Athabaska (electoral district)
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Athabaska was a federal electoral district Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968.
This riding was created as "Athabaska" in 1924 from parts of Battle River, Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings. The riding was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Athabasca, Peace River and Vegreville ridings.
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Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Wilson Cross | 5,078 | ||||||
| Progressive | Donald Ferdinand Kellner | 3,648 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Jenry Gauvreau | 643 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| United Farmers of Alberta | Donald Ferdinand Kellner | 4,870 | 63.74% | |||||
| Liberal | Charles Wilson Cross | 2,770 | 36.26% | |||||
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| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Francis Buckley | 5,504 | ||||||
| United Farmers of Alberta | Donald Ferdinand Kellner | 4,190 | ||||||
| Conservative | Emanuel Michajluk | 2,218 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 21 March 1932 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Percy Griffith Davies | 4,910 | ||||||
| Liberal | DOZE, Isaac Stanley | 4,586 | ||||||
| United Farmers of Alberta | Louis Normandeau | 3,418 | ||||||
| Farmer–United Labour | Carl Axelson | 2,388 | ||||||
| Called as a result of Mr. Buckley's death, 27 November 1931 | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Social Credit | Percy John Rowe | 5,424 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Owen Mcnamee | 3,007 | ||||||
| Conservative | Adéodat Boileau | 1,269 | ||||||
| Independent | Joseph McCrae Newman† | 733 | ||||||
† Joseph McCrae Newman ran under the Technocrat party banner.
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 5,961 | ||||||
| New Democracy | William Hayhurst | 4,817 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Percy John Rowe | 2,052 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 5,301 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Arthur Bruce Hickox | 4,823 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Mandius Wagner | 1,756 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | Beatrice Ferneyhough | 1,564 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Wilson Shopland | 1,375 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 7,566 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Orvis A. Kennedy | 4,982 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Hannochko | 1,738 | ||||||
| Independent SC | John Nykiforuk | 1,198 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph H. Bédard | 1,139 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 7,956 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Albert Edward Pearce | 5,945 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | Daniel Gamache | 1,168 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Joseph Philipzyk | 990 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 7,453 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Archie A. McPhail | 7,029 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alec Shore | 2,116 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Nicholas W. Svekla | 1,381 | ||||||
1958 election
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Bigg | 9,751 | ||||||
| Liberal | Joachim Peter Renaud | 4,473 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Archie A. McPhail | 3,806 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Nick Baron | 820 | ||||||
1962 election
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Bigg | 9,678 | ||||||
| Liberal | Jules Van Brabant | 5,554 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Joe Mikkelsen | 4,679 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Pierre-Maurice Vallée | 1,306 | ||||||
1963 election
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Bigg | 12,074 | ||||||
| Liberal | Richard Hall | 5,416 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Peter Chaba | 3,601 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Alex Szchechina | 1,045 | ||||||
1965 election
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Bigg | 11,652 | ||||||
| Liberal | Dave Hunter | 6,692 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Joe Van Hauwaert | 2,197 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Peter Grant Forman | 1,016 | ||||||
