Clearwater (provincial electoral district)
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District history
The district was controversial because it had only 74 enumerated people when it was created under the 1913 redistribution. It was the smallest district in terms of population in Alberta history. After Joseph State died in 1924, the United Farmers government was facing a possible by-election in the district. The government decided to redistribute the riding and drop the seat from the Assembly. The riding was divided up between PembinaPembina (provincial electoral district)
For the Albertan electoral district of the same name, see Pembina Pembina is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba.-1878-1879:...
, Lac Ste. Anne and Peace River
Peace River (provincial electoral district)
Peace River is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting...
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Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Name | Party | Elected | Left Office | |
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Henry William McKenney Henry William McKenney Henry William McKenney was a politician from Alberta, Canada.-Political career:McKenney was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1905 Alberta general election in the provincial electoral district of St. Alberta... |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
1913 | 1917 |
Joseph State Joseph State Joseph E. State was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.State was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a representative for the controversial electoral district of Clearwater after the retirement of long time Alberta Liberal Party MLA Henry William McKenney... |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
1917 | 1924 |