Vegreville (electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Vegreville was a federal electoral district
in Alberta
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1925 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Strathcona
and Victoria
ridings.
It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Lakeland
riding.
candidates supported by the Communist Party in Saskatchewan.
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...
in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1925 to 1997.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of 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...
and Victoria
Victoria (Alberta electoral district)
Victoria was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1909 to 1925. This riding was created in 1907, two years after Alberta was created as a province, from parts of Edmonton and Strathcona ridings.It was abolished in 1924 when it...
ridings.
It was abolished in 1996 when it was merged into Lakeland
Lakeland (electoral district)
Lakeland was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.- Demographics :-History:The electoral district was created in 1996 from Beaver River and Vegreville ridings....
riding.
Election results
† William Halina campaigned under the United Progressive party banner which may have been related to the Progressive Unity united frontUnited front
The united front is a form of struggle that may be pursued by revolutionaries. The basic theory of the united front tactic was first developed by the Comintern, an international communist organisation created by revolutionaries in the wake of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.According to the theses of...
candidates supported by the Communist Party in Saskatchewan.
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...