# 1894 North-West Territories general election

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.

## Election results

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 | # of candidates | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Election summary | Incumbent | New | # | % |
| Acclaimed candidates | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| Elected candidates | 15 | 8 | 6,856 | 44.73% |
| Defeated candidates | 5 | 24 | 5,672 | 45.27% |
| Total | 53 | 53 | 12,528 | 100% |

## Results by riding

Members elected to the 3rd North-West Legislative Assembly. For complete electoral history, see individual districts
| Electoral District | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Incumbent |
| Banff | Robert Brett 238 64.15% | T.F. English 133 35.85% | | | | Robert Brett |
| Batoche | Charles Eugene Boucher 101 57.06% | David Venne 76 42.94% | | | | Charles Eugene Boucher |
| Battleford | James Clinkskill 173 52.74% | Benjamin Prince 155 47.26% | | | | James Clinkskill |
| Cannington | Samuel Page 237 60.00% | N. McConnachie 158 40.00% | | | | Samuel Page |
| East Calgary | Joseph Bannerman 209 33.55% | Simon John Clarke 190 30.50% | Neville James Lindsay 117 18.78% | Paddy Nolan 57 9.15% | James Reilly 50 8.03% | New District from Calgary |
| Edmonton | Frank Oliver Acclamation | | | | | Frank Oliver |
| High River | John Lineham 328 76.81% | Frederick James Boswell 99 23.19% | | | | New District from Calgary |
| Kinistino | William Frederick Meyers 60 51.28% | James Tennant 57 48.72% | | | | William Frederick Meyers |
| Lethbridge | Charles Alexander Magrath Acclamation | | | | | Charles Alexander Magrath |
| Macleod | Frederick W. A. G. Haultain Acclamation | | | | | Frederick W. A. G. Haultain |
| Medicine Hat | Edward Fearon 398 56.29% | Thomas Tweed 309 43.71% | | | | Thomas Tweed |
| Mitchell | Hilliard Mitchell Acclamation | | | | | Hilliard Mitchell |
| Moose Jaw | James Hamilton Ross 413 55.59% | Jonathan Edward Annable 330 44.41% | | | | James Hamilton Ross |
| Moosomin | John Ryerson Neff 561 57.78% | Neil G. McCallum 410 42.22% | | | | John Ryerson Neff |
| North Qu’Appelle | William Sutherland 312 55.12% | George Forbes Guernsey 183 32.33% | William Richard Motherwell 71 12.54% | | | William Sutherland |
| North Regina | George W. Brown 454 64.03% | David Jelly 255 35.97% | | | | David Jelly |
| Prince Albert East | John Felton Betts 282 57.32% | James Taylor 210 42.68% | | | | New District |
| Prince Albert West | John Lestock Reid 238 56.40% | Alexander Campbell 184 43.60% | | | | New District |
| Red Deer | John A. Simpson 282 37.55% | Leonard Gaetz 257 34.22% | Francis Wilkins 212 28.23% | | | Francis Wilkins |
| St. Albert | Daniel Maloney 368 53.10% | Antonio Prince 325 46.90% | | | | Antonio Prince |
| Saltcoats | William Eakin 280 58.95% | Thomas Carleton 195 41.05% | | | | New District |
| Souris | George Knowling Acclamation | | | | | George Knowling |
| South Qu’Appelle | George H. V. Bulyea 355 51.90% | George Davidson 329 48.10% | | | | George Davidson |
| South Regina | Daniel Mowat 315 56.25% | Jacob W. Smith 245 43.75% | | | | Daniel Mowat |
| Victoria | Frank Fraser Tims Acclamation | | | | | |
| West Calgary | Oswald Critchley 236 35.33% | Alexander Lucas 228 34.13% | Arthur Sifton 204 30.54% | | | New District from Calgary |
| Whitewood | Archibald Beaton Gillis 300 51.64% | Walter Claude Thorburn 281 48.36% | | | | Daniel Campbell |
| Wolseley | James Dill 511 67.33% | T. Fleming 248 32.67% | | | | James Dill |
| Yorkton | Fredrik Robert Insinger 205 66.34% | J.S. Crerar 104 33.66% | | | | New District |