Alberta (Provisional District)

Former federal electoral district in the North-West Territories, Canada

This article is about the federal electoral district of the Alberta District. For the district itself, see District of Alberta.

Alberta (Provisional District) Northwest Territories electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1886
District abolished| 1907
First contested| 1887
Last contested| 1904

The Alberta riding was a federal electoral district in the North-West Territories, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1908.

The Alberta Provisional District, created in 1882, was first used as a federal riding when the North-West Territories gained representation in the House of Commons. Thus the Alberta riding had the same boundaries as the District of Alberta, a subdivision of the North-West Territories. In 1904, Edmonton, Calgary and Strathcona got their own MPs, and the Alberta riding continued under the same name but only covering the southern part of Alberta district outside Calgary, with the north boundary being the north edge of the seventeenth township (now designated Township Road 180).[1][2]

In 1907, the Alberta riding was redistributed into Macleod and Medicine Hat ridings.

## Members of Parliament

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The Alberta riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Alberta (Provisional District)

Parliament | Years | Member | Party
Riding created
6th |  1887–1891 |      | Donald Watson Davis | Conservative
7th |  1891–1896
8th |  1896–1900 |      | Frank Oliver | Liberal
9th |  1900–1904
10th |  1904–1908 |      | John Herron | Liberal–Conservative
Riding dissolved into Macleod and Medicine Hat

## Election results

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1887 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Conservative | Donald Watson Davis | 1,037 | 50.46
| Independent Conservative | Richard Hardisty | 783 | 38.10
| Liberal | James Delamere Lafferty | 235 | 11.44
Total valid votes  | 2,055 | 100.00

Source(s)

Riding history for Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886-06-02 - 1908-09-16) from the Library of Parliament

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1891 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Conservative | Donald Watson Davis | 2,742 | 74.57
| Conservative | James A. Reilly | 935 | 25.43
Total valid votes  | 3,677 | 100.00

Source(s)

Riding history for Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886-06-02 - 1908-09-16) from the Library of Parliament

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1896 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Frank Oliver | 3,647 | 55.42
| Conservative | Thomas Cochrane | 2,863 | 43.50
| Independent | Simon Clark | 71 | 1.08
Total valid votes  | 6,581 | 100.00

Source(s)

Riding history for Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886-06-02 - 1908-09-16) from the Library of Parliament

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1900 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Frank Oliver | 5,203 | 56.36
| Conservative | Richard Bennett | 4,029 | 43.64
Total valid votes  | 9,232 | 100.00

Source(s)

Riding history for Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886-06-02 - 1908-09-16) from the Library of Parliament

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1904 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal–Conservative | John Herron | 1,755 | 51.14
| Liberal | Malcolm McKenzie | 1,677 | 48.86
Total valid votes  | 3,432 | 100.00

Source(s)

Riding history for Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886-06-02 - 1908-09-16) from the Library of Parliament

(only covering the southern part of Alberta district outside Calgary)

## See also

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* List of Canadian electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## References

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1. ^ Mardon and Mardon, Alberta Election Results
2. ^ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 14 February 2025.

## External links

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* Riding history for Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886-06-02 - 1908-09-16) from the Library of Parliament

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