Sedgewick-Coronation

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Sedgewick-Coronation
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1963
District abolished1979
First contested 1963
Last contested 1975

Sedgewick-Coronation was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1963 to 1979. [1]

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Sedgewick-Coronation is named for the Town of Sedgewick, Alberta and the Town of Coronation, Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sedgewick-Coronation
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Sedgewick electoral district from 1909-1963
and Acadia-Coronation electoral district from 1940-1963
15th  1963–1967   Jack Charles Hillman Social Credit
16th  1967–1971
17th  1971–1975 Ralph Sorenson
18th  1975–1979   Henry Kroeger Progressive Conservative
See Chinook electoral district from 1979-1997

Electoral history

1963

1963 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Jack Charles Hillman 3,99967.83%
Liberal James Leland Sims 1,36823.20%
New Democratic Karl O. Peterson5298.97%
Total5,896
Rejected, spoiled and declined9
Eligible electors / turnout8,86066.65%
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick-Coronation Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1967

1967 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Jack Charles Hillman 3,47059.83%-8.00%
Progressive Conservative Ernie Moore1,10319.02%
New Democratic Art Bunney68011.72%2.75%
Liberal Eugene F. Price5479.43%-13.77%
Total5,800
Rejected, spoiled and declined41
Eligible electors / turnout8,55968.24%
Social Credit hold Swing -1.91%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick-Coronation Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1971

1971 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Ralph Sorenson 2,27247.67%-12.16%
Progressive Conservative Herb Losness2,00542.07%23.05%
New Democratic Ron Chalmers48910.26%-1.46%
Total4,766
Rejected, spoiled and declined16
Eligible electors / turnout19,65624.33%
Social Credit hold Swing -17.60%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick-Coronation Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975

1975 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Henry Kroeger 2,75756.32%14.25%
Social Credit Ralph Sorenson 1,76836.12%-11.55%
New Democratic Gladys Creasy3707.56%-2.70%
Total4,895
Rejected, spoiled and declined15
Eligible electors / turnout6,71873.09%
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing 7.30%
Source(s)
Source: "Sedgewick-Coronation Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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References

  1. "Election results for Sedgewick-Coronation". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

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