Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

North-West TerritoriesHow did we vote in the former North-West Territories?
(Compiled results)

by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)

North-West Territories :: Recorded events and races
Jurisdiction Elections Referendums
Juri. Year Assem. General By-Elections
Elec Races Elec Races
Min Max Min Max N Accl. n Acc? N Accl. n Acc? Minis. Q Races
15 NW 1888 1903 1 5 5 143 36 107 0 13 21 9 12 0 7 0 0
The MMP simulator can be run on a single general election in this jurisdiction.

"Acc?" stands for missing data (namely races entered as having been won by acclamation when in fact the results are unknown), while "Minis." shows the number of ministerial by-elections.

The results for a few by-elections are missing for this jurisdiction.
Capital city Regina Largest city Calgary
Confederation 15 Jul 1870 Population (1901 est.) 184,430
Territorial integrity n/a Area 0 km2 (0 mi2)
General Elections (5)
1888, 1891, 1894, 1898, 1902 
30 Jun 1888 (First)
21 May 1902 (Last)
      Never (Next)
Electoral systems 1888–1892: FPTP, PAL
1892–1905: FPTP
Partisan assembly 1888–1897: No
1897–1902: Unofficially
1902–1905: Yes
Last by-election  9 Jun 1903 Current government Dissolved

There were 5 general elections in the former North-West Territories from 1888 to 1902. Only the last one in 1902 was fully partisan; as a result, this information is of limited to no value, and the detailed results are likely to be more engaging. Then, the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were formed in 1905, each with their respective legislature, both partisan.

By default, these summaries are presented in descending chronological order. For you convenience, this sorter allows you to reverse the chronology.

 IND . Note on Independents.
"Independent" is not a political party, nor is "Independent Liberal" or "Independent Conservative." Therefore, results for such candidates are treated individually. Furthermore, throughout this website, "Independent" includes candidates whose political allegiance was "No affiliation" or unspecified.

 OTH . Note on Others.
Minor or ephemeral political parties or families, as well as unofficial political banners (e.g., "Independent Liberal"), have been collapsed under "Other."
Chronology
North-West Territories North-West Territories
 5 → 1902 :: 21 May 1902 — 31 Aug 1905 — Majority Majority  LICO 
Summary Government Opposition Unproductive votes
Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes
# % % # # % % # # %
Parliament: 5   Majority Majority
Majority=18  Ab.Maj.: +4  G.Maj.: +7
Population [1901]: 184,430
Eligible: ——  Particip.: ——
Votes: 17,439  Unproductive: 1,793
Seats: 35   1 seat = 2.86%
↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 35  
↳ By acclamation: 7 (20.00%)
Plurality: Votes  LICO  Seats  LICO 
Plurality:  +2,100 (+12.05%)
Plurality:  Seats: +14 (+40.00%)
Position2: Votes  LIB  Seats  LIB 
Candidacies: 67 (✓ 35)
 LICO  29   LIB  21   IND  16   ILIB  1  
LICO
7,411 42.50 60.00 21
LIB
IND
OTH
5,311
2,562
362
30.45
14.69
2.08
20.00
17.14
2.86
7
6
1
IND
REJ
ABS
1,793
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10.28
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Difference since the previous general election: +4 seats
Only fully partisan general election held in a jurisdiction named Northwest Territories.
 LICO  By acclamation: 6   LIB  By acclamation: 1
 OTH  ILIB  1
 4 → 1898 ::  4 Nov 1898 — 20 May 1902 — NP
Summary Elected Non-partisan Unproductive votes
Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes
# % % # # % % # # %
Parliament: 4
Non-partisan
Population [1891]: 62,540
Eligible: ——  Particip.: ——
Votes: 13,675  Unproductive: 5,758
Seats: 31   1 seat = 3.23%
↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 31  
↳ By acclamation: 7 (22.58%)
Candidacies: 67 (✓ 31)
 IND  52   LICO  12   LIB  3  
IND
LICO
LIB
5,315
2,094
508
38.87
15.31
3.71
64.52
29.03
6.45
20
9
2
IND
REJ
ABS
5,758
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42.10
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Difference since the previous general election: +2 seats
First appearance of political parties but non-officially and first general election following the achievement of responsible government.
 IND  By acclamation: 2   LICO  By acclamation: 4   LIB  By acclamation: 1
 3 → 1894 :: 31 Oct 1894 —  3 Nov 1898 — NP
Summary Elected Non-partisan Unproductive votes
Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes
# % % # # % % # # %
Parliament: 3
Non-partisan
Population [1891]: 62,540
Eligible: ——  Particip.: ——
Votes: 12,517  Unproductive: 5,671
Seats: 29   1 seat = 3.45%
↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 29  
↳ By acclamation: 6 (20.69%)
Candidacies: 58 (✓ 29)
 IND  58  
IND
6,846 54.69 100.00 29
IND
REJ
ABS
5,671
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45.31
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Difference since the previous general election: +3 seats
 IND  By acclamation: 6
 2 → 1891 ::  7 Nov 1891 — 30 Oct 1894 — NP
Summary Elected Non-partisan Unproductive votes
Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes
# % % # # % % # # %
Parliament: 2
Non-partisan
Population [1891]: 62,540
Eligible: ——  Particip.: ——
Votes: 4,645  Unproductive: 2,112
Seats: 26   1 seat = 3.85%
↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 24  PAL: 2  
↳ By acclamation: 13 (50.00%)
Candidacies: 42 (✓ 26)
 IND  42  
IND
2,533 54.53 100.00 26
IND
REJ
ABS
2,112
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45.47
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Difference since the previous general election: +4 seats
 IND  By acclamation: 13
 1 → 1888 :: 30 Jun 1888 —  6 Nov 1891 — NP
Summary Elected Non-partisan Unproductive votes
Party Votes Seats Party Votes Seats Party Votes
# % % # # % % # # %
Parliament: 1
Non-partisan
Population [1881]: 56,446
Eligible: ——  Particip.: ——
Votes: 8,478  Unproductive: 3,046
Seats: 22   1 seat = 4.55%
↳ Elec.Sys.:  FPTP: 18  PAL: 4  
↳ By acclamation: 3 (13.64%)
Candidacies: 41 (✓ 22)
 IND  41  
IND
5,432 64.07 100.00 22
IND
REJ
ABS
3,046
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35.93
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 IND  By acclamation: 3


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