Battleford (territorial 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 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes%
IndependentJames Clinkskill18053.57%
IndependentDaniel Livingstone Clink15646.43%
Total votes 336
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

1891 election
1891 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes%
IndependentJames Clinkskill16855.63%
IndependentJames M. Skelton13444.37%
Total votes 302
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

1894 election
1894 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes%
IndependentJames Clinkskill17352.74%
IndependentBenjamin Prince15547.26%
Total votes 328
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

1898 election
1898 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes%
IndependentBenjamin Prince18558.54%
IndependentJames M. Skelton13141.46%
Total votes 316
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

1902 election
1902 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes%
IndependentBenjamin Prince21051.72%
IndependentAlbert E. Dunn19648.28%
Total votes 406}
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

References
  1. "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.

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