Alberta general election, 1921
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The Alberta general election of 1921 was the fifth general election for the Province of Alberta
, Canada
. It was held on July 18, 1921 to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly
.
The Liberal Party
of Charles Stewart
, which had governed the province since its creation in 1905, was defeated by a surging United Farmers of Alberta
, an agricultural lobby organization that was contesting its first general election. The UFA was led by president, Henry Wise Wood
, who declined to take the leadership of the government and become Premier. The UFA's third choice, its vice president, Herbert Greenfield
, agreed to do so, and sought election to the legislature in a by-election.
The popular vote in the election between the United Farmers and the Liberals and the minor parties was highly skewed. One voter in Edmonton and Calgary had the option of choosing up to five candidates, while Medicine Hat voters chose two candidates. All other districts remained one man one vote. The United Farmers swept most of the rural area while the opposition hung onto seats within the cities. No party ran a full slate of candidates.
The merged party experienced a significant amount of growth in the run up to the general election. It won its first by-election with the election of candidate Alexander Moore
in the electoral district of Cochrane
in 1919 and achieved a coup when Conservative leader George Hoadley crossed the floor. The non-partisan MLA's despite not changing their affiliation caucused with the United Farmers.
Wise Wood knew well before the election was over that the party was going to form government. In a famous speech he gave at Medicine Hat on July 8, 1921 he was quoted as saying "Farmers may not be ready to take over government, but they are going to do it anyway". He also said in that speech that he only wanted his 20 best candidates to go to Edmonton to form the opposition, but knew there would be a lot more elected.
and a splinter group in Edmonton named Independent Labor.
Dominion Labor ran candidates in primarily urban riding's such as Calgary Lethbridge and Medicine Hat, the President Holmes Jowatt decided to help his candidates get elected declining to seek office himself.
At the beginning of the election Independent Labor offered to nominate Edmonton area candidates at a joint convention to prevent the splitting of the labour vote and use the cooperation to eventually unite the parties. Dominion Labor declined the offer stating that to cooperate stating that to do so would divide its own ticket.
and crossed the floor. The party replaced Hoadley by selecting Albert Ewing
an Edmonton area Member of the Legislative Assembly as leader.
The Conservatives spent the campaign criticizing the wasteful and extravagant spending of the Liberal government. They also reminded Alberta voters of the Alberta Government Telephones
, telephone pole scandal. The Conservatives campaign for reforms to the provincial tax code as well as pressing for provincial resource rights and voter list reforms in the election act.
Despite the split in the party the Conservative campaign did manage to attract some high profile support. Former Liberal Premier Alexander Rutherford
a big supporter of Ewing, lead the campaign for the five Conservative candidates contesting for seats in Edmonton.
The Conservative party never recovered from the split in the party, supporters of Hoadley and their rural base migrated to the United Farmers. The change of amalgamating the districts in Calgary and Edmonton to a block vote did not help Conservative candidates who found the vote fractured amongst dozens of choices. The only Conservative to return was Lethbridge MLA John Stewart
. Albert Ewing went down to defeat in Edmonton.
President Henry Wise Wood
was voted to lead the government as Premier unanimously from the 38 members who attended the first United Farmers caucus meeting. Wood declined becoming Premier because he was more interested in operating the machinery of the United Farmers movement rather than crafting government policy. He felt that based on past farmers movements in electoral politics had risen to power and destroyed themselves to quickly. He wanted to remain focused on the party. The United Farmers caucus later chose Herbert Greenfield
who also did not run in the election to become the Premier.
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...
. It was held on July 18, 1921 to elect members to the 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly
5th Alberta Legislative Assembly
The 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly lasted from 1921 until 1926. The United Farmers of Alberta swept into power after contesting their first general election held in 1921.-Standings changes since the 5th general election:...
.
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...
of 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...
, which had governed the province since its creation in 1905, was defeated by a surging United Farmers of Alberta
United Farmers of Alberta
The United Farmers of Alberta is an association of Alberta farmers that has served many different roles throughout its history as a lobby group, a political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain. Since 1934 it has primarily been an agricultural supply cooperative headquartered in Calgary...
, an agricultural lobby organization that was contesting its first general election. The UFA was led by president, Henry Wise Wood
Henry Wise Wood
Henry Wise Wood was an American-born Canadian agrarian thinker and activist. He became director in 1914 and was elected president of the United Farmers of Alberta in 1916. Under his leadership the UFA became the most powerful political lobby group in the province...
