Athabaska (electoral district)

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.

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Election results

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles Wilson Cross 5,078
     Progressive Donald Ferdinand Kellner 3,648
     Conservative Charles Jenry Gauvreau 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 Emanuel Michajluk 2,218
By-election on 21 March 1932

On Mr. Buckley's death, 27 November 1931
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Percy Griffith Davies 4,910
     Liberal DOZE, Isaac Stanley 4,586
     United Farmers Louis Normandeau 3,418
     Labour Carl Axelson 2,388
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Percy John Rowe 5,424
     Liberal James Owen Mcnamee 3,007
     Conservative Adéodat Boileau 1,269
     Independent Joseph McCrae Newman† 733

† Joseph McCrae Newman ran under the Technocrat party banner.

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 Arthur Bruce Hickox 4,823
     Co-operative Commonwealth John Mandius Wagner 1,756
     Labour-Progressive Beatrice Ferneyhough 1,564
     Progressive Conservative Robert Wilson Shopland 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 John Hannochko 1,738
     Ind. Social Credit John Nykiforuk 1,198
     Progressive Conservative Joseph H. Bédard 1,139
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Joseph Miville Dechene 7,956
     Social Credit Albert Edward Pearce 5,945
     Labour-Progressive Daniel Gamache 1,168
     Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Joseph Philipzyk 990
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Joseph Miville Dechene 7,453
     Social Credit Archie A. McPhail 7,029
     Progressive Conservative Alec Shore 2,116
     Co-operative Commonwealth Nicholas W. Svekla 1,381

1958 election

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jack Bigg 9,751
     Liberal Joachim Peter Renaud 4,473
     Social Credit Archie A. McPhail 3,806
     Co-operative Commonwealth Nick Baron 820

1962 election

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jack Bigg 9,678
     Liberal Jules Van Brabant 5,554
     Social Credit Joe Mikkelsen 4,679
     New Democrat Pierre-Maurice Vallée 1,306

1963 election

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jack Bigg 12,074
     Liberal Richard Hall 5,416
     Social Credit Peter Chaba 3,601
     New Democrat Alex Szchechina 1,045

1965 election

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Jack Bigg 11,652
     Liberal Dave Hunter 6,692
     Social Credit Joe Van Hauwaert 2,197
     New Democrat Peter Grant Forman 1,016

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