Vegreville-Bruce

Vegreville-Bruce 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 1971.[1]

Vegreville-Bruce
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1963
District abolished1971
First contested1963
Last contested1967

History

Vegreville-Bruce is named for the Town of Vegreville, Alberta and the Hamlet of Bruce, Alberta.

Vegreville-Bruce was formed from Vegreville and Bruce electoral districts prior to the 1963 Alberta general election. Vegreville-Bruce would be abolished prior to the 1971 Alberta general election, returning to the Vegreville electoral district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Vegreville-Bruce
Assembly Years Member Party
See Vegreville electoral district from 1909-1963
and Bruce electoral district from 1940-1963
15th  1963–1967     Alex W. Gordey Social Credit
16th  1967–1971
See Vegreville electoral district from 1971-1993

Electoral history

1963 general election

1963 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditAlex W. Gordey2,92550.14%
Progressive ConservativeGranham Allan1,19420.47%
New DemocraticAlbin Lukawiecki85114.59%
LiberalWilfrid L. Horton67511.57%
Independent Social CreditClarence A. Knies1893.24%
Total 5,834
Rejected, spoiled and declined 12
Eligible electors / turnout 9,15363.87%
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Vegreville-Bruce 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 CreditAlex W. Gordey249744.64%-5.50%
Progressive ConservativeMike W. Kawulych1,74231.14%10.67%
New DemocraticAlbin Lukawiecki1,01018.06%3.47%
LiberalWilfred Horton3456.17%-5.40%
Total 5,594
Rejected, spoiled and declined 29
Eligible electors / turnout 8,84663.57%
Social Credit hold Swing -8.09%
Source(s)
Source: "Vegreville-Bruce Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References

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

Further reading

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