Three Hills was a
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in
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, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the
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using the
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method of voting from 1963 to 1993.
History
The Three Hills electoral district was created in the 1963 electoral boundary re-distribution from the
Didsbury
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,
Gleichen
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, and
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electoral districts. It was abolished in 1993 and merged with
Drumheller
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to form
Three Hills-Airdrie, which would last only one session before redistribution.
Three Hills is named for the town of
Three Hills, Alberta
Three Hills is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It takes its name from the three somewhat-larger-than-normal hills to its north.
History
Three Hills post office dates from 1904. Three Hills was incorporated as a village in 1912, the yea ...
.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Electoral history
1963
1964 by-election
1967
1971
1975
1979
1982
1986
1989
1992 by-election
See also
*
List of Alberta provincial electoral districts
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History
The original 25 districts were drawn u ...
*
Canadian provincial electoral districts
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References
Further reading
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External links
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Former provincial electoral districts of Alberta