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Strathcona South

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Strathcona South
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1967
District abolished1971
First contested1967
Last contested1967

Strathcona South was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1967 to 1971.[1]

History

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The district was created in 1967 out of the southern part of Strathcona East.

In 1971 the district was split between Edmonton-Avonmore and Edmonton-Ottewell.

Election results

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1967

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1967 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Gerrit Radstaak 3,934 40.90%
Progressive Conservative Oscar Kruger 2,594 26.97%
New Democratic Bill McLean 2,123 22.07%
Liberal John Kloster 968 10.06%
Total 9,619
Rejected, spoiled and declined 40
Eligible electors / turnout 15,241 63.38%
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Strathcona-South Official Results 1967 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 Strathcona South". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

Further reading

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