Alberta general election, 1917
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The Alberta general election of 1917 was the fourth general election for the Province of Alberta
, Canada
, held on 7 June 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
.
Because of World War I
, politics was largely on the back burner in the minds of Albertans this election. Eleven Members of the Legislative Assembly
(MLAs) were acclaimed under Section 38 of the Election Act, which stipulated that any member of the 3rd Alberta Legislative Assembly
, would be guaranteed re-election, with no contest held, if members joined for war time service. In addition, soldiers from Alberta
fighting overseas elected two members-at-large.
The large number of acclaimed candidates, and events overseas, made the 1917 election a low-key event compared to the previous three elections.
The Liberal Party
, under its leader, Arthur Sifton (who would resign later that year), won a fourth term in office, defeating the Conservative Party of Edward Michener
. This would be the last time, , that the Liberals won an Alberta provincial election.
This was also the first election in Alberta that women had the right to vote and run. Two women were elected to the opposition benches in the legislature that year.
The 1917 election was also the tightest majority ever formed in Alberta history, with the combined opposition equaling to 70.59% of the MLA's on the government benches.
The vote in Athabasca district was conducted on 27 June 1917 due to the remoteness of the riding.
Note:
1 Charles Cross represented two ridings during the previous legislative assembly.
from Alberta
, and non-partisan. Members elected sat on the opposition benches. The vote was held on 18 September 1917. Each soldier had two votes.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, held on 7 June 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
.
Because of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, politics was largely on the back burner in the minds of Albertans this election. Eleven Members of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
(MLAs) were acclaimed under Section 38 of the Election Act, which stipulated that any member of the 3rd Alberta Legislative Assembly
3rd Alberta Legislative Assembly
The 3rd Legislative Assembly of Alberta lasted from 1913 to 1917 and was the first in Alberta history with a significant opposition. The government was head by Premier Arthur Sifton and the Alberta Liberal Party...
, would be guaranteed re-election, with no contest held, if members joined for war time service. In addition, soldiers from Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
fighting overseas elected two members-at-large.
The large number of acclaimed candidates, and events overseas, made the 1917 election a low-key event compared to the previous three elections.
The Liberal Party
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...
, under its leader, Arthur Sifton (who would resign later that year), won a fourth term in office, defeating the Conservative Party of Edward Michener
Edward Michener
Edward Michener was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He was born in Tintern, Ontario.Edward was acclaimed as Mayor of Red Deer, Alberta. In the 1904 Mayoral race, he held that position for 2 terms until 1906....
. This would be the last time, , that the Liberals won an Alberta provincial election.
This was also the first election in Alberta that women had the right to vote and run. Two women were elected to the opposition benches in the legislature that year.
The 1917 election was also the tightest majority ever formed in Alberta history, with the combined opposition equaling to 70.59% of the MLA's on the government benches.
The vote in Athabasca district was conducted on 27 June 1917 due to the remoteness of the riding.
Results
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| 1913 Alberta general election, 1913 The Alberta general election of 1913 was the third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The writ was dropped on 25 March 1913 and election day was held 17 April 1913 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Elections in two northern districts took place on 30 July... |
Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
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49 | 38/391 | 34 | -12.8% | 54,212 | 48.14% | -1.09% |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Edward Michener Edward Michener was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He was born in Tintern, Ontario.Edward was acclaimed as Mayor of Red Deer, Alberta. In the 1904 Mayoral race, he held that position for 2 terms until 1906.... |
48 | 17 | 19 | +11.8% | 47,055 | 41.79% | -3.31% |
Independent | 11 | - | 2 | 6,569 | 5.83% | +2.08% |
Labor Representation Alberta Labor Representation League The Alberta Labor Representation League was a minor provincial political party from Alberta, Canada.-History:The party was formed and led by prominent Labor activist William Irvine before the 1917 general election... |
William Irvine (Canadian politician) William Irvine was a Canadian politician, journalist and clergyman. He served in the Canadian House of Commons on three different occasions, as a representative of Labour, the United Farmers of Alberta and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
2 | 1 | 3,576 | 3.17% | |
Socialist | |
3 | - | - | - | 784 | 0.70% | -1.17% |
Non-Partisan League Alberta Non-Partisan League The Alberta Non-Partisan League was a minor provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. The league changed its name to the Non-Partisan Political League of Canada: Alberta Branch in 1917 as it prepared to move into federal politics... |
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1 | - | 416 | 0.37% | |||||||
| Sub-total | 114 | 55/561 | 56 | - | 96,985 | 100% | |
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Soldiers' vote (Province at large) | 21 | 2 | 25,601 | 21.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 135 | 55/56 | 58 | +3.6% | 125,898 | 100% | |
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| Source: Elections Alberta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note:
