Английская Википедия:1917 Alberta general election
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox election The 1917 Alberta general election was held on 7 June 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Liberals won a fourth term in office, defeating the Conservative Party of Edward Michener.
Because of World War I, eleven Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) were re-elected by acclamation, under Section 38 of the Election Act, which stipulated that any member of the 3rd Alberta Legislative Assembly, would be guaranteed re-election, with no contest held, if members joined for war time service.[1] Eleven MLAs were automatically re-elected through this clause. (None were re-elected in the next election.)
In addition, soldiers and nurses from Alberta serving in the First World War elected two MLAs. Two extra seats were thus added just for this election. The MLAs were non-partisan officially. But both Robert Pearson and Roberta MacAdams allied themselves to Labour and Non-Partisan League MLAs by showing social consciousness in regards the conditions available for returned soldiers and working families. These two members were elected in one contest, while each other MLA was elected through first past the post in a single-member district.
In 1917, the main issue facing the nation was conscription. In Alberta, where support for conscription was high, the incumbent Liberal government of Arthur Sifton decided to break with federal Liberal leader Wilfrid Laurier and support Conservative Prime Minister Robert Borden's efforts to form a coalition government. The two major parties both supported conscription, but growing labour and farmer activism, and the entry of women into politics, both as voters and candidates, made the election exciting enough that 30,000 more votes were cast than in the previous election (although they were nothing like the high numbers that would be cast in the 1921 election).
This was the last time Liberals won an Alberta provincial election. The 1917 election was the tightest majority ever formed in Alberta history, with the combined opposition equaling 41% of the MLAs on the government benches. Premier Sifton resigned in October 1917 in order to serve in the federal Unionist government of Prime Minister Borden and was replaced by Charles Stewart.
This was the first election in Alberta that women (those who were British subjects or Canadian citizens more than 20 years of age who were not Treaty Indian) had the right to vote and run. Two women were elected in the legislature that year. One of these was Roberta MacAdams, elected as one of two representatives of soldiers and nurses serving in the war. The other, Louise McKinney, was elected as a candidate of the Non-Partisan League. Her election and the election of fellow NPL candidate James Weir were harbingers of the rise of farmer politics that would see the election of the UFA government in 1921.
The Alberta Labor Representation League, which opposed conscription, elected one member in Calgary, Alex Ross.
The vote in the Athabasca district was conducted on 27 June 1917 due to the remoteness of the riding.
Electoral system
All but two of the MLAs elected in this election were elected through first past the post. Alberta had used multiple-member districts in Edmonton and Calgary previously, but for this election they had been split into single-member districts.
The two overseas army members were elected through plurality block voting.[2]
Results
Party | Party Leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular Vote | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1913 | Elected | % Change | # | %Шаблон:Efn | % Change | Arthur Sifton | 49 | 38/39Шаблон:Efn | 34 | -12.8% | 54,212 | 48.14% | -1.09% | Conservative | Edward Michener | 48 | 17 | 19 | +11.8% | 47,055 | 41.79% | -3.31% | Non-Partisan League | None | 5 | 2 | 2700 | 2% | Labor Representation | William Irvine | 2 | 1 | 3,576 | 3.17% | Charles M. O'Brien | 3 | - | - | - | 784 | 0.70% | -1.17% | Independent | 9 | - | 0 | 4000 | 4% | +2.08% | ||||||||
Sub-total | 114 | 55/56Шаблон:Efn | 56 | - | 96,985 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soldiers' vote (Province at large) | 2 | 2 | 8,000 | 30% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soldiers' vote (Province at large) | 19 | 0 | 17,000 | 70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 135 | 55/56 | 58 | +3.6% | 125,898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Elections Alberta |
Notes Шаблон:Notelist Шаблон:Bar boxШаблон:Bar box
Members of the Legislative Assembly
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
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|Acadia
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|John A. McColl
1,842
48.22%
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|E. Gordon Jonah
1,229
32.17%
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|Lorne Proudfoot
749
19.61%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|John A. McColl
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|Alexandra
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|James R. Lowery
Acclaimed
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|James R. Lowery
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|Athabasca
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Alexander Grant MacKay
752
65.79%
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|Alfred F. Fugl
391
34.21%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Alexander Grant MacKay
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|Beaver River
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Wilfrid Gariepy
1,134
64.07%
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|Ambrose E. Gray
636
35.93%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Wilfrid Gariepy
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|Bow Valley
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Charles Richmond Mitchell
604
58.13%
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|Edmund F. Purcell
435
41.87%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|George Lane
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|Centre Calgary
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|Thomas M.M. Tweedie
1,273
48.94%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Alex Ross
1,328
51.06%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Thomas M.M. Tweedie
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|North Calgary
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|William McCartney Davidson
2,701
54.72%
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|Samuel Bacon Hillocks
2,235
45.28%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Samuel Bacon Hillocks
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|South Calgary
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Thomas H. Blow
3,273
48.01%
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|William Irvine (Labour-Rep.)
