Hand Hills-Acadia

Hand Hills-Acadia was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 1963 to 1971.[1] It was formed prior to the 1963 Alberta general election from the previous electoral district of Hand Hills.

Hand Hills-Acadia
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1963
District abolished1971
First contested1963
Last contested1967

The electoral district took its name from Hand Hills.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Hand Hills-Acadia
Assembly Years Member Party
See Hand Hills electoral district from 1913-1963
15th  1963–1967     Clinton Keith French Social Credit
16th  1967–1971
See Drumheller electoral district from 1971-1997
and Hanna-Oyen from 1971-1979

Election results

1963 general election
1963 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditClinton Keith French3,21561.98%–
IndependentLyal Alex. Curry1,97238.02%–
Total 5,187––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 18––
Eligible electors / turnout 7,41070.24%–
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Hand Hills-Acadia Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1967 general election
1967 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditClinton Keith French2,67550.29%-11.69%
Progressive ConservativeBill Cross2,14040.23%–
New DemocraticRalph G. Jorgenson5049.48%–
Total 5,319––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 13––
Eligible electors / turnout 7,10275.08%–
Social Credit hold Swing -6.95%
Source(s)
Source: "Hand Hills-Acadia Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References
  1. "Election results for Hand Hills-Acadia". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
  2. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 61.

Further reading

51.488°N 112.170°W / 51.488; -112.170

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