, who declined to take the leadership of the government and become Premier. The UFA's third choice, its vice president, Herbert Greenfield
Herbert Greenfield
Herbert W. Greenfield was a Canadian politician who served as the fourth Premier of Alberta from 1921 until 1925. Born in Winchester, Hampshire, in England, he immigrated to Canada in his late twenties, settling first in Ontario and then in Alberta, where he farmed...
, agreed to do so, and sought election to the legislature in a by-election.
The popular vote in the election between the United Farmers and the Liberals and the minor parties was highly skewed. One voter in Edmonton and Calgary had the option of choosing up to five candidates, while Medicine Hat voters chose two candidates. All other districts remained one man one vote. The United Farmers swept most of the rural area while the opposition hung onto seats within the cities. No party ran a full slate of candidates.
Liberals
The Liberals which had governed the province since 1905 were lead into the election by their third Premier and leader Charles Stewart.AGT Scandal
The Alberta Government Telephones scandal had broke before the election. It was learned that the Liberals spent money to have telephone polls created and shipped in big stacks to remote communities in which they had no intention of installing phone lines to in an effort to influence support and votes.United Farmers
The United Farmers of Alberta was contesting its first general election under the leadership of President Henry Wise Wood. The party had come into being after the organization had decided to no longer be content with being a lobby group. They merged with the Non-partisan league of Alberta who had formed before the 1917 general election and elected a couple members. The non-partisan league became the political machinery of the United Farmers.The merged party experienced a significant amount of growth in the run up to the general election. It won its first by-election with the election of candidate Alexander Moore
Alexander Moore
Alexander A. Moore was a farmer and a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a by-election on November 3, 1919 and served until 1926.-Political career:...
in the electoral district of 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...
in 1919 and achieved a coup when Conservative leader George Hoadley crossed the floor. The non-partisan MLA's despite not changing their affiliation caucused with the United Farmers.
Wise Wood knew well before the election was over that the party was going to form government. In a famous speech he gave at Medicine Hat on July 8, 1921 he was quoted as saying "Farmers may not be ready to take over government, but they are going to do it anyway". He also said in that speech that he only wanted his 20 best candidates to go to Edmonton to form the opposition, but knew there would be a lot more elected.
Split in the Labour forces
The campaign was contested by two provincial labour parties. The main party styled Dominion LaborDominion Labor Party (Alberta)
The Dominion Labor Party provincial branch of the Canadian Labor Party in Alberta was a minor political party. The party was founded on March 29, 1919 as the Federated Labor Party. The party was renamed the Dominion Labor Party later that year.-Early history:...
and a splinter group in Edmonton named Independent Labor.
Dominion Labor ran candidates in primarily urban riding's such as Calgary Lethbridge and Medicine Hat, the President Holmes Jowatt decided to help his candidates get elected declining to seek office himself.
At the beginning of the election Independent Labor offered to nominate Edmonton area candidates at a joint convention to prevent the splitting of the labour vote and use the cooperation to eventually unite the parties. Dominion Labor declined the offer stating that to cooperate stating that to do so would divide its own ticket.
Conservatives
The Conservative Party which has been the primary opposition in the province since it was created in 1905 had seen a split in the ranks under the leadership of George Hoadley. The caucus divided into two separate Conservative caucuses. Hoadley left the Conservative party sitting as an Independent and than won the United Farmers nomination in OkotoksOkotoks (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...
and crossed the floor. The party replaced Hoadley by selecting 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...
an Edmonton area Member of the Legislative Assembly as leader.
The Conservatives spent the campaign criticizing the wasteful and extravagant spending of the Liberal government. They also reminded Alberta voters of the Alberta Government Telephones
Alberta Government Telephones
Alberta Government Telephones was formed by the Liberal government of Alexander Cameron Rutherford in 1906 following the acquisitions by the government of several independent telephone companies...
, telephone pole scandal. The Conservatives campaign for reforms to the provincial tax code as well as pressing for provincial resource rights and voter list reforms in the election act.
Despite the split in the party the Conservative campaign did manage to attract some high profile support. Former Liberal Premier Alexander Rutherford
Alexander Cameron Rutherford
Alexander Cameron Rutherford was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the first Premier of Alberta from 1905 to 1910. Born in Ormond, Ontario, he studied and practised law in Ottawa before moving with his family to the Northwest Territories in 1895...
a big supporter of Ewing, lead the campaign for the five Conservative candidates contesting for seats in Edmonton.
