Olds-Didsbury was a provincial electoral district in central southern Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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The riding was created in 1963 as a merger between the Olds

Olds (provincial electoral district)

Olds was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1963. The district was combined with the Didsbury electoral district to form Olds-Didsbury...

 and Didsbury

Didsbury (provincial electoral district)

Didsbury is a former provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The electoral district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1963.- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-1944 general election:...

 ridings.

In 1997 the riding merged with the north part of Three Hills-Airdrie

Three Hills-Airdrie

Three Hills-Airdrie is a former provincial electoral district that existed from 1993 to 1997. The district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Members of the Legislative Assembly :-Boundary history:...

 to form Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills

Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.It contains the Kneehill County and most of Mountain View County....

, the south part became Airdrie-Rocky View

Airdrie-Rocky View

Airdrie-Rocky View was a provincial electoral district in central southern Alberta, Canada. The riding was created in 1997 when Airdrie-Three Hills split...

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This riding was the location of a famous by-election in 1982, when the separatist Western Canada Concept

Western Canada Concept

The Western Canada Concept was a Western Canadian political party founded in 1980 to promote the separation of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Canada in order to create a new nation.The party argued that Western...

 achieved victory.

1982 - 1993

Party	1993 Alberta general election, 1993 The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...	1989 Alberta general election, 1989 The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	1986 Alberta general election, 1986 The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 8, 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	1982 Alberta general election, 1982 The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 2, 1982 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	1982
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...	Donna Gole  3,378	Garfield Marks  1,182			George Leussink  126
Progressive Conservatives	Roy Brassard Roy Brassard Roy Brassard was a Canadian politician who served as a Progressive Conservative Alberta MLA, and more recently a public school board member.-Provincial government:...   8,383	Roy Brassard Roy Brassard Roy Brassard was a Canadian politician who served as a Progressive Conservative Alberta MLA, and more recently a public school board member.-Provincial government:...   4,960	Roy Brassard Roy Brassard Roy Brassard was a Canadian politician who served as a Progressive Conservative Alberta MLA, and more recently a public school board member.-Provincial government:...   5,204	Stephen Stiles Stephen Stiles .Stephen first ran for the Progressive Conservatives in the February 1982 by-election in Olds-Didsbury that saw Gordon Kesler from the Western Canada Concept elected...   5,096	Stephen Stiles Stephen Stiles .Stephen first ran for the Progressive Conservatives in the February 1982 by-election in Olds-Didsbury that saw Gordon Kesler from the Western Canada Concept elected...   2,396
Social Credit	Derry Macfarlane  815	Ray Young Ray Young Ray Young is the name of:* Ray Young , vice president of International Operations at General Motors* Ray Young , former member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly...   1,249			Lloyd Quantz  2,669
N.D.P. Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	Ruth Scott  355	Tom Monto  842	Tom Monto  823	Roy Agnew Roy Agnew Roy Ewing "Robert" Agnew was an Australian composer and pianist. He has been called the most outstanding Australian composer of the early twentieth century.-Early life and education:...   233	Myrna Jarboe  308
Western Canada Concept Western Canada Concept The Western Canada Concept was a Western Canadian political party founded in 1980 to promote the separation of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Canada in order to create a new nation.The party argued that Western...				Daryl Jaddock  2,714	Gordon Kesler Gordon Kesler -Political career:Gordon Kesler was the first separatist politician elected in Canada outside of Quebec since the 1870s. His stunning victory in the February 1982 by-election for the Western Canada Concept received national media attention. After the win Kessler became leader of the party...   4,015
Confederation of Regions	Dennis Combs  683		Elmer Knutson Elmer Knutson Elmer S. Knutson was a Canadian fringe politician. He was born on the family farm in Torquay, Saskatchewan. He worked on road gangs, in lumber camps and mines until he won a baseball scholarship to a Lutheran college in North Dakota, USA. After serving in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War...   1,785
Independent				Llyod Quantz  2,755 John Buttrey  47	Adilsha Shivji  9

1963 - 1979

Party	1979 Alberta general election, 1979 The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	1975 Alberta general election, 1975 The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	1971 Alberta general election, 1971 The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 30, 1971 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	1967 Alberta general election, 1967 The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 23, 1967 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	1963 Alberta general election, 1963 The Alberta general election of 1963 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 17, 1963 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.The Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C...
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...	Stephen Shaw Stephen Shaw Stephen Shaw may refer to:*Stephen Shaw , prisons and probation ombudsman in the UK*Stephen William Shaw, California pioneer artist-See also:*Steven Shaw *Stephen Shore, American photographer...   55			Stan Bell  1,129
Progressive Conservatives	Bill Edgar Bill Edgar Alexander Willis Edgar was a professional American football player for the Buffalo All-Americans and the Akron Pros. He attended high school in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania and Kiski Prep. He attended college Bucknell University, University of Pittsburgh and Washington & Jefferson College.-Notes:...   2,514	Kenneth Amthor  2,860	Rudolf Pedersen  2,578
Social Credit	Robert Curtis Clark Robert Curtis Clark Robert "Bob" Curtis Clark is a former teacher, civil servant and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1960 to 1981. During his career he served as Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party and Leader of the Official Opposition...   6,399	Robert Curtis Clark Robert Curtis Clark Robert "Bob" Curtis Clark is a former teacher, civil servant and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1960 to 1981. During his career he served as Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party and Leader of the Official Opposition...   4,400	Robert Curtis Clark Robert Curtis Clark Robert "Bob" Curtis Clark is a former teacher, civil servant and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1960 to 1981. During his career he served as Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party and Leader of the Official Opposition...   4,346	Robert Curtis Clark Robert Curtis Clark Robert "Bob" Curtis Clark is a former teacher, civil servant and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1960 to 1981. During his career he served as Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party and Leader of the Official Opposition...   4,052	Robert Curtis Clark Robert Curtis Clark Robert "Bob" Curtis Clark is a former teacher, civil servant and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1960 to 1981. During his career he served as Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party and Leader of the Official Opposition...   3,950
N.D.P. Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	Gregory Hoffarth  152	Cynthia Cunningham  389	Margaret Hinton  209	Eva Banta  547	Eva Banta  400
Alberta Unity Movement					Roger Lebeuf  1,550
Independent Conservative				Charles Purvis 547

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta