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Calgary (provincial electoral district)
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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
. The district largely encompassed the boundaries of the City of Calgary, and was revised accordingly as the city grew.
there were two districts East Calgary
and West Calgary
, which were split from the original Calgary
Northwest Territories district in 1894. Calgary district first came into existence when Calgary had a sufficiently large population to meet the requirements to elect members in the Northwest Territories in 1884.
The first election in the district was held with the provincial general election of 1905. The election saw Liberal Minister of Public Works William Cushing win election against Conservative leader Richard Bennett. Cushing was named to the Rutherford prior to the election.
The number of seats in Calgary was increased to two in 1909. In that election Bennett and Cushing both won election, each elector in Calgary had two votes to vote for each seat. Bennett resigned to run for federal office and a by-election was held in 1911 to replace him.
The district was abolished and broken up into three electoral districts in 1913. The riding's were South Calgary
, Centre Calgary
and North Calgary
. In 1921 the Liberal government promised to bring in proportion representation. They did not and instead decided to combine the three Calgary districts and add two more seats. These changes resulted in the 1921 election being very chaotic in Calgary and marked by low turnout. Voters had the option of casting up to five votes and the top five candidates were elected by plurality. The top candidate was elected with less than 10% of the vote which stands as a provincial record for lowest election threshold.
The United Farmers of Alberta
passed legislation in 1924 that changed both Edmonton and Calgary to Single Transferable Vote
super districts. The rest of the province had single member constituencies that saw vote transfers conducted if the leading candidate did not have a clear majority of 50% on the first count.
The 1926 and 1930 elections saw Calgary elect all opposition candidates because the United Farmers government decided not to run in the city of Calgary. Under single transferable vote the number of spoiled ballots jumped sharply as a sizable number of electors continued marking ballots with an "X". The 1935 election saw Social Credit candidates sweep to power.
In the 1950s, Calgary and Edmonton had gone through significant growth, and with every election, returns under the single transferable vote would take days and become very complicated in terms of counting. The length in terms of names on the ballots was causing long lineups at polling stations, with electors taking as long as 15 minutes to mark their preferences.
In 1957 the Social Credit
government passed legislation standardizing the electoral system to First Past the Post. The government passed a separate redistribution bill that dived Calgary and Edmonton
into single member districts. In Calgary those districts were Calgary West
, Calgary Glenmore, Calgary Bowness
, Calgary North East
, Calgary South East
, Calgary Centre
and Calgary North
. The last election held in the district a by-election in 1957 was conducted under the first past the post method.
in 1905. Calgary had previously had two seats when it was represented in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. This change created controversy because Conservatives accused the Liberals of creating more seats in northern Alberta where their support and organization was stronger. The two riding's previously represented in the city were West Calgary
and East Calgary
.
The election was a three way contest but was primarily a two way race. Richard Bennett the Conservative candidate and party leader was a well known lawyer and former Northwest Territories MLA. William Henry Cushing the Liberal candidate had previously been a prominent Calgary municipal politician including serving as mayor. He also had a number of private enterprises in the building materials industry. Rounding out the field was labor activist and independent candidate Alex Macdonald.
The 1905 election was mired in controversy as election results see-sawed back and forth, claims of Conservative supporters being denied access to polling stations were made with supporters of Cushing having been found to run the polling stations. After the official results were released Cushing was declared the winner by 47 votes. Macdonald placed well behind in third place but still with a respectable showing taking close to 20% of the popular vote. The result in Calgary had been seen by the Conservatives as an embarrassing personal defeat for Bennett as the party got nearly shut out of office province wide. Bennett quickly resigned as leader and was replaced by Albert Robertson
.
The 1909 Alberta general election saw a second seat added to the Calgary electoral district. The riding was not split however, instead the second member would be elected in a plurality vote with electors having the option of selecting up to two candidates on the ballots.
The Conservatives and Liberals ran a slate of two candidates each, while the Socialists fielded one. William Cushing Minister of Public works decided to run for a second term in office. The other Liberal candidate was prominent medical doctor William Egbert.
The Conservatives ran former party leader Richard Bennett who had previously contested the district in 1905 and Thomas Blow who was also a medical doctor rounded out the slate. Bennett was unanimously acclaimed at the party nominating convention held on March 1, 1909 despite not attending. The second spot on the slate was contested between Blow and J.A. Carson. The two candidates were left over from ten nominees who either had their nomination withdrawn for various reasons or the candidates themselves or refused to let their name stand.
The Socialist Party nominated candidate George Howell who worked as the secretary for the Calgary Trades and Labor council. Howell was a surprise choice by members at the Socialist nominating convention as he was not running for the party nomination.
The results of the election showed an even split between the Liberals and Conservatives. Each major candidate received approximately a quarter of the vote share. The party vote for both the Liberals and Conservatives split for each candidate in the slate. Overall the parties managed to gain in vote percentage that went to the Labor candidate in 1905. The Conservatives picked up one seat and the Liberal incumbent held his. The Socialist candidate was not much of a factor, but Howell kept the main parties from gaining a clear majority in the popular vote.
Note:
The Canadian Labor Party Alberta branch nominated candidate Amelia Turner under their banner. The Co-operative Commonwealth executive decided to support and endorse her election campaign but did not nominate her as a candidate for the organization. Norman Hindsley ran as an Independent but was endosed and supported by the Conservative party.
Charles Jamieson was originally nominated as a Conservative candidate but left the party and changed to the People's Candidate banner midway through the election.
Note:
The October 1957 by-election held on October 2, 1957 was the last election held in the Calgary electoral district before it was officially split in 1959. This was the first election province wide since Single Transferable Vote
was implemented in 1924 that First Past the Post was put to use. The changes were implemented in 1956 in An Act Representing Members of the Legislative Assembly.
The election was called after Progressive Conservative incumbent, Arthur Ryan Smith resigned to run in the 1957 Canadian federal election
.
Five candidates offered themselves in the election. Social Credit ran high profile lawyer Samuel Helman. During the campaign Premier Ernest Manning promised to promote Helman to Attorney General as soon as he was elected to the district. The Progressive Conservatives ran lawyer Ernest Watkins, who had arrived from England in 1952. Rounding out the field was Frank Bodie who ran on a Labor banner. Liberal candidate Reginald McCollough and Independent Cliff Harris who was running in the election to protest Alberta's liquor laws in force at the time.
The election proved to be low turnout with 35% of 117,000 eligible voters casting ballots in the election. Advanced turnout was very quiet with just 148 votes being cast. Ernest Watkins won with 43% of the vote and held the seat for his party. The race turned out to be a primarily two way race, with the other 3 candidates finishing well back.
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 debate in the Legislature. The plebiscite was intended to deal with the growing demand for reforming antiquated liquor control laws.
The plebiscite was conducted in two parts. Question A asked in all districts, asked the voters if the sale of liquor should be expanded in Alberta, while Question B asked in a handful of districts within the corporate limits of Calgary and Edmonton asked if men and woman were allowed to drink together in establishments. Question B was slightly modified depending on which city the voters were in.
Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Calgary voted overwhelmingly in favor of the plebiscite posting a super majority for the yes side. The district recorded a strong voter turnout, being well above the province wide average of 46%.
Calgary also voted on question B1 to decide the issue of allowing men and women to drink together within the corporate limits of Calgary. Like question A, city residents also voted for mixed drinking with a super majority. Oddly question B1 experienced a slightly higher voter turnout than question A.
Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957. The Social Credit government in power at the time did not considered the results binding. However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new Liquor Act.
Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against the Plebiscite were designated Local Option Zones by the Alberta Liquor Control Board and considered effective dry zones, business owners that wanted a license had to petition for a binding municipal plebiscite in order to be granted a license.
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
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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
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...
. The district largely encompassed the boundaries of the City of Calgary, and was revised accordingly as the city grew.
Boundary history
| Calgary 1909 Boundaries | |||
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| Bordering Districts | |||
| North | East | West | South |
| Gleichen | Gleichen | 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... |
Okotoks |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1909, An Act respecting the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. | |||
| riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here | ||
| Calgary.—All that portion of the City of Calgary as incorporated lying south of the Bow River. | |||
| Note: Boundaries came into force in 1909 and lasted until the district was abolished in 1913. | |||
| Calgary 1921 Boundaries | |||
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| Bordering Districts | |||
| North | East | West | South |
| 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... |
Gleichen | Cochrane | 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... |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1921, An Act to Amend The Motor Vehicle Act, The Unearned Increment Tax Act, and Certain other Acts and Ordinances. | |||
| riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here | ||
| 2. Section 2, as amended by section 1 of chapter 37 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1917: By adding thereto the following: "except the electoral districts of East Edmonton, West Edmonton and South Edmonton which shall hereafter constitute one electoral district to be called 'Edmonton' which shall return five members, and except the electoral districts of North Calgary, South Calgary and Centre Calgary which shall hereafter constitute one electoral district to be called 'Calgary' and which shall return five members, and except the electoral district of Medicine Hat which shall hereafter return two members." | |||
| Note: The electoral district was created by amalgamation of Centre Calgary, North Calgary and South Calgary in 1921. No original boundary description was created. | |||
| Calgary 1926 Boundaries | |||
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| Bordering Districts | |||
| North | East | West | South |
| 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... |
Gleichen | Cochrane | 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... |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1926, An Act to amend The Legislative Assembly Act. | |||
| riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here | ||
| Calgary.—Commencing at the north-east corner of section 10, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian; thence west along the north boundary of sections 10 and 9, township 25, range 29 west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7, in township 25, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7, in township 25, range 2, west of the 5th meridian; thence south along the meridian line between ranges 2, and 3, west of the 5th meridian to its intersection with the Elbow River; thence south-easterly down stream along the Elbow River to the point of its intersection with the north boundary of section 20, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian; thence east along the north boundary of sections 20, 21, 22, and 23, to the point of intersection of the north boundary of section 23, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian with the Bow River; thence southerly and down stream along the Bow River to the point of its intersection with the north boundary of sections 9 and 10, township 23, range 29, west of the 4th meridian to the north-east corner of section 10, township 23, range 29 west of the 4th meridian; thence north along the east boundary of sections 15, 22, 27 and 34, township 23 range 29, west of the 4th meridian and of sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27, and 34, in township 24, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 3 and 10 in township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian to the point of commencement. | |||
| Note: The boundaries came into force in 1926. | |||
| Calgary 1930 Boundaries | |||
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| Bordering Districts | |||
| North | East | West | South |
| 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... |
Gleichen | Cochrane | Okotoks-High River Okotoks-High River Okotoks-High River was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1971.... |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1930, An Act to amend The Legislative Assembly Act. | |||
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map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here | ||
| Calgary.—Commencing at the north-east corner of section 10, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian; thence west along the north boundary of sections 10 and 9, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7, in township 25, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7, in township 25, range 2, west of the 5th meridian; thence south along the meridian line between ranges 2, and 3, west of the 5th meridian to its intersection with the Elbow River; thence south-easterly down stream along the Elbow River to the point of its intersection with the meridian line between ranges 1 and 2, west of the 5th meridian; thence south along the said meridian line between ranges 1 and 2, west of the 5th meridian, to the north-west corner of section 7, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian; thence east along the north boundary of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, and along the north boundary of sections 9 and 10, township 23, range 29, west of the 4th meridian; thence north along the east boundary of sections 15, 22, 27, and 35, township 23, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27, and 34, in township 24, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 3 and 10 in township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, to the point of commencement. | |||
| Note: The boundaries came into force in 1930. | |||
| Calgary 1939 Boundaries | |||
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| Bordering Districts | |||
| North | East | West | South |
| Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. This riding is home to the popular tourist destination Banff National Park, environmental issues tend to dominate here.... |
Gleichen | Banff-Cochrane | Okotoks-High River Okotoks-High River Okotoks-High River was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1971.... |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1939, An Act to Amend The Legislative Assembly Act. | |||
| riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here | ||
| "Electoral Division of Calgary, the boundary whereof is as follows: Commencing at the north-east corner of section 10, in township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian; thence west along the north boundary of sections 10 and 9, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7, in township 25, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, and 7 in township 25, range 2, west of the 5th meridian; thence south along the meridian line between ranges 2, and 3, west of the 5th meridian to its intersection with the Elbow River; thence south-easterly downstream along the Elbow River to the point of its intersection with the meridian line between ranges 1 and 2, west of the 5th meridian, thence south along the said meridian line between ranges 1 and 2, west of the 5th meridian, to the north-west corner of section 7, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian; thence east along the north boundary of sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, and along the north boundary of sections 9 and 10, township 23, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, to the north-east corner of section 10, township 23, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27 and 34 in township 24, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, and of sections 3 and 10, in township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian, to the point of commencement. | |||
| Note: The boundaries came into force in 1940. | |||
| Calgary 1950 Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bordering Districts | |||
| North | East | West | South |
| Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. This riding is home to the popular tourist destination Banff National Park, environmental issues tend to dominate here.... |
Gleichen | Banff-Cochrane | Banff-Cochrane |
| Legal description from the Statutes of Alberta 1950, An Act to Amend The Legislative Assembly Act. | |||
| riding map goes here | map in relation to other districts in rural Alberta goes here | ||
| "Electoral Division of Calgary, the boundary whereof is as follows: Commencing at the north-east corner of section 10, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian; thence westerly along the north boundary of sections 10 and 9, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7, in township 25, range 1, west of the 5th meridian, and of sections 12, 11, 10, 9, 8 and 7, in township 25, range 2, west of the 5th meridian; thence southerly along the meridian line lying between ranges 2 and 3, west of the 5th meridian, to its intersection with the left bank of the Elbow River; thence south-easterly downstream along the said left bank to its intersection with the north boundary of the north-east quarter of section 19, township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian; thence easterly along the north boundary of sections 19 to 24. township 23, range 1, west of the 5th meridian and sections 21 and 22, township 23, range 29, west of the 4th meridian and the east boundary of sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27 and 35, township 24, range 29, west of the 4th meridian and the east boundary of sections 3 and 10, township 25, range 29, west of the 4th meridian to the point of commencement. | |||
| Note: The boundaries came into force in 1952. | |||
Electoral history
The first iteration of the Calgary provincial electoral district in Alberta was created in the 1905 provincial boundary distribution. The district was known in that first election as Calgary City. Prior to 1905 when Calgary was still part of the Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
there were two districts East Calgary
East Calgary (N.W.T. electoral district)
East Calgary was an electoral district in the Northwest Territories from 1894 - 1905, the district was created when Calgary was split into East and West Calgary.The two ridings would later be merged to form the new Calgary Alberta provincial electoral district...
and West Calgary
West Calgary (N.W.T. electoral district)
West Calgary was a single member electoral district that was mandated to return members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from 1894 until it was abolished in 1905.-History:...
