Olds-Didsbury

Olds-Didsbury was a provincial electoral district in central southern Alberta, Canada. The riding was created in 1963 as a merger between the Olds and Didsbury ridings.

In 1997 the riding merged with the north part of Three Hills-Airdrie to form Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, the south part became Airdrie-Rocky View.

This riding was the location of a famous by-election in 1982, when the separatist Western Canada Concept achieved victory.

Election Results 1963 - 1993

1982 - 1993

Party	1993	1989	1986	1982	1982
Liberal	Donna Gole 3,378	Garfield Marks 1,182			George Leussink 126
Progressive Conservatives	Roy Brassard 8,383	Roy Brassard 4,960	Roy Brassard 5,204	Stephen Stiles 5,096	Stephen Stiles 2,396
Social Credit	Derry Macfarlane 815	Ray Young 1,249			Lloyd Quantz 2,669
N.D.P.	Ruth Scott 355	Tom Monto 842	Tom Monto 823	Roy Agnew 233	Myrna Jarboe 308
Western Canada Concept				Daryl Jaddock 2,714	Gordon Kesler 4,015
Confederation of Regions	Dennis Combs 683		Elmer Knutson 1,785
Independent				Llyod Quantz 2,755 John Buttrey 47	Adilsha Shivji 9

1963 - 1979

Party	1979	1975	1971	1967	1963
Liberal	Stephen Shaw 55			Stan Bell 1,129
Progressive Conservatives	Bill Edgar 2,514	Kenneth Amthor 2,860	Rudolf Pedersen 2,578
Social Credit	Robert Curtis Clark 6,399	Robert Curtis Clark 4,400	Robert Curtis Clark 4,346	Robert Curtis Clark 4,052	Robert Curtis Clark 3,950
N.D.P.	Gregory Hoffarth 152	Cynthia Cunningham 389	Margaret Hinton 209	Eva Banta 547	Eva Banta 400
Alberta Unity Movement					Roger Lebeuf 1,550
Independent Conservative				Charles Purvis 547

By-Election reasons

February 17, 1982—Mr. Robert C. Clark resigned.

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta