Innisfail was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1940 and again from 1971 to 1993.
History Innisfail was one of the original 25 electoral districts contested in the 1905 Alberta general election after Alberta became a province in September 1905. The electoral district was a continuation of the Innisfail North-West Territories electoral district, which was formed in 1902. The electoral district was named for the town of Innisfail in central Alberta.
The first Member of the Legislative Assembly for Innisfail was John A. Simpson who had been elected in the 1902 North-West Territories general election to the Innisfail seat in the 5th North-West Legislative Assembly.
From 1924 to 1940, the district used instant-runoff voting to elect its MLA.A Report on Alberta Elections, 1905-1982
Prior to the 1940 Alberta general election Innisfail was split between Rocky Mountain House and Red Deer electoral districts. However Innisfail would be re-formed in the 1970 electoral district re-distribution.
Innisfail was dissolved again in the 1993 electoral district redistribution to form the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake electoral district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Election results
1905
When votes were counted, it was found that the two candidates were tied, 407 to 407. The returning officer, appointed by Rutherford, broke the tie by giving his vote to the Liberal candidate.Saturday News, March 20, 1909
1909
1913
1917
1921
1926
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1930
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1935
1971
1975
1979
1982
1986
1989
See also List of Alberta provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
References
Further reading
External links Elections Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta