Strathcona South

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]

Strathcona South

Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created	1967
District abolished	1971
First contested	1967
Last contested	1967

History

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

1967 general election

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

• Alberta provincial electoral districts

References

1. "Election results for Strathcona South". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

Further reading

• Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

External links

• Elections Alberta
• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta