Calgary (territorial electoral district)
{{Short description|Former electoral district in the North-West Territories, Canada}}
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{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name = Calgary
| province = Northwest Territories
| prov-status = defunct
| prov-created = 1884
| prov-abolished = 1894
| prov-election-first = 1884
| prov-election-last = 1891
}}
Calgary was a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories, Canada. The riding was created by royal proclamation in 1884, and split into East Calgary, West Calgary, and High River in 1894.
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!colspan=4|Calgary 1884 Boundaries |
| colspan=4|Bordering districts |
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| North
!East !West !South |
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| colspan=4|Legal description from Ordinances of the North-West Territories 1884{{cite book |title=Ordinances of the North-West Territories |date=1884 |publisher=Government of the North West Territories |location=Regina, NWT |pages=[https://archive.org/details/P001272/page/n7 v-vi] |url=https://archive.org/details/P001272 |access-date=December 1, 2020 |chapter=Proclamation}} |
colspan=4|Namely: West of Fourth Principal Meridian:
West of Fifth Principal Meridian:
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| colspan=4|Note: |
Calgary Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
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|+ Members of the Territorial Council / Legislative Assembly for Calgary |
| rowspan=2|Assembly
!rowspan=2|Years !colspan=3|Seat 1 !colspan=3|Seat 2 |
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| colspan="2"|Member{{cite web | url =https://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/NWT-Council.pdf | title =North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905 | publisher =Saskatchewan Archives | accessdate = 2007-09-30 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101028/http://www.saskarchives.com/web/seld/1-00.pdf |archivedate = 2007-09-28}}
!Party !colspan=2|Member !Party |
| align=center rowspan=2|1st Council
|1884–1886 |rowspan=4 {{Canadian party colour|NT|Independent|background}}| |rowspan=4|Independent |colspan=3 {{N/A}} |
| 1886–1888
|rowspan=3 {{Canadian party colour|NT|Independent|background}}| |rowspan=3 |Hugh Cayley |rowspan=3 |Independent |
| align=center|1st
|1888–1891 |rowspan=2|John Lineham |
| align=center|2nd
|1891–1894 |
| colspan=8 align=center|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 not over after just one year. His term ended in 1886.
In 1886 the Calgary district was made a double-member district, with two members elected by the plurality block 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, three 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 Cayley and Lineham 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=
{{CANelec/top|N-W|1891|Calgary (territorial electoral district)|Calgary}}
{{CANelec|N-W|Independent|John Lineham|Acclaimed}}
{{CANelec|N-W|Independent|Hugh Cayley|Acclaimed}}
{{CANelec/source|hide={{cite web | url =https://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/NWT-Council.pdf | title =North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905 | publisher =Saskatchewan Archives | accessdate = 2007-09-30 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101028/http://www.saskarchives.com/web/seld/1-00.pdf |archivedate = 2007-09-28}}}}
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=1888 election=
Each voter could cast two votes.
{{CANelec/top|N-W|1888|Calgary (territorial electoral district)|Calgary|percent=yes|elected=yes}}
{{CANelec|N-W|Independent|John Lineham|809|43.80%|elected=yes}}
{{CANelec|N-W|Independent|Hugh Cayley|634|34.44%|elected=yes}}
{{CANelec|N-W|Independent|James A. Reilly|404|21.76%|elected=no}}
{{CANelec/total|Total votes|1,847}}
{{CANelec/source|hide={{cite web | url =https://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/NWT-Council.pdf | title =North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905 | publisher =Saskatchewan Archives | accessdate = 2007-09-30 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101028/http://www.saskarchives.com/web/seld/1-00.pdf |archivedate = 2007-09-28}}}}
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=1886 by-election — July 16, 1886=
Source:{{Cite journal |title= |journal=Calgary Herald |issue=July 17, 1886 |pages=2}}
Each voter could cast two votes.
{{CANelec/top|N-W|July 14, 1886|Calgary (territorial electoral district)|Calgary|by=yes|percent=yes|elected=yes}}
{{CANelec|N-W|Independent|John D. Lauder|232|33.62%|elected=yes}}
{{CANelec|N-W|Independent|Hugh Cayley|195|28.25%|elected=yes}}
{{CANelec|N-W|Independent|Augustus Carney|164|23.77%|elected=no}}
{{CANelec|N-W|Independent|Simon Jackson Hogg|99|14.36%|elected=no}}
{{CANelec/total|Total votes|690}}
{{CANelec/source|hide={{cite web | url =https://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/NWT-Council.pdf | title =North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905 | publisher =Saskatchewan Archives | accessdate = 2007-09-30 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101028/http://www.saskarchives.com/web/seld/1-00.pdf |archivedate = 2007-09-28}}}}
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=1884 election=
{{CANelec/top|N-W|June 28, 1884|Calgary (territorial electoral district)|Calgary|by=yes|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|N-W|Independent|James Davidson Geddes|100|53.19%}}
{{CANelec|N-W|Independent|James Kidd Oswald|88|46.81%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total votes|188}}
{{CANelec/source|hide={{cite web | url =https://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/NWT-Council.pdf | title =North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905 | publisher =Saskatchewan Archives | accessdate = 2007-09-30 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101028/http://www.saskarchives.com/web/seld/1-00.pdf |archivedate = 2007-09-28}}}}
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See also
- List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
- Canadian provincial electoral districts
- Calgary Alberta provincial electoral district
- Calgary federal electoral district
References
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External links
- [http://www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/ Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories]
- [https://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/digital/collection/p22007coll9/id/95205 Royal Proclamation of Calgary electoral district, Ordinances of the Northwest Territories 1884]
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Category:Former electoral districts of Northwest Territories