Edmonton (electoral district)
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Edmonton was a federal electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 represented in the Canadian
Canada
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 House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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. It was located initially in the Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

, and following its creation in 1905, the province of Alberta
Provinces and territories of Canada
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 (although between 1905 and 1907 Edmonton also included parts of Saskatchewan). This riding was created in 1903, and was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Edmonton East
Edmonton East
Edmonton East is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1917.The district includes a portion of the city of Edmonton.-Geography:...

, Edmonton West
Edmonton West
Edmonton West was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1988 and from 1997 to 2004.-Demographics:-History and geography:...

 and Strathcona
Strathcona (electoral district)
Strathcona was a federal electoral district in the Northwest Territories and Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925. When it was created, it was part of the Northwest Territories. In 1905, when Saskatchewan and Alberta became provinces, it was split...

 ridings.

Members of Parliament

The person ever to represent this riding was Edmonton Liberal newspaper publisher Frank Oliver who was Minister of the Interior at a time when Alberta was being settled by European immigrants, and when Alberta joined Confederation as a province in 1905.
Parliament Years Member Party
10th
Canadian federal election, 1904
The Canadian federal election of 1904 was held on November 3 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Canada...

1904-08     Frank Oliver Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
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11th
Canadian federal election, 1908
The Canadian federal election of 1908 was held on October 26 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 11th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberal Party of Canada was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term in government with a majority government...

1908-11
12th
Canadian federal election, 1911
The Canadian federal election of 1911 was held on September 21 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 12th Parliament of Canada.-Summary:...

1911-14


Election results

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|OLIVER, Frank ||align=right| 3,535
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|SECORD, Richard
Richard Secord (Alberta politician)
Richard Secord was a politician in western Canada, a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, a municipal councillor in Edmonton, and a candidate for the Canadian House of Commons.-Early life:...

 ||align=right| 1,526
By-election: On Mr. Oliver being appointed Minister of Interior, 8 April 1905
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|OLIVER, Frank ||align=right| acclaimed
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|OLIVER, Frank ||align=right|5,212
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|HYNDMAN, James Duncan
James Hyndman
James Duncan Hyndman was a Canadian politician, lawyer, and judge. He served as a municipal councillor in Edmonton, Alberta, and was the youngest person ever appointed to the Supreme Court of Alberta.-Early life:...

 ||align=right| 2,895
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|OLIVER, Frank ||align=right|7,070
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|GRIESBACH, William Antrobus
William Antrobus Griesbach
Major General William Antrobus Griesbach CB CMG DSO was a Canadian politician, decorated soldier, mayor of Edmonton, and member of the Canadian House of Commons and Senate of Canada.-Early life:...

 ||align=right| 4,832
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|FARMILO, Alfred ||align=right| 555

See also

  • Edmonton
    Edmonton (provincial electoral district)
    Edmonton provincial electoral district existed in two incarnations from 1905 - 1909 and again from 1921 - 1955. The district was created when Alberta first became a province....

     Alberta provincial electoral district.
  • Edmonton
    Edmonton (N.W.T. electoral district)
    Edmonton was a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada.The riding was created by royal proclamation in 1883 and abolished in 1905. In 1888 the riding returned the top two candidates after it was merged with the St. Albert electoral district. The...

     Northwest Territories territorial electoral district.
  • List of Canadian federal electoral districts
  • Past Canadian electoral districts

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