Three Hills (provincial electoral district)

Three Hills 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 1993.[1]

Three Hills
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1963
District abolished1993
First contested1963
Last contested1989

History

The Three Hills electoral district was created in the 1963 electoral boundary re-distribution from the Didsbury, Gleichen, and Olds electoral districts.

The Three Hills electoral district was abolished in 1993 and merged with Drumheller to form Three Hills-Airdrie, which would last only one session before redistribution.

Three Hills is named for the Town of Three Hills, Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Three Hills
Assembly Years Member Party
See Didsbury electoral district from 1909-1963,
Gleichen electoral district from 1905-1963
and Olds electoral district from 1909-1963
15th  1963–1964     Petrie Meston Social Credit
 1964–1967 Roy Davidson
16th  1967–1971 Raymond Ratzlaff
17th  1971–1975     Allan Alexander Warrack Progressive Conservative
18th  1975–1979
19th  1979–1982 Connie Osterman
20th  1982–1986
21st  1986–1989
22nd  1989–1992
 1992–1993     Don MacDonald Liberal
See Three Hills-Airdrie electoral district from 1993-1997

Electoral history

1963 general election

1963 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditPetrie Meston3,38563.04%
LiberalJames A. Lore1,72832.18%
New DemocraticJohn F. Kennan2574.79%
Total 5,370
Rejected, spoiled and declined 29
Eligible electors / turnout 7,88768.45%
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills 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 CreditRaymond Ratzlaff2,76250.59%-12.45%
LiberalJames A. Lore1,31724.12%-8.06%
Progressive ConservativeGordon Leslie1,11320.38%
New DemocraticGeorge E. Pieper2684.91%0.12%
Total 5,460
Rejected, spoiled and declined 12
Eligible electors / turnout 7,69271.14%
Social Credit hold Swing -2.20%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1971 general election

1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAllan Alexander Warrack2,97848.28%27.90%
Social CreditRaymond Ratzlaff2,97048.15%-2.43%
New DemocraticK. Robert Friesen2203.57%-1.34%
Total 6,168
Rejected, spoiled and declined 29
Eligible electors / turnout 8,03177.16%
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing -13.17%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills 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 ConservativeAllan Alexander Warrack4,26869.76%21.48%
Social CreditBob Sommerville1,40622.98%-25.17%
LiberalWes Combs2524.12%
New DemocraticBruce Potter1923.14%-0.43%
Total 6,118
Rejected, spoiled and declined 9
Eligible electors / turnout 8,70570.38%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 23.33%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979 general election

1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeConnie Osterman4,40159.42%-10.34%
Social CreditHenry Goerzen2,66035.91%12.93%
New DemocraticHugh Sommerville2223.00%-0.14%
LiberalWard Sykes1241.67%-2.44%
Total 7,407
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined N/A
Eligible electors / Turnout 10,99867.35%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -11.64%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982 general election

1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeConnie Osterman8,69377.68%18.26%
Western Canada ConceptVern Meek1,94917.42%
New DemocraticJames B. Schleppe5494.91%1.91%
Total 1,1191
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 30
Eligible electors / Turnout 15,88470.64%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 18.38%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986 general election

1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeConnie Osterman5,92483.52%5.84%
New DemocraticVernal Poole1,16916.48%11.58%
Total 7,093
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 27
Eligible electors / Turnout 14,54748.94%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 3.39%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989 general election

1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeConnie Osterman4,98656.51%-27.01%
New DemocraticFred Mertz1,85120.98%4.50%
LiberalPeter Burch1,24514.11%
Social CreditPoul Wesch7418.40%
Total 8,823
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 9
Eligible electors / Turnout 15,45457.15%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.75%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References

  1. "Election results for Three Hills". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

Further reading

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