Coronation was a

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mandated to return a single

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to the

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from 1913 to 1926 under the

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voting system and under

Single Transferable Vote Single transferable vote (STV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which voters cast a single vote in the form of a ranked-choice ballot. Voters have the option to rank candidates, and their vote may be transferred according to alternate p ...

from 1926 to 1940.

Electoral district history

The Coronation electoral district was created prior to the

1913 Alberta general election The 1913 Alberta general election was held in March 1913. The writ was dropped on 25 March 1913 and election day was held 17 April 1913 to elect 56 members to the 3rd Alberta Legislature. Elections in two northern districts took place on 30 July ...

from a portion of the Sedgewick electoral district. The Coronation electoral district was re-distributed prior to the

1940 Alberta general election The 1940 Alberta general election was held on March 21, 1940, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Despite its failure to implement its key policy, providing prosperity certificates to all Albertans, the Social Credit Party ...

, the area the district covered was merged with Acadia to form the riding of

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Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

The first representative for the district, Liberal Frank H. Whiteside was killed in September 1916, no by-election was held to fill the seat.

Election results

1913 general election

1917 general election

1921 general election

1926 general election

1930 general election

1935 general election

References

External links

Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta
{{coord missing, Alberta Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta