Sedgewick-Coronation

Sedgewick-Coronation was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1963 to 1979.[1]

Sedgewick-Coronation
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1963
District abolished1979
First contested1963
Last contested1975

Sedgewick-Coronation is named for the Town of Sedgewick, Alberta and the Town of Coronation, Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sedgewick-Coronation
Assembly Years Member Party
See Sedgewick electoral district from 1909-1963
and Acadia-Coronation electoral district from 1940-1963
15th  1963–1967     Jack Charles Hillman Social Credit
16th  1967–1971
17th  1971–1975 Ralph Sorenson
18th  1975–1979     Henry Kroeger Progressive Conservative
See Chinook electoral district from 1979-1997

Electoral history

1963 general election

1963 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditJack Charles Hillman3,99967.83%
LiberalJames Leland Sims1,36823.20%
New DemocraticKarl O. Peterson5298.97%
Total 5,896
Rejected, spoiled and declined 9
Eligible electors / turnout 8,86066.65%
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick-Coronation Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1967 general election

1967 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditJack Charles Hillman3,47059.83%-8.00%
Progressive ConservativeErnie Moore1,10319.02%
New DemocraticArt Bunney68011.72%2.75%
LiberalEugene F. Price5479.43%-13.77%
Total 5,800
Rejected, spoiled and declined 41
Eligible electors / turnout 8,55968.24%
Social Credit hold Swing -1.91%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick-Coronation Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditRalph Sorenson2,27247.67%-12.16%
Progressive ConservativeHerb Losness2,00542.07%23.05%
New DemocraticRon Chalmers48910.26%-1.46%
Total 4,766
Rejected, spoiled and declined 16
Eligible electors / turnout 19,65624.33%
Social Credit hold Swing -17.60%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick-Coronation 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 ConservativeHenry Kroeger2,75756.32%14.25%
Social CreditRalph Sorenson1,76836.12%-11.55%
New DemocraticGladys Creasy3707.56%-2.70%
Total 4,895
Rejected, spoiled and declined 15
Eligible electors / turnout 6,71873.09%
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing 7.30%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick-Coronation Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

Also see

References

  1. "Election results for Sedgewick-Coronation". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

Further reading

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