Willingdon
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Willingdon is also a village in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
Willingdon was a historical provincial electoral district in Alberta from 1940 to 1959.
Willingdon was created in 1940 when Victoria and Whitford, were split between this district and Redwater and Vegreville
The riding expanded south in 1963 when Vegreville merged with Bruce, to form Vegreville-Bruce. Due to the expanded boundaries the riding name was changed to Willingdon-Two Hills.
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[edit] Election Results 1940 - 1959
[edit] Single Transferable Vote 1944, 1952 - 1955
[edit] 1952 - 1955
| Year | Count | Candidate | Party | Votes | Year | Count | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 2nd | Nick Dushenski | Cooperative Commonwealth | 2,108 | 1952 | 2nd | Nick Dushenski | Cooperative Commonwealth | 2,026 |
| 2nd | Nicholas Melnyk | Social Credit | 1,701 | 2nd | William Tomyn | Social Credit | 1,812 | ||
| 1955 | 1st | Nick Dushenski | Cooperative Commonwealth | 1,729 | 1952 | 1st | Nick Dushenski | Cooperative Commonwealth | 1,760 |
| 1st | Nicholas Melnyk | Social Credit | 1,580 | 1st | William Tomyn | Social Credit | 1,716 | ||
| 1st | Nick Shandro | Liberal | 756 | 1st | John Fedun | Liberal | 660 |
[edit] 1944
| Year | Count | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 2nd | William Tomyn | Social Credit | 1,844 |
| 2nd | L.L. Kostash | Cooperative Commonwealth | 1,488 | |
| 1944 | 1st | William Tomyn | Social Credit | 1,771 |
| 1st | L.L. Kostash | Cooperative Commonwealth | 1,328 | |
| 1st | William A. Yusep | Labour Progressive | 899 |
[edit] First Past the Post 1940, 1948, 1959
| Party | 1959 | 1948 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Alex Hushlak 991 |
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| Cooperative Commonwealth | Nick Svekla 392 |
Nick Dushenski 1,861 |
T. Tomashavsky 968 |
| Social Credit | Nicholas Melnyk 2,421 |
William Tomyn 2,111 |
William Tomyn 2,329 |
| Independent | M.N. Grekol 514 |
[edit] Plebiscite results
[edit] 1948 Electrification Plebiscite
District results from the first province wide plebiscite on electricity regulation.
| Option A | Option B |
|---|---|
| Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being continued by the Power Companies? | Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being made a publicly owned utility administered by the Alberta Government Power Commission? |
| 1,069 28.42% | 2,716 71.76% |
| Province wide result: Option A passed. | |
