West Calgary Explained
West Calgary was a single member electoral district that was mandated to return members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from 1894 until it was abolished in 1905.
History
West Calgary was created from the old Calgary electoral district. This took place after the passage of the North-West Representation Act 1894 passed through parliament. Calgary's electoral districts were split into this district East Calgary and High River.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Election results
1894
1898
1901
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Richard Bennett, who resigned his seat to run for the
House of Commons of Canada in the
1900 Canadian federal election.
[2] 1902
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905 . Saskatchewan Archives . 2007-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101028/http://www.saskarchives.com/web/seld/1-00.pdf . 2007-09-28.
- Web site: History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Alberta (Provisional District). Parliament of Canada . 2007-11-17.