Athabaska (electoral district)
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Athabaska was a federal electoral district Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968.
This riding was created as "Athabaska" in 1924 from parts of Battle River, Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings. The riding was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Athabasca, Peace River and Vegreville ridings.
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Charles Wilson Cross | 5,078 | |||
| Progressive | Donald Ferdinand Kellner | 3,648 | |||
| Conservative | GAUVREAU, Charles Jenry | 643 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| United Farmers | Donald Ferdinand Kellner | 4,870 | |||
| Liberal | Charles Wilson Cross | 2,770 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | John Francis Buckley | 5,504 | |||
| United Farmers | Donald Ferdinand Kellner | 4,190 | |||
| Conservative | MICHAJLUK, Emanuel | 2,218 | |||
By-election: On Mr. Buckley's death, 27 November 1931
| By-election on 21 March 1932 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Percy Griffith Davies | 4,910 | |||
| Liberal | DOZE, Isaac Stanley | 4,586 | |||
| United Farmers | NORMANDEAU, Louis | 3,418 | |||
| Farmer-United Labour | AXELSON, Carl | 2,388 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Social Credit | Percy John Rowe | 5,424 | |||
| Liberal | MCNAMEE, James Owen | 3,007 | |||
| Conservative | BOILEAU, Adéodat | 1,269 | |||
| Technocrat | NEWMAN, Joseph McCrae | 733 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 5,961 | |||
| New Democracy | William Hayhurst | 4,817 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Percy John Rowe | 2,052 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 5,301 | |||
| Social Credit | HICKOX, Arthur Bruce | 4,823 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | WAGNER, John Mandius | 1,756 | |||
| Labour-Progressive | FERNEYHOUGH, Beatrice | 1,564 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | SHOPLAND, Robert Wilson | 1,375 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 7,566 | |||
| Social Credit | Orvis A. Kennedy | 4,982 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | HANNOCHKO, John | 1,738 | |||
| Ind. Social Credit | NYKIFORUK, John | 1,198 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | BÉDARD, Joseph H. | 1,139 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 7,956 | |||
| Social Credit | PEARCE, Albert Edward | 5,945 | |||
| Labour-Progressive | GAMACHE, Daniel | 1,168 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | PHILIPZYK, Robert Joseph | 990 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 7,453 | |||
| Social Credit | MCPHAIL, Archie A. | 7,029 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | SHORE, Alec | 2,116 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | SVEKLA, Nicholas W. | 1,381 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Johnstone Bigg | 9,751 | |||
| Liberal | RENAUD, Joachim Peter | 4,473 | |||
| Social Credit | MCPHAIL, Archie A. | 3,806 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | BARON, Nick | 820 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Johnstone Bigg | 9,678 | |||
| Liberal | VAN BRABANT, Jules | 5,554 | |||
| Social Credit | MIKKELSEN, Joe | 4,679 | |||
| New Democrat | VALLÉE, Pierre-Maurice | 1,306 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Johnstone Bigg | 12,074 | |||
| Liberal | HALL, R.E. Dick | 5,416 | |||
| Social Credit | CHABA, Peter | 3,601 | |||
| New Democrat | SZCHECHINA, Alex | 1,045 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Johnstone Bigg | 11,652 | |||
| Liberal | Dave Hunter | 6,692 | |||
| Social Credit | VAN HAUWAERT, Joe | 2,197 | |||
| New Democrat | FORMAN, Peter Grant | 1,016 | |||