2,248
32.98%
John McNeill
1,296
19.01%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Thomas H. Blow
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|Camrose
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|George P. Smith
2,258
65.22%
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|Frank P. Layton
1,204
34.78%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|George P. Smith
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|Cardston
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Martin Woolf
972
56.38%
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|W.G. Smith
752
43.62%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Martin Woolf
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|Claresholm
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|William Moffat
670
44.40%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Louise McKinney
839
55.60%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|William Moffat
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|Clearwater
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Joseph E. State
188
64.38%
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|Robert Neville Frith
104
35.62%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Henry William McKenney
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|Cochrane
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Charles Wellington Fisher
630
57.32%
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|H.E.G.H. Scholefield
469
42.68%
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|
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Charles Wellington Fisher
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|Coronation
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|Harry S. Northwood
1,575
46.92%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|William Wallace Wilson
1,782
53.08%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Frank H. Whiteside
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|Didsbury
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Henry B. Atkins
1,394
52.80%
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|Wilbur Leslie Tolton
1,246
47.20%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Joseph E. Stauffer
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|Edmonton East
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|Fredrick Duncan
2,553
37.86%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|James Ramsey
3,035
45.00%
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|Joseph A. Clarke
811
12.03%
Sydney R. Keeling (Socialist)
345
5.12%
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|New District from Edmonton
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|Edmonton-South
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|Robert Blyth Douglas
2,178
44.10%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Herbert Howard Crawford
2,761
55.90%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Herbert Howard Crawford
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|Edmonton West
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|William Thomas Henry
2,884
43.30%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Albert Freeman Ewing
3,776
56.70%
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|New District from Edmonton
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|Edson
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Charles Wilson Cross
1,116
62.91%
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|J.R. McIntosh
455
25.65%
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|John Reid (Socialist)
203
11.44%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Charles Wilson Cross
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|Gleichen
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|John P. McArthur
712
39.96%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Fred Davis
762
42.76%
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|John W. Leedy
308
17.28%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|John P. McArthur
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|Grouard
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Jean Léon Côté
688
70.71%
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|Eugene Gravel
285
29.29%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Jean Léon Côté
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|Hand Hills
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Robert Berry Eaton
Acclaimed
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Robert Berry Eaton
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|High River
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|Dan F. Riley
885
48.95%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|George Douglas Stanley
923
51.05%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|George Douglas Stanley
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|Innisfail
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Daniel J. Morkeberg
905
51.33%
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|Frederick William Archer
766
43.45%
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|James K. Wilson
92
5.22%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Frederick William Archer
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|Lac Ste. Anne
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|Ralph E. Barker
766
48.91%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|George R. Barker
800
51.09%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Peter Gunn
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|Lacombe
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|William Franklin Puffer
1,333
48.37%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Andrew Gilmour
1,423
51.63%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|William Franklin Puffer
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|Leduc
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Stanley G. Tobin
1,707
73.67%
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|George Currie
610
26.33%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Stanley G. Tobin
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|Lethbridge City
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|John S. Stewart
Acclaimed
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|John S. Stewart
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|Little Bow
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|James McNaughton
808
77.39%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|James McNaughton
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|Macleod
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|George Skelding
728
51.78%
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|Robert Patterson
678
48.22%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Robert Patterson
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|Medicine Hat
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Nelson C. Spencer
Acclaimed
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Nelson C. Spencer
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|Nanton
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|John M. Glendenning
415
32.88%
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|J.T. Cooper
408
32.33%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|James Weir
439
34.79%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|John M. Glendenning
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|Okotoks
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|Angus McIntosh
535
40.50%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|George Hoadley
786
59.50%
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|
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|George Hoadley
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|Olds
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Duncan Marshall
1,283
56.35%
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|George H. Cloakey
994
43.65%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Duncan Marshall
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|Peace River
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|William A. Rae
1,994
62.92%
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|D.H. Minchin
712
22.47%
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|L. Harry Adair
463
14.61%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Alphaeus Patterson
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|Pembina
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Gordon MacDonald
Acclaimed
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Gordon MacDonald
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|Pincher Creek
