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Battleford (territorial electoral district)

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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)

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

Election results

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1888 election

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1888 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Clinkskill 180 53.57%
Independent Daniel Livingstone Clink 156 46.43%
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

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1891 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Clinkskill 168 55.63%
Independent James M. Skelton 134 44.37%
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

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1894 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Clinkskill 173 52.74%
Independent Benjamin Prince 155 47.26%
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

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1898 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Benjamin Prince 185 58.54%
Independent James M. Skelton 131 41.46%
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

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1902 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Benjamin Prince 210 51.72%
Independent Albert E. Dunn 196 48.28%
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

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  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.