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

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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]

Legislative election results

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1905

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

1905 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cornelius Hiebert 589 46.75%
Liberal Michael Clark 545 43.25%
Independent Joseph Reid 126 10.00%
Total 1260
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / Turnout N/A N/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

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References

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

Further reading

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