# Athabaska (electoral district)

Athabaska was a federal electoral district Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968.

## History

This riding was created as "Athabaska" in 1924 from parts of Battle River, Edmonton East and Edmonton West ridings. Its first election was poorly conducted with many election irregularities. The culprits, two Edmonton lawyers, barely avoided criminal prosecution.
The riding was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Athabasca, Peace River and Vegreville ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
Athabaska :
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Battle River, Edmonton East and Edmonton West |||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Charles Wilson Cross | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Donald Ferdinand Kellner | United Farmers of Alberta |
| 17th | 1930–1932 | John Francis Buckley | Liberal |
| 17th | 1932–1935 | Percy Griffith Davies | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Percy John Rowe | Social Credit |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Joseph Miville Dechene | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Joseph Miville Dechene | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Joseph Miville Dechene | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Joseph Miville Dechene | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Joseph Miville Dechene | Liberal |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Jack Bigg | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Jack Bigg | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Jack Bigg | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Jack Bigg | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Athabasca, Peace River and Vegreville |||||

## Election results

vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Charles Wilson Cross | 5,078 |
| Progressive | Donald Ferdinand Kellner | 3,648 |
| Conservative | Charles Jenry Gauvreau | 643 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Farmers of Alberta | Donald Ferdinand Kellner | 4,870 | 63.74 |
| | Liberal | Charles Wilson Cross | 2,770 | 36.26 |
| Source: "History of Federal Ridings since 1867:Athabaska, Alberta". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved October 27, 2009. |||||||
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John Francis Buckley | 5,504 |
| United Farmers of Alberta | Donald Ferdinand Kellner | 4,190 |
| Conservative | Emanuel Michajluk | 2,218 |
Canadian federal by-election, 21 March 1932 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Percy Griffith Davies | 4,910 |
| | Liberal | DOZE, Isaac Stanley | 4,586 |
| | United Farmers of Alberta | Louis Normandeau | 3,418 |
| | Farmer–United Labour | Carl Axelson | 2,388 |
| Called as a result of Mr. Buckley's death, 27 November 1931 |||||||
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Social Credit | Percy John Rowe | 5,424 |
| Liberal | James Owen Mcnamee | 3,007 |
| Conservative | Adéodat Boileau | 1,269 |
| Independent | Joseph McCrae Newman† | 733 |
† Joseph McCrae Newman ran under the Technocrat party banner.
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 5,961 |
| New Democracy | William Hayhurst | 4,817 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Percy John Rowe | 2,052 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 5,301 |
| Social Credit | Arthur Bruce Hickox | 4,823 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Mandius Wagner | 1,756 |
| Labor–Progressive | Beatrice Ferneyhough | 1,564 |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Wilson Shopland | 1,375 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 7,566 |
| Social Credit | Orvis A. Kennedy | 4,982 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Hannochko | 1,738 |
| Independent SC | John Nykiforuk | 1,198 |
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph H. Bédard | 1,139 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 7,956 |
| Social Credit | Albert Edward Pearce | 5,945 |
| Labor–Progressive | Daniel Gamache | 1,168 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Joseph Philipzyk | 990 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Joseph Miville Dechene | 7,453 |
| Social Credit | Archie A. McPhail | 7,029 |
| Progressive Conservative | Alec Shore | 2,116 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Nicholas W. Svekla | 1,381 |

### 1958 election

1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Bigg | 9,751 |
| Liberal | Joachim Peter Renaud | 4,473 |
| Social Credit | Archie A. McPhail | 3,806 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Nick Baron | 820 |

### 1962 election

1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Bigg | 9,678 |
| Liberal | Jules Van Brabant | 5,554 |
| Social Credit | Joe Mikkelsen | 4,679 |
| New Democratic | Pierre-Maurice Vallée | 1,306 |

### 1963 election

1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Bigg | 12,074 |
| Liberal | Richard Hall | 5,416 |
| Social Credit | Peter Chaba | 3,601 |
| New Democratic | Alex Szchechina | 1,045 |

### 1965 election

1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Bigg | 11,652 |
| Liberal | Dave Hunter | 6,692 |
| Social Credit | Joe Van Hauwaert | 2,197 |
| New Democratic | Peter Grant Forman | 1,016 |