Prince Albert is a federal

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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from 1908 to 1988, and since 1997. It is one of two districts which has been represented by two different Prime Ministers:

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from 1926 to 1945, and John Diefenbaker from 1953 to 1979; the district of

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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.

Geography

This riding is found in the central part of the province, in the transitional area between the

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and

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biomes. The major centre of the riding, and its namesake, is the city of Prince Albert which has a rich political history. Smaller centres in the riding include

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, Melfort, and Tisdale.

History

The electoral district was first created in 1907 from portions of Humboldt,

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, and

. It existed in this form until 1987 when it was abolished into Prince Albert—Churchill River,

Saskatoon—Humboldt Saskatoon—Humboldt was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979, and from 1988 to 2015. Geography The riding consisted of the northeastern quadrant of Saska ...

, and

The Battlefords—Meadow Lake The Battlefords—Meadow Lake was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997. This riding was created in 1976 from parts of Battleford—Kindersley, Meadow Lake ...

. It was re-created in 1996 from portions of the Prince Albert—Churchill River,

, and

ridings. While the city of Prince Albert has significant

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support, the rural areas are among the most conservative in Saskatchewan and the country. As a result, it has been in the hands of a centre-right party for its entire existence in its current incarnation. This riding lost a fraction of territory to

Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River (french: Desnethé—Missinippi—Rivière Churchill; formerly known as Churchill River) is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canad ...

, and gained territory from

, Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River and a fraction from

Saskatoon—Wanuskewin Saskatoon—Wanuskewin was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. (In the Cree language: ᐋᐧᓇᐢᑫᐃᐧᐣ / wânaskêwin means, "being at peace with o ...

during the 2012 electoral redistribution. During the campaign for the 2021 election, Liberal candidate, Estelle Hjertaas, had several of her campaign signs vandalized.

Geography

History

Members of Parliament

Election results

1997–present

1908–1988

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