Innisfail (provincial electoral district)

Defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada

Innisfail Alberta electoral district

Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created| 1905
District abolished| 1940
District re-created| 1971
District re-abolished| 1993
First contested| 1905
Last contested| 1989

Innisfail was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1940 and again from 1971 to 1993.[1]

## History

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Innisfail was one of the original 25 electoral districts contested in the 1905 Alberta general election upon Alberta joining Confederation in September 1905. The electoral district was a continuation of the Innisfail Northwest Territories electoral district which was formed in 1902. The electoral district was named for the Town of Innisfail in central Alberta.

The first Member of the Legislative Assembly for Innisfail was John A. Simpson who had been originally elected in the 1902 Northwest Territories general election to the Innisfail seat in the 5th North-West Legislative Assembly prior to Confederation of Alberta.

Prior to the 1940 Alberta general election Innisfail was split between Rocky Mountain House and Red Deer electoral districts. However Innisfail would be re-formed in the 1970 electoral district re-distribution.

Innisfail was dissolved again in the 1993 electoral district redistribution to form the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake electoral district.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Athabasca

Assembly | Years | Member | Party
1st |  1905–1909 |  | John A. Simpson | Liberal
2nd |  1909–1913
3rd |  1913–1917 |  | Fred W. Archer | Conservative
4th |  1917–1921 |  | Daniel Morkeberg | Liberal
5th |  1921–1926 |  | Donald Cameron | United Farmers
6th |  1926–1930
7th |  1930–1935
8th |  1935–1940 |  | Alban E. MacLellan | Social Credit
See Rocky Mountain House electoral district from 1940-1971
and Red Deer electoral district from 1940-1971
17th |  1971–1975 |  | Clifford L. Doan | Progressive Conservative
18th |  1975–1979
19th |  1979–1982 | Nigel I. Pengelly
20th |  1982–1986
21st |  1986–1989
22nd |  1989–1993 | Gary Severtson
See Innisfail-Sylvan Lake electoral district from 1993-present

## Election results

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### 1905

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1905 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | John A. Simpson | 408 | 50.06% | -
| Conservative | Sam J. Curry | 407 | 49.94% | -
Total  | 815 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | N/A | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 815 | N/A | -
| Liberal pickup new district.

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

When votes were counted,it was found that the two candidates were tied, 407 to 407. The returning officer, appointed by Rutherford, broke the tie by giving his vote to the Liberal candidate.[2]

### 1909

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1909 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | John A. Simpson | 519 | 53.45% | 3.39%
| Conservative | G. W. West | 452 | 46.55% | -3.39%
Total  | 971 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | N/A | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 1,340 | 72.46% | -
| Liberal hold | Swing | 3.39%

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

### 1913

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1913 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Fred W. Archer | 535 | 50.42% | 3.87%
| Liberal | John A. Simpson | 526 | 49.58% | -3.87%
Total  | 1,061 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | N/A | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 1,387 | 76.50% | 4.04%
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 1.94%

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

### 1917

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1917 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Daniel Morkeberg | 905 | 51.33% | 5.49%
| Conservative | T. W. Archer | 766 | 43.45% | -10.71%
| Independent | J. K. Wilson | 92 | 5.22% | -
Total  | 1,763 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | N/A | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 2,425 | 72.70% | -4.30%
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | -0.22%

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

### 1921

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1921 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| United Farmers | Donald Cameron | 1,661 | 69.15% | -
| Liberal | Daniel Morkeberg | 741 | 30.85% | -20.48%
Total  | 2,402 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | N/A | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 3,283 | 73.16% | 0.46%
| United Farmers gain from Liberal | Swing | 15.21%

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

### 1926

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1926 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
First count
| United Farmers | Donald Cameron | 1,187 | 46.27% | -22.82%
| Liberal | Daniel Morkeberg | 844 | 32.90% | 2.05%
| Conservative | L. M. McLean | 534 | 20.82% | -
Total  | 2,565 | - | -
Ballot transfer results
| United Farmers | Donald Cameron | 1,327 | 55.52% | -
| Liberal | Daniel Morkeberg | 1,063 | 44.48% | -
Total  | 2,390 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | N/A | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 3,574 | 71.77% | -1.49%%
| United Farmers hold | Swing | N/A%

