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Jasper—Edson

Jasper—Edson was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Peace River riding. The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Peace River, Pembina, Red Deer, Rocky Mountain, and Wetaskiwin ridings.

Jasper—Edson
Alberta electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1933
District abolished1968
First contested1935
Last contested1967

Members of Parliament

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Jasper—Edson
Parliament Years Member Party
District created from Peace River.
18th  1935–1940     Walter Frederick Kuhl Social Credit
19th  1940–1945     New Democracy
20th  1945–1949     Social Credit
21st  1949–1953     John William Welbourn Liberal
22nd  1953–1957     Charles Yuill Social Credit
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Hugh Horner Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1967
 1967–1968 Douglas Marmaduke Caston
District redistributed into Peace River, Pembina, Red Deer, Rocky Mountain, and Wetaskiwin

Election results

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1967

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Canadian federal by-election, November 6, 1967
Resignation of Hugh Horner on May 9, 1967
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDouglas Caston6,81854.44–4.36
LiberalAllen Sulatycky3,95731.60+13.39
New DemocraticRobert P. Christensen1,74913.97+4.68
Total valid votes 12,524100.00
Total rejected ballots unknown
Turnout 12,524––
Eligible voters
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –8.87
Source: Library of Parliament[1]

1965

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1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHugh Horner14,90958.80+2.62
LiberalW.R. Brunelle4,61718.21–0.17
Social CreditEdward L. Weisgerber3,47713.71–6.20
New DemocraticPeter W. Cohen2,3549.28+3.74
Total valid votes 25,35799.47
Total rejected ballots 1350.53+0.15
Turnout 25,49272.57–0.93
Eligible voters 35,127
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.39
Source: Library of Parliament[2][3]

1963

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1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHugh Horner14,77656.17+7.70
Social CreditSamuel P. Smith5,23819.91–7.11
LiberalWilliam Switzer4,83318.37+2.22
New DemocraticJames D. Torgersen1,4575.54–2.82
Total valid votes 26,30499.62
Total rejected ballots 1010.38–0.32
Turnout 26,40573.50–0.14
Eligible voters 35,923
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.40
Source: Library of Parliament[4][5]

1962

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1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHugh Horner12,37148.47–8.86
Social CreditCharles Yuill6,89627.02+7.61
LiberalJohn R. Shiptiski4,12216.15–0.71
New DemocraticJames Earl Coffey2,1328.35+1.96
Total valid votes 25,52199.30
Total rejected ballots 1790.70–0.02
Turnout 25,70073.64+5.61
Eligible voters 34,898
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –8.23
Source: Library of Parliament[6][7]

1958

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1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeHugh Horner12,52257.33+37.19
Social CreditCharles Yuill4,24019.41–20.92
LiberalDale C. Thomson3,68316.86–12.01
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Liss1,3966.39–4.26
Total valid votes 21,84199.28
Total rejected ballots 1590.72–0.14
Turnout 22,00068.03–1.39
Eligible voters 32,339
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing +29.06
Source: Library of Parliament[8][9]

1957

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1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditCharles Yuill8,79540.34–0.28
LiberalDouglas McKeen6,29628.88–8.02
Progressive ConservativeKenneth McKay4,39120.14–
Co-operative CommonwealthMinnie Harris2,32210.65–6.59
Total valid votes 21,80499.14
Total rejected ballots 1900.86–0.03
Turnout 21,99469.42+6.45
Eligible voters 31,684
Social Credit hold Swing +4.15
Source: Library of Parliament[10][11]

1953

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1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditCharles Yuill7,63940.62+6.60
LiberalJohn William Welbourn6,93836.89+0.41
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Liss3,24217.24–1.98
Labor–ProgressiveJohn Whittle Lee9875.25–
Total valid votes 18,80699.11
Total rejected ballots 1690.89–0.13
Turnout 18,97562.97–3.90
Eligible voters 30,133
Social Credit gain from Liberal Swing +3.50
Source: Library of Parliament[12][13]

1949

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1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn William Welbourn7,28836.48+12.67
Social CreditWalter Frederick Kuhl6,79734.02–3.32
Co-operative CommonwealthHarold Emory Bronson3,83919.22–5.44
Progressive ConservativeThomas J.A. Walkeden2,05310.28+0.56
Total valid votes 19,97798.98
Total rejected ballots 2051.02–0.27
Turnout 20,18266.87–5.10
Eligible voters 30,183
Liberal gain from Social Credit Swing +8.00
Source: Library of Parliament[14][15]

1945

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1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWalter Frederick Kuhl7,31337.34–1.03
Co-operative CommonwealthNellie Peterson4,82924.66+11.98
LiberalJohn William Welbourn4,66323.81–14.08
Progressive ConservativeSydney Bamber1,9029.71–1.35
Labor–ProgressiveBernard Rudolf Swankey8764.47–
Total valid votes 19,58398.71
Total rejected ballots 2551.29+0.29
Turnout 19,83871.97+16.07
Eligible voters 27,566
Social Credit gain from New Democracy Swing –6.51
Source: Library of Parliament[16][17]

1940

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1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocracyWalter Frederick Kuhl6,36338.37–10.73
LiberalArthur Allan Knight6,28337.89+1.07
Co-operative CommonwealthHugh Critchlow2,10212.68–1.40
National GovernmentSydney Bamber1,83511.07–
Total valid votes 16,58399.00
Total rejected ballots 1681.00–0.12
Turnout 16,75155.90–2.74
Eligible voters 29,967
New Democracy gain from Social Credit Swing –5.90
Source: Library of Parliament[18][19]

1935

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1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWalter Frederick Kuhl7,20849.10–
LiberalCharles Stewart5,40536.82–
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Elzy Bevington2,06714.08–
Total valid votes 14,68098.88
Total rejected ballots 1661.12–
Turnout 14,84658.64–
Eligible voters 25,316
Social Credit gain Swing –
Source: Library of Parliament[20][21]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Jasper--Edson, Alberta (1967)". lop.parl.ca.
  2. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Jasper--Edson, Alberta (1965)". lop.parl.ca.
  3. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1965). Twenty-Seventh General Election, 1965: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/umn.31951d013775845.
  4. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Jasper--Edson, Alberta (1963)". lop.parl.ca.
  5. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1963). Twenty-Sixth General Election, 1963: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/umn.31951d013775837.
  6. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Jasper--Edson, Alberta (1962)". lop.parl.ca.
  7. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1962). Twenty-Fifth General Election, 1962: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/uc1.a0004484481.
  8. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Jasper--Edson, Alberta (1958)". lop.parl.ca.
  9. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1958). Twenty-Fourth General Election, 1958: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
  10. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Jasper--Edson, Alberta (1957)". lop.parl.ca.
  11. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1957). Twenty-Third General Election, 1957: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015061584382.
  12. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Jasper--Edson, Alberta (1953)". lop.parl.ca.
  13. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1953). Twenty-Second General Election, 1953: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
  14. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Jasper--Edson, Alberta (1949)". lop.parl.ca.
  15. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1949). Twenty-First General Election, 1949: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024873526.
  16. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Jasper--Edson, Alberta (1945)". lop.parl.ca.
  17. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1945). Twentieth General Election, 1945: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024873476.
  18. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Jasper--Edson, Alberta (1940)". lop.parl.ca.
  19. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1940). Nineteenth General Election, 1940: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024873468.
  20. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Jasper--Edson, Alberta (1935)". lop.parl.ca.
  21. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1935). Eighteenth General Election, 1935: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
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