1 Charles Cross represented two ridings during the previous legislative assembly.
Members elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts| 4th Alberta Legislative Assembly 4th Alberta Legislative Assembly The 4th Alberta Legislative Assembly lasted from 1917 to 1921. The governing Liberal party would change Cabinets, and see its popular support decline... |
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| District | Member | Party |
Acadia Acadia (provincial electoral district) Acadia was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1940.- External links :*... |
John McColl John McColl (politician) John Arthur McColl was a politician from Alberta, Canada.McColl was elected to the Alberta legislature for the first time in the 1913 Alberta general election. He would defeat Conservative candidate W.D... |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
Beaver River Beaver River (provincial electoral district) -1944 general election:- External links :*... |
Wilfrid Gariépy Wilfrid Gariépy Wilfrid Gariepy was a Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and provincial cabinet minister, member of the Canadian House of Commons, and municipal councillor in Edmonton.-Early life:... |
Liberal |
Bow Valley Bow Valley Bow Valley is a valley located along the upper Bow River in Alberta, Canada.The name "Bow" refers to the reeds that grew along its banks and which were used by the local First Nations peoples to make bows; the Peigan name for the river is "Makhabn", meaning "river where bow weeds grow".-Parks:Bow... |
Charles Mitchell Charles R. Mitchell Charles Richmond Mitchell was a Canadian lawyer, judge, cabinet minister and former Leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:... |
Liberal |
Centre Calgary Centre Calgary Centre Calgary was a provincial electoral district from Alberta, Canada. The district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921.-Boundary history:-Electoral history:... |
Alex Ross Alex Ross (politician) -Political career:Alex was first elected in the 1917 Alberta election defeating Conservative Thomas Tweedie. He was elected as the first and only member of the Labor Representation League to sit in the assembly... |
Labor Representation Alberta Labor Representation League The Alberta Labor Representation League was a minor provincial political party from Alberta, Canada.-History:The party was formed and led by prominent Labor activist William Irvine before the 1917 general election... |
North Calgary North Calgary North Calgary was a provincial electoral district that existed from 1913 to 1921. The district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in two general elections.-Boundary history:-Electoral history:... |
William McCartney Davidson William McCartney Davidson William McCartney Davidson was a Canadian journalist, politician, and author.-Early life:Born in Hillier, Prince Edward County, Ontario, the son of James C. Davidson, a farmer, and Sarah McCartney Davidson, Davidson was educated at the public school of his district, Picton High School, St... |
Liberal |
South Calgary South Calgary (provincial electoral district) South Calgary was a provincial electoral district from Alberta, Canada. The electoral district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921... |
Thomas Blow Thomas Blow Thomas Henry Blow was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.Blow first ran for the Alberta Legislature as part of a 2 man Conservative slate in the Calgary provincial electoral district in the 1909 Alberta general election. He finished 4th out of 5th place in the block vote... |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Camrose Camrose (provincial electoral district) -1944 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive... |
George P. Smith George P. Smith George Peter Smith was a politician and former Minister of the Crown from Alberta, Canada.-Political career:Smith first ran for election to the Alberta Legislature in the 1909 Alberta general election winning the new Camrose district with a comfortable plurality.Smith was re-elected in a landslide... |
Liberal |
Cardston Cardston (provincial electoral district) Cardston was a provincial electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada.The riding was created in when Alberta first became a province in 1905.The riding has always occupied the most southern portion of the province along the Canada / United States border... |
Martin Woolf Martin Woolf Martin Woolf Sr. was a politician, civil servant and police magistrate from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1912 to 1921 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government.... |
Liberal |
Claresholm | Louise McKinney Louise McKinney Louise McKinney née Crummy was a provincial politician and women's rights activist from Alberta, Canada. She was the first woman sworn in to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the first woman elected to a legislature in Canada and in the British Empire... |
Independent |
Clearwater Clearwater (provincial electoral district) -District history:The district was controversial because it had only 74 enumerated people when it was created under the 1913 redistribution. It was the smallest district in terms of population in Alberta history. After Joseph State died in 1924, the United Farmers government was facing a possible... |
