William Plaxton (1843–1907) was a

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politician who served as a Member of the

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. Plaxton ran for election for the first time in the

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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

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. 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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