, which were split from the original Calgary
Calgary (N.W.T. electoral district)
Calgary was a territorial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories, Canada.The riding was created by royal proclamation in 1884.The riding was split into East Calgary, West Calgary and High River in 1894....
Northwest Territories district in 1894. Calgary district first came into existence when Calgary had a sufficiently large population to meet the requirements to elect members in the Northwest Territories in 1884.
The first election in the district was held with the provincial general election of 1905. The election saw Liberal Minister of Public Works William Cushing win election against Conservative leader Richard Bennett. Cushing was named to the Rutherford prior to the election.
The number of seats in Calgary was increased to two in 1909. In that election Bennett and Cushing both won election, each elector in Calgary had two votes to vote for each seat. Bennett resigned to run for federal office and a by-election was held in 1911 to replace him.
The district was abolished and broken up into three electoral districts in 1913. The riding's were 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...
, 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:...
and 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:...
. In 1921 the Liberal government promised to bring in proportion representation. They did not and instead decided to combine the three Calgary districts and add two more seats. These changes resulted in the 1921 election being very chaotic in Calgary and marked by low turnout. Voters had the option of casting up to five votes and the top five candidates were elected by plurality. The top candidate was elected with less than 10% of the vote which stands as a provincial record for lowest election threshold.
The 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...
passed legislation in 1924 that changed both Edmonton and Calgary to Single Transferable Vote
Single transferable vote
The single transferable vote is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through preferential voting. Under STV, an elector's vote is initially allocated to his or her most preferred candidate, and then, after candidates have been either elected or eliminated, any surplus or...
super districts. The rest of the province had single member constituencies that saw vote transfers conducted if the leading candidate did not have a clear majority of 50% on the first count.
The 1926 and 1930 elections saw Calgary elect all opposition candidates because the United Farmers government decided not to run in the city of Calgary. Under single transferable vote the number of spoiled ballots jumped sharply as a sizable number of electors continued marking ballots with an "X". The 1935 election saw Social Credit candidates sweep to power.
In the 1950s, Calgary and Edmonton had gone through significant growth, and with every election, returns under the single transferable vote would take days and become very complicated in terms of counting. The length in terms of names on the ballots was causing long lineups at polling stations, with electors taking as long as 15 minutes to mark their preferences.
In 1957 the Social Credit
Social Credit
Social Credit is an economic philosophy developed by C. H. Douglas , a British engineer, who wrote a book by that name in 1924. Social Credit is described by Douglas as "the policy of a philosophy"; he called his philosophy "practical Christianity"...
government passed legislation standardizing the electoral system to First Past the Post. The government passed a separate redistribution bill that dived Calgary and 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....
into single member districts. In Calgary those districts were Calgary West
Calgary West (provincial electoral district)
Calgary West is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The electoral riding of Calgary West is one of the two original Calgary ridings of the seven that has survived from the 1959 Redistribution of the Calgary riding...
, Calgary Glenmore, Calgary Bowness
Calgary Bowness
Calgary Bowness is a defunct provincial electoral district in Alberta Canada. The district was named after the community of Bowness, and during its time encompassed the Northwestern part of the city. The riding was created in 1959...
, Calgary North East
Calgary North East
Calgary North East Provincial Electoral District was a historical riding covering the north east portion of Calgary. The riding was very short lived, only existing in the election of 1959. In 1963 it became Calgary East.-1959 Redistribution:...
, Calgary South East
Calgary South East (provincial electoral district)
Calgary-South East provincial electoral district also known in its former incarnation as the Calgary South East electoral district from 1959 to 1963 is a proposed electoral district under the 2010 boundary redistribution and a historical electoral district.The first district was very short lived...
, Calgary Centre
Calgary Centre (provincial electoral district)
Calgary Centre was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.The district has existed in two incarnations the first from 1913 to 1917 and the second from 1959 to 1967....
and Calgary North
Calgary North (provincial electoral district)
Calgary North provincial electoral district was a single member electoral district in the northwest and northeast parts of Calgary, Alberta. The electoral district existed from 1959 to 1971 before it was abolished...
. The last election held in the district a by-election in 1957 was conducted under the first past the post method.
Party composition by date 1905-1913
| Affiliation | 1905 | 1909 | 1911 | ||||||||||
| Nov 9 | Mar 22 | Sep 21 | Oct 31 |
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... |
1 |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total |
1 | 2 | |||||||||||
Party composition by date 1921-1959
| Affiliation | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1926 | 1930 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1937 | 1940 | 1943 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1955 | 1957 | ||||
| font style="font-size: 75%;">Jul 18 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Nov 14 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Jan 15 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Jun 28 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Jun 19 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Oct 14 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Jan 19 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Nov 10 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Jan 15 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Aug 22 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Aug 9 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Mar 21 | font style="font-size: 75%;">May 23 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Jul 8 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Aug 17 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Mar 1 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Aug 5 | font style="font-size: 75%;">Jun 29 | font style="font-size: 75%;">? | font style="font-size: 75%;">Oct 2 | ||
| font style="font-size: 75%;">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... |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| font style="font-size: 75%;">Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| font style="font-size: 75%;">Progressive Conservative | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| font style="font-size: 75%;">Social Credit Social Credit Party of Alberta The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values.... |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| font style="font-size: 75%;">Co-operative Commonwealth Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| font style="font-size: 75%;">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:... |
2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| font style="font-size: 75%;">Canadian Labor | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| font style="font-size: 75%;">Independent Labor | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| font style="font-size: 75%;">Independent | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| font style="font-size: 75%;">Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
1905 general election
The Calgary electoral district was created when Alberta became a province independent of the Northwest TerritoriesNorthwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
in 1905. Calgary had previously had two seats when it was represented in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. This change created controversy because Conservatives accused the Liberals of creating more seats in northern Alberta where their support and organization was stronger. The two riding's previously represented in the city were West Calgary
West Calgary (N.W.T. electoral district)
West Calgary was a single member electoral district that was mandated to return members to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from 1894 until it was abolished in 1905.-History:...
and East Calgary
East Calgary (N.W.T. electoral district)
East Calgary was an electoral district in the Northwest Territories from 1894 - 1905, the district was created when Calgary was split into East and West Calgary.The two ridings would later be merged to form the new Calgary Alberta provincial electoral district...
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| 1905 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 1905 The Alberta general election of 1905 was the first general election held in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on 9 November 1905, to elect members of the Alberta legislature to the 1st Alberta Legislative Assembly, shortly after the province was created out of the Northwest Territories... results |
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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... |
William Cushing William Henry Cushing William Henry Cushing was a Canadian politician. Born in Ontario, he migrated west as a young adult where he started a successful lumber company and later became Alberta's first Minister of Public Works and the 11th mayor of Calgary... |
1,030 | 42.56% | * |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Richard Bennett R. B. Bennett Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, PC, KC was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He served as the 11th Prime Minister of Canada from August 7, 1930, to October 23, 1935, during the worst of the Great Depression years... |
983 | 38.43% | * |
Labor | Alex D. Macdonald | 407 | 19.01% | * | ||||
| Total | 2,420 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Liberal pickup new district | Swing N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Returning Officer Ruben Askin Janes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The election was a three way contest but was primarily a two way race. Richard Bennett the Conservative candidate and party leader was a well known lawyer and former Northwest Territories MLA. William Henry Cushing the Liberal candidate had previously been a prominent Calgary municipal politician including serving as mayor. He also had a number of private enterprises in the building materials industry. Rounding out the field was labor activist and independent candidate Alex Macdonald.
