Medicine Hat (N.W.T. electoral district)

Medicine Hat was a former territorial electoral district in Northwest Territories, Canada. The electoral district was created with the passage of the North-West Representation Act of 1888. The primary population center and the districts name sake was the city of Medicine Hat. The district was abolished in 1905 with the creation of Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
[1] Name Elected Left Office
     Thomas Tweed 1888 1894
     Edward Fearon 1894 1898
     Horace Albertie Greeley 1898 1902
     William Thomas Finlay 1902 1905

Election results

1888 election
1888 Northwest Territories general election
[1] Name Vote %
     Thomas Tweed Acclaimed

1891 election
1891 Northwest Territories general election
[1] Name Vote %
     Thomas Tweed Acclaimed

1894 election
1894 Northwest Territories election
[1] Name Vote %
     Edward Fearon 398 56.29%
     Thomas Tweed 309 43.71%
Total Votes 707 100%

1898 election
1898 Northwest Territories election
[1] Name Vote %
     Horace Albertie Greeley 327 36.50%
     William Finlay 285 31.81%
     John George Calder 284 31.69%
Total Votes 896 100%

1902 election
1902 Northwest Territories election
[1] Name Vote %
     William Finlay 486 71.89%
     Joseph A. Grant 205 28.11%
Total Votes 676 100%
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References
  1. "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.

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