Whitford was a
provincial
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* Provincial capitals, an administrative sub-national capital of a country
* Provincial city (disambiguation)
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electoral district
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in
Alberta
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mandated to return a single member to the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly currently has 87 members, elected first past the post from singl ...
from 1913 to 1940.
History
The Whitford electoral district was created in 1913 out of the southwest part of the
Pakan district and the north part of
Vegreville
Vegreville ( uk, Веґревіль) is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is on Highway 16A approximately east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906, and that year also saw the founding of the ''Vegrev ...
.
In 1940 the district was split between
Redwater,
Willingdon and
Vegreville
Vegreville ( uk, Веґревіль) is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is on Highway 16A approximately east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906, and that year also saw the founding of the ''Vegrev ...
.
The district was named after the northwest town of
Whitford, Alberta
Whitford is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County. It is located west of Highway 45, approximately northeast of Fort Saskatchewan. The first school was built in 1895 with John and Andrew Whitford as trustees.
Demographi ...
.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Election results
1913 general election
1915 by-election
1917 general election
1921 general election
1922 by-election
1926 general election
1930 general election
1935 general election
By-Election reasons
*March 15, 1915—Election of Mr. Andrew Shandro declared void by the courts.
*July 10, 1922—Election of Mr. Andrew Shandro declared void by the courts
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 ...
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