The 1905 election was mired in controversy as election results see-sawed back and forth, claims of Conservative supporters being denied access to polling stations were made with supporters of Cushing having been found to run the polling stations. After the official results were released Cushing was declared the winner by 47 votes. Macdonald placed well behind in third place but still with a respectable showing taking close to 20% of the popular vote. The result in Calgary had been seen by the Conservatives as an embarrassing personal defeat for Bennett as the party got nearly shut out of office province wide. Bennett quickly resigned as leader and was replaced by Albert Robertson
Albert Robertson
Albert John Robertson was a politician from Alberta, Canada, and the first Leader of the Opposition in the province's history. He led the Conservatives in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1909, before being defeated in the 1909 election....
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1909 general election
| 1909 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 1909 The Alberta general election was 1909 was the second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on 22 March 1909 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... results |
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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... |
William Cushing William Henry Cushing William Henry Cushing was a Canadian politician. Born in Ontario, he migrated west as a young adult where he started a successful lumber company and later became Alberta's first Minister of Public Works and the 11th mayor of Calgary... |
2,579 | 26.90% | -15.66% |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Richard Bennett | 2,423 | 25.27% | -13.16% |
Liberal | William Egbert William Egbert William Egbert was a Canadian physician and politician. He served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 1925 to 1931.... |
1,933 | 20.16% | * |
Conservative | 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... |
1,907 | 19.88% | * |
Socialist | George Howell | 747 | 7.79% | * | |||||||||||||
| Total | 9,589 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1909 Alberta general election saw a second seat added to the Calgary electoral district. The riding was not split however, instead the second member would be elected in a plurality vote with electors having the option of selecting up to two candidates on the ballots.
The Conservatives and Liberals ran a slate of two candidates each, while the Socialists fielded one. William Cushing Minister of Public works decided to run for a second term in office. The other Liberal candidate was prominent medical doctor William Egbert.
The Conservatives ran former party leader Richard Bennett who had previously contested the district in 1905 and Thomas Blow who was also a medical doctor rounded out the slate. Bennett was unanimously acclaimed at the party nominating convention held on March 1, 1909 despite not attending. The second spot on the slate was contested between Blow and J.A. Carson. The two candidates were left over from ten nominees who either had their nomination withdrawn for various reasons or the candidates themselves or refused to let their name stand.
The Socialist Party nominated candidate George Howell who worked as the secretary for the Calgary Trades and Labor council. Howell was a surprise choice by members at the Socialist nominating convention as he was not running for the party nomination.
The results of the election showed an even split between the Liberals and Conservatives. Each major candidate received approximately a quarter of the vote share. The party vote for both the Liberals and Conservatives split for each candidate in the slate. Overall the parties managed to gain in vote percentage that went to the Labor candidate in 1905. The Conservatives picked up one seat and the Liberal incumbent held his. The Socialist candidate was not much of a factor, but Howell kept the main parties from gaining a clear majority in the popular vote.
1911 by-election
| October 31, 1911 by-election results | font style="font-size: 90%;">Turnout Unknown | Swing | ||||||||||||||
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Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Thomas Tweedie Thomas Tweedie Thomas Mitchell March Tweedie was a politician and lawyer and Chief Justice from, Canada.-Early life:Thomas was born in River John, Nova Scotia in 1871.... |
2,931 | 63.65% | 18.50% | * |
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... |
Thomas Skinner | 1,674 | 36.35% | |
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| Total | 4,605 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
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1921 general election
| 1921 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 1921 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.... results |
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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:... |
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... |
7,294 | 9.64% | * |
Independent | 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... |
6,400 | 8.46% | * |
Dominion Labor | 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.... |
6,190 | 8.18% | * |
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... |
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 .... |
5,246 | 6.93% | * |
Independent | 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... |
5,141 | 6.79% | * |
Liberal | George Webster George Harry Webster George Harry "Cowboy Mayor" Webster was a politician and transportation expert in Alberta, Canada... |
4,391 | 5.80% | * |
Liberal | Clinton Ford | 4,230 | 5.59% | * |
Dominion Labor | Robert Parkyn Robert Parkyn Robert Henry Parkyn was a popular municipal and provincial level politician and tradesman in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-Early life:... |
4,082 | 5.39% | * |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Michael Costello Michael Copps Costello Dr. Michael Copps Costello was a printer, a medical graduate and the 19th mayor of Calgary, Alberta.... |
3,808 | 5.03% | * |
Conservative | C.F. Adams | 3,332 | 4.40% | * |
Liberal | F. Langford | 3,282 | 4.34% | * |
Conservative | 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... |
3,090 | 4.08% | * |
Liberal | F.S. Selwood | 2,969 | 3.92% | * |
Independent | Herbert Adshead Herbert Bealey Adshead Herbert Bealey Adshead was a farmer, author and a municipal and federal level politician from Canada.-Early life:Herbert Besley Adshead was born on October 17, 1862 just outside of Manchester, England. He emigrated to... |
2,878 | 3.80% | * |
Independent Labor | Frederick Potts | 2,864 | 3.78% | * |
Conservative | Edward Crandell | 2,663 | 3.52% | * |
Independent Labor | Hannah Gale Hannah Gale Hannah "Annie" Elizabeth Rolinson Gale was a politician from Alberta, Canada.Mrs. Gale was born in Netherton, West Midlands, England. In 1901 she and her husband moved from England to Canada... |
2,386 | 3.15% | * |
Conservative | Samuel Hillocks Samuel Bacon Hillocks Rev. Samuel Bacon Hillocks was a politician, reverend of the Presbyterian Church and inventor of the Grain Door. from Alberta, Canada.-Religion:Rev... |
2,282 | 3.02% | * |
Socialist | Frank Williams | 1,745 | 2.31% | * |
Independent | Alex Davidson | 1,423 | 1.87% | * | |
| Total Votes | 75,696 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Ballots | 17,187 | 4.40 Votes Per Ballot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1921 by-election
| December 9, 1921 by-election results | font style="font-size: 90%;">Turnout N/A% | Swing | ||||||||||
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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:... |
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... |
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| 32,103 Eligible Electors |
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1923 by-election
| January 15, 1923 by-election results | font style="font-size: 90%;">Turnout 57.95% | Swing | ||||||||||||||||
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Independent | William 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... |
9,930 | 54.40% | * |
Citizens' Candidate | Clinton Ford | 8,325 | 45.60% | * | 40.01% | ||
| Total | 18,255 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||
| 31,500 Eligible Electors |
Independent William Davidson pickup vacant seat | Swing 36.75% | ||||||||||||||||
1926 general election
| 1926 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 1926 The Alberta general election of 1926 was the sixth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 28, 1926 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The writs of election were issued on May 10, 1926 allowing for an election period of 40 days.After Herbert... results |
