Calgary (territorial electoral district)

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Calgary
Northwest Territories electoral district
Defunct territorial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
District created1884
District abolished1894
First contested1884
Last contested1891

Calgary was a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada.

The riding was created by royal proclamation in 1884, and split into East Calgary, West Calgary and High River in 1894.

Calgary Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Members of the Territorial Council / Legislative Assembly for Calgary
Assembly Years Seat 1 Seat 2
Member[2] Party Member Party
1st Council 1884-1886 James Geddes Independent —
1886-1888 John Lauder Hugh Cayley Independent
1st 1888-1891 John Lineham
2nd 1891-1894
See East Calgary, West Calgary and High River 1894-1905









History of the Calgary district

When the Calgary district was created in 1884, it elected accountant and rancher James Geddes as its representative in the 1st Council of the North-West Territories. Although most of the represented parts of the Territories held elections in 1885, Geddes' term was extended. He resigned the following year.

In 1886 the Calgary district was made a double-member district, with candidates elected by the plurality at-large voting method. Four candidates contested the by-election, with North-West Rebellion veteran John Lauder and Calgary Herald publisher Hugh Cayley becoming Members of the Territorial Council. Lauder retired after two years.

When the Council was dissolved and the Territories' first general election was held in 1888, two challengers ran in Calgary. Cayley was re-elected alongside newcomer John Lineham, who won the most votes of the three men.

In the second general election, there were no challengers, and both men were re-elected by acclamation.

The Calgary district was split into East Calgary, West Calgary and High River in 1894. Cayley retired from politics, while Lineham won re-election in High River.

Election results

1891 election
1891 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes
IndependentJohn LinehamAcclaimed
IndependentHugh CayleyAcclaimed
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.

1888 election

Each voter could cast two votes.

1888 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
IndependentJohn Lineham80943.80%Green tickY
IndependentHugh Cayley63434.44%Green tickY
IndependentJames A. Reilly40421.76%
Total votes 1,847
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.

1886 by-election

Each voter could cast two votes.

North-West Territories territorial by-election, July 14, 1886
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
IndependentJohn D. Lauder23233.62%Green tickY
IndependentHugh Cayley19528.25%Green tickY
IndependentAugustus Carney16423.77%
IndependentSimon Jackson Hogg9914.36%
Total votes 690
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.

1884 election
North-West Territories territorial by-election, June 28, 1884
Party Candidate Votes%
IndependentJames Davidson Geddes10053.19%
IndependentJames Kidd Oswald8846.81%
Total votes 188
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.

See also
  • Calgary Alberta provincial electoral district.
  • Calgary federal electoral district.

References
  1. "Proclamation". Ordinances of the North-West Territories. Regina, NWT: Government of the North West Territories. 1884. pp. v-vi. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  2. "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
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