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|Thomas Hammond
448
32.94%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|John H.W.S. Kemmis
496
36.47%
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|J. E. Hillier (Non-partisan)
416
30.59%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|John H.W.S. Kemmis
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|Ponoka
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|William A. Campbell
857
49.11%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Charles Orin Cunningham
888
50.89%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|William A. Campbell
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|Red Deer
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|Robert B. Welliver
1,272
44.87%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Edward Michener
1,295
45.68%
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|George Paton
268
9.45%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Edward Michener
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|Redcliff
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Charles S. Pingle
Acclaimed
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|
|
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Charles S. Pingle
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|Ribstone
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|James Gray Turgeon
Acclaimed
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|
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|James Gray Turgeon
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|Rocky Mountain
|
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Robert E. Campbell
Acclaimed
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Robert E. Campbell
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|Sedgewick
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Charles Stewart
1,657
63.05%
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|John Reeve Lavell
971
36.95%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Charles Stewart
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|St. Albert
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Lucien Boudreau
1,095
59.61%
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|Hector L. Landry
742
40.39%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Lucien Boudreau
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|St. Paul
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Prosper-Edmond Lessard
1,077
66.65%
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|James Brady
539
33.35%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Prosper-Edmond Lessard
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|Stettler
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Edward H. Prudden
1,408
39.45%
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|George McMorris
1,375
38.53%
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|J.R. Knight
786
22.02%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Robert L. Shaw
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|Stony Plain
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|Frank A. Smith
705
48.65%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Frederick W. Lundy
744
51.35%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Conrad Weidenhammer
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|Sturgeon
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|John Robert Boyle
1,546
47.19%
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|James Sutherland
1,212
37.00%
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|H. Mickleson
518
15.81%
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|John Robert Boyle
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|Taber
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Archibald J. McLean
1,804
63.75%
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|Thomas O. King
1,026
36.25%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Archibald J. McLean
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|Vegreville
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Joseph S. McCallum
1,864
59.12%
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|Malcolm R. Gordon
1,289
40.88%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Joseph S. McCallum
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|Vermilion
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Arthur L. Sifton
2,063
63.03%
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|John B. Burch
1,210
36.97%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Arthur L. Sifton
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|Victoria
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Francis A. Walker
Acclaimed
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Francis A. Walker
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|Wainwright
|
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|George LeRoy Hudson
Acclaimed
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|George LeRoy Hudson
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|Warner
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Frank S. Leffingwell
706
64.89%
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|Hy. James Tennant
382
35.11%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Frank S. Leffingwell
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|Wetaskiwin
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Hugh John Montgomery
1,500
68.71%
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|Robert MacLachlan Angus
683
31.29%
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Charles H. Olin
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|Whitford
|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Andrew S. Shandro
Acclaimed
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|
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|Шаблон:Canadian party colour|
|Andrew S. Shandro
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Members acclaimed under Section 38
Eleven Liberal and Conservative MLAs serving in the army were allowed to retain their seats without election.
District | Member | Party | Alexandra | James Lowery | Conservative | Hand Hills | Robert Eaton | Liberal | Lethbridge City | John Smith Stewart | Conservative | Medicine Hat | Nelson Spencer | Conservative | Pembina | Gordon MacDonald | Liberal | Redcliff | Charles Pingle | Liberal | Ribstone | James Gray Turgeon | Liberal | Rocky Mountain | Robert Campbell | Conservative | Victoria | Francis A. Walker | Liberal | Wainwright | George LeRoy Hudson | Conservative | Whitford | Andrew Shandro | Liberal |
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1917 soldiers' and nurses' vote
Two extra seats were added for this election. Two MLAs were elected to represent the soldiers and nurses serving overseas. They were elected through plurality block voting, with each soldier and nurse having two votes. Roberta MacAdams, the sole woman in the race, capitalized on the two-vote system by instructing the soldiers to "give one vote to the man of your choice and the other vote to the Sister" (herself). She was successful, becoming the second woman elected in Alberta and in the whole of the British Empire.
Candidates and voters were Albertans who were enlisted for overseas military, naval or nursing service. The MLAs sat on the opposition benches. They were non-partisan officially, although both Robert Pearson and Roberta MacAdams allied themselves to Labour and NPL MLAs by showing social consciousness in regards the conditions available for returned soldiers and working families.
The vote was held on 18 September 1917.
Military Rank | Member | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Captain | Robert Pearson | 4,286 | % |
Lieutenant | Roberta MacAdams | 4,023 | % |
Private | G.E. Harper | 3,328 | % |
Lieutenant Colonel | James Cornwall | 2,331 | % |
Lieutenant Colonel | I.F. Page | 1,782 | % |
Lieutenant Colonel | W.H. Hewgill | 1,744 | % |
Private | T.A.P. Frost | 1,145 | % |
Major | James Walker | 1,109 | % |
Lieutenant Colonel | J.W.H. McKinnery | 918 | % |
Lieutenant Colonel | P.E. Bowen | 882 | % |
Private | Herbert Stow | 716 | % |
Lieutenant | Charles Taylor | 519 | % |
Captain | W.D. Ferris | 474 | % |
Captain | A.M. Calderon | 438 | % |
Lieutenant Colonel | A.M. Jarvis | 425 | % |
Captain | Lionel Asquith | 423 | % |
Captain | D.W. Grey | 374 | % |
Company Sergeant Major | H.L. Bateson | 221 | % |
Lieutenant Colonel | A.E. Myatt | 186 | % |
Order Room Sergeant | A. Joyce | 180 | % |
Acting Staff Sergeant | C.M. Camroux | 97 | % |
Total Votes | 25,601 | 100% |
See also
References
Further reading
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite canlaw
- ↑ A Report on Alberta Elections