Victoria (Alberta federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada
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Victoria was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1925. This riding was created in 1907, two years after Alberta was created as a province, from parts of Edmonton and Strathcona ridings. It took its name from the Victoria Settlement on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. When first created, it was huge, covering most of the northeast quadrant of the province of Alberta.[1]
 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1907 |
| District abolished | 1925 |
| First contested | 1908 |
| Last contested | 1921 |
The Victoria riding was abolished in 1924 when it was redistributed into Battle River, Camrose, and two newly created ridings, Vegreville and Wetaskiwin.
Members of Parliament
| Victoria | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| District created from Edmonton and Strathcona | ||||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | William Henry White | Liberal | |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | |||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | ||
| 14th | 1921–1925 | William Thomas Lucas | United Farmers | |
| District redistributed into Battle River, Camrose, Vegreville and Wetaskiwin | ||||
Election results
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Farmers of Alberta | William Thomas Lucas | 11,402 | 80.93 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Christopher Fraser Connolly | 1,780 | 12.63 | – | ||||
| Conservative | James Bismark Holden | 907 | 6.44 | –37.93 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,089 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | |||||||
| Turnout | 14,089 | 65.62 | –22.24 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 21,470 | |||||||
| United Farmers of Alberta gain from Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[2][3] | ||||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | William Henry White | 3,626 | 47.71 | –0.81 | ||||
| Government (Unionist) | James Bismark Holden | 3,372 | 44.37 | – | ||||
| Independent | John W. Leedy | 602 | 7.92 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,600 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | |||||||
| Turnout | 7,600 | 87.86 | +22.40 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,650 | |||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) notional hold | Swing | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[4][5] | ||||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Henry White | 3,225 | 48.53 | –5.23 | ||||
| Conservative | Frederick Augustus Morrison | 2,702 | 40.66 | –5.59 | ||||
| Independent | William James Jackman | 719 | 10.82 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,646 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,646 | 65.46 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 10,152 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.41 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[6][7] | ||||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | William Henry White | 2,647 | 53.76 | |||||
| Conservative | Frederick Augustus Morrison | 2,277 | 46.24 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,924 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 39 | |||||||
| Turnout | 4,924 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[8][9] | ||||||||