Three Hills (provincial electoral district)

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Three Hills
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1963
District abolished1993
First contested 1963
Last contested 1989

Three Hills 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 1993. [1]

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History

The Three Hills electoral district was created in the 1963 electoral boundary re-distribution from the Didsbury, Gleichen, and Olds electoral districts.

The Three Hills electoral district was abolished in 1993 and merged with Drumheller to form Three Hills-Airdrie, which would last only one session before redistribution.

Three Hills is named for the Town of Three Hills, Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Three Hills
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Didsbury electoral district from 1909-1963,
Gleichen electoral district from 1905-1963
and Olds electoral district from 1909-1963
15th  1963–1964   Petrie Meston Social Credit
 1964–1967 Roy Davidson
16th  1967–1971 Raymond Ratzlaff
17th  1971–1975   Allan Alexander Warrack Progressive Conservative
18th  1975–1979
19th  1979–1982 Connie Osterman
20th  1982–1986
21st  1986–1989
22nd  1989–1992
 1992–1993   Don MacDonald Liberal
See Three Hills-Airdrie electoral district from 1993-1997

Electoral history

1963

1963 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Petrie Meston 3,38563.04%
Liberal James A. Lore1,72832.18%
New Democratic John F. Kennan2574.79%
Total5,370
Rejected, spoiled and declined29
Eligible electors / turnout7,88768.45%
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1964 by-election

1967

1967 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Raymond Ratzlaff 2,76250.59%-12.45%
Liberal James A. Lore1,31724.12%-8.06%
Progressive Conservative Gordon Leslie1,11320.38%
New Democratic George E. Pieper2684.91%0.12%
Total5,460
Rejected, spoiled and declined12
Eligible electors / turnout7,69271.14%
Social Credit hold Swing -2.20%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1971

1971 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Allan Alexander Warrack 2,97848.28%27.90%
Social Credit Raymond Ratzlaff 2,97048.15%-2.43%
New Democratic K. Robert Friesen2203.57%-1.34%
Total6,168
Rejected, spoiled and declined29
Eligible electors / turnout8,03177.16%
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing -13.17%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975

1975 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Allan Alexander Warrack 4,26869.76%21.48%
Social Credit Bob Sommerville1,40622.98%-25.17%
Liberal Wes Combs2524.12%
New Democratic Bruce Potter1923.14%-0.43%
Total6,118
Rejected, spoiled and declined9
Eligible electors / turnout8,70570.38%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 23.33%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979

1979 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Connie Osterman 4,40159.42%-10.34%
Social Credit Henry Goerzen2,66035.91%12.93%
New Democratic Hugh Sommerville2223.00%-0.14%
Liberal Ward Sykes1241.67%-2.44%
Total7,407
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A
Eligible electors / turnout10,99867.35%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -11.64%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982

1982 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Connie Osterman 8,69377.68%18.26%
Western Canada Concept Vern Meek1,94917.42%
New Democratic James B. Schleppe5494.91%1.91%
Total1,1191
Rejected, spoiled and declined30
Eligible electors / turnout15,88470.64%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 18.38%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986

1986 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Connie Osterman 5,92483.52%5.84%
New Democratic Vernal Poole1,16916.48%11.58%
Total7,093
Rejected, spoiled and declined27
Eligible electors / turnout14,54748.94%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 3.39%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989

1989 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Connie Osterman 4,98656.51%-27.01%
New Democratic Fred Mertz1,85120.98%4.50%
Liberal Peter Burch1,24514.11%
Social Credit Poul Wesch7418.40%
Total8,823
Rejected, spoiled and declined9
Eligible electors / turnout15,45457.15%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.75%
Source(s)
Source: "Three Hills Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1992 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, October 26, 1992
following the resignation of Connie Osterman on May 5, 1992
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Don MacDonald 4,79046.34%32.23%
Progressive Conservative Brad Oneil2,31422.39%-34.12%
New Democratic Gordon G. Twigg1,27012.28%-8.70%
Social Credit Peter Smits5835.64%-2.76%
Alliance Gordon A. Shenton5665.47%
Confederation of Regions Ray Young4674.52%
Independent Dennis Clark2442.36%
Green Danny O'Connor1031.00%
Total10,337
Rejected, spoiled and declined34
Eligible electors / turnout17,73658.47%
Liberal gain Swing
Source(s)
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (1992). The report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Three Hills by-election held Monday, October 26, 1992 (Report). Edmonton: Alberta Legislative Assembly, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer.

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References

  1. "Election results for Three Hills". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

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