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The 1894 North-West Territories general election was held on 31 October 1894. This was the third general election in the history of the North-West Territories, Canada. It was held to elect 29 members of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories, the writs were dropped on 3 October 1894. Frederick Haultain continued to lead the government.
This was the first general election a secret ballot was held, with voters marking an X on a blank piece of paper in the colour that corresponds to their candidate.
The turnout cannot be established, as no voters lists were in use.
Members were elected on non-partisan basis but decisions were decided by majority vote in the chamber.
Election summary | # of candidates | Popular vote | ||
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Incumbent | New | # | % | |
Acclaimed candidates | 4 | 2 | - | - |
Elected candidates | 15 | 8 | 6,856 | 44.73% |
Defeated candidates | 5 | 24 | 5,672 | 45.27% |
Total | 53 | 12,528 | 100% |
Members elected to the 3rd North-West Legislative Assembly. For complete electoral history, see individual districts
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29 seats in the North-West Legislative Assembly | |||
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The 1894 North-West Territories general election was held on 31 October 1894. This was the third general election in the history of the North-West Territories, Canada. It was held to elect 29 members of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories, the writs were dropped on 3 October 1894. Frederick Haultain continued to lead the government.
This was the first general election a secret ballot was held, with voters marking an X on a blank piece of paper in the colour that corresponds to their candidate.
The turnout cannot be established, as no voters lists were in use.
Members were elected on non-partisan basis but decisions were decided by majority vote in the chamber.
Election summary | # of candidates | Popular vote | ||
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Incumbent | New | # | % | |
Acclaimed candidates | 4 | 2 | - | - |
Elected candidates | 15 | 8 | 6,856 | 44.73% |
Defeated candidates | 5 | 24 | 5,672 | 45.27% |
Total | 53 | 12,528 | 100% |
Members elected to the 3rd North-West Legislative Assembly. For complete electoral history, see individual districts