1st North-West Legislative Assembly

April 2022 March 2025 March 2025 N-W 1st Consensus inactive 1888 1891 Robert Brett 30 June 1888 – 7 November 1891 Herbert Charles Wilson 31 October 1888 – 10 October 1891 31 October 1888 11 December 1888 16 October 1889 22 November 1889 29 October 1890 29 November 1890 Victoria 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901 Joseph Royal 4 July 1888 – 31 October 1893 25 1st Council of the North-West Territories 2nd North-West Legislative Assembly The 1st North-West Legislative Assembly lasted from 1888 to 1891. This Assembly was the third in the history of the North-West Territories. It marked a huge milestone, bringing responsible government to the territory for the first time. Background The 1st North-West Territories Council was dissolved after reaching the quota of elected members prescribed under the North-West Territories Act. This precipitated the 1888 North-West Territories general election. Despite being an elected body, there were three remaining appointed members left to serve in the Assembly. The three appointees were legal advisers; they could actively participate in debates and move motions, but did not have a vote. 1st Session The 1st Session of the 1st North-West Legislative Assembly began on 31 October 1888.Manitoba Daily Free Press November 1, 1888 The Session Opened 1 The festivities began in the morning, with music provided by the North-West Mounted Police Band. The session began at 3:00pm with Lieutenant Governor Joseph Royal entering the chamber escorted by Mounties. The Council opened by electing the first speaker in North-West Territories history. Herbert Charles Wilson was nominated in a motion moved by Hugh Cayley. Wilson was acclaimed with the unanimous consent of the Assembly. The election for speaker was decided in a caucus meeting prior to the opening of the Assembly.Manitoba Daily Free Press November 1, 1888 The Speakership 1 There were two candidates for speaker presented. The first vote resulted in an 11 to 11 tie between James Ross and Wilson. Ross asked that his name be withdrawn but his supporters refused. After two more tie votes, Ross withdrew and Wilson was acclaimed as the choice for speaker. Lieutenant Governor Advisory CouncilFrederick HaultainDavid JellyHilliard MitchellWilliam Sutherland The throne speech outlined five main areas of concern. The first was the need for provisions to deal with and prevent prairie fires. The Lieutenant Governor then called for the repeal of the liquor laws passed by the Temporary North-West Council. The speech also announced the introduction of a bill to provide provisions for collecting vital statistics. Royal also reported on the efforts of his legal committee to consolidate the legislation of the North-West Territories. The last major portion of the speech outlined the upcoming budgetary estimates to be provided to members from the Lieutenant Governor advisory Council. Members District of AlbertaDistrictMemberFirst electedNo. of termsNT Independent row CalgaryJohn Lineham18881st termNT Independent row Hugh Cayley18862nd termNT Independent row EdmontonHerbert Charles Wilson18852nd termNT Independent row Frank Oliver18881st termNT Independent row MacleodFrederick Haultain18872nd termNT Independent row Medicine HatThomas Tweed18881st termNT Independent row Red DeerRobert Brett18881st termDistrict of AssiniboiaDistrictMemberFirst electedNo. of termsNT Independent row Moose JawJames Hamilton Ross18833rd termNT Independent row MoosominJohn Ryerson Neff18881st termNT Independent row North Qu'AppelleWilliam Sutherland18872nd termNT Independent row Prince AlbertWilliam Plaxton18881st termNT Independent row John Felton Betts18881st termNT Independent row SourisJohn Gillanders Turriff18843rd termNT Independent row South Qu'AppelleGeorge Davidson18881st termNT Independent row WallaceJoel Reaman18881st termNT Independent row WhitewoodAlexander Thorburn18881st termNT Independent row WolseleyBenjamin Parkyn Richardson18881st termDistrict of SaskatchewanDistrictMemberFirst electedNo. of termsNT Independent row BatocheHilliard Mitchell18881st termNT Independent row BattlefordJames Clinkskill18881st termNT Independent row KinistinoJames Hoey18881st termNT Independent row North ReginaDavid Jelly18852nd termNT Independent row South ReginaJohn Secord18852nd termAppointed legal advisorsJames MacleodHugh RichardsonCharles Rouleau References Further reading Lingard Charles Cecil Territorial government in Canada: the autonomy question in the old North-West Territories 1946 University of Toronto Press Toronto https://archive.org/details/territorialgover0000ling_s6l7 registration 577721800 Thomas Lewis H. The struggle for responsible government in the North-West Territories, 1870–97 1978 University of Toronto Press Toronto 978-0-8020-2287-5 2nd https://archive.org/details/struggleforrespo0000thom registration Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876–1905 https://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/NWT-Council.pdf Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan 2009 2023-03-30 2007-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101028/http://www.saskarchives.com/web/seld/1-00.pdf dead External links Election Results and Dates 1876 - 1905 from Saskatchewan Archives 001 Category:1888 in Canada Category:1889 in Canada Category:1888 establishments in the Northwest Territories