High River (N.W.T. electoral district)

High River was a single member territorial electoral district in Northwest Territories Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1894 until 1905.

Electoral history

The electoral district was created under the revised North-West Representation Act that was passed through the Parliament of Canada in 1894. The electoral district was created out of the old Calgary electoral district to meet the requirement of 2,500 residents per electoral district as outlined in the Northwest Territories Act.

After Alberta and Saskatchewan were created, the electoral district was abolished in 1905. A new High River district was created to elect members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

[1]	Name	Elected	Left Office
	John Lineham	1894	1898
	Richard Alfred Wallace	1898	1905

Election results

1894 election

1894 Northwest Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	John Lineham	328	76.82%
	Frederick James Boswell	99	23.18%
Total Votes		427	100%

1898 election

1898 Northwest Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	Richard Alfred Wallace	176	38.51%
	Albert Edward Banister	126	27.57%
	Walter C. Skrine	114	24.95%
	Alfred Wyndham	37	8.10%
	Alexander Begg	4	0.87%
Total Votes		457	100%

1902 election

1902 Northwest Territories general election
[1]	Name	Vote	%
	Richard Alfred Wallace	249	69.55%
	George Hoadley	109	30.45%
Total Votes		358	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.

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories