Medicine Hat (electoral district)
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Medicine Hat in relation to the other Alberta ridings | |
Population, 2001 | 105,009 |
Electors | 73,884 |
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Population density (people per km2) |
- For the provincial electoral district by the same name, see Medicine Hat (provincial electoral district).
Medicine Hat is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1908. The riding covers the town of Medicine Hat and surrounding areas on the southeast side of Alberta, including Cypress County, Forty Mile County, Municipal District of Taber, Newell County and the southern part of Special Area No. 2.
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[edit] History
Soon after the province of Alberta was admitted to Confederation in 1905, this electoral district was created, in 1907, from District of Alberta and Assiniboia West ridings.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
- 1908-1911: Charles Alexander Magrath - Conservative
- 1911-1917: William Ashbury Buchanan - Liberal
- 1917-1921: Arthur Sifton - Unionist
- 1921-1925: Robert Gardiner - Progressive
- 1925-1935: Frederick Gershaw - Liberal
- 1935-1940: Archibald Mitchell - Social Credit
- 1940-1945: Frederick Gershaw - Liberal
- 1945-1957: William Wylie - Social Credit
- 1957-1958: Bud Olson - Social Credit
- 1958-1962: E.W. Brunsden - Progressive Conservative
- 1962-1972: Bud Olson - Social Credit (1962-1967), Liberal (1967-1972)
- 1972-1984: Bert Hargrave - Progressive Conservative
- 1984-1993: Bob Porter - Progressive Conservative
- 1993-present: Monte Solberg - Reform Party (1993-2000), Canadian Alliance (2000-2003), Progressive Conservative (2003-2004), Conservative (2003-present)
[edit] Current Member of Parliament
Its Member of Parliament is Monte Solberg, a former broadcaster. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the Conservative critic for Finance. In the last parliamentary session, he served a member on the 'Standing Committee on Finance'.
[edit] Election results
Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Conservative | Monte Solberg | 35,670 | |||
Liberal | Bev Botter | 3,737 | |||
New Democrat | Wally Regehr | 3,598 | |||
Green | Kevin Dodd | 1,746 |
Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Conservative | Monte Solberg | 30,241 | 76.14% | $33,906 | ||
Liberal | Bill Cocks | 4,331 | 10.90% | $12,440 | ||
New Democratic Party | Betty Stroh | 3,643 | 9.17% | $11,008 | ||
Green | Kevin Dodd | 1,498 | 3.77% | $716 | ||
Total valid votes | 39,713 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 98 | 0.25% | ||||
Turnout | 39,811 | 53.75% |
Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Canadian Alliance | Monte Solberg | 31,134 | 74.27% | $37,263 | ||
Liberal | Trevor Butts | 4,392 | 10.47% | $3,972 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Gordon Musgrove | 4,236 | 10.10% | $2,521 | ||
New Democratic Party | Luke Lacasse | 2,153 | 5.13% | $5,220 | ||
Total valid votes | 41,915 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 111 | 0.26% | ||||
Turnout | 42,026 | 58.71% |
Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Reform | Monte Solberg | 22,761 | 65.44% | $32,848 | ||
Liberal | Glenn Ennis | 6,079 | 17.47% | $28,313 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Gordon Musgrove | 4,219 | 12.13% | $7,651 | ||
New Democratic Party | Jim Driscoll | 1,719 | 4.94% | $4,923 | ||
Total valid votes | 34,778 | 100.00% | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 76 | 0.22% | ||||
Turnout | 34,854 | 53.56% |
Canadian federal election, 1993 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Reform | Monte Solberg | 22,439 | |||
Liberal | Glenn Ennis | 8,560 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Bill Wyse | 6,934 | |||
New Democrat | Allan Hunt | 1,862 | |||
Christian Heritage | Ivor Ottrey | 971 | |||
Canada Party | Jack Hopkins | 262 |
Canadian federal election, 1988 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Progressive Conservative | Bob Porter | 25,114 | |||
New Democrat | Jim Ridley | 6,453 | |||
Liberal | Peter Hansen | 5,141 | |||
Reform | Larry Samcoe | 4,582 | |||
Christian Heritage | Hans Visser | 1,331 |
Canadian federal election, 1984 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Progressive Conservative | Bob Porter | 33,978 | |||
New Democrat | Wally Regehr | 4,652 | |||
Liberal | Peter Hansen | 4,025 | |||
Confederation of Regions | Peter McArthur | 1,427 | |||
Social Credit | Jack Hopkins | 772 |
Canadian federal election, 1980 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Progressive Conservative | Bert Hargrave | 25,908 | |||
Liberal | Ted Anhorn | 6,462 | |||
New Democrat | Agnes Wiley | 3,453 | |||
Social Credit | Jack Hopkins M. | 1,022 |
Canadian federal election, 1979 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Progressive Conservative | Bert Hargrave | 28,893 | |||
Liberal | Jim Wilfley | 6,630 | |||
New Democrat | Lorne L. Burk | 3,053 | |||
Social Credit | Jack Hopkins | 1,412 |
Canadian federal election, 1974 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Progressive Conservative | Bert Hargrave | 15,525 | |||
Liberal | H.A. Bud Olson | 9,273 | |||
New Democrat | L. Hemmingway | 1,961 | |||
Social Credit | Edwin Ens | 1,538 |