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

### 1930

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1930 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
First count
| United Farmers | Donald Cameron | 1,243 | 45.61% | -0.66%
| Liberal | Daniel Morkeberg | 878 | 32.22% | -0.58%
| Conservative | George C. Wagner | 604 | 22.17% | 1.35%
Total  | 2,725 | - | -
Ballot transfer results
| United Farmers | Donald Cameron | 1,362 | 54.28% | -
| Liberal | Daniel Morkeberg | 1,147 | 45.72% | -
Total  | 2,509 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | 117 | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 3,674 | 77.35% | 5.58%
| United Farmers hold | Swing | N/A%

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

### 1935

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1935 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Social Credit | Alban E. MacLellan | 2,805 | 68.55% | -
| Liberal | W. H. Stringer | 583 | 14.25% | -17.97%
| United Farmers | Ronald Pye | 386 | 9.43% | -36.18%
| Conservative | A. A. Stonehouse | 318 | 7.77% | -14.40%
Total  | 4,092 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | 115 | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 4,805 | 87.55% | 10.20%
| Social Credit gain from United Farmers | Swing | 27.15%

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

### 1971

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1971 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Clifford L. Doan | 3,235 | 52.60% | -
| Social Credit | William Ure | 2,915 | 47.40% | -
Total  | 6,150 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | 59 | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 8,205 | 75.67% | -
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district.

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

### 1975

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1975 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Clifford L. Doan | 4,029 | 66.44% | 13.84%
| Social Credit | Ray Reckseidler | 1,512 | 24.93% | -22.46%
| New Democratic | Pat Loughlin | 376 | 6.20% | -
| Liberal | Fred Monk | 147 | 2.42% | -
Total  | 6,064 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | 16 | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 8,620 | 70.53% | -5.14%
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 18.15%

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

### 1979

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1979 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Nigel I. Pengelly | 4,263 | 55.68% | -10.76%
| Social Credit | Stuart Little | 2,921 | 38.15% | 13.22%
| New Democratic | Tim Guilbault | 371 | 4.85% | -1.35%
| Liberal | Janet Gratton | 101 | 1.32% | -1.10%
Total  | 7,656 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | 42 | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 11,069 | 69.17% | -1.37%
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -11.99%

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

### 1982

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1982 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Nigel I. Pengelly | 6,684 | 70.93% | 15.25%
| Western Canada Concept | George Conway-Brown | 2,001 | 21.24% | -
| New Democratic | Lyle B. Bleich | 738 | 7.83% | 2.99%
Total  | 9,423 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | 37 | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 12,952 | 73.04% | 3.87%
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 16.08%

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

### 1986

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1986 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Nigel I. Pengelly | 4,309 | 66.01% | -4.92%
| New Democratic | Tony Mazurkewich | 1,033 | 15.82% | 7.99%
| Western Canada Concept | George Conway-Brown | 472 | 7.23% | -14.00%
| Representative | Raymond C. Reckseidler | 411 | 6.30% | -
| Confederation of Regions | Jack Lynass | 303 | 4.64% | -
Total  | 6,528 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | 18 | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 12,097 | 54.11% | -18.93%
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | 0.24%

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

### 1989

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1989 Alberta general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Severtson | 4,169 | 57.71% | -8.30%
| Liberal | Bruce Jackson | 1,761 | 24.38% | -
| New Democratic | Larry Whaley | 1,294 | 17.91% | 2.09%
Total  | 7,224 | - | -
Rejected, spoiled and declined  | 41 | - | -
Eligible electors / turnout  | 12,230 | 59.40% | 5.29%
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -8.43%

Source(s)

Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

## See also

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* List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
* Innisfail, a town in central Alberta

## References

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1. ^ "Election results for Innisfail". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
2. ^ Saturday News, March 20, 1909

## Further reading

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* Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

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