Edmonton East (provincial electoral district)

Edmonton East stylized as Edmonton (East) was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921.[1]

Edmonton East
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1917
District abolished1921
First contested1917
Last contested1917

The district was created in 1917, out of the Edmonton District. In 1921, the district was merged with Edmonton South and Edmonton West to form the second incarnation of the Edmonton District. Such occurrence is still a controversy in the area.

Election Results 1917
1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeJames Ramsey3,03545.00%–
LiberalFredrick Duncan2,55337.86%–
IndependentJoseph A. Clarke81112.03%–
SocialistSydney R. Keeling3455.12%–
Total 6,744––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout 9,94667.81%–
Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Edmonton-East Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References
  1. "Election results for Edmonton East". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

Further reading

53.57°N 113.45°W / 53.57; -113.45

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