Battleford (N.W.T. electoral district)

Battleford was a territorial electoral district mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. The electoral district came into existence with the passage of the North-West Representation Act in 1888 and was abolished in 1905 when Alberta and Saskatchewan were created.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

[1]	Name	Elected	Left Office
	James Clinkskill	1888	1898
	Benjamin Prince	1898	1905

Election results

1888 election

1888 Northwest Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	James Clinkskill	180	53.57%
	Daniel Livingstone Clink	156	46.43%
Total Votes		336	100%

1891 election

1891 Northwest Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	James Clinkskill	168	55.63%
	James M. Skelton	134	44.37%
Total Votes		302	100%

1894 election

1894 Northwest Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	James Clinkskill	173	52.74%
	Benjamin Prince	155	47.26%
Total Votes		328	100%

1898 election

1898 Northwest Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	Benjamin Prince	185	58.54%
	James M. Skelton	131	41.46%
Total Votes		316	100%

1902 election

1902 Northwest Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	Benjamin Prince	210	51.72%
	Albert E. Dunn	196	48.28%
Total Votes		406	100%

References

1. "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.