Strathcona South
Defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Strathcona South 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 1967 to 1971.[1]
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1967
District abolished1971
First contested1967
 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1967 |
| District abolished | 1971 |
| First contested | 1967 |
| Last contested | 1967 |
History
The district was created in 1967 out of the southern part of Strathcona East. In 1971, the district was split between Edmonton-Avonmore and Edmonton-Ottewell.
Election results
1967
| 1967 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | Gerrit Radstaak | 3,934 | 40.90% | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Oscar Kruger | 2,594 | 26.97% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill McLean | 2,123 | 22.07% | – | ||||
| Liberal | John Kloster | 968 | 10.06% | – | ||||
| Total | 9,619 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 40 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 15,241 | 63.38% | – | |||||
| Social Credit pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Strathcona-South Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