font style="font-size: 90%;">Turnout 53.82% | 1st Count Swing |
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| Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Alexander McGillivray Alexander McGillivray (Alberta politician) Alexander Andrew McGillivray was a lawyer and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary from 1926 to 1930... |
5,928 | 30.04% | 3,290 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative | John Irwin John Irwin (politician) John Irwin Sr. was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1940 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.-Political career:... |
1,662 | 8.42% | 3,334 | 3,290 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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... |
George Webster George Harry Webster George Harry "Cowboy Mayor" Webster was a politician and transportation expert in Alberta, Canada... |
2,941 | 14.90% | 3,144 | 3,158 | 3,191 | 3,523 | 3,290 | 9.10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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:... |
Fred J. 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.... |
1,222 | 6.19% | 1,247 | 1,248 | 1,467 | 1,478 | 1,479 | 1,500 | 2,676 | 2,923 | 2,923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent Labor | Robert Parkyn Robert Parkyn Robert Henry Parkyn was a popular municipal and provincial level politician and tradesman in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-Early life:... |
2,467 | 12.50% | 2,506 | 2,514 | 2,554 | 2,582 | 2,583 | 2,595 | 2,664 | 2,852 | 2,852 | 7.11% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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... |
1,928 | 9.77% | 1,971 | 1,975 | 1,980 | 2,191 | 2,193 | 2,363 | 2,433 | 2,622 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative | Michael Costello Michael Copps Costello Dr. Michael Copps Costello was a printer, a medical graduate and the 19th mayor of Calgary, Alberta.... |
1,221 | 6.19% | 1,817 | 1,827 | 1,838 | 1,864 | 1,903 | 1,924 | 1,946 | 1.16% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominion Labor | 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... |
1,265 | 6.41% | 1,282 | 1,298 | 1,419 | 1,444 | 1,445 | 1,454 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberal | 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 .... |
626 | 3.17% | 651 | 651 | 654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominion Labor | John Russell | 423 | 2.14% | 435 | 438 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent | Frederick Potts | 54 | 0.27% | 60 | -3.51% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 19,737 | 100% | 19,737 | 19,733 | 19,727 | 19,716 | 19,716 | 19,716 | 19,598 | 18,276 | 15,654 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 644 | Distributed | 2,638 | 56 | 432 | 643 | 44 | 233 | 1,336 | 624 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34,287 Eligible Electors | Exhausted | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 1,322 | 2,622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1930 general election
| 1930 Alberta general election Alberta general election, 1930 The Alberta general election of 1930 was the seventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1930 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... results |
font style="font-size: 90%;">Turnout 56.70% | 1st Count Swing |
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| Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
John Irwin John Irwin (politician) John Irwin Sr. was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1940 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.-Political career:... |
5,520 | 22.61% | 3,495 | 14.19% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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... |
George Webster George Harry Webster George Harry "Cowboy Mayor" Webster was a politician and transportation expert in Alberta, Canada... |
3,651 | 14.95% | 3,651 | 3,494 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canadian 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:... |
Fred J. 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.... |
2,585 | 10.59% | 2,659 | 2,673 | 2,874 | 2,916 | 3,335 | 3,515 | 3,492 | 4.40% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative | Hugh Farthing Hugh Farthing Hugh Cragg Farthing was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 until 1935 representing the electoral district of Calgary.... |
2,279 | 9.33% | 2,957 | 2,966 | 2,979 | 2,994 | 3,001 | 3,132 | 3,133 | 3,731 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberal | John Bowlen John J. Bowlen John James Bowlen was a Canadian rancher, farmer, provincial politician and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.-External links:*... |
2,598 | 10.64% | 2,667 | 2,700 | 2,711 | 2,721 | 2,727 | 2,821 | 2,823 | 2,869 | 3,588 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative | Harold McGill Harold McGill Dr. Major Harold Wigmore McGill was a provincial level politician and medical doctor from Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the Council of the Northwest Territories.-Early life:Dr... |
1,634 | 6.69% | 2,226 | 2,238 | 2,252 | 2,260 | 2,266 | 2,446 | 2,449 | 3,089 | 3,293 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent | Robert Parkyn Robert Parkyn Robert Henry Parkyn was a popular municipal and provincial level politician and tradesman in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-Early life:... |
1,544 | 6.32% | 1,608 | 1,616 | 1,699 | 1,856 | 1,933 | 2,056 | 2,067 | 2,106 | 2,296 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberal | Robert Wier | 1,191 | 4.88% | 1,260 | 1,328 | 1,339 | 1,344 | 1,359 | 1,502 | 1,508 | 1,579 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conservative | H.S. Patterson | 1,007 | 4.12% | 1,368 | 1,374 | 1,382 | 1,395 | 1,405 | 1,480 | 1,480 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizens' Candidate | A.C. MacKay | 992 | 4.06% | 1,078 | 1,083 | 1,092 | 1,097 | 1,107 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canadian Labor | W.E. Turner | 575 | 2.36% | 589 | 590 | 590 | 590 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Communist Communist Party (Alberta) Communist Party – Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It is a provincial branch of the Communist Party of Canada.-History:... |
John O'Sullivan | 460 | 1.88% | 469 | 469 | 469 | * | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canadian Labor | Thomas Vickers | 381 | 1.57% | 390 | 391 | * | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 24,417 | 100% | 24,417 | 24,417 | 24,376 | 24,162 | 24,122 | 23,941 | 23,941 | 23,855 | 21,093 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 253 | Distributed | 2,025 | 157 | 350 | 255 | 550 | 926 | 23 | 1,394 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43,513 Eligible Electors | Exhausted | 0 | 0 | 41 | 214 | 40 | 181 | 0 | 86 | 2,296 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1933 by-election
| January 19, 1933 by-election results | font-size: 90%;">Turnout 69.40% | 1st Count Swing |
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| Independent | Norman Hindsley Norman Hindsley Norman Hindsley was a politician and published author from Alberta, Canada.In 1927 Norman wrote a report Into the Advisability of the Establishment of a Forty-Eight Hour Working Week in Alberta the title was published by the University of Alberta.Norman Hindsley was elected to the Legislative... |
12,532 | 45.03% | ? | ? | ? | 14,128 | % | |
| Canadian 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:... |
Amelia Turner | 10,504 | 37.74% | ? | ? | ? | 12,307 | % | |
| Independent Labor | Robert Parkyn Robert Parkyn Robert Henry Parkyn was a popular municipal and provincial level politician and tradesman in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-Early life:... |
2,003 | 7.20% | ? | ? | ? | % | ||
| Independent | A.C. McKay | 1,775 | 6.37% | ? | ? | % | |||
| United Front | John O'Sullivan | 539 | 1.94% | ? | % | ||||
| Independent | D.R. Crighton | 478 | 1.72% | % | |||||
| Total | 27,831 | 100% | 26,435 | ||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 202 | Distributed | ||||||||
| ? Eligible Electors | Exhausted | 0 | |||||||
The Canadian Labor Party Alberta branch nominated candidate Amelia Turner under their banner. The Co-operative Commonwealth executive decided to support and endorse her election campaign but did not nominate her as a candidate for the organization. Norman Hindsley ran as an Independent but was endosed and supported by the Conservative party.
