Okotoks (provincial electoral district)

Defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada

Okotoks was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1930.^[1] The electoral district was named after the town of Okotoks.

Okotoks history

Boundary history

Electoral history overview

The Okotoks electoral district was served by a single representative through its entire history. George Hoadley was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the first election held in the district in 1909, and re-elected six times.

Hoadley gained prominence when he became leader of the Conservative Party after Edward Michener resigned the leadership in 1917 and held it until 1920 when he crossed the floor to the United Farmers of Alberta.

Hoadley won re-election as a member of the United Farmers and became Minister of Agriculture when they formed government. He was confirmed to the post by acclamation in a ministerial by-election held in 1921.

The electoral district was abolished in 1930 when it was merged with High River to become Okotoks-High River.

Election results

1909

1913

1917

1921

1921 by-election

1926

See also

• List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
• Okotoks, Alberta, a town in southern Alberta, Canada

References

1. "Election results for Okotoks". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
2. "2". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 1909. p. 32.
3. "2". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 1913. p. 21.
4. "5". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 1921. p. 37.
5. "3". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 1926. pp. 19–20.
6. "Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905-2006" (PDF). Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2009.

Further reading

• Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved May 25, 2020.

External links

• Elections Alberta
• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta

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