidson<br/>329<br/>48.10%
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|George Davidson
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|South Regina
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|Daniel Mowat<br/>315<br/>56.25%
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|Jacob W. Smith<br/>245<br/>43.75%
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|Daniel Mowat
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|Victoria
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|Frank Fraser Tims<br/>Acclamation
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|West Calgary
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|Oswald Critchley<br/>236<br/>35.33%
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|Alexander Lucas<br/>228<br/>34.13%
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|Arthur Sifton<br/>204<br/>30.54%
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|New District from Calgary
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|Whitewood
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|Archibald Beaton Gillis<br/>300<br/>51.64%
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|Walter Claude Thorburn<br/>281<br/>48.36%
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|Daniel Campbell
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|Wolseley
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|James Dill<br/>511<br/>67.33%
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|T. Fleming<br/>248<br/>32.67%
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|James Dill
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|Yorkton
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|Fredrik Robert Insinger<br/>205<br/>66.34%
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|J.S. Crerar<br/>104<br/>33.66%
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Further reading
External links
- Personnel of the Northwest Territories Assembly 1888–1905