Athabasca (provincial electoral district)

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Athabasca was a provincial electoral district covering north east Alberta, Canada.

The riding, was created in 1905 when Alberta first became a province. The riding disappeared in 1986 when it merged with Lac La Biche to form the riding of Athabasca-Lac La Biche.

Contents

[edit] List of MLA's

  Name Party Elected Left Office
     William Bredin Liberal 1905 1909
     Jean Côté Liberal 1909 1913
     Alexander Grant MacKay Liberal 1913 1920
     George Mills Liberal 1920 1926
     Independent Liberal 1926 1926
     John W. Frame Liberal 1926 ?
     United Farmers ? 1930
     Frank Falconer Liberal 1930 1935
     Clarence Tade Social Credit 1935 1935
     Charles Cathmer Ross Social Credit 1935 1938
    2 Clarence Tade Social Credit 1938 1940
     Gordon Lee Social Credit 1940 1952
     Antonio Aloisio Social Credit 1952 1955
     Richard Hall Liberal 1955 1959
    2 Antonio Aloisio Social Credit 1959 1971
     Frank Appleby Progressive Conservative 1971 1986

[edit] Election results 1905 - 1982

[edit] 1975 - 1982

1982 Results Turnout 77.60% 1979 Results Turnout 67.73% 1975 Results Turnout 69.97%
Affiliation Candidate Votes
 % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes
 %
     Progressive Conservative Frank Appleby 5,342 57.03%     Progressive Conservative Frank Appleby 4,153 55.46%     Progressive Conservative Frank Appleby 3,723 59.88%
     N.D.P. Ed Caraher 1,952 20.85% N.D.P. Peter Opryshko 1,792 23.93%     N.D.P. Peter Opryshko 1,686 27.12%
     Western Canada Concept Con Sehn 1,538 16.43% Social Credit Ernest Master 989 13.21% Social Credit Peter Hupka 582 9.36%
     Social Credit Adam Hauch 529 5.65% Liberal Robert Logan 554 7.40% Liberal John Murphy 226 3.64%
Total 9,361 100% Total 7,488 100% Total 6,217 100%

[edit] 1963 - 1971

1971 Results Turnout 76.452% 1967 Results Turnout 68.59% 1963 Results Turnout 73.21%
Affiliation Candidate Votes
 % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes
 %
     Progressive Conservative Frank Appleby 3,261 46.71%     Social Credit Antonio Aloisio 1,733 45.11%     Social Credit Antonio Aloisio 2,241 50.83%
     Social Credit Allan Gerlach 2,585 37.02% N.D.P. George Opryshko 1,170 30.45%     Liberal Dave Hunter 1,827 41.44%
     N.D.P. Peter Opryshko 1,136 16.27% Liberal Dave Hunter 939 24.44% N.D.P. Judith Johnston 223 5.06%
Communist Trygve Hansen 118 2.67%
Total 6,982 100% Total 3,842 100% Total 4,258 100%

[edit] 1955 - 1959

1959 Results Turnout 71.80% 1955 Ballot Transfer Results Turnout 71.80%
Affiliation Candidate Votes
 % Affiliation Candidate 1st % Last %
     Social Credit Antonio Aloisio 2,333 54.29%     Liberal Richard Hall 2,069 46.34% 2,145 50.57%
     Liberal Richard Hall 1,069 24.88%     Social Credit Antonio Aloisio 2,073 46.43% 2,097 49.43%
     Progressive Conservative Robert Shopland 707 16.45% Labour Progressive John Harry 293 7.23% Eliminated
     Labour Progressive John Harry 188 4.38%
Total 4,297 100% Total 4,435 100% 4,242 100%

[edit] 1944 - 1952

1952 Results Turnout 65.42% 1948 Results Turnout 59.02% 1944 Results Turnout 61.39%
Affiliation Candidate Votes
 % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes
 %
     Social Credit Antonio Aloisio 2,012 50.78%     Social Credit Gordon Lee 2,374 52.08%     Social Credit Gordon Lee 2,288 53.74%
     Liberal Val Brekenridge 864 21.81% C.C.F. Norman Shopland 1,226 26.90%     C.C.F. John E. Ball 1,410 33.11%
     C.C.F. J. Lyall McMillan 623 15.72 Liberal Victor Hicks 958 21.02% Labour Progressive G.J. McKenzie 560 13.15%
     Non-Partisan Farmer Sam Nowakowsky 463 11.69%
Total 3,962 100% Total 4,558 100% Total 4,258 100%

