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Hand Hills-Acadia was a
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in
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, Canada, mandated to return a single
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to the
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using the
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election system from 1963 to 1971. It was formed prior to the
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from the previous electoral district of Hand Hills. The electoral district took its name from the Hand Hills.


Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)


Election results


1963


1967


See also

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, a rural municipality in Alberta


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