Canadian federal election, 1972 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Progressive Conservative | Bert Hargrave | 15,027 | |||
Liberal | H.A. Bud Olson | 9,403 | |||
New Democrat | Lewis E. Toole | 2,033 | |||
Social Credit | D. Willard Paxman | 1,519 |
Canadian federal election, 1968 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Liberal | Horace A. Bud Olson | 9,015 | |||
Progressive Conservative | C.J. Chuck Meagher | 8,809 | |||
Social Credit | W.H. Walt Strom | 4,237 | |||
New Democrat | Lewis E. Toole | 2,401 |
Canadian federal election, 1965 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Social Credit | Horace A. Bud Olson | 12,997 | |||
Progressive Conservative | C.J. Chuck Meagher | 6,958 | |||
Liberal | James C. Miller | 3,835 | |||
New Democrat | Lewis Edward Toole | 1,420 |
Canadian federal election, 1963 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Social Credit | Horace A. Bud Olson | 11,080 | |||
Progressive Conservative | E.W. Brunsden | 10,829 | |||
Liberal | David R. Broadfoot | 3,734 | |||
New Democrat | John Head | 1,271 |
Canadian federal election, 1962 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Social Credit | Horace A. Bud Olson | 10,453 | |||
Progressive Conservative | E.W. Brunsden | 9,355 | |||
Liberal | Dave Broadfoot | 3,942 | |||
New Democrat | George McFall | 1,499 |
Canadian federal election, 1958 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Progressive Conservative | E.W. Brunsden | 10,886 | |||
Social Credit | Horace A. Olson | 9,151 | |||
Liberal | B. Walter | 2,572 | |||
Co-operative Commonwealth | J.D. Rogers | 907 |
Canadian federal election, 1957 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Social Credit | Horace A. Bud Olson | 10,960 | |||
Liberal | Harry Veiner | 8,390 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Edwin William Brunsden | 2,391 | |||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Earl Walter Smith | 1,262 | |||
Ind. Social Credit | William Raymond Klinck | 386 |
Canadian federal election, 1953 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Social Credit | William Duncan Wylie | 9,305 | |||
Liberal | Harry Veiner | 8,919 | |||
Progressive Conservative | John Robertson | 1,161 |
Canadian federal election, 1949 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Social Credit | William Duncan Wylie | 10,086 | |||
Liberal | Harry Veiner | 6,069 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Thomas Spencer Hughes | 2,346 |
Canadian federal election, 1945 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Social Credit | William Duncan Wylie | 6,752 | |||
Liberal | Robert Clark Black | 4,631 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Philip Rogers | 2,647 | |||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Earl Walter Smith | 2,301 |
Canadian federal election, 1940 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Liberal | Frederick William Gershaw | 9,439 | |||
New Democracy | Archibald Hugh Mitchell | 5,524 |
Canadian federal election, 1935 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Social Credit | Archibald Hugh Mitchell | 6,752 | |||
Liberal | Frederick William Gershaw | 4,229 | |||
Conservative | Gilbert McNeill Blackstock | 1,971 |
Canadian federal election, 1930 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Liberal | Frederick William Gershaw | 6,043 | |||
Conservative | Gilbert McNeill Blackstock | 3,109 |
Canadian federal election, 1926 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Liberal | Frederick William Gershaw | 4,206 | |||
Conservative | Gilbert McNeill Blackstock | 2,226 | |||
United Farmers | Carl Henning Axelson | 2,081 |
Canadian federal election, 1925 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Liberal | Frederick William Gershaw | 4,383 | |||
Conservative | George McNeill Blackstock | 2,397 | |||
Progressive | Hugh Campbell McDaniel | 2,039 |
Canadian federal election, 1921 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Progressive | Robert Gardiner | 10,295 | |||
Liberal | Frederick Gershaw | 2,698 | |||
Conservative | William McIntosh | 1,135 |
By-election on 27 June 1921
On Mr. Sifton's death, 21 January 1921 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Progressive | Robert Gardiner | 13,133 | |||
Unknown | Nelson Spencer | 3,369 |
Canadian federal election, 1917 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Government | Arthur Lewis Sifton | 6,869 | |||
Opposition | Clifford Bernardo Reilly | 568 | |||
Non-Partisan League | George Paton | 460 |
Canadian federal election, 1911 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Liberal | William Ashbury Buchanan | 6,330 | |||
Conservative | Charles Alexander Magrath | 4,875 |
Canadian federal election, 1908 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
Conservative | Charles Alexander Magrath | 2,922 | |||
Liberal | William Simmons | 2,570 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Library of Parliament Riding Profile
- Expenditures - 2004
- Expenditures - 2000
- Expenditures - 1997
- Elections Canada
- Website of the Parliament of Canada
Federal Ridings in rural Alberta | ||
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Conservative |
Crowfoot | Fort McMurray—Athabasca | Lethbridge | Macleod | Medicine Hat | Peace River | Red Deer | Vegreville—Wainwright | Westlock—St. Paul | Wetaskiwin | Wild Rose | Yellowhead |