The Conservative party never recovered from the split in the party, supporters of Hoadley and their rural base migrated to the United Farmers. The change of amalgamating the districts in Calgary and Edmonton to a block vote did not help Conservative candidates who found the vote fractured amongst dozens of choices. The only Conservative to return was Lethbridge MLA John 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...
. Albert Ewing went down to defeat in Edmonton.
Socialist
The Socialist Party of Alberta which had been in decline since its leader got defeated in the 1913 general election had fielded two candidates. They were opposed to both the Dominion Labor and Independent Labor parties.Calgary, Edmonton and Medicine Hat
The Liberals had, in fact, won a larger share of the popular vote (about 34%, compared to 29% for the UFA). The popular vote numbers do not represent the actual amount of voters however as urban voters were allowed to vote 5 times in Calgary and Edmonton and 2 votes in Medicine Hat, as the districts contained 5 and 2 seats respectively, while rural voters only had 1 vote for all other districts under the first past the post electoral system. The United Farmers did not run in Calgary and only had a single candidate in Edmonton, thus they did not benefit from the higher weighted city vote.The Aftermath
The result of the election radically and forever altered the political landscape of the province. The United Farmers walked away with a majority government while the Liberals formed opposition with MLA's in the cities of Calgary and Edmonton and hung on to some northern strongholds.President Henry Wise Wood
Henry Wise Wood
Henry Wise Wood was an American-born Canadian agrarian thinker and activist. He became director in 1914 and was elected president of the United Farmers of Alberta in 1916. Under his leadership the UFA became the most powerful political lobby group in the province...
was voted to lead the government as Premier unanimously from the 38 members who attended the first United Farmers caucus meeting. Wood declined becoming Premier because he was more interested in operating the machinery of the United Farmers movement rather than crafting government policy. He felt that based on past farmers movements in electoral politics had risen to power and destroyed themselves to quickly. He wanted to remain focused on the party. The United Farmers caucus later chose Herbert Greenfield
Herbert Greenfield
Herbert W. Greenfield was a Canadian politician who served as the fourth Premier of Alberta from 1921 until 1925. Born in Winchester, Hampshire, in England, he immigrated to Canada in his late twenties, settling first in Ontario and then in Alberta, where he farmed...
who also did not run in the election to become the Premier.
Results
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Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change |
United Farmers United Farmers of Alberta The United Farmers of Alberta is an association of Alberta farmers that has served many different roles throughout its history as a lobby group, a political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain. Since 1934 it has primarily been an agricultural supply cooperative headquartered in Calgary... |
Henry Wise Wood Henry Wise Wood was an American-born Canadian agrarian thinker and activist. He became director in 1914 and was elected president of the United Farmers of Alberta in 1916. Under his leadership the UFA became the most powerful political lobby group in the province... |
45 | * | 38 | * | 86,250 | 28.92% | * |
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... |
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... |
61 | 34 | 15 | -55.9% | 101,584 | 34.07% | -8.99% |
Dominion Labor Dominion Labor Party (Alberta) The Dominion Labor Party provincial branch of the Canadian Labor Party in Alberta was a minor political party. The party was founded on March 29, 1919 as the Federated Labor Party. The party was renamed the Dominion Labor Party later that year.-Early history:... |
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10 | 1 | 4 | +300% | 33,987 | 11.40% | +8.56% |
Independent | 18 | 2 | 3 | +50.0% | 28,794 | 9.66% | +4.44% |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
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... |
13 | 19 | 1 | -94.7% | 32,734 | 10.98% | -26.4% |
Independent Labor | 7 | * | - | * | 10,733 | 3.60% | * |
Socialist | |
2 | - | - | 0.0% | 2,628 | 0.88% | +0.26% |
Independent Liberal | 1 | * | - | * | 1,467 | 0.49% | * | |||
| Sub-total | 157 | 56 | 61 | +8.9% | 298,177 | 100% | |
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Soldiers' vote (Province at large) | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | -20.33% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 157 | 58 | 61 | +5.2% | 298,177 | 100% | |
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Members elected
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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 :*... |
Lorne Proudfoot Lorne Proudfoot Lorne Proudfoot was a farmer, teacher and a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Early life:... |
United Farmers United Farmers of Alberta The United Farmers of Alberta is an association of Alberta farmers that has served many different roles throughout its history as a lobby group, a political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain. Since 1934 it has primarily been an agricultural supply cooperative headquartered in Calgary... |
Alexandra | Peter Enzenauer Peter Enzenauer Peter J. Enzenauer was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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... |
George Mills George Mills (politician) George Mills was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1920 to 1926 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government and opposition.-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... |
Beaver River Beaver River (provincial electoral district) -1944 general election:- External links :*... |
Joseph Dechene Joseph Miville Dechene Joseph Miville Dechêne was Canadian farmer and politician who served in all three levels of government during his career. He served as a councilor of the town of Bonnyville from 1928 to 1934. He also served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1926 and again from 1930 to... |
