Hanna-Oyen

Hanna-Oyen was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1979.[1]

Hanna-Oyen
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1971
District abolished1979
First contested1971
Last contested1975

The electoral district took its name from the Town of Hanna, Alberta and the Village of Oyen, Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Hanna-Oyen
Assembly Years Member Party
See Hand Hills-Acadia electoral district from 1963-1971
17th  1971–1975     Clinton Keith French Social Credit
18th  1975–1979     John Edward Butler Progressive Conservative
See Drumheller electoral district from 1979-1997
and Chinook electoral district from 1979-1997

Election results

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditClinton Keith French2,23145.90%0.00%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Edward Butler2,21645.59%0.00%
New DemocraticGordon Snell4148.52%0.00%
Total 4,861
Rejected, spoiled and declined 34
Eligible electors / turnout 5,81284.22%
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Hanna-Oyen Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975 general election

1975 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Edward Butler2,92768.77%23.19%
Social CreditAlfred Weik81719.20%-26.70%
LiberalLyakk Curry3788.88%
New DemocraticDavid Urichuk1343.15%-5.37%
Total 4,256
Rejected, spoiled and declined 10
Eligible electors / turnout 5,63875.67%
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing 24.63%
Source(s)
Source: "Hanna-Oyen Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Also see

References

  1. "Election results for Hanna-Oyen". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved June 5, 2020.

Further reading

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