Joseph State Joseph State Joseph E. State was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.State was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a representative for the controversial electoral district of Clearwater after the retirement of long time Alberta Liberal Party MLA Henry William McKenney... |
Liberal |
Cochrane Cochrane (provincial electoral district) Cochrane was a provincial electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada. The district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1926 under the First Past the Post voting system and under Single Transferable Vote from 1926 to 1940.-Boundary... |
Charles Fisher Charles W. Fisher Charles Wellington Fisher was a Canadian politician who served as the first Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Biography:... |
Liberal |
Coronation | William Wilson William Wallace Wilson William Wallace Wilson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.-Political career:Wilson was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1917 Alberta general election. He defeated H.S. Northwood to pick up the vacant Coronation district for the Conservative Party... |
Conservative |
Didsbury Didsbury (provincial electoral district) Didsbury is a former provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The electoral district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1963.- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-1944 general election:... |
Henry B. Atkins Henry B. Atkins -Political career:Atkins was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Alberta Liberal Party in the 1917 Alberta general election. He won the vacant Didsbury electoral district, defeating W.L. Tolton of the Conservative Party by a plurality of 150 votes... |
Liberal |
Edmonton East Edmonton East (provincial electoral district) Edmonton East was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.The district was created in 1917, out of the Edmonton District. In 1921, the district was merged with Edmonton South and Edmonton West to form the second incarnation of the Edmonton District. Such occurrence is still a controversy... |
James Ramsey | Conservative |
Edmonton West Edmonton West (provincial electoral district) Edmonton West was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The riding has existed twice, the first incarnation was created in 1917 when Edmonton broke up into Edmonton East and this one. The two districts were merged along with Edmonton South in 1921 to reform the Edmonton District.The... |
Albert Ewing Albert Ewing Albert Freeman Ewing was a provincial politician and judge from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition... |
Conservative |
Edmonton South Edmonton South (provincial electoral district) Edmonton South was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 1913, when the borders of Edmonton, Alberta expanded south. Edmonton was big enough to warrant adding a third seat... |
Herbert Crawford Herbert Crawford Herbert Howard Crawford was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.Crawford attempted a run at Edmonton municipal politics running for the position of Public School Trustee in the December 1912 Edmonton Municipal Election... |
Conservative |
Edson Edson (provincial electoral district) Edson was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Alberta represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1986.-History:The electoral district was created during the 1913 Alberta general election from all of Lac St... |
Charles Wilson Cross | Liberal |
Gleichen | Fred Davis Fred Davis (politician) Frederick "Fred" Davis was a farmer and a politician on the federal and provincial level in Canada.-Political career:... |
Conservative |
Grouard Grouard (electoral district) Grouard was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1971.-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
Jean Côté Jean Côté Jean Léon Côté was a prominent Canadian politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 until 1923 sitting with the provincial Liberal party in both government and opposition. He vacated his provincial seat when he was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1923... |
Liberal |
High River High River (provincial electoral district) High River is a former provincial electoral district in Alberta that existed from 1905 to 1930.-1905 general election:-External links:*... |
George Douglas Stanley George Douglas Stanley George Douglas Stanley was a politician and physician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921 sitting with the provincial Conservative caucus in opposition and he also served as a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1930 to 1935... |
Conservative |
Innisfail Innisfail (provincial electoral district) Innisfail is a former Alberta provincial electoral district that existed from 1905 to 1993.-1905 general election:-External links:*... |
Daniel Morkeberg Daniel Morkeberg Daniel J. Morkeberg was a provincial politician and dairy farmer from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government.-Early life:... |
Liberal |
