Pakan was a
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electoral district
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in
Alberta
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, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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using
first-past-the-post
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balloting from 1909 to 1913.
History
The riding was created in 1909 when
Victoria shifted its boundaries west into
Sturgeon
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. The riding was named after the small community of
Pakan, Alberta
Fort Victoria, near present-day Smoky Lake, Alberta, was established by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1864 on the North Saskatchewan River as a trading post with the local Cree First Nations. It had previously been settled in 1862 as a Methodist ...
, which is currently known as Fort Victoria, Alberta. Today, the site of the community is a historical museum known as Victoria Settlement.
The riding existed in the central north east part of the province, along the Alberta-Saskatchewan border.
It disappeared in 1913 when it was split into
Beaver River and
St. Paul.
Representation history
The district's only MLA was
Prosper-Edmond Lessard, who was
acclaimed in 1909 and served until the riding was abolished at the end of the term. He would go on to serve in the new riding of
St. Paul.
No election actually ever took place in this district, as there were no other candidates declared in the 1909 election.
Election results
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 ...
*
Fort Victoria, Alberta
Fort Victoria, near present-day Smoky Lake, Alberta, was established by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1864 on the North Saskatchewan River as a trading post with the local Cree First Nations. It had previously been settled in 1862 as a Methodist ...
References
Further reading
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External links
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Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta