Northwest Territories Electoral Districts - Former Northwest Territories Electoral Districts, Northwest Territories Federal Electoral Districts (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 160. Not illustrated. Chapters: Former Northwest Territories Electoral Districts, Northwest Territories Federal Electoral Districts, Northwest Territories Territorial Electoral Districts, Lorne, Mackenzie Delta, Western Arctic, Nahendeh, Edmonton, Frame Lake, Deh Cho, Inuvik Boot Lake, Inuvik Twin Lakes, Moose Jaw, Great Slave, Tu Nedhe, Yellowknife Centre, Macleod, Monfwi, Yellowknife South, Weledeh, Nunakput, West Calgary, Moosomin, Range Lake, Sahtu, Kam Lake, Qu'appelle, Thebacha, Hay River North, Medicine Hat, Hay River South, Kinistino, Battleford, High River, Whitewood, Hudson Bay, Mackenzie South, Regina, Mackenzie North, Broadview, East Calgary, St. Albert, Moose Mountain, Yorkton, Mackenzie West, Wetaskiwin, Strathcona, Innisfail, Victoria, Cumberland, Mackenzie River. Excerpt: 1881 boundaries Lorne was an electoral district that existed in the District of Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories from 1880 until 1888. The district was one of the first three created by Royal Proclamation in 1880. Of the first three electoral districts proclaimed, it was the only one to actually have an election held in it. Under the Northwest Territories Act 1880 the district was mandated at its inception to return a single member to the Northwest Territories Legislature under the First Past the Post electoral system. The district was named in the honour of former Governor General, the Marquess of Lorne. Lorne would tour the through the Northwest Territories just after the electoral district was created in 1881. The electoral district ceased to exist at the drop of the writ for the 1888 Northwest Territories general election. This was due to a population boom in the area caused by an influx of settlers. The electoral district was redistributed and split between the electoral districts of Batoche and the Prince Albert electoral district. Durin...