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.
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List of MLA's
| Name | Party | Elected | Left Office |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | William Bredin | Liberal | 1905 | 1909 |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | Jean Côté | Liberal | 1909 | 1913 |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | Alexander Grant MacKay | Liberal | 1913 | 1920 |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | George Mills | Liberal | 1920 | 1926 |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Independent Liberal | 1926 | 1926 |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | John W. Frame | Liberal | 1926 | ? |- |bgcolor="#66CC00"| | United Farmers | ? | 1930 |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | Frank Falconer | Liberal | 1930 | 1935 |- |bgcolor="lightgreen"| | Clarence Tade | Social Credit | 1935 | 1935 |- |bgcolor="lightgreen"| | Charles Cathmer Ross | Social Credit | 1935 | 1938 |- |bgcolor="lightgreen"| 2 | Clarence Tade | Social Credit | 1938 | 1940 |- |bgcolor="lightgreen"| | Gordon Lee | Social Credit | 1940 | 1952 |- |bgcolor="lightgreen"| | Antonio Aloisio | Social Credit | 1952 | 1955 |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | Richard Hall | Liberal | 1955 | 1959 |- |bgcolor="lightgreen"| 2 | Antonio Aloisio | Social Credit | 1959 | 1971 |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"| | Frank Appleby | Progressive Conservative | 1971 | 1986 |
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Election results 1905 - 1982
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 | % |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Appleby | 5,342 | 57.03% | Progressive Conservative | Frank Appleby | 4,153 | 55.46% | Progressive Conservative | Frank Appleby | 3,723 | 59.88% |- |bgcolor="sandybrown"| | 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% |- |bgcolor="khaki"| | Western Canada Concept | Con Sehn | 1,538 | 16.43% | Social Credit | Ernest Master | 989 | 13.21% | Social Credit | Peter Hupka | 582 | 9.36% |- |bgcolor="lightgreen"| | 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% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | % |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"| | Progressive Conservative | Frank Appleby | 3,261 | 46.71% | Social Credit | Antonio Aloisio | 1,733 | 45.11% | Social Credit | Antonio Aloisio | 2,241 | 50.83% |- |bgcolor="lightgreen"| | Social Credit | Allan Gerlach | 2,585 | 37.02% | N.D.P. | George Opryshko | 1,170 | 30.45% | Liberal | Dave Hunter | 1,827 | 41.44% |- |bgcolor="sandybrown"| | 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% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955 - 1959
| 1959 Results | Turnout 71.80% | 1955 Ballot Transfer Results | Turnout 71.80% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Affiliation | Candidate | 1st | % | Last | % |- |bgcolor="lightgreen"| | Social Credit | Antonio Aloisio | 2,333 | 54.29% | Liberal | Richard Hall | 2,069 | 46.34% | 2,145 | 50.57% |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | Liberal | Richard Hall | 1,069 | 24.88% | Social Credit | Antonio Aloisio | 2,073 | 46.43% | 2,097 | 49.43% |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Shopland | 707 | 16.45% | Labour Progressive | John Harry | 293 | 7.23% | Eliminated |- |bgcolor="tomato"| | Labour Progressive | John Harry | 188 | 4.38% | |||||||||||||
| Total | 4,297 | 100% | Total | 4,435 | 100% | 4,242 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | % |- |bgcolor="lightgreen"| | Social Credit | Antonio Aloisio | 2,012 | 50.78% | Social Credit | Gordon Lee | 2,374 | 52.08% | Social Credit | Gordon Lee | 2,288 | 53.74% |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | 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% |- |bgcolor="#EEDDAA"| | C.C.F. | J. Lyall McMillan | 623 | 15.72 | Liberal | Victor Hicks | 958 | 21.02% | Labour Progressive | G.J. McKenzie | 560 | 13.15% |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Non-Partisan Farmer | Sam Nowakowsky | 463 | 11.69% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,962 | 100% | Total | 4,558 | 100% | Total | 4,258 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1938 - 1940
| 1940 Ballot Transfer Results | Turnout 61.92% | 1938 by-election Results | Turnout 75.56% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | 1st | % | Last | % | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |- |bgcolor="lightgreen"| | Social Credit | Gordon Lee | 1,965 | 48.13% | 2,078 | 58.13% | Social Credit | Clarence Tade | 1,743 | 70.43% |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Independent | M.P. Cordingley | 1,336 | 32.72% | 1,497 | 41.87% | Liberal | C.J.R. Whiteley | 1,479 | 29.57% |- |bgcolor="#EEDDAA"| | Cooperative Commonwealth | Norman Shopland | 782 | 19.15% | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Total | 4,083 | 100% | 3,575 | 100% | Total | 3,222 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | % |- |bgcolor="lightgreen"| | 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% | |||||||||||||||||||
1921 - 1926
| 1926 Ballot Transfer Results | Turnout 68.34% | 1921 Results | Turnout 64.50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | 1st | % | Last | % | Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | Liberal | John W. Frame | 373 | 32.89% | 451 | 55.41% | Liberal | George Mills | 1,043 | 70.43% |- |bgcolor="#66CC00"| | United Farmers | J.P. Evans | 295 | 26.01% | 363 | 44.59% | Conservative | John Angelo | 438 | 29.57% |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"| | Conservative | W.J. Dent | 245 | 21.61% | Eliminated | |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Independent Liberal | George Mills | 221 | 19.49% | Eliminated | ||||||||||
| Total | 1,134 | 100% | 814 | 100% | Total | 1481 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | % |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | Liberal | George Mills | 640 | 69.12% | Liberal | Alexander MacKay | Acclaimed | Liberal | Alexander MacKay | 752 | 65.79% |- |bgcolor="gainsboro"| | Independent | James Cornwall | 286 | 30.88% | Conservative | A.F. Fugl | 391 | 34.21% | ||||||||||
| Total | 926 | 100% | Total | n/a | Total | 1,143 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | Liberal | Alexander MacKay | 414 | 65.20% | Liberal | Jean Côté | 230 | 59.59% | Liberal | William Bredin | Acclaimed |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"| | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plebiscite results
1948 Electrification Plebiscite
District results from the first province wide plebiscite on electricity regulation.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
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