Edmonton (electoral district) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Edmonton was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

represented in the Canadian

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House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. It was located initially in the Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

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, and following its creation in 1905, the province of Alberta

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(although between 1905 and 1907 Edmonton also included parts of Saskatchewan). This riding was created in 1903, and was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Edmonton East

Edmonton East

Edmonton East is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917.The district includes a portion of the city of Edmonton.-Geography:...

, Edmonton West

Edmonton West

Edmonton West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1988 and from 1997 to 2004.-Demographics:-History and geography:...

and Strathcona

Strathcona (electoral district)

Strathcona was a federal electoral district in the Northwest Territories and Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925. When it was created, it was part of the Northwest Territories. In 1905, when Saskatchewan and Alberta became provinces, it was split...

ridings.

Members of Parliament

The person ever to represent this riding was Edmonton Liberal newspaper publisher Frank Oliver who was Minister of the Interior at a time when Alberta was being settled by European immigrants, and when Alberta joined Confederation as a province in 1905.

Parliament	Years		Party
10th Canadian federal election, 1904 The Canadian federal election of 1904 was held on November 3 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Canada...	1904-08	Frank Oliver	Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
11th Canadian federal election, 1908 The Canadian federal election of 1908 was held on October 26 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 11th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberal Party of Canada was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term in government with a majority government...	1908-11
12th Canadian federal election, 1911 The Canadian federal election of 1911 was held on September 21 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 12th Parliament of Canada.-Summary:...	1911-14

Election results

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|OLIVER, Frank ||align=right| 3,535
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|SECORD, Richard

Richard Secord (Alberta politician)

Richard Secord was a politician in western Canada, a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, a municipal councillor in Edmonton, and a candidate for the Canadian House of Commons.-Early life:...

||align=right| 1,526
By-election: On Mr. Oliver being appointed Minister of Interior, 8 April 1905
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|OLIVER, Frank ||align=right| acclaimed
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|OLIVER, Frank ||align=right|5,212
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|HYNDMAN, James Duncan

James Hyndman

James Duncan Hyndman was a Canadian politician, lawyer, and judge. He served as a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta, and was the youngest person ever appointed to the Supreme Court of Alberta.-Early life:...

||align=right| 2,895
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|OLIVER, Frank ||align=right|7,070
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|GRIESBACH, William Antrobus

William Antrobus Griesbach

Major General William Antrobus Griesbach CB CMG DSO was a Canadian politician, decorated soldier, mayor of Edmonton, and member of the Canadian House of Commons and Senate of Canada.-Early life:...

||align=right| 4,832
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|FARMILO, Alfred ||align=right| 555

External links

Riding history for Edmonton, Northwest Territories (1903–1905) from the Library of Parliament
Library of Parliament
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Riding history for Edmonton, Saskatchewan (1905–1907) from the Library of Parliament
Library of Parliament
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Riding history for Edmonton, Alberta (1905–1914) from the Library of Parliament
Library of Parliament
The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...

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Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

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