Liberal |
Bow Valley | 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 |
Calgary Calgary (provincial electoral district) Calgary was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada that existed from 1905 to 1913 and was recreated from 1921 to 1959. The district returned from one to six members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta... |
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... |
Dominion Labor Dominion Labor Party (Alberta) The Dominion Labor Party provincial branch of the Canadian Labor Party in Alberta was a minor political party. The party was founded on March 29, 1919 as the Federated Labor Party. The party was renamed the Dominion Labor Party later that year.-Early history:... |
Robert Edwards Robert Chambers Edwards Robert Chambers Edwards, , was a Canadian newsman, humorist, editorialist, entrepreneur, and provincial politician. He is best known as the writer and publisher of the Calgary Eye Opener weekly newspaper in the early 20th Century .-Early life and work :Bob Edwards was born in Edinburgh... |
Independent |
Fred White Fred J. White Frederic "Fred" James White was a provincial level politician and labour activist in Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 holding a seat in the electoral district of Calgary.... |
Dominion Labor |
Robert Marshall Robert Colin Marshall Robert Colin Marshall was an Alberta politician. He was the 20th mayor of Calgary, Alberta and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta .... |
Liberal |
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... |
Independent |
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... |
Vernor Smith Vernor Smith Vernor Winfield Smith was a politician in Alberta, Canada who served as the province's Minister of Railways and Telephones from 1921 until 1932. Born in 1864 in Prince Edward Island, he moved to British Columbia in 1883 where he worked for several railway companies as an accountant. In 1915 he... |
United Farmers |
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... |
George Stringam George Stringam George Lewis Stringam was a provincial politician and cattle rancher from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.... |
United Farmers |
Claresholm | Thomas Milnes Thomas Milnes Thomas Charles Milnes was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1925 sitting as an Independent.-Political career:... |
Independent Farmer |
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... |
Alexander Moore Alexander Moore Alexander A. Moore was a farmer and a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a by-election on November 3, 1919 and served until 1926.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
Coronation | George Johnston | United Farmers |
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:... |
Austin Claypool Austin Claypool Austin Bingley Claypool was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
Edmonton Edmonton (provincial electoral district) Edmonton provincial electoral district existed in two incarnations from 1905 - 1909 and again from 1921 - 1955. The district was created when Alberta first became a province.... |
Andrew McLennan Andrew Robert McLennan Andrew Robert McLennan was a business man and politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of Edmonton City Council from 1918 to 1922 and also served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1925 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.-Municipal... |
Liberal |
John C. Bowen John C. Bowen John Campbell Bowen was a clergy man, insurance broker and long serving politician. He served as an Alderman in the City of Edmonton on the municipal level and then went on to serve as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1926 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition... |
Liberal |
Nellie McClung Nellie McClung Nellie McClung, born Nellie Letitia Mooney , was a Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. She was a part of the social and moral reform movements prevalent in Western Canada in the early 1900s... |
Liberal |
John 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 |
Jeremiah Heffernan Jeremiah Heffernan Jeremiah Wilfred Heffernan was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1926 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
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 Cross | Liberal |
Gleichen | John Buckley John Buckley (politician) John Charles Buckley was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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 |
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:... |
Gordon Forster Gordon Forster Gordon Alexander Forster was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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:*... |
Samuel Brown Samuel Brown (Alberta politician) Samuel Brown was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
Innisfail Innisfail (provincial electoral district) Innisfail is a former Alberta provincial electoral district that existed from 1905 to 1993.-1905 general election:-External links:*... |
Donald Cameron | United Farmers |
Lac Ste. Anne Lac Ste. Anne (electoral district) Lac Ste. Anne 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:... |
Charles McKeen Charles McKeen Charles Milton McKeen was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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... |
Irene Parlby Irene Parlby Irene Parlby was a Canadian women's farm leader, activist and politician.Born in London, England, Parlby came to Canada in 1896. In 1913, Parlby helped to found the first women's local of the United Farmers of Alberta. In 1921, she was elected to the Alberta Legislature for the riding of Lacombe,... |
United Farmers |
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 |
Lethbridge Lethbridge (provincial electoral district) Lethbridge was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.The riding has existed twice. The first incarnation was in 1905 when Alberta first became a province. Lethbridge covered a large patch of southern Alberta, It was broken into Lethbridge District and Lethbridge City in 1909... |