Lac Ste. Anne | George Barker George R. Barker George Russel Barker was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.-Political career:... |
Conservative |
Lacombe Lacombe (provincial electoral district) -1905 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive... |
Andrew Gilmour Andrew Gilmour Andrew Gilmour was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921.-Political career:... |
Conservative |
Leduc Leduc (provincial electoral district) -1905 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive... |
Stanley Tobin Stanley Tobin Stanley Gilbert Tobin was a farmer, businessman, teacher and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons.... |
Liberal |
Little Bow | James McNaughton James McNaughton James McNaughton was a politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from Alberta, Canada.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
Macleod Macleod (provincial electoral district) Macleod is a former provincial electoral district that existed from 1905 to 2004 in the province of Alberta.-1905 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
George Skelding George Skelding George Skelding was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government.-Early life:... |
Liberal |
Nanton | James Weir James Weir -Political history:Weir was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1917 Alberta general election. He defeated incumbent MLA John Glendenning in a hotly contested three way race that separated first from third place by 31 votes... |
Independent |
Okotoks Okotoks (provincial electoral district) Okotoks was a provincial electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada. The electoral district was created in 1909 to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and abolished in 1930... |
George Hoadley | Conservative |
Olds Olds (provincial electoral district) Olds was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1963. The district was combined with the Didsbury electoral district to form Olds-Didsbury... |
Duncan Marshall Duncan Marshall Duncan McLean Marshall was a journalist, publisher, rancher provincial level politician and Minister of Agriculture in 2 provinces and later served in the Canadian Senate representing the province of Ontario.-Early life:Marshall made his first run at federal politics running in the Muskoka riding... |
Liberal |
Peace River Peace River (provincial electoral district) Peace River is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting... |
William Rae William Archibald Rae William Archibald Rae was a businessman and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.-Argonaut Company:Rae was instrumental in the founding of Grande Prairie, Alberta with his work as secretary-treasure in the The Argonaut Company Ltd. The company bought and subdivided land that would... |
Liberal |
Pincher Creek Pincher Creek (provincial electoral district) -1905 general election:The Pincher Creek electoral district was created in 1905 when Alberta became a province independent of the Northwest Territories. The district in its original boundaries occupied the southwestern region of the province when it was first created. The first general election... |
John Kemmis John Kemmis John Henry William Shore Kemmis was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1911 to 1921.-Political career:... |
Conservative |
Ponoka Ponoka (provincial electoral district) Ponoka was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Alberta represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1986.-History:... |
Charles Cunningham Charles Orin Cunningham Charles Orin Cunningham was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.-Political career:... |
Conservative |
Red Deer Red Deer (provincial electoral district) Red Deer was a provincial electoral district representing the city of Red Deer, Alberta in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1986... |
Edward Michener Edward Michener Edward Michener was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He was born in Tintern, Ontario.Edward was acclaimed as Mayor of Red Deer, Alberta. In the 1904 Mayoral race, he held that position for 2 terms until 1906.... |
Conservative |
Sedgewick Sedgewick (provincial electoral district) Sedgewick was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada from 1909 until 1963-MLAs:The district elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta:-Results:-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
Charles Stewart Charles Stewart (Canadian politician) Charles Stewart, PC was a Canadian politician who served as the third Premier of Alberta from 1917 until 1921. Born in Strabane, Ontario, in Wentworth County, Stewart was a farmer who moved west to Alberta after his farm was destroyed by a storm... |
Liberal |
St. Albert St. Albert (provincial electoral district) St. Albert formally styled Saint Albert is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandate to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta of Alberta, Canada.... |
Lucien Boudreau Lucien Boudreau Lucien Boudreau was a politician, mayor of St. Albert, Alberta, and member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta .-Early life:... |
Liberal |
Stettler Stettler (provincial electoral district) Stettler was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
