West Calgary (N.W.T. electoral district)
# West Calgary (N.W.T. electoral district)

West Calgary was a single member electoral district that was mandated to return members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from 1894 until it was abolished in 1905.

## History

West Calgary was created from the old Calgary electoral district. This took place after the passage of the North-West Representation Act 1894 passed through parliament. Calgary's electoral districts were split into this district East Calgary and High River.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

| Name | Elected | Left Office |
| - | - | - |
| Oswald Critchley | 1894 | 1898 |
| Richard Bennett | 1898 | 1900 |
| Richard Bennett | 1901 | 1905 |

## Election results

### 1894 election

1894 Northwest Territories general election :

| | Name | Vote | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Oswald Critchley | 236 | 35.33% |
| | Alexander Lucas | 228 | 34.13% |
| | Arthur Lewis Sifton | 204 | 30.54% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | 668 | 100% | 100% |

### 1898 election

1898 Northwest Territories general election :

| | Name | Vote | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Richard Bennett | 291 | 40.87% |
| | William W. Stuart | 205 | 28.79% |
| | James Muir | 169 | 23.74% |
| | Thomas Riley | 47 | 6.60% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | 712 | 100% | 100% |

### 1901 election

March 22, 1901 by-election :

| | Name | Vote | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Richard Bennett | 562 | 66.20% |
| | Charles Stuart | 287 | 33.80% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | 849 | 100% |

The by-election was caused by the resignation of Richard Bennett, who resigned his seat to run for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1900 Canadian federal election.

### 1902 election

1902 Northwest Territories general election :

| | Name | Vote | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Richard Bennett | 457 | 73.59% |
| | Thomas Riley | 164 | 26.31% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | 621 | 100% | 100% |
