# Alberta (Provisional District)

The Alberta riding was a federal electoral district in the North-West Territories, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1908.
The Alberta Provisional District, created in 1882, was first used as a federal riding when the North-West Territories gained representation in the House of Commons. Thus the Alberta riding had the same boundaries as the District of Alberta, a subdivision of the North-West Territories. In 1904, Edmonton, Calgary and Strathcona got their own MPs, and the Alberta riding continued under the same name but only covering the southern part of Alberta district outside Calgary, with the north boundary being the north edge of the seventeenth township (now designated Township Road 180).
In 1907, the Alberta riding was redistributed into Macleod and Medicine Hat ridings.

## Members of Parliament

The Alberta riding elected the following members of Parliament:
Alberta (Provisional District) :
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created |||||
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Donald Watson Davis | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Donald Watson Davis | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Frank Oliver | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Frank Oliver | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | John Herron | Liberal–Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Macleod and Medicine Hat |||||

## Election results

vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Donald Watson Davis | 1,037 | 50.46 |
| | Independent Conservative | Richard Hardisty | 783 | 38.10 |
| | Liberal | James Delamere Lafferty | 235 | 11.44 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,055 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) Riding history for Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886-06-02 - 1908-09-16) from the Library of Parliament |||||||
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Donald Watson Davis | 2,742 | 74.57 |
| | Conservative | James A. Reilly | 935 | 25.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,677 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) Riding history for Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886-06-02 - 1908-09-16) from the Library of Parliament |||||||
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Frank Oliver | 3,647 | 55.42 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Cochrane | 2,863 | 43.50 |
| | Independent | Simon Clark | 71 | 1.08 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,581 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) Riding history for Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886-06-02 - 1908-09-16) from the Library of Parliament |||||||
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Frank Oliver | 5,203 | 56.36 |
| | Conservative | Richard Bennett | 4,029 | 43.64 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,232 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) Riding history for Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886-06-02 - 1908-09-16) from the Library of Parliament |||||||
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Herron | 1,755 | 51.14 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm McKenzie | 1,677 | 48.86 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,432 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) Riding history for Alberta (Provisional District), Northwest Territories (1886-06-02 - 1908-09-16) from the Library of Parliament |||||||
(only covering the southern part of Alberta district outside Calgary)