Edward Prudden Edward Prudden Edward Hulburd Prudden was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
St. Paul St. Paul (provincial electoral district) St. Paul was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
Prosper-Edmond Lessard Prosper-Edmond Lessard Prosper-Edmond Lessard was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1921 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government. He also served in the Canadian Senate from 1925 to his death in 1931 sitting with the federal Liberal caucus.-Early life:Lessard was born on February 3, 1873... |
Liberal |
Stony Plain Stony Plain (electoral district) Stony Plain originally styled Stonyplain is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. From 1926 to 1957 Single Transferable Vote was used in the... |
Frederick Lundy Frederick Lundy Frederick William Lundy was a lawyer and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the opposition Conservative caucus.-Political career:... |
Conservative |
Sturgeon Sturgeon (provincial electoral district) Sturgeon is a former provincial electoral district that existed from 1905 to 1940 in Alberta, Canada.-1905 general election:-External links:*... |
John R. Boyle John R. Boyle John Robert Boyle was a Canadian politician and jurist who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, a cabinet minister in the Government of Alberta, and a judge on the Supreme Court of Alberta. Born in Ontario, he came west and eventually settled in Edmonton, where he practiced... |
Liberal |
Taber Taber (provincial electoral district) Taber was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
Archibald J. McLean Archibald J. McLean Archibald J. McLean was a politician from Alberta, Canada.McLean was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1909 Alberta general election as an Independent Liberal... |
Liberal |
Vegreville Vegreville (provincial electoral district) Vegreville was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
Joseph S. McCallum Joseph S. McCallum Joseph Seely McCallum was a politician from Alberta, Canada.McCallum was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1913 Alberta general election. He defeated independent candidate Peter Savarich by a wide and comfortable margin to earn his first term in office... |
Liberal |
Vermilion | Arthur Sifton | Liberal |
Warner | Frank Leffingwell Frank Leffingwell Frank Seth Leffingwell was a business man, stone cutter, horse trader, real estate agent, officer of the law, as well as a municipal and provincial politician who was elected to public office in both the United States and Canada.-Early life:Leffing well was born on November 16, 1868 in Whitewater,... |
Liberal |
Wetaskiwin Wetaskiwin (provincial electoral district) Wetaskiwin is a former provincial electoral district in Alberta that existed from 1905 to 1971.-1905 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
Hugh John Montgomery Hugh John Montgomery Hugh John Montgomery was a merchant fox farmer and a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a politician on the municipal and provincial levels of government in Alberta. On the municipal level he served on the city council of Wetaskiwin holding various posts from 1906 to 1929... |
Liberal |
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Members acclaimed under Section 38
| District | Member | Party |
Alexandra | James Lowery James R. Lowery James Robert Lowery was a politician and military officer from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.-Political career:... |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Hand Hills Hand Hills (electoral district) Hand Hills was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1963.-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
Robert Eaton Robert Eaton (politician) Robert Barry Eaton was a farmer, service man and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921.-Political career:... |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
Lethbridge City Lethbridge City Lethbridge City was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.The riding was created after Lethbridge split into Lethbridge City and Lethbridge District in 1909.Lethbridge district was all the rural area surrounding the City of Lethbridge.... |
John Smith Stewart John Smith Stewart John Smith Stewart, C.M.G., D.S.O., Croix de guerre, D.D.S. served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1911 to 1925 and as a Member of Parliament for the Canadian House of Commons in the Lethbridge riding from 1930 to 1935. He was a Brigadier-General for the 3rd Canadian... |
Conservative |
Medicine Hat Medicine Hat (provincial electoral district) Medicine Hat is an Albertan provincial electoral district, covering most of the city of Medicine Hat.Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency covers the portion of the city north of the South Saskatchewan River, the Trans-Canada Highway and Carry Drive... |
Nelson Spencer Nelson Spencer Nelson Spencer was a merchant, provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada, and a lieutenant colonel with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I.-Biography:... |
Conservative |
Pembina Pembina (Alberta provincial electoral district) Pembina was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1971.-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
