Pakan (electoral district)

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Pakan
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1909
District abolished1913
First contested 1909
Last contested 1909

Pakan was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first-past-the-post balloting from 1909 to 1913. [1]

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History

The riding was created in 1909 when Victoria shifted its boundaries west into Sturgeon. The riding was named after the small community of Pakan, Alberta, which is currently known as Fort Victoria, Alberta. Today, the site of the community is a historical museum known as Victoria Settlement.

The riding existed in the central north east part of the province, along the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. [2] It disappeared in 1913 when it was split into Beaver River and St. Paul.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pakan
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Victoria 1905-1909
2nd 1909–1913 Prosper-Edmond Lessard Liberal
See St. Paul 1913-1993 and Beaver River 1913-1952

The district's only MLA was Prosper-Edmond Lessard, who was acclaimed in 1909 and served until the riding was abolished at the end of the term. He would go on to serve in the new riding of St. Paul.

No election actually ever took place in this district, as there were no other candidates declared in the 1909 election.

Election results

1909 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Prosper-Edmond Lessard Acclaimed
Total valid votes0
Liberal pickup new district.

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References

  1. "Election results for Pakan". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Alberta Heritage Foundation: The Constituency Map for the year of 1909". Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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