John 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 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Little Bow | Oran McPherson Oran McPherson Oran Leo "Tony" McPherson was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Little Bow from 1921 to 1935 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta.-Early life:... |
United Farmers |
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:... |
William Shield William H. Shield William Hetherington Shield was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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... |
Perren Baker Perren Baker Perren Earle Baker was a Canadian politician who served as Alberta's Minister of Education from 1921 until 1935.-Electoral record:-Notes:... |
United Farmers |
William Johnston William Johnston (Canadian politician) William George Johnston was a Canadian provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the Domion Labor Party caucus from 1921 to his death in 1925.... |
Dominion Labor |
Nanton | Daniel Galbraith Daniel Harcourt Galbraith Daniel Harcourt Galbraith was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Early life:... |
United Farmers |
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 | United Farmers |
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... |
Nelson Smith Nelson S. Smith Nelson Stuart Smith was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the Olds electoral district from 1921 to 1930. He sat with the United Farmers of Alberta caucus.... |
United Farmers |
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... |
Donald Kennedy Donald MacBeth Kennedy Donald MacBeth Kennedy was a farmer as well as a provincial and federal level Canadian politician.... |
United Farmers |
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:... |
George MacLachlan George MacLachlan George MacLachlan was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.-Early life:MacLachlan and his family would move to the area of Clyde, Alberta in 1904. The edge of his homestead would later be surveyed by the government and become part of Highway 2, when construction began in 1906... |
United Farmers |
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... |
Earle Cook Earle Cook Earle Goodwin Cook was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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:... |
Percival Baker Percival Baker Percival Baker was a farmer, church minister and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for two days in 1921 before his death.-Early life:... |
United Farmers |
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... |
George Smith George Wilbert Smith George Wilbert Smith was a teacher, businessman and politician on the municipal and provincial levels of government in Alberta, Canada... |
United Farmers |
Redcliff | William Smith William C. Smith (politician) William Cunningham Smith was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
Ribstone | Charles Wright Charles O. Wright Charles O. F. Wright was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to his death in 1922 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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... |
Philip Christophers Philip Christophers Philip Martin Christophers was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the Dominion Labor caucus in opposition.-Political career:... |
Dominion Labor |
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.... |
Télesphore St. Arnaud Télesphore St. Arnaud Télesphore St. Arnaud was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1926 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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:... |
Albert Sanders Albert Sanders Albert Leroy Sanders was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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:... |
Laudas Joly Laudas Joly Laudas Joly was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta twice... |
United Farmers |
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... |
Willard Washburn Willard Washburn Willard Moody Washburn was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the governing United Farmers caucus.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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:*... |
Samuel Carson Samuel Allen Carson Samuel Allen Carson was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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:... |
Lawrence Peterson Lawrence Peterson Lawrence Peterson was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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:... |
Archie Matheson Archie Matheson Archibald Malcolm Matheson was a Canadian politician who represented Vegreville in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 until 1935. He was elected in the 1921 election and re-elected in 1926 and 1930 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta , which was the governing party of his... |
United Farmers |
Vermilion | Richard Reid Richard Gavin Reid Richard Gavin "Dick" Reid was a Canadian politician who served as the sixth Premier of Alberta from 1934 to 1935... |
United Farmers |
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.... |
William Fedun William Fedun Wasyl "William" Fedun was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from Alberta, Canada.William Fedun was elected to the northern Alberta, Victoria provincial electoral district in the 1921 Alberta general election for the United Farmers of Alberta... |
United Farmers |
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:... |
John Love John Russell Love John Russell Love was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1935 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government... |
United Farmers |
Warner | Maurice Conner Maurice Conner Maurice Joy Conner was a Canadian politician who served as the member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Warner from 1921 until 1935. Before entering politics, he was a Methodist preacher in the United States. He first sought office in the 1921 Alberta provincial election as a candidate... |
United Farmers |
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:... |
Evert Sparks Evert Sparks Evert Ellsworth Sparks was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1930 sitting with the United Farmers caucus in government.-Political career:... |
United Farmers |
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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