Gordon MacDonald Gordon MacDonald (Alberta politician) Gordon MacDonald was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.MacDonald was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1913 Alberta general election. He defeated Conservative candidate F.D... |
Liberal |
Redcliff | Charles Pingle Charles Pingle Charles Stueart "Charlie" Pingle was a druggist, politician and service man in Alberta, Canada.Pingle was born in Manitoba. After attending schools in Winnipeg, he apprenticed a druggist in Regina for two years before writing pharmaceutical exams and moving to Alberta to establish his own shop... |
Liberal |
Ribstone | James Gray Turgeon James Gray Turgeon James Gray Turgeon was a broker, soldier and a provincial and federal level politician from Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1921 sitting with the Alberta Liberal caucus in government. During that time he also served in World War I.Turgeon had a... |
Liberal |
Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain (provincial electoral district) Rocky Mountain was a historical Alberta provincial electoral district, that existed from 1909 to 1935.In 1909 Rocky Mountain was formed from the western edge of Rosebud in the north part of the riding, the entire riding of Banff, the western half of High River and Macleod... |
Robert Campbell Robert Campbell (Alberta politician) Robert Eldon Campbell was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1917 to 1921 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.-Political career:... |
Conservative |
Victoria Victoria (Alberta provincial electoral district) Victoria was a historical Alberta Provincial Electoral District. The riding was created in 1905 when Alberta became a province, and existed central north east part of the province.... |
Francis A. Walker | Liberal |
Wainwright Wainwright (provincial electoral district) Wainwright was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
George LeRoy Hudson George LeRoy Hudson George E. LeRoy Hudson was a politician from Alberta, Canada.Hudson was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1913 Alberta general election, winning the new Wainwright electoral district for the Conservative party in a hotly contested election over Liberal candidate H.Y... |
Conservative |
Whitford Whitford (provincial electoral district) Whitford was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 1913 out of the south west part of the Pakan district and the north part of Vegreville.In 1940 the district was split between Redwater, Willingdon and Vegreville.... |
Andrew Shandro | Liberal |
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27 June 1917
| District | Member | Party | |
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| Athabasca Athabasca (provincial electoral district) Athabasca was a provincial electoral district covering north east Alberta, Canada.The riding, was created in 1905 when Alberta first became a province... |
Alexander Grant MacKay | Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
1917 soldiers' and nurses vote
All eligible candidates were members of the Canadian ForcesCanadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
from Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, and non-partisan. Members elected sat on the opposition benches. The vote was held on 18 September 1917. Each soldier had two votes.
| Military Rank | Member | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Robert Pearson Robert Pearson Captain Robert Pearson was a soldier and politician from Alberta, Canada.Pearson was first elected as a non-partisan to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1917 Alberta general election as the top pick in the, At large soldiers' and nurses vote from voters fighting overseas in World War I... |
4,286 | % |
| Lieutenant | Roberta MacAdams | 4,023 | % |
| Private | G.E. Harper | 3,328 | % |
| Lieutenant Colonel | James Cornwall James Cornwall Lieutenant Colonel James Kennedy "Peace River Jim" Cornwall was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1913 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government.... |
2,331 | % |
| Lieutenant Colonel | I.F. Page | 1,782 | % |
| Lieutenant Colonel | W.H. Hewgill | 1,744 | % |
| Private | T.A.P. Frost | 1,145 | % |
| Major | James Walker James H. Walker James H. Walker was a former farmer, provincial level politician and World War I era soldier. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1944. During that time he served as official opposition leader twice and was leader of the Independents.- Early life :Walker... |
1,109 | % |
| Lieutenant Colonel | J.W.H. McKinnery | 918 | % |
| Lieutenant Colonel | P.E. Bowen | 882 | % |
| Private | Herbert Stow | 716 | % |
| Lieutenant | Charles Taylor | 519 | % |
| Captain | W.D. Ferris | 474 | % |
| Captain | A.M. Calderon | 438 | % |
| Lieutenant Colonel | A.M. Jarvis | 425 | % |
| Captain | Lionel Asquith | 423 | % |
| Captain | D.W. Grey | 374 | % |
| Company Sergent Major | H.L. Bateson | 221 | % |
| Lieutenant Colonel | A.E. Myatt | 186 | % |
| Order Room Sergeant | A. Joyce | 180 | % |
| Acting Staff Sergeant | C.M. Camroux | 97 | % |
| Total Votes | 25,601 | 100% | |
See also
- List of Alberta political parties