Banff (provincial electoral district)

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Banff was a provincial electoral district, in south west Alberta, Canada.

The riding has existed twice, the first incarnation was created in 1905 when Alberta formed as a province. The riding was carried over from the old Banff riding that existed from 1891 to 1905 in the Northwest Territories.

The riding disappeared only one election later when it was merged into the newly formed Rocky Mountain Riding. The second incarnation was when Banff-Cochrane was renamed Banff during the 1975 redistribution, it was changed back to Banff-Cochrane during the 1979 election.

The riding was named after the scenic town of Banff, Alberta and Banff National Park.

1 Riding history
- 1.1 Members elected
2 Election Results 1905, 1975
3 External links and references

[edit] Riding history

Prior to becoming an Alberta riding in 1905 The Northwest Territories incarnation was home Robert Brett leader of the government, and also leader of the opposition for the Northwest Territories Liberal Party. After his defeat in 1905 he would be appointed Lt. Governor of Alberta. Charles Fisher the first member for Banff was also a previous member for the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for Batoche.

[edit] Members elected

Member	Party	Elected	Left office
Charles W. Fisher	Liberal	1905	1909
Frederick Kidd	Progressive Conservative	1975	1979

[edit] Election Results 1905, 1975

1982 Results			Turnout 62.16%		1905 Results			Turnout n/a
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%	Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Frederick Kidd	5,221	68.92%		Liberal	Charles W. Fisher	421	53.70%
	Social Credit	Merlyn Kirk	1,129	16.22%		Conservative	Robert Brett	363	46.30%
	NDP	Wayne Getty	737	9.73%
	Liberal	Morna Schechtel	453	5.13%
Total			7,540	100%	Total			784	100%