Camrose (electoral district)
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Camrose was a federal electoral district
in Alberta
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1925 to 1953.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Battle River
and Victoria
ridings.
It was abolished in 1953 when it was redistributed into Acadia, Battle River—Camrose
, Edmonton—Strathcona
, Red Deer
and Vegreville
ridings.
|William Thomas Lucas
||align=right|4,202
|-
|THOMAS, John Wilson ||align=right|1,885
|-
|SCOTT, Albert ||align=right|1,409
|-
|William Thomas Lucas
||align=right|5,100
|-
|MCIVOR, Donald Randolph ||align=right|3,490
|-
|William Thomas Lucas
||align=right|6,462
|-
|MCIVOR, Donald Randolph ||align=right|4,432
|-
|James Alexander Marshall
||align=right| 8,776
|-
|George P. Smith
||align=right|2,438
|-
|William Thomas Lucas
||align=right|2,051
|-
|James Alexander Marshall
||align=right| 6,359
|-
|CLAEYS, Charles ||align=right|4,443
|-
|LEFSRUD, Sigurd ||align=right|2,065
|-
|James Alexander Marshall
||align=right| 7,194
|-
|Chester Ronning
||align=right|4,045
|-
|FARNALLS, Paul LaVega ||align=right|2,501
|-
|BOWES, Russell Joseph ||align=right|1,880
|-
|Hilliard Beyerstein
||align=right| 7,364
|-
|INCE, Frank Bryan ||align=right|4,497
|-
|ARNTSON, Alfred O. ||align=right|2,402
|-
|MCCLEARY, Charles Henry ||align=right|1,448
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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, 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 1953.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Battle River
Battle River (electoral district)
Battle River was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons at various times from 1914 to 2005.This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Strathcona and Victoria ridings...
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 1953 when it was redistributed into Acadia, Battle River—Camrose
Battle River—Camrose
Battle River—Camrose was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1968.This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Battle River, and Camrose ridings...
, Edmonton—Strathcona
Edmonton—Strathcona
Edmonton—Strathcona is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953. It spans the south central part of the city of Edmonton.-Geography:...
, Red Deer
Red Deer (electoral district)
Red Deer is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1908.-History:This riding was created in 1907 from Calgary and Strathcona ridings. At the time this was an overwhelmingly rural riding with only the then small town of Red...
and Vegreville
Vegreville (electoral district)
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....
ridings.
Election results
|-|William Thomas Lucas
William Thomas Lucas
William Thomas Lougheed Lucas was a farmer and a Canadian federal politician.Lucas was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1921 Canadian federal election as a United Farmers of Alberta candidate...
||align=right|4,202
|-
|THOMAS, John Wilson ||align=right|1,885
|-
|SCOTT, Albert ||align=right|1,409
|-
|William Thomas Lucas
William Thomas Lucas
William Thomas Lougheed Lucas was a farmer and a Canadian federal politician.Lucas was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1921 Canadian federal election as a United Farmers of Alberta candidate...
||align=right|5,100
|-
|MCIVOR, Donald Randolph ||align=right|3,490
|-
|William Thomas Lucas
William Thomas Lucas
William Thomas Lougheed Lucas was a farmer and a Canadian federal politician.Lucas was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1921 Canadian federal election as a United Farmers of Alberta candidate...
||align=right|6,462
|-
|MCIVOR, Donald Randolph ||align=right|4,432
|-
|James Alexander Marshall
James Alexander Marshall
James Alexander Marshall was a secretary, teacher and a Canadian federal politician.Marshall first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 Canadian federal election. He ran as a candidate from the Social Credit Party in the Camrose electoral district...
||align=right| 8,776
|-
|George P. Smith
George P. Smith
George Peter Smith was a politician and former Minister of the Crown from Alberta, Canada.-Political career:Smith first ran for election to the Alberta Legislature in the 1909 Alberta general election winning the new Camrose district with a comfortable plurality.Smith was re-elected in a landslide...
||align=right|2,438
|-
|William Thomas Lucas
William Thomas Lucas
William Thomas Lougheed Lucas was a farmer and a Canadian federal politician.Lucas was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1921 Canadian federal election as a United Farmers of Alberta candidate...
||align=right|2,051
|-
|James Alexander Marshall
James Alexander Marshall
James Alexander Marshall was a secretary, teacher and a Canadian federal politician.Marshall first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 Canadian federal election. He ran as a candidate from the Social Credit Party in the Camrose electoral district...
||align=right| 6,359
|-
|CLAEYS, Charles ||align=right|4,443
|-
|LEFSRUD, Sigurd ||align=right|2,065
|-
|James Alexander Marshall
James Alexander Marshall
James Alexander Marshall was a secretary, teacher and a Canadian federal politician.Marshall first ran for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 Canadian federal election. He ran as a candidate from the Social Credit Party in the Camrose electoral district...
||align=right| 7,194
|-
|Chester Ronning
Chester Ronning
Chester Alvin Ronning, CC, AOE was a Canadian diplomat and politician.Ronning was born in Fangcheng, China, the son of Norwegian Lutheran missionaries, and graduated from the University of Alberta in 1916 with a B.Sc.He returned to China to serve as a missionary from 1922 to 1927 and then returned...
||align=right|4,045
|-
|FARNALLS, Paul LaVega ||align=right|2,501
|-
|BOWES, Russell Joseph ||align=right|1,880
|-
|Hilliard Beyerstein
Hilliard Beyerstein
Hilliard Harris William Beyerstein was a chiropractor and Canadian federal politician.Born in Meeting Creek, Alberta, Beyerstein first ran for the Canadian House of Commons as a Social Credit Party candidate in the 1949 federal election. He defeated 3 other candidates to win the Camrose electoral...
||align=right| 7,364
|-
|INCE, Frank Bryan ||align=right|4,497
|-
|ARNTSON, Alfred O. ||align=right|2,402
|-
|MCCLEARY, Charles Henry ||align=right|1,448
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...