1934 by-election
| January 15, 1934 by-election results | font-size: 90%;">Turnout 50.88% | 1st Count Swing |
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| Affiliation | Candidate | 10,994 vote threshold | ||||||
| 1st | % | 2nd | 3rd | |||||
| 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... |
William Ross William Henry Ross William Henry Ross was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1934 to 1935.-Political career:... |
8,665 | 39.41% | 8,955 | 10,801 | |||
| Canadian 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:... + Co-operative Commonwealth Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Amelia Turner | 8,058 | 36.65% | 8,277 | 8,326 | |||
| People's Candidate | Charles Jamieson | 4,168 | 18.96% | ? | ||||
| Progressive Labor Progressive Labour Party of Alberta The Progressive Labour Party of Alberta was a short lived provincial political party in Alberta, Canada.It was created after the Labour Party of Alberta broke up in 1932. Most of the Labour Party merged into the Alberta branch of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, led by Elmer Roper... |
Ernest Starr Ernest Starr Ernest Henry Starr was a municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada.-Early life:Starr was born in Caerphilly, Wales. He served with the Imperial Army, Medical Corps during World War I in Egypt, Salonika and the Dardanelles... |
1,096 | 4.98% | |||||
| Total | 21,987 | 100% | 19,127 | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 202 | Distributed | |||||||
| ? Eligible Electors | Exhausted | 0 | ||||||
Charles Jamieson was originally nominated as a Conservative candidate but left the party and changed to the People's Candidate banner midway through the election.
1935 general election
| 1935 Alberta general election, 1935 The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 22, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... Ballot Transfer Results |
font-size: 90%;">Turnout 80.39% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | 5,885 vote threshold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | % | Votes | Count |
Social Credit | Ernest Manning Ernest Manning Ernest Charles Manning, , a Canadian politician, was the eighth Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any premier in the province's history, and was the second longest serving provincial premier in Canadian history... |
6,087 | 14.78% | 6,087 | 1st |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
John Irwin John Irwin (politician) John Irwin Sr. was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1940 sitting with the Conservative caucus in opposition.-Political career:... |
2,529 | 6.14% | 6,092 | 13th |
Social Credit | Fred Anderson Fred Anderson (politician) Frederic "Fred" Anderson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta holding a seat in the Calgary electoral district from 1935 to 1948 as a member of the Social Credit caucus.-Political career:... |
5,058 | 12.28% | 6,638 | 15th |
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... |
John J. Bowlen John J. Bowlen John James Bowlen was a Canadian rancher, farmer, provincial politician and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.-External links:*... |
3,874 | 9.41% | 8,478 | 17th |
Social Credit | Edith Gostick Edith Gostick Edith Hannah Gostick was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a represented from the electoral district of Calgary from 1935 to 1940.... |
3,787 | 9.19% | 5,886 | 18th |
Social Credit | John Hugill John Hugill John William Hugill was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of the province of Alberta from 1935 until 1937. Born in England, he came to Canada and studied law before setting up a practice in Calgary. He became a prominent resident of that city, and served two years... |
3,152 | 7.65% | 4,399 | 18th |
Social Credit | Walter Little | 2,963 | 7.19% | Eliminated 18th |
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... |
Robert Wier | 1,774 | 4.31% | Eliminated 16th |
Social Credit | Oscar Devenish | 3,032 | 7.36% | Eliminated 14th |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Hugh Farthing Hugh Farthing Hugh Cragg Farthing was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 until 1935 representing the electoral district of Calgary.... |
2,090 | 5.07% | Eliminated 13th |
Labor | Fred J. 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.... |
1,024 | 2.49% | Eliminated 12th |
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... |
George Millican | 1,566 | 3.80% | Eliminated 11th |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Joseph Follett | 886 | 2.15% | Eliminated 10th |
Communist Communist Party (Alberta) Communist Party – Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It is a provincial branch of the Communist Party of Canada.-History:... |
Pat Lenihan Pat Lenihan Patricia ‘Pat’ Lenihan is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1982.-Career:She scored two goals in Cork’s 1982 All Ireland 7-8 to 3-10 semi-final victory over Kilkenny and an early goal in the final – the match had started with a Dublin goal and... |
820 | 1.99% | Eliminated 9th |
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... |
Richard Watson | 786 | 1.91% | Eliminated 8th |
Labor | Aylmer Liesemer Aylmer Liesemer Aylmer "Alymer" "A.J.E" John Eggert Liesemer was a retired politician and teacher in Alberta, Canada.-Early life:Liesemer was born in Didsbury, Alberta in 1905... |
449 | 1.09% | Eliminated 7th |
Independent | Charles Jamieson | 469 | 1.14% | Eliminated 6th |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
James Milvain | 451 | 1.10% | Eliminated 5th |
Independent Labor | Robert Parkyn Robert Parkyn Robert Henry Parkyn was a popular municipal and provincial level politician and tradesman in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-Early life:... |
224 | 0.54% | Eliminated 4th |
Labor | William Southern | 172 | 0.41% | Eliminated 3rd | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 41,193 | 100% | 18 Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1940 general election
| 1940 Alberta general election, 1940 The Alberta general election of 1940 was the ninth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 21, 1940 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... Ballot Transfer Results |
font-size: 90%;">Turnout 78.69% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | 7,653 vote threshold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | % | Votes | Count |
Independent | Andrew Davison Andrew Davison Andrew Davison was a Canadian politician.-Early life:Davison was born in 1886 in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland. He arrived in Alberta in 1895 and received his education in both Edmonton and Calgary.... |
12,465 | 27.15% | 1st |
Social Credit | William Aberhart William Aberhart William Aberhart , also known as Bible Bill for his outspoken Baptist views, was a Canadian politician and the seventh Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943. The Social Credit party believed the reason for the depression was that people did not have enough money to spend, so the government... |
12,122 | 26.40% | 1st |
Independent | James Mahaffey | 3,645 | 7.94% | Independent | John J. Bowlen John J. Bowlen John James Bowlen was a Canadian rancher, farmer, provincial politician and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.-External links:*... |
3,447 | 7.51% | Social Credit | Fred Anderson Fred Anderson (politician) Frederic "Fred" Anderson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta holding a seat in the Calgary electoral district from 1935 to 1948 as a member of the Social Credit caucus.-Political career:... |
1,939 | 4.22% | Independent | Joseph Shaw Joseph Tweed Shaw Joseph Tweed Shaw was a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1921 to 1925 as an independent Member of Parliament , and later became leader of the Alberta Liberal Party.-Early life:... |
2,685 | 5.85% | Social Credit | Edith Gostick Edith Gostick Edith Hannah Gostick was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a represented from the electoral district of Calgary from 1935 to 1940.... |
1,605 | 3.50% | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Fred J. 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.... |
2,846 | 6.20% | Independent | Norman Dingle | 1,480 | 3.22% | Social Credit | H.D. Tarves | 1,386 | 3.02% | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Robert Alderman | 1,298 | 2.83% | Independent | Harry Pryde | 576 | 1.26% | Independent Labor | Douglas Mitchell | 251 | 0.55% | Independent | J.F.M. Moodie | 169 | 0.35% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 45,914 | 100% | 10 Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1944 general election
| 1944 Alberta general election, 1944 The Alberta general election of 1944 was the tenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The Assembly was dissolved on July 8, 1944 and the vote for was held on August 8, 1944 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... Ballot Transfer Results |
font-size: 90%;">Turnout 80.39% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | 6,562 vote threshold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st (Forces Canadian 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."... ) |
% | Votes | Count |
Independent | Andrew Davison Andrew Davison Andrew Davison was a Canadian politician.-Early life:Davison was born in 1886 in Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland. He arrived in Alberta in 1895 and received his education in both Edmonton and Calgary.... |
7,754 (137) |
7,754 | 1st |
