1885 North-West Territories election

none July 2020 1885 North-West Territories election Northwest Territories 1870 parliamentary 1885 09 15 yes members 1888 North-West Territories general election 1888 1st North-West Legislative Assembly 11 members to the Council of the North-West Territories The 1885 North-West Territories election was the first major election in the history of the territory. On 15 September 1885, 11 members were elected in separate elections or by acclamation. The elections saw members acclaimed and elected in various electoral districts to the 1st Council of the North-West Territories. The elections were held to elect members to new districts, created to cope with rapid growth of settlers in the NWT at the time. These new districts were drawn in the wake of the North-West Rebellion of spring 1885. Elections were also held in established electoral districts to renew members terms at the end of three years as per North-West Territories law at the time. The election was not considered a general election, since it did not involve every electoral district, and was not caused by the dissolution of the council. The election was followed by the 1st North-West Territories general election three years later, in 1888 at the completion of the members' three-year terms. The election was conducted without political parties. Qu'Appelle and Regina each elected two members. In these districts, the election was held using block voting each voter could cast up to two votes. Summary thumb|Map of the provinces and territories of Canada as they were between 1881 and 1886. Election summary# of candidatesPopular voteIncumbentNew#%Elected candidates272,05661.54%Acclaimed candidates-2--Defeated candidates181,28538.46%Total20 3,341100% Members elected http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/NWT-Council.pdf North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905 Saskatchewan Archives 27 17 March 2014DistrictNameFirst electedNo. of terms NT Independent rowBroadviewCharles Marshallsay18851st term NT Independent rowEdmontonHerbert Charles Wilson18851st term NT Independent rowLorneOwen Edward Hughes18851st term NT Independent rowMacleodRichard Henry Boyle18851st term NT Independent rowFrederick W. A. G. Haultain (1887)18871st term NT Independent rowMoose JawJames Hamilton Ross18832nd term NT Independent rowMoosominSpencer Bedford18851st term NT Independent rowQu'AppelleThomas Wesley Jackson18832nd term NT Independent rowWilliam Dell Perley18851st term NT Independent rowRobert Crawford (1886)18861st term NT Independent rowWilliam Sutherland (1887)18871st term NT Independent rowReginaDavid Jelly18851st term NT Independent rowJohn Secord18851st term NT Independent rowSt. AlbertSamuel Cunningham18851st term Calgary and Moose Mountain did not participate in the 1885 election because they elected members to a three-year term in 1884. The Moosomin seat was won by acclamation. St. Albert electoral district Samuel Cunningham won over Daniel Maloney.Mardon and Mardon Alberta Election Results 197 References External links Elections NWT Category:1885 elections in Canada Category:1885 in the Northwest Territories Category:Elections in the Northwest Territories Category:September 1885 in Canada