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Strathcona (territorial electoral district)

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Strathcona was a territorial electoral district in the Northwest Territories from 1902 - 1905. In 1905 Alberta split from the North-West Territories. The provincial district of Strathcona district carried on from the old territorial district. It became Edmonton-South in 1913, then was abolished in 1921 when Edmonton started to elect its MLAs in one city-wide district (through Block Voting, then Single Transferable Voting). The "Strathcona" name was reborn in 1959 when Edmonton reverted to electing its MLAs in single-member districts (through First Past The Post). Under the name Edmonton-Strathcona it exists to the present day.[1]

1902 election results

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1902 North-West Territories general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Alexander Rutherford 577 89.46%
Independent N.D. Mills 68 10.54%
Source(s)
Source: "Territories" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2008.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ A Report on Alberta Elections, 1905-1982