Vegreville-Bruce

Vegreville-Bruce 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 1971.[1]

Vegreville-Bruce

Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created	1963
District abolished	1971
First contested	1963
Last contested	1967

History

Vegreville-Bruce is named for the Town of Vegreville, Alberta and the Hamlet of Bruce, Alberta.

Vegreville-Bruce was formed from Vegreville and Bruce electoral districts prior to the 1963 Alberta general election. Vegreville-Bruce would be abolished prior to the 1971 Alberta general election, returning to the Vegreville electoral district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Vegreville-Bruce
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
See Vegreville electoral district from 1909-1963 and Bruce electoral district from 1940-1963
15th	1963–1967		Alex W. Gordey	Social Credit
16th	1967–1971
See Vegreville electoral district from 1971-1993

Electoral history

1963 general election

1963 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Alex W. Gordey	2,925	50.14%	–
	Progressive Conservative	Granham Allan	1,194	20.47%	–
	New Democratic	Albin Lukawiecki	851	14.59%	–
	Liberal	Wilfrid L. Horton	675	11.57%	–
	Independent Social Credit	Clarence A. Knies	189	3.24%	–
Total			5,834	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			12	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			9,153	63.87%	–
	Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "Vegreville-Bruce Official Results 1963 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1967 general election

1967 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Alex W. Gordey	2497	44.64%	-5.50%
	Progressive Conservative	Mike W. Kawulych	1,742	31.14%	10.67%
	New Democratic	Albin Lukawiecki	1,010	18.06%	3.47%
	Liberal	Wilfred Horton	345	6.17%	-5.40%
Total			5,594	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			29	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			8,846	63.57%	–
	Social Credit hold		Swing		-8.09%
Source(s) Source: "Vegreville-Bruce Official Results 1967 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

• Alberta provincial electoral districts
• Vegreville, Alberta town in eastern Alberta.
• Bruce, Alberta hamlet in eastern Alberta.

References

1. "Election results for Vegreville-Bruce". 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