Three Hills was a

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mandated to return a single member to the

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using the

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method of voting from 1963 to 1993.

History

The Three Hills electoral district was created in the 1963 electoral boundary re-distribution from the

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, and

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electoral districts. The Three Hills electoral district was abolished in 1993 and merged with

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to form

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, which would last only one session before redistribution. Three Hills is named for the Town of

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Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Electoral history

1963 general election

1964 by-election

1967 general election

1971 general election

1975 general election

1979 general election

1982 general election

1986 general election

1989 general election

1992 by-election

References

External links

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