[edit] 1938 - 1940

1940 Ballot Transfer Results Turnout 61.92% 1938 by-election Results Turnout 75.56%
Affiliation Candidate 1st % Last % Affiliation Candidate Votes
 %
     Social Credit Gordon Lee 1,965 48.13% 2,078 58.13%     Social Credit Clarence Tade 1,743 70.43%
     Independent M.P. Cordingley 1,336 32.72% 1,497 41.87%     Liberal C.J.R. Whiteley 1,479 29.57%
     Cooperative Commonwealth Norman Shopland 782 19.15% Eliminated
Total 4,083 100% 3,575 100% Total 3,222 100%

[edit] 1930 - 1935

1935 by-election Results Turnout n/a% 1935 Results Turnout 71.04% 1930 Results Turnout 62.10%
Affiliation Candidate Votes Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes
 %
     Social Credit Charles Ross Acclaimed     Social Credit Clarence Tade 1,764 58.24     Liberal Frank Falconer 1,057 55.11%
Liberal Frank Falconer 950 31.36%     United Farmers John W. Frame 861 45.89%
Conservative Angus McLeod 315 10.40%
Total n/a Total 3,029 100% Total 1,918 100%

[edit] 1921 - 1926

1926 Ballot Transfer Results Turnout 68.34% 1921 Results Turnout 64.50%
Affiliation Candidate 1st % Last % Affiliation Candidate Votes
 %
     Liberal John W. Frame 373 32.89% 451 55.41%     Liberal George Mills 1,043 70.43%
     United Farmers J.P. Evans 295 26.01% 363 44.59%     Conservative John Angelo 438 29.57%
     Conservative W.J. Dent 245 21.61% Eliminated
     Independent Liberal George Mills 221 19.49% Eliminated
Total 1,134 100% 814 100% Total 1481 100%

[edit] 1917 - 1920

1920 by-election Results Turnout 52.91% 1918 by-election Results Turnout n/a% 1917 Results Turnout 71.66%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes Affiliation Candidate Votes
 %
     Liberal George Mills 640 69.12%     Liberal Alexander MacKay Acclaimed     Liberal Alexander MacKay 752 65.79%
     Independent James Cornwall 286 30.88%     Conservative A.F. Fugl 391 34.21%
Total 926 100% Total n/a Total 1,143 100%

[edit] 1905 - 1913

1913 Results Turnout 53.86% 1909 Results Turnout 62.26% 1905 Results Turnout n/a%
Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes % Affiliation Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alexander MacKay 414 65.20%     Liberal Jean Côté 230 59.59%     Liberal William Bredin Acclaimed
     Conservative J.H. Wood 221 34.80     Liberal William Bredin 149 38.60%
    Conservative V. Maurice 7 1.81%
Total 635 100% Total 386 100% Total n/a

[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?
1,262     29.08% 3,077     70.92%
Province wide result: Option A passed.

[edit] By-election's and Member Party Changes

  • September 27, 1918—Appointment of Mr. Alexander Grant MacKay as the Minister of Municipal Affairs.
  • June 3, 1920—Death of Mr. Alexander Grant MacKay.
  • November 4, 1935—Resignation Mr. Clarence Tade to provide a seat for Minister Charles Cathmer Ross.
  • November 7, 1938—Death of Mr. Charles Cathmer Ross.
  • 1921 - 1926—Mr. George Mills becomes an Independent Liberal date not available
  • 1926 - 1930—Mr. John W. Frame crosses the floor from the Liberals to the United Farmers of Alberta. date not available

[edit] See also

  • Athabasca Federal electoral district.
  • Athabasca Saskatchewan provincial electoral district.

[edit] External links

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