Social Credit | Fred Anderson Fred Anderson (politician) Frederic "Fred" Anderson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta holding a seat in the Calgary electoral district from 1935 to 1948 as a member of the Social Credit caucus.-Political career:... |
6,655 (123) |
6,655 | 1st |
Social Credit | Rose Wilkinson Rose Wilkinson Rose Wilkinson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1963.-Political career:... |
5,042 (103) |
8,338 | 15th |
Independent | Howard MacDonald Howard MacDonald Howard Burton MacDonald was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1955. He held a seat in the electoral district of Calgary as an Independent and later a member of Social Credit.-Political career:MacDonald ran... |
2,365 (20) |
6,897 | 17th |
CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Alymer Liesemer | 3,560 (76) |
6,077 | 17th |
CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Robert Alderman | 2,088 (43) |
Eliminated 17th |
Independent | John J. Bowlen John J. Bowlen John James Bowlen was a Canadian rancher, farmer, provincial politician and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.-External links:*... |
2,192 (25) |
Eliminated 16th |
Social Credit | Art Larsen | 1,351 (33) |
Eliminated 15th |
CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
C.W.J. Helmer | 1,655 (72) |
Eliminated 14th |
Independent | R.C. Carlile | 1,433 (10) |
Eliminated 13th |
CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Ken Tory | 1,462 (49) |
Eliminated 12th |
Social Credit | Edward Geehan | 1,162 (42) |
Eliminated 11th |
Labour Progressive Communist Party (Alberta) Communist Party – Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It is a provincial branch of the Communist Party of Canada.-History:... |
Pat Lenihan Pat Lenihan Patricia ‘Pat’ Lenihan is a former camogie player, captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1982.-Career:She scored two goals in Cork’s 1982 All Ireland 7-8 to 3-10 semi-final victory over Kilkenny and an early goal in the final – the match had started with a Dublin goal and... |
491 (25) |
Eliminated 10th |
Social Credit | C.M. Baker | 834 (30) |
Eliminated 9th |
CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Herbert Wiertz | 504 (4) |
Eliminated 8th |
Labour Progressive Communist Party (Alberta) Communist Party – Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It is a provincial branch of the Communist Party of Canada.-History:... |
Lionel Edwards Lionel Edwards Lionel Edwards was a British artist who specialized in painting horses and other aspects of British country life. He is best known for his hunting scenes but also painted pictures of horse racing, shooting and fishing... |
304 (3) |
Eliminated 7th |
Labour Progressive Communist Party (Alberta) Communist Party – Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It is a provincial branch of the Communist Party of Canada.-History:... |
Mike Daniels | 258 (9) |
Eliminated 6th |
Labour Progressive Communist Party (Alberta) Communist Party – Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It is a provincial branch of the Communist Party of Canada.-History:... |
Gordon Wray | 128 (5) |
Eliminated 5th |
Labour Progressive Communist Party (Alberta) Communist Party – Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It is a provincial branch of the Communist Party of Canada.-History:... |
Audrey Staples | 71 (1) |
Eliminated 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 39,309 (810) |
100% | 17 Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note:
- In the 1944 Election, Canadian ForcesCanadian ForcesThe 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."...
personnel were given special ballots intended to track how they voted. Service vote results are only available for the 1st Count.
1948 general election
| 1948 Alberta general election, 1948 The Alberta general election of 1948 was the eleventh general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 17, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... Ballot Transfer Results |
font-size: 90%;">Turnout 78.69% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | 6,520 vote threshold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | % | Votes | Count |
Social Credit | Rose Wilkinson Rose Wilkinson Rose Wilkinson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1963.-Political career:... |
7,153 | Social Credit | Frederick Colborne Frederick C. Colborne Frederick C. Colborne D.F.C., of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1944 and served until 1971.-Political career:... |
3,923 | Independent | Howard MacDonald Howard MacDonald Howard Burton MacDonald was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1955. He held a seat in the electoral district of Calgary as an Independent and later a member of Social Credit.-Political career:MacDonald ran... |
3,840 | 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... |
Hugh John MacDonald | 1,977 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Alymer Liesemer | 2,475 | Social Credit | J. Leslie Hill | 2,464 | Labor | Peter Morrison | 3,597 | Social Credit | R.B. Estabrook | 1,751 | 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... |
J. Roger Flumerfelt | 1,691 | 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... |
Mary Dover | 1,602 | 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... |
Michael McCormick | 1,237 | Independent | M.V. Anderson | 1,233 | Social Credit | George Whicher | 1,091 | 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... |
Loftus Ward Loftus Dudley Ward Chief Petty Officer Loftus Dudley Ward, of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1945. In 1945 there were 3 members of the armed forces elected to the Legislature. These three members did not represent a specific constituency but instead spoke for the... |
949 | Independent Social Credit | A.P. van Buren | 737 | Independent | Edwina Milvain | 578 | Independent Social Credit | Art Larsen | 563 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
George Ellinson | 539 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
George Austin | 518 | Labour Progressive Communist Party (Alberta) Communist Party – Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It is a provincial branch of the Communist Party of Canada.-History:... |
Terry Levis | 516 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
W. Orr | 442 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Mary Hart | 243 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 39,119 | 100% | 10 Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1952 general election
| 1952 Alberta general election, 1952 The Alberta general election of 1952 was the twelfth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 5, 1952 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Ernest C... Ballot Transfer Results |
font-size: 90%;">Turnout 80.39% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | 5,953 vote threshold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | % | Votes | Count |
Social Credit | Rose Wilkinson Rose Wilkinson Rose Wilkinson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1963.-Political career:... |
6,796 | Social Credit | Howard MacDonald Howard MacDonald Howard Burton MacDonald was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1955. He held a seat in the electoral district of Calgary as an Independent and later a member of Social Credit.-Political career:MacDonald ran... |
4,214 | Social Credit | Frederick Colborne Frederick C. Colborne Frederick C. Colborne D.F.C., of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1944 and served until 1971.-Political career:... |
3,974 | Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Paul Brecken Paul Brecken Paul Ralph Brecken was a municipal and provincial level politician and World War I veteran and teacher from Alberta, Canada.- Early life :... |
3,126 | 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... |
Hugh John MacDonald | 2,711 | Social Credit | Arthur J. Dixon Arthur J. Dixon Arthur Johnson Dixon, CM was a real estate and insurance agent, and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1952 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government and opposition... |
2,677 | Independent Labor | D.F. McIntosh | 2,927 | Social Credit | Thomas Glen Thomas Glen Thomas Glen was a Scottish-born merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Ferryland in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1842 to 1848 and from 1855 to 1874.... |
2,820 | Social Credit | Clifford Clark | 2,390 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Alymer Liesemer | 1,991 | Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Phillip Haigh | 905 | 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... |
Melvin Shannon | 857 | Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
John Zubick | 806 | Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
W.R. Irwin | 764 | Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Ronald Helmer | 670 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Robert Alderman | 633 | 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... |
Alberta Clark | 563 | 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... |
Collier Maberley | 555 | Labour | W. Longridge | 527 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
George Ellinson | 378 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
H.J. Ryan | 333 | 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... |
Richard Thomson | 313 | 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... |
J.A. Murray Green | 287 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 41,673 | 100% | 18 Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955 general election
