North-West Territories Liberal Party

North-West Territories Liberal Party
Former territorial party
Founded	1898 (1898)
Dissolved	September 1, 1905 (1905-09-01)
Ideology	Liberalism
Colours	Red
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The North-West Territories Liberal Party was a short-lived branch of the

.

History

The party existed between 1898 and 1905. In 1905, the provinces of

model of government.

The consensus model of government that had been used prior to the

. To appease party supporters, Haultain appointed one Liberal and two Conservatives to the cabinet.

The Calgary Herald attacked the Territorial Liberals in October 1902, after they held a convention in which they failed to adopt policies towards the creation of a provincial government. This set off a bitter editorial war against the Liberal and Conservative media.

Robert Brett was the Leader of the party from the beginning until, he made a surprise move to drop out of the race just days before the

. Donald H. McDonald, filled his place, and became leader of the opposition, until the provinces were created in 1905.

Leaders of the Party

• Robert Brett (1897–1902)
• Donald H. McDonald (1902–1905)

Modern era

Under the current consensus government, political parties are not currently recognized in Northwest Territories law, but a few scattered candidates have run in recent elections claiming to represent the Liberal party. The most notable of which is Lynda Sorenson, Northwest Territories MLA from 1979 - 1983. There are plans to reestablish a Northwest Territories Liberal Party in time for elections in 2015.^[1]

See also

• North-West Territories Liberal-Conservative Party
• List of Northwest Territories political parties
• List of Northwest Territories general elections

References

External links

• Personnel of the Northwest Territories Assembly 1888 - 1905
• Calgary Herald attacks the Liberals October 8, 1902