Camrose (electoral district)

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Camrose was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1953.

This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Battle River and Victoria ridings.

It was abolished in 1953 when it was redistributed into Acadia, Battle River—Camrose, Edmonton—Strathcona, Red Deer and Vegreville ridings.

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Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers LUCAS, William Thomas 4,202
     Liberal THOMAS, John Wilson 1,885
     Conservative SCOTT, Albert 1,409


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers LUCAS, William Thomas 5,100
     Liberal MCIVOR, Donald Randolph 3,490


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers LUCAS, William Thomas Lougheed 6,462
     Liberal MCIVOR, Donald Randolph 4,432


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit MARSHALL, James Alexander 8,776
     Liberal SMITH, George Peter 2,438
     Conservative LUCAS, William Thomas 2,051


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit MARSHALL, James Alexander 6,359
     Liberal CLAEYS, Charles 4,443
     Co-operative Commonwealth LEFSRUD, Sigurd 2,065


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit MARSHALL, James Alexander 7,194
     Co-operative Commonwealth RONNING, Chester Alvin 4,045
     Liberal FARNALLS, Paul LaVega 2,501
     Progressive Conservative BOWES, Russell Joseph 1,880


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit BEYERSTEIN, Hilliard Harris William 7,364
     Liberal INCE, Frank Bryan 4,497
     Co-operative Commonwealth ARNTSON, Alfred O. 2,402
     Progressive Conservative MCCLEARY, Charles Henry 1,448

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