Victoria (N.W.T. electoral district)
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Victoria was a former territorial electoral district that was mandated to return a single member to the
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from 1894 until
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became a province in 1905.


Geography

The electoral district was named for Fort Victoria on the
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. It covered the section of the
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north and east of
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, including the village of
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.


Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Victoria elected Frank Fraser Tims as its representative in the 1894 election, who was then defeated by Jack Shera in
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. Both were independents, as there were no political parties in these elections, and the territory was governed by consensus. When the Dominion parties were introduced in
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, Shera remained an independent and was elected to a second term. He sought re-election in the modified
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after Alberta was created in
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as a
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, but was soundly defeated.


Election results


References


External links


Website of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories
{{coord missing, Northwest Territories Former electoral districts of Northwest Territories