Nanton was a
provincial electoral district
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in
Alberta
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,
Canada
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, mandated to return a single
member
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to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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from 1909 to 1926.
History
The Nanton electoral district was formed prior to the
1909 Alberta general election from a portion of the
High River
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The community take ...
and
Macleod
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electoral districts.
Prior to the
1930 Alberta general election, the Nanton electoral district was merged with a portion of the
Claresholm
Claresholm is a town located within southern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 2, approximately northwest of the City of Lethbridge and south of the City of Calgary.
One of the Famous Five involved in the Persons Case, Louise McKinne ...
electoral district to form the
Nanton-Claresholm
Nanton-Claresholm was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1926.
History
The Nanton-Claresholm electoral district was formed in 1930 from the ...
electoral district.
The electoral district was named for the
Town of Nanton.
Election results
1909 general election
1913 general election
1917 general election
1921 general election
1926 general election
See also
*
List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
Alberta provincial electoral districts are currently single member ridings that each elect one member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. There are 87 districts fixed in law in Alberta.
History
The original twenty five districts were drawn u ...
*
Nanton, Alberta
Nanton is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. Nanton was named after Sir Augustus Meredith Nanton of Winnipeg (1860–1925) who directed firms which offered financing for farms and ranches throughout the west. It is located south of Calgary at th ...
, a town in southwest Alberta
References
Further reading
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External links
Elections AlbertaThe Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta