Assiniboia West

Assiniboia West was a federal electoral district in the Northwest Territories, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1908.

This riding was created in 1886. When the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905, this district, with territory in both new provinces, continued to represent them until it was abolished in 1907. It was redistributed into Battleford, Medicine Hat, Moose Jaw, Regina and Saskatoon ridings.

Election results

1904 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Walter Scott	3,647
	Conservative	ANNABLE, G.M.	2,865

By-election: On Mr. Scott's resignation to enter provincial politics in Saskatchewan, 29 August 1905.

By-election on 6 February 1906
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Erskine Knowles	acclaimed

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

Successor districts

• Battleford
• Medicine Hat
• Moose Jaw
• Regina
• Saskatoon

External links

• Riding history for Assiniboia West (1886–1905) from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for Assiniboia West, Alberta (1905–1907) from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for Assiniboia West, Saskatchewan (1905–1907) from the Library of Parliament