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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
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1886
District abolished1907
First contested1887
Last contested1904

The Alberta Provisional District was created in 1882, as an informal division of the settled part of the Northwest Territories.

When the North-West Territories was granted representation in the House of Commons in 1887, the Alberta district was used as a federal electoral district and was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1908.

The Alberta federal riding had the same boundaries as the District of Alberta in 1887. The creation of the Edmonton, Calgary and Strathcona ridings in 1904 meant that the Alberta riding was left to covered just the part of the old district around Medicine Hat. In 1904, the Alberta riding covered only 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 a new Macleod riding and a new Medicine Hat riding.

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
Total rejected ballots unknown
Turnout 2,055 69.66
Eligible voters 2,950
Source: Library of Parliament[3][4]


1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Watson Davis 2,742 74.57 +24.11
Conservative James Reilly 935 25.43 –
Total valid votes 3,677 100.00
Total rejected ballots unknown
Turnout 3,677 55.96 –13.70
Eligible voters 6,571
Conservative hold Swing +24.57
Source: Library of Parliament[5][6]


1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Oliver 3,647 55.42 –
Conservative Thomas Cochrane 2,863 43.50 –31.07
Independent Simon I. Clark 71 1.08 –
Total valid votes 6,581 100.00
Total rejected ballots unknown
Turnout 6,581 64.02 +8.06
Eligible voters 10,279
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing N/A
Source: Library of Parliament[7][8]


1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frank Oliver 5,203 56.36 +0.94
Conservative R. B. Bennett 4,029 43.64 +0.14
Total valid votes 9,232 100.00
Total rejected ballots unknown
Turnout 9,232 76.53 +12.51
Eligible voters 12,064
Liberal hold Swing +0.54
Source: Library of Parliament[9][10]


1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal–Conservative John Herron 1,755 51.14 +7.50
Liberal Malcolm McKenzie 1,677 48.86 –7.50
Total valid votes 3,432 100.00
Total rejected ballots unknown
Turnout 3,432 98.82 +22.29
Eligible voters 3,473
Liberal–Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.50
Source: Library of Parliament[11][12]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mardon and Mardon, Alberta Election Results
  2. ^ "Profile". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  3. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1887)". lop.parl.ca.
  4. ^ Pope, Richard (1887). Return on the Sixth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
  5. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1891)". lop.parl.ca.
  6. ^ Chapleau, Samuel E. St. O. (1891). Return on the Seventh General Election for the House of Commons of Canada (Report). Hunter, Rose & Company.
  7. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1896)". lop.parl.ca.
  8. ^ Chapleau, Samuel E. St. O. (1896). Return on the Eighth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
  9. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1900)". lop.parl.ca.
  10. ^ LaMothe, H.G. (1901). Return of the Ninth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada, held on the 30th day of October, 1900, and the 7th day of November, 1900 (Report). Ottawa: King's Printer.
  11. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1904)". lop.parl.ca.
  12. ^ LaMothe, H.G. (1905). Return of the Tenth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada, held on the 27th day of October, 1904, and the 3rd day of November, 1904, followed by a Return of the By elections held during the Ninth Parliament (Report). Ottawa: King's Printer.
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