Medicine Hat (electoral district)

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Medicine Hat
Alberta electoral district


Medicine Hat in relation to the other Alberta federal electoral districts
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP       Monte Solberg
Conservative
District created 1907
First contested 1908
Last contested 2006
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 113,085
Electors (2006) 79,634
Area (km²) 33,305
Pop. density (per km²) 3.4
Census divisions Division No. 1, Division No. 2
Census subdivisions Medicine Hat, Brooks, Taber, Newell County No. 4, Cypress County, Redcliff, Forty Mile County No. 8
For the provincial electoral district by the same name, see Medicine Hat (provincial electoral district).

Medicine Hat is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1908. The riding covers the town of Medicine Hat and surrounding areas on the southeast side of Alberta, including Cypress County, Forty Mile County, Municipal District of Taber, Newell County and the southern part of Special Area No. 2.

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[edit] History

Soon after the province of Alberta was admitted to Confederation in 1905, this electoral district was created, in 1907, from Alberta (Provisional District) and Assiniboia West ridings.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

[edit] Current Member of Parliament

Its Member of Parliament is Monte Solberg, a former broadcaster. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1993 election. He represents the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the Conservative critic for Finance. In the last parliamentary session, he served a member on the 'Standing Committee on Finance'.

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Monte Solberg 35,670
     Liberal Bev Botter 3,737
     New Democrat Wally Regehr 3,598
     Green Kevin Dodd 1,746
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative Monte Solberg 30,241 76.14% $33,906
     Liberal Bill Cocks 4,331 10.90% $12,440
     New Democratic Party Betty Stroh 3,643 9.17% $11,008
     Green Kevin Dodd 1,498 3.77% $716
Total valid votes 39,713 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 98 0.25%
Turnout 39,811 53.75%
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Canadian Alliance Monte Solberg 31,134 74.27% $37,263
     Liberal Trevor Butts 4,392 10.47% $3,972
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Musgrove 4,236 10.10% $2,521
     New Democratic Party Luke Lacasse 2,153 5.13% $5,220
Total valid votes 41,915 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 111 0.26%
Turnout 42,026 58.71%
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Reform Monte Solberg 22,761 65.44% $32,848
     Liberal Glenn Ennis 6,079 17.47% $28,313
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Musgrove 4,219 12.13% $7,651
     New Democratic Party Jim Driscoll 1,719 4.94% $4,923
Total valid votes 34,778 100.00%
Total rejected ballots 76 0.22%
Turnout 34,854 53.56%


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Reform Monte Solberg 22,439
     Liberal Glenn Ennis 8,560
     Progressive Conservative Bill Wyse 6,934
     New Democrat Allan Hunt 1,862
     Christian Heritage Ivor Ottrey 971
     Canada Party Jack Hopkins 262


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Robert Harold Porter 25,114
     New Democrat Jim Ridley 6,453
     Liberal Peter Hansen 5,141
     Reform Larry Samcoe 4,582
     Christian Heritage Hans Visser 1,331


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Robert Harold Porter 33,978
     New Democrat Wally Regehr 4,652
     Liberal Peter Hansen 4,025
     Confederation of Regions Peter McArthur 1,427
     Social Credit Jack Hopkins 772


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Bert Hargrave 25,908
     Liberal Ted Anhorn 6,462
     New Democrat Agnes Wiley 3,453
     Social Credit Jack Hopkins M. 1,022


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Bert Hargrave 28,893
     Liberal Jim Wilfley 6,630
     New Democrat Lorne L. Burk 3,053
     Social Credit Jack Hopkins 1,412


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Bert Hargrave 15,525
     Liberal H.A. Bud Olson 9,273
     New Democrat L. Hemmingway 1,961
     Social Credit Edwin Ens 1,538


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Bert Hargrave 15,027
     Liberal Horace Olson 9,403
     New Democrat Lewis E. Toole 2,033
     Social Credit D. Willard Paxman 1,519


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Horace Olson 9,015
     Progressive Conservative C.J. Chuck Meagher 8,809
     Social Credit W.H. Walt Strom 4,237
     New Democrat Lewis E. Toole 2,401


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Horace Olson 12,997
     Progressive Conservative C.J. Chuck Meagher 6,958
     Liberal James C. Miller 3,835
     New Democrat Lewis Edward Toole 1,420


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Horace Olson 11,080
     Progressive Conservative Edwin William Brunsden 10,829
     Liberal David R. Broadfoot 3,734
     New Democrat John Head 1,271


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Horace Olson 10,453
     Progressive Conservative Edwin William Brunsden 9,355
     Liberal Dave Broadfoot 3,942
     New Democrat George McFall 1,499


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Edwin William Brunsden 10,886
     Social Credit Horace Olson 9,151
     Liberal B. Walter 2,572
     Co-operative Commonwealth J.D. Rogers 907


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Horace Olson 10,960
     Liberal Harry Veiner 8,390
     Progressive Conservative Edwin William Brunsden 2,391
     Co-operative Commonwealth Earl Walter Smith 1,262
     Ind. Social Credit William Raymond Klinck 386


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit William Duncan Wylie 9,305
     Liberal Harry Veiner 8,919
     Progressive Conservative John Robertson 1,161


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit William Duncan Wylie 10,086
     Liberal Harry Veiner 6,069
     Progressive Conservative Thomas Spencer Hughes 2,346


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit William Duncan Wylie 6,752
     Liberal Robert Clark Black 4,631
     Progressive Conservative Philip Rogers 2,647
     Co-operative Commonwealth Earl Walter Smith 2,301


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Frederick William Gershaw 9,439
     New Democracy Archibald Hugh Mitchell 5,524


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Archibald Hugh Mitchell 6,752
     Liberal Frederick William Gershaw 4,229
     Conservative Gilbert McNeill Blackstock 1,971


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Frederick William Gershaw 6,043
     Conservative Gilbert McNeill Blackstock 3,109


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Frederick William Gershaw 4,206
     Conservative Gilbert McNeill Blackstock 2,226
     United Farmers Carl Henning Axelson 2,081


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Frederick William Gershaw 4,383
     Conservative George McNeill Blackstock 2,397
     Progressive Hugh Campbell McDaniel 2,039


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Robert Gardiner 10,295
     Liberal Frederick William Gershaw 2,698
     Conservative William McIntosh 1,135


By-election on 27 June 1921

On Mr. Sifton's death, 21 January 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Robert Gardiner 13,133
     Conservative Nelson Spencer 3,369


Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Government Arthur Lewis Sifton 6,869
     Opposition Clifford Bernardo Reilly 568
     Non-Partisan League George Paton 460


Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal William Ashbury Buchanan 6,330
     Conservative Charles Alexander Magrath 4,875


Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Charles Alexander Magrath 2,922
     Liberal William Simmons 2,570

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