| 1955 Alberta general election, 1955 The Alberta general election of 1955 was the thirteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1955 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.... Ballot Transfer Results |
font-size: 90%;">Turnout 78.69% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | 8,890 vote threshold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | % | Votes | Count |
Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Arthur Ryan Smith Arthur Ryan Smith Captain Arthur "Art" Ryan Smith Jr., OC, AOE, DFC was an oilfield worker, fighter pilot, executive business man, magazine editor, he also worked in public relations as an advertising executive and was a Canadian politician on the municipal, provincial and federal levels of government.-Early... |
9,475 | 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... |
Hugh John MacDonald | 7,501 | Social Credit | Frederick Colborne Frederick C. Colborne Frederick C. Colborne D.F.C., of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1944 and served until 1971.-Political career:... |
5,470 | 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... |
Grant MacEwan Grant MacEwan John Walter Grant MacEwan, best known as Grant MacEwan was a farmer, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba, the 28th Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Canada... |
4,019 | Social Credit | Rose Wilkenson | 4,973 | Social Credit | Arthur J. Dixon Arthur J. Dixon Arthur Johnson Dixon, CM was a real estate and insurance agent, and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1952 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government and opposition... |
4,566 | Social Credit | Howard MacDonald Howard MacDonald Howard Burton MacDonald was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1955. He held a seat in the electoral district of Calgary as an Independent and later a member of Social Credit.-Political career:MacDonald ran... |
4,423 | Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Paul Brecken Paul Brecken Paul Ralph Brecken was a municipal and provincial level politician and World War I veteran and teacher from Alberta, Canada.- Early life :... |
5,034 | 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... |
V.A. Cooney | 2,536 | Social Credit | Ian Smith | 2,290 | Social Credit | C.M. Willmott | 1,745 | Social Credit | E.R.A. Temple | 1,715 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
George Ellinson | 1,277 | 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... |
Mary Dover | 1,201 | 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... |
Harold Cush | 1,065 | 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... |
Collier Maberley | 1,025 | Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Roy Devell | 927 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Herbert Ryan | 648 | Labour Progressive Communist Party (Alberta) Communist Party – Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It is a provincial branch of the Communist Party of Canada.-History:... |
A.L. Roberts | 579 | Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Philip Haigh | 577 | Independent | Arthur Wray Arthur Wray Arthur Henry Wray was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1944 to 1952... |
471 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
K.A. Halliday | 462 | CCF Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Paul Katzalay | 245 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 62,224 | 100% | 10 Counts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957 by-election
| October 2, 1957 by-election results | font style="font-size: 90%;">Turnout 34.37% | Swing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affiliation | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Personal |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Ernest Watkins Ernest Watkins Ernest Shilston Watkins was a provincial politician and author from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1957 to 1963.-Political career:... |
17,565 | 43.69% | * |
Social Credit Social Credit Party of Alberta The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values.... |
Samuel Helman | 15,010 | 37.33% | * |
Labor | Frank Bodie | 3,916 | 9.74% | * |
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... |
Reginald McCollough | 3,023 | 7.52% | * |
Independent | Cliff Harris | 693 | 1.72% | * | ||||||
| Total | 40,207 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 117,000 Eligible Electors |
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing ?% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The October 1957 by-election held on October 2, 1957 was the last election held in the Calgary electoral district before it was officially split in 1959. This was the first election province wide since Single Transferable Vote
Single transferable vote
The single transferable vote is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through preferential voting. Under STV, an elector's vote is initially allocated to his or her most preferred candidate, and then, after candidates have been either elected or eliminated, any surplus or...
was implemented in 1924 that First Past the Post was put to use. The changes were implemented in 1956 in An Act Representing Members of the Legislative Assembly.
The election was called after Progressive Conservative incumbent, Arthur Ryan Smith resigned to run in the 1957 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
.
Five candidates offered themselves in the election. Social Credit ran high profile lawyer Samuel Helman. During the campaign Premier Ernest Manning promised to promote Helman to Attorney General as soon as he was elected to the district. The Progressive Conservatives ran lawyer Ernest Watkins, who had arrived from England in 1952. Rounding out the field was Frank Bodie who ran on a Labor banner. Liberal candidate Reginald McCollough and Independent Cliff Harris who was running in the election to protest Alberta's liquor laws in force at the time.
The election proved to be low turnout with 35% of 117,000 eligible voters casting ballots in the election. Advanced turnout was very quiet with just 148 votes being cast. Ernest Watkins won with 43% of the vote and held the seat for his party. The race turned out to be a primarily two way race, with the other 3 candidates finishing well back.
1948 Electrification Plebiscite
District results from the province wide plebiscite on electricity regulation.| Option A | Option B |
|---|---|
| Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being continued by the Power Companies? | Are you in favour of the generation and distribution of electricity being made a publicly owned utility administered by the Alberta Government Power Commission? |
| 26,325 69.63% | 11,478 30.37% |
| Province wide result: Option A passed. | |
1957 liquor plebiscite
| 1957 Alberta liquor plebiscite results: Calgary | |||
| Question A: Do you approve additional types of outlets for the sale of beer, wine and spirituous liquor subject to a local vote? |
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| Ballot Choice | Votes | % | |
| Yes | 47,382 | 77.41% | |
| No | 13,830 | 22.59% | |
| Total Votes | 61,212 | 100% | |
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 391 | ||
| 114,986 Eligible Electors, Turnout 53.57% | |||
| Question B1: Should mixed drinking be allowed in beer parlours in Calgary and the surrounding areas? |
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| Ballot Choice | Votes | % | |
| Yes | 49,669 | 81.12% | |
| No | 11,561 | 18.88% | |
| Total Votes | 61,230 | 100% | |
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 379 | ||
| 114,986 Eligible Electors, Turnout 53.58% | |||
On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in 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...
. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive debate in the Legislature. The plebiscite was intended to deal with the growing demand for reforming antiquated liquor control laws.
The plebiscite was conducted in two parts. Question A asked in all districts, asked the voters if the sale of liquor should be expanded in Alberta, while Question B asked in a handful of districts within the corporate limits of Calgary and Edmonton asked if men and woman were allowed to drink together in establishments. Question B was slightly modified depending on which city the voters were in.
Province wide Question A of the plebiscite passed in 33 of the 50 districts while Question B passed in all five districts. Calgary voted overwhelmingly in favor of the plebiscite posting a super majority for the yes side. The district recorded a strong voter turnout, being well above the province wide average of 46%.
Calgary also voted on question B1 to decide the issue of allowing men and women to drink together within the corporate limits of Calgary. Like question A, city residents also voted for mixed drinking with a super majority. Oddly question B1 experienced a slightly higher voter turnout than question A.
Official district returns were released to the public on December 31, 1957. The Social Credit government in power at the time did not considered the results binding. However the results of the vote led the government to repeal all existing liquor legislation and introduce an entirely new Liquor Act.
Municipal districts lying inside electoral districts that voted against the Plebiscite were designated Local Option Zones by the Alberta Liquor Control Board and considered effective dry zones, business owners that wanted a license had to petition for a binding municipal plebiscite in order to be granted a license.