Rosebud (provincial electoral district)

Rosebud was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1909.[1]

Rosebud
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1905
District abolished1905
First contested1905
Last contested1909

History

The Rosebud electoral district was one of the original 25 electoral districts contested in the 1905 Alberta general election upon Alberta joining Confederation in September 1905.

The riding was short lived, however, as it disappeared in 1909 when it was split to form the ridings of Cochrane and Didsbury as well as the north part of Rocky Mountain.

Cornelius Hiebert was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1905 general election defeating Liberal and future Member of Parliament Michael Clark in a hotly contested three way race. He was just one of two Conservatives elected to serve in the official opposition that year. Hiebert became the first Mennonite elected to the Alberta Legislature.[2]

Election results

1905 general election

The returning officer for the 1905 election in Rosebud was Herbert B. Adshead.[3]

1905 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeCornelius Hiebert58946.75%–
LiberalMichael Clark54543.25%–
IndependentJoseph Reid12610.00%–
Total 1260––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined N/A––
Eligible electors / Turnout N/AN/A–
Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Rosebud Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References
  1. "Election results for Nanton". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. "Mennonite's in politics". Mennonite Historical Society of Canada. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  3. "Territories Elections Ordinance; Province of Alberta". Vol VI No. 12. The Rocky Mountain Echo. October 30, 1905. p. 4.

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