# Innisfail (provincial electoral district)

Innisfail was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1940 and again from 1971 to 1993.

## History

Innisfail was one of the original 25 electoral districts contested in the 1905 Alberta general election upon Alberta joining Confederation in September 1905. The electoral district was a continuation of the Innisfail Northwest Territories electoral district which was formed in 1902. The electoral district was named for the Town of Innisfail in central Alberta.
The first Member of the Legislative Assembly for Innisfail was John A. Simpson who had been originally elected in the 1902 Northwest Territories general election to the Innisfail seat in the 5th North-West Legislative Assembly prior to Confederation of Alberta.
Prior to the 1940 Alberta general election Innisfail was split between Rocky Mountain House and Red Deer electoral districts. However Innisfail would be re-formed in the 1970 electoral district re-distribution.
Innisfail was dissolved again in the 1993 electoral district redistribution to form the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake electoral district.

### Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Athabasca :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1905–1909 | John A. Simpson | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1909–1913 | John A. Simpson | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1913–1917 | Fred W. Archer | Conservative |
| 4th | 1917–1921 | Daniel Morkeberg | Liberal |
| 5th | 1921–1926 | Donald Cameron | United Farmers |
| 6th | 1926–1930 | Donald Cameron | United Farmers |
| 7th | 1930–1935 | Donald Cameron | United Farmers |
| 8th | 1935–1940 | Alban E. MacLellan | Social Credit |
| See Rocky Mountain House electoral district from 1940-1971 and Red Deer electoral district from 1940-1971 |||||
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Clifford L. Doan | Progressive Conservative |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | Clifford L. Doan | Progressive Conservative |
| 19th | 1979–1982 | Nigel I. Pengelly | Progressive Conservative |
| 20th | 1982–1986 | Nigel I. Pengelly | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1986–1989 | Nigel I. Pengelly | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | Gary Severtson | Progressive Conservative |
| See Innisfail-Sylvan Lake electoral district from 1993-present |||||

## Election results
### 1905

1905 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John A. Simpson | 408 | 50.06% | – |
| | Conservative | Sam J. Curry | 407 | 49.94% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 815 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 815 | N/A | – |
| | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
When votes were counted,it was found that the two candidates were tied, 407 to 407. The returning officer, appointed by Rutherford, broke the tie by giving his vote to the Liberal candidate.

### 1909

1909 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John A. Simpson | 519 | 53.45% | 3.39% |
| | Conservative | G. W. West | 452 | 46.55% | -3.39% |
| Total | Total | Total | 971 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 1,340 | 72.46% | – |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | 3.39% |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1913

1913 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fred W. Archer | 535 | 50.42% | 3.87% |
| | Liberal | John A. Simpson | 526 | 49.58% | -3.87% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,061 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 1,387 | 76.50% | 4.04% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | 1.94% |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1917

1917 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Daniel Morkeberg | 905 | 51.33% | 5.49% |
| | Conservative | T. W. Archer | 766 | 43.45% | -10.71% |
| | Independent | J. K. Wilson | 92 | 5.22% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,763 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 2,425 | 72.70% | -4.30% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | Swing | -0.22% |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1921

1921 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | United Farmers | Donald Cameron | 1,661 | 69.15% | – |
| | Liberal | Daniel Morkeberg | 741 | 30.85% | -20.48% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,402 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 3,283 | 73.16% | 0.46% |
| | United Farmers gain from Liberal | United Farmers gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | 15.21% |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1926

1926 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| First count ||||||
| | United Farmers | Donald Cameron | 1,187 | 46.27% | -22.82% |
| | Liberal | Daniel Morkeberg | 844 | 32.90% | 2.05% |
| | Conservative | L. M. McLean | 534 | 20.82% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,565 | – | – |
| Ballot transfer results ||||||
| | United Farmers | Donald Cameron | 1,327 | 55.52% | – |
| | Liberal | Daniel Morkeberg | 1,063 | 44.48% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,390 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 3,574 | 71.77% | -1.49%% |
| | United Farmers hold | United Farmers hold | Swing | Swing | N/A% |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1930

1930 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| First count ||||||
| | United Farmers | Donald Cameron | 1,243 | 45.61% | -0.66% |
| | Liberal | Daniel Morkeberg | 878 | 32.22% | -0.58% |
| | Conservative | George C. Wagner | 604 | 22.17% | 1.35% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,725 | – | – |
| Ballot transfer results ||||||
| | United Farmers | Donald Cameron | 1,362 | 54.28% | – |
| | Liberal | Daniel Morkeberg | 1,147 | 45.72% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,509 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 117 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 3,674 | 77.35% | 5.58% |
| | United Farmers hold | United Farmers hold | Swing | Swing | N/A% |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1935

1935 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Social Credit | Alban E. MacLellan | 2,805 | 68.55% | – |
| | Liberal | W. H. Stringer | 583 | 14.25% | -17.97% |
| | United Farmers | Ronald Pye | 386 | 9.43% | -36.18% |
| | Conservative | A. A. Stonehouse | 318 | 7.77% | -14.40% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,092 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 115 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 4,805 | 87.55% | 10.20% |
| | Social Credit gain from United Farmers | Social Credit gain from United Farmers | Swing | Swing | 27.15% |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1971

1971 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Clifford L. Doan | 3,235 | 52.60% | – |
| | Social Credit | William Ure | 2,915 | 47.40% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,150 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 59 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 8,205 | 75.67% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1975

1975 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Clifford L. Doan | 4,029 | 66.44% | 13.84% |
| | Social Credit | Ray Reckseidler | 1,512 | 24.93% | -22.46% |
| | New Democratic | Pat Loughlin | 376 | 6.20% | – |
| | Liberal | Fred Monk | 147 | 2.42% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,064 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 16 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 8,620 | 70.53% | -5.14% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 18.15% |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1979

1979 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nigel I. Pengelly | 4,263 | 55.68% | -10.76% |
| | Social Credit | Stuart Little | 2,921 | 38.15% | 13.22% |
| | New Democratic | Tim Guilbault | 371 | 4.85% | -1.35% |
| | Liberal | Janet Gratton | 101 | 1.32% | -1.10% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,656 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 42 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 11,069 | 69.17% | -1.37% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -11.99% |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1982

1982 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nigel I. Pengelly | 6,684 | 70.93% | 15.25% |
| | Western Canada Concept | George Conway-Brown | 2,001 | 21.24% | – |
| | New Democratic | Lyle B. Bleich | 738 | 7.83% | 2.99% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,423 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 37 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 12,952 | 73.04% | 3.87% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 16.08% |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1986

1986 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Nigel I. Pengelly | 4,309 | 66.01% | -4.92% |
| | New Democratic | Tony Mazurkewich | 1,033 | 15.82% | 7.99% |
| | Western Canada Concept | George Conway-Brown | 472 | 7.23% | -14.00% |
| | Representative | Raymond C. Reckseidler | 411 | 6.30% | – |
| | Confederation of Regions | Jack Lynass | 303 | 4.64% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,528 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 18 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 12,097 | 54.11% | -18.93% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | 0.24% |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||

### 1989

1989 Alberta general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gary Severtson | 4,169 | 57.71% | -8.30% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Jackson | 1,761 | 24.38% | – |
| | New Democratic | Larry Whaley | 1,294 | 17.91% | 2.09% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,224 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 41 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 12,230 | 59.40% | 5.29% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -8.43% |
| Source(s) Source: "Innisfail Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||