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A municipal district (MD) is the most common form of all rural municipality statuses used in the Canadian province of Alberta.Alberta's municipal districts, most of which are branded as a county (e.g. Yellowhead County, County of Newell, etc.), are predominantly rural areas that may include either farmland, Crown land or a combination of both depending on their geographic location.
The Calgary district in 1930.. The original 25 districts were drawn up by Liberal Member of Parliament Frank Oliver prior to the first general election of 1905. The original boundaries were widely regarded as being gerrymandered to favour the Alberta Liberal Party, although the Liberal Party did receive the majority of votes in the 1905 election and thus rightly formed majority government.
Five of Alberta's improvement districts are within national parks while two are within provincial parks. [32] Alberta's largest improvement district by population is ID No. 9, located within Banff National Park, with 1,004, while its largest by land area is ID No. 24, located within Wood Buffalo National Park, at 33,053.78 km 2 (12,762.14 sq mi).
Pages in category "Alberta provincial electoral districts" The following 90 pages are in this category, out of 90 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Alberta's census divisions consist of numerous census subdivisions. The types of census subdivisions within an Alberta census division may include: [1] [2] cities, towns, villages, and summer villages (urban municipalities); specialized municipalities; municipal districts, special areas, and improvement districts (rural municipalities); Indian ...
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal districts (often named as counties), improvement districts, and special areas), Métis settlements, and Indian ...
Pages in category "Municipal districts in Alberta" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The province of Alberta currently has 34 electoral districts represented in the House of Commons of Canada. This category is intended only for currently existing ridings. This category is intended only for currently existing ridings.