Assiniboia East

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Assiniboia East was a federal electoral district in Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1908.

This riding was created in 1886 in the Northwest Territories. Following the creation of the province of Saskatchewan in 1905, Assiniboia East became a riding in Saskatchewan until it was abolished in 1907 when it was redistributed into Assiniboia, Qu'Appelle and Saltcoats ridings.

Election results[edit]

1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Dell Perley 1,736
Liberal James Dickie 1,010

By-election: Mr. Perley appointed to the Senate, 3 August 1888

By-election on 12 September 1888
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Edgar Dewdney acclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Edgar Dewdney 2,049
Liberal John Gillanders Turriff 1,293


By-election: On Mr. Dewdney's resignation, 26 October 1892

By-election on 21 November 1892
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative William Walter McDonald acclaimed
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Moffat Douglas 3,556
Conservative William Walter McDonald. 2,502
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Moffat Douglas 4,081
Conservative Richard Stuart Lake 3,822
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal John Gillanders Turriff 3,770
Conservative BRIGHAM, J.R. 3,036

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