William Plaxton
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William Plaxton was a Canadian
politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
Plaxton ran for election for the first time in the 1888 Northwest Territories general election
in the Prince Albert
electoral district. During that election Prince Albert was a two member constituency. Plaxton won the highest plurality coming in first, John Betts
won the second seat and incumbent Owen Hughes was defeated finishing in third place.
Prince Albert was re-distributed under the North-West Representation Act passed in 1891. The district became a single member constituency and was broken up into Prince Albert East and Cumberland
. Betts and Plaxton would run against each other in the Cumberland riding, with Betts winning the new district. Plaxton finished third in the three way race.
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politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories.
Plaxton ran for election for the first time in the 1888 Northwest Territories general election
Northwest Territories general election, 1888
The Northwest Territories general election of 1888 was the first general election in the history of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Elections were held in various districts between 20 June and 30 June 1888...
in the Prince Albert
Prince Albert (electoral district)
Prince Albert is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1988, and since 1997.-Geography:...
electoral district. During that election Prince Albert was a two member constituency. Plaxton won the highest plurality coming in first, John Betts
John Felton Betts
John Felton Betts was a merchant and political figure in the Northwest Territories, Canada. He represented Prince Albert and then Cumberland in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1888 to 1898....
won the second seat and incumbent Owen Hughes was defeated finishing in third place.
Prince Albert was re-distributed under the North-West Representation Act passed in 1891. The district became a single member constituency and was broken up into Prince Albert East and Cumberland
Cumberland (N.W.T. electoral district)
Cumberland was an electoral district in the Northwest Territories from 1891–1894, the riding was in the rural area to the northeast of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Cumberland disappeared in 1894 when it merged with the newly created Prince Albert East....
. Betts and Plaxton would run against each other in the Cumberland riding, with Betts winning the new district. Plaxton finished third in the three way race.