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.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Wilson Cross 5,078
ProgressiveDonald Ferdinand Kellner 3,648
ConservativeCharles Jenry Gauvreau 643
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%
United Farmers of AlbertaDonald Ferdinand Kellner 4,870 63.74%
LiberalCharles Wilson Cross 2,770 36.26%
Source: "History of Federal Ridings since 1867:Athabaska, Alberta". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2009. 
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Francis Buckley 5,504
United Farmers of AlbertaDonald Ferdinand Kellner 4,190
ConservativeEmanuel Michajluk 2,218
Canadian federal by-election, 21 March 1932
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePercy Griffith Davies 4,910
LiberalDOZE, Isaac Stanley 4,586
United Farmers of AlbertaLouis Normandeau 3,418
Farmer–United LabourCarl Axelson 2,388
Called as a result of Mr. Buckley's death, 27 November 1931
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditPercy John Rowe 5,424
LiberalJames Owen Mcnamee 3,007
ConservativeAdéodat Boileau 1,269
IndependentJoseph McCrae Newman† 733

† Joseph McCrae Newman ran under the Technocrat party banner.

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Miville Dechene 5,961
New DemocracyWilliam Hayhurst 4,817
Co-operative CommonwealthPercy John Rowe 2,052
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Miville Dechene 5,301
Social CreditArthur Bruce Hickox 4,823
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Mandius Wagner 1,756
Labor–ProgressiveBeatrice Ferneyhough 1,564
Progressive ConservativeRobert Wilson Shopland 1,375
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Miville Dechene 7,566
Social CreditOrvis A. Kennedy 4,982
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Hannochko 1,738
Independent SCJohn Nykiforuk 1,198
Progressive ConservativeJoseph H. Bédard 1,139
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Miville Dechene 7,956
Social CreditAlbert Edward Pearce 5,945
Labor–ProgressiveDaniel Gamache 1,168
Co-operative CommonwealthRobert Joseph Philipzyk 990
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Miville Dechene 7,453
Social CreditArchie A. McPhail 7,029
Progressive ConservativeAlec Shore 2,116
Co-operative CommonwealthNicholas W. Svekla 1,381

1958 election

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Bigg 9,751
LiberalJoachim Peter Renaud 4,473
Social CreditArchie A. McPhail 3,806
Co-operative CommonwealthNick Baron 820

1962 election

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Bigg 9,678
LiberalJules Van Brabant 5,554
Social CreditJoe Mikkelsen 4,679
New DemocraticPierre-Maurice Vallée 1,306

1963 election

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Bigg 12,074
LiberalRichard Hall 5,416
Social CreditPeter Chaba 3,601
New DemocraticAlex Szchechina 1,045

1965 election

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Bigg 11,652
LiberalDave Hunter 6,692
Social CreditJoe Van Hauwaert 2,197
New DemocraticPeter Grant Forman 1,016

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