Acadia was a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1925 to 1968.
History
Acadia was created in 1924 from
Battle River
Battle River is a river in central Alberta and western Saskatchewan. It is a major tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.
The Battle River flows for and has a total drainage area of . The mean discharge is 10 m³/s at its mouth.
His ...
and
Bow River
The Bow River is a river in Alberta, Canada. It begins within the Canadian Rocky Mountains and winds through the Alberta foothills onto the prairies, where it meets the Oldman River, the two then forming the South Saskatchewan River. These w ...
ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Battle River,
Crowfoot
Crowfoot (1830 – 25 April 1890) or Isapo-Muxika ( bla, Issapóómahksika, italics=yes; syllabics: ) was a chief of the Siksika First Nation. His parents, (Packs a Knife) and (Attacked Towards Home), were Kainai. He was five years old when ...
,
Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat is a city in Southern Alberta, southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff, Alberta, ...
,
Palliser and
Red Deer
The red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of wes ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
Members of Parliament
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:
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Robert Gardiner,
Progressive/
United Farmers (1925–1935)
#
Victor Quelch
Victor Quelch (December 13, 1891 – September 2, 1975) was a farmer, soldier in the Canadian Army, and long-serving Canadian federal politician.
Military service
Born in Georgetown, British Guiana, Quelch was the son of British parents. ...
,
Social Credit
Social credit is a distributive philosophy of political economy developed by C. H. Douglas. Douglas attributed economic downturns to discrepancies between the cost of goods and the compensation of the workers who made them. To combat what he ...
(1935–1958)
#
Jack Horner,
Progressive Conservative (1958–1968)
Election results
† John Naismith campaigned under the
All Canadian Party designation, the only candidate ever to do so.
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
This is a list of Canada's 338 federal electoral districts (commonly referred to as '' ridings'' in Canadian English) as defined by the ''2013 Representation Order''.
Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect member ...
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Past Canadian electoral districts
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that provinc ...
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Acadia (provincial electoral district)
Acadia was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1940.
History
The Acadia electoral district was formed from the Sedgewick electoral district p ...
from 1913 to 1935
External links
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Former federal electoral districts of Alberta
1924 establishments in Alberta
1966 disestablishments in Alberta