▁veter ans . ▁Charles ▁Well ington ▁Fish er ▁the ▁provincial ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁had ▁been ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁North west ▁Territ ories ▁M LA ▁supporting ▁the ▁H ault ain ▁government ▁for ▁the ▁old ▁Ban ff ▁elect oral ▁district ▁since ▁winning ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate ▁Robert ▁George ▁Bre tt ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁North west ▁Territ ories ▁M LA ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁represented ▁the ▁Ban ff ▁elect oral ▁district ▁from ▁its ▁creation ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁ ▁Bre tt ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁medical ▁doctor ▁who ▁was ▁heavily ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ban ff ▁having ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁found ing ▁a ▁san it arium . ▁ ▁On ▁election ▁night ▁the ▁results ▁came ▁back ▁Fish er ▁had ▁defeated ▁Bre tt ▁by ▁winning ▁a ▁sl im ▁ 5 8 ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 8 4 ▁votes ▁cast . ▁The ▁Conserv ative ▁party ▁was ▁disappoint ed ▁with ▁the ▁result ▁as ▁the ▁district ▁had ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁best ▁hopes ▁to ▁pick up . ▁▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁general ▁election ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁and ▁references ▁Website ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Al berta ▁Al berta ▁Heritage ▁E lection ▁results ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁- ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁r iding ▁distribution ▁data . ▁E