Strathcona was a territorial electoral district in the North-West Territories from 1902 to 1905. In 1905, the province of Alberta was split from the North-West Territories. The provincial district of Strathcona carried on from the old territorial district. It became Edmonton-South in 1913, then was abolished in 1921 when Edmonton started to elect its MLAs in one city-wide district (through block voting, then the single transferable vote). The "Strathcona" name was reborn in 1959 when Edmonton reverted to electing its MLAs in single-member districts (through first-past-the-post voting). Under the name Edmonton-Strathcona, it exists to the present day.[1]
1902 election results
| 1902 North-West Territories general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Alexander Rutherford | 577 | 89.46% | |||||
| Independent | N.D. Mills | 68 | 10.54% | |||||
Source(s)
Source: "Territories" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2008. | ||||||||
See also
- List of Northwest Territories territorial electoral districts
- Canadian provincial electoral districts
- Strathcona Alberta provincial electoral district
- Strathcona Federal electoral district
References
- ^ A Report on Alberta Elections, 1905-1982
