- For the modern province, see Alberta.
Alberta (Provisional District) was a federal electoral district in
the Northwest Territories, Canada, that was
represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1908.
History
The Alberta Provisional District was created in 1886 when the Northwest Territories gained representation in the House of
Commons. It had the same boundaries of the District of Alberta, a subdivision of the
Northwest Territories. In 1905, Alberta became a province of Canada, and the electoral district
continued as an Alberta federal electoral district covering the southern part of the province until 1907, when the district was
redistributed into Macleod and Medicine Hat.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Donald Watson Davis, Conservative (1887-1896)
- Frank Oliver, Liberal
(1896-1904)
- John Herron, Liberal-Conservative (1904-1908)
Election results
See also
External links
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