Nanton (provincial electoral district) explained

Nanton
Province:	Alberta
Prov-Status:	defunct
Prov-Election-First:	1909
Prov-Election-Last:	1926
Prov-Created:	1909
Prov-Abolished:	1930

Nanton was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1926.^[1]

History

The Nanton electoral district was formed prior to the 1909 Alberta general election from a portion of the High River and Macleod electoral districts.

Prior to the 1930 Alberta general election, the Nanton electoral district was merged with a portion of the Claresholm electoral district to form the Nanton-Claresholm electoral district.

The electoral district was named for the Town of Nanton.

Election results

1926

See also

• List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
• Nanton, Alberta, a town in southwest Alberta

Further reading

• Book: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer . . Elections Alberta . A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005 . 2006 . Legislative Assembly of Alberta . The Centennial Series . Edmonton, AB . 0-9689217-8-7 . 25 May 2020.

External links

• Elections Alberta
• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Notes and References

1. Web site: Election results for Nanton. . abheritage.ca. . Heritage Community Foundation . 8 June 2020 . https://wayback.archive-it.org/2217/20101208183724/http://www.abheritage.ca/abpolitics/administration/year_result.php?Constit=Nanton. December 8, 2010 . Wayback Machine.