Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
How did we vote in the former North-West Territories?
(Compiled results)
by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)
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."
North-West Territories |
5 → 1902 :: 21 May 1902 — 31 Aug 1905 — Majority LICO
Summary |
Government |
Opposition |
Unproductive votes |
Party |
Votes |
Seats |
Party |
Votes |
Seats |
Party |
Votes |
# |
% |
% |
# |
# |
% |
% |
# |
# |
% |
Parliament: 5 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
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Candidacies: 67 (✓ 35) LICO 29 LIB 21 IND 16 ILIB 1
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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
——
—— |
10.28
——
—— |
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
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|
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%)
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Candidacies: 67 (✓ 31) IND 52 LICO 12 LIB 3
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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
——
—— |
42.10
——
—— |
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
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|
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%)
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Candidacies: 58 (✓ 29) IND 58
|
IND |
6,846 |
54.69 |
100.00 |
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
IND
REJ
ABS |
5,671
——
—— |
45.31
——
—— |
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%)
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Candidacies: 42 (✓ 26) IND 42
|
IND |
2,533 |
54.53 |
100.00 |
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
IND
REJ
ABS |
2,112
——
—— |
45.47
——
—— |
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%)
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Candidacies: 41 (✓ 22) IND 41
|
IND |
5,432 |
64.07 |
100.00 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
IND
REJ
ABS |
3,046
——
—— |
35.93
——
—— |
IND By acclamation: 3 |
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