Prince Albert (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Prince Albert (provincial electoral district).
Prince Albert is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1988, and since 1997.
Quick Facts Saskatchewan electoral district, Coordinates: ...
Saskatchewan electoral district | |||
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Coordinates: | 53.203°N 104.841°W / 53.203; -104.841 | ||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Conservative | ||
District created | 1996; 28 years ago (1996) | ||
First contested | 1997 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2011)[1] | 79,344 | ||
Electors (2015) | 55,873 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 18,927 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 4.2 | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Prince Albert, Melfort, Nipawin, Buckland No. 491, Tisdale, Prince Albert No. 461 |
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It is one of two districts which has been represented by two different Prime Ministers: William Lyon Mackenzie King from 1926 to 1945, and John Diefenbaker from 1953 to 1979; the district of Quebec East was the other. It is also the only district where two future Prime Ministers competed against each other – King against Diefenbaker, in the 1926 election.