Athabaska (electoral district)

Athabaska was a federal electoral district Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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 Cross5,078
ProgressiveDonald Ferdinand Kellner3,648
ConservativeCharles Jenry Gauvreau643
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%
United Farmers of AlbertaDonald Ferdinand Kellner4,87063.74
LiberalCharles Wilson Cross2,77036.26
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 Buckley5,504
United Farmers of AlbertaDonald Ferdinand Kellner4,190
ConservativeEmanuel Michajluk2,218
Canadian federal by-election, 21 March 1932
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePercy Griffith Davies4,910
LiberalDOZE, Isaac Stanley4,586
United Farmers of AlbertaLouis Normandeau3,418
Farmer–United LabourCarl Axelson2,388
Called as a result of Mr. Buckley's death, 27 November 1931
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
Social CreditPercy John Rowe5,424
LiberalJames Owen Mcnamee3,007
ConservativeAdéodat Boileau1,269
IndependentJoseph McCrae Newman†733

† Joseph McCrae Newman ran under the Technocrat party banner.

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Miville Dechene5,961
New DemocracyWilliam Hayhurst4,817
Co-operative CommonwealthPercy John Rowe2,052
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Miville Dechene5,301
Social CreditArthur Bruce Hickox4,823
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Mandius Wagner1,756
Labor–ProgressiveBeatrice Ferneyhough1,564
Progressive ConservativeRobert Wilson Shopland1,375
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Miville Dechene7,566
Social CreditOrvis A. Kennedy4,982
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Hannochko1,738
Independent SCJohn Nykiforuk1,198
Progressive ConservativeJoseph H. Bédard1,139
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Miville Dechene7,956
Social CreditAlbert Edward Pearce5,945
Labor–ProgressiveDaniel Gamache1,168
Co-operative CommonwealthRobert Joseph Philipzyk990
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Miville Dechene7,453
Social CreditArchie A. McPhail7,029
Progressive ConservativeAlec Shore2,116
Co-operative CommonwealthNicholas W. Svekla1,381

1958 election

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Bigg9,751
LiberalJoachim Peter Renaud4,473
Social CreditArchie A. McPhail3,806
Co-operative CommonwealthNick Baron820

1962 election

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Bigg9,678
LiberalJules Van Brabant5,554
Social CreditJoe Mikkelsen4,679
New DemocraticPierre-Maurice Vallée1,306

1963 election

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Bigg12,074
LiberalRichard Hall5,416
Social CreditPeter Chaba3,601
New DemocraticAlex Szchechina1,045

1965 election

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJack Bigg11,652
LiberalDave Hunter6,692
Social CreditJoe Van Hauwaert2,197
New DemocraticPeter Grant Forman1,016

See also

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