| Barrhead | |
| Province: | Alberta |
| Prov-Status: | defunct |
| Prov-Created: | 1971 |
| Prov-Abolished: | 1993 |
| Prov-Election-First: | 1971 |
| Prov-Election-Last: | 1989 |
Barrhead was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first-past-the-post balloting from 1971 to 1993.[1]
Barrhead replaced the district of Pembina in the redistribution that took effect in 1971, centred around the town of Barrhead. In 1979 its southern boundary was extended to the north shore of Lac Ste. Anne, and extended further south again in 1986.
In the redistribution that took effect in 1993, the riding was replaced by Barrhead-Westlock and its southern portion was transferred to Whitecourt-Ste. Anne.
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Barrhead-Westlock | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Pembina 1909–1971 | ||||
| 17th | 1971–1975 | Hugh Horner | Progressive Conservative | |
| 18th | 1975–1979 | |||
| 19th | 1979 | |||
| 1979 | Vacant | |||
| 1979–1982 | Ken Kowalski | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 20th | 1982–1986 | |||
| 21st | 1986–1989 | |||
| 22nd | 1989–1993 | |||
| See Barrhead-Westlock 1993–2004 and Whitecourt-Ste. Anne 1993–2019 | ||||
The resulting by-election was the closest result in the history of the district, with Liberal leader Nicholas Taylor running for the seat. Progressive Conservative Candidate Ken Kowalski, however, would narrowly retain Barrhead for the government. He also served in cabinet and, when the district was abolished in 1993, went on to serve as MLA for Barrhead-Westlock.