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High River was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1930.[1]

High River
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1905
District abolished1930
First contested1905
Last contested1926

High River history


The High River electoral district was founded as one of the original 25 electoral districts contested in the 1905 Alberta general election upon Alberta joining Confederation in September 1905. The electoral district was a continuation of the High River electoral district responsible for returning a single member to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1894 to 1905.[2]

Richard Alfred Wallace had previously held the seat for High River in the Northwest Territories Legislature since 1898, was defeated in the 1905 election by Albert Robertson. Robertson, a Conservative won a close race against the Liberal; final results took more than a month to come in, and until they did the candidates traded the unofficial lead.[3]

High River electoral district would be abolished prior to the 1930 Alberta general election and the Okotoks-High River electoral district would be formed.


Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)


Members of the Legislative Assembly for High River
Assembly Years Member Party
1st  1905–1909     Albert Robertson Conservative
2nd  1909–1913     Louis Melville Roberts Liberal
3rd  1913–1917     George Douglas Stanley Conservative
4th  1917–1921
5th  1921–1926     Samuel Brown United Farmers
6th  1926–1930
See Okotoks-High River electoral district from 1930-1971

Election results



1900s


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1905 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeAlbert J. Robertson57843.95%–
LiberalRichard Alfred Wallace55542.21%–
IndependentWilford B. Thorne18213.84%–
Total 1,315––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout N/AN/A–
Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "High River Official Results 1905 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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1909 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLouis Melville Roberts60450.33%8.13%
ConservativeGeorge Douglas Stanley59649.67%5.71%
Total 1,200––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout N/AN/A–
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing -0.54%
Source(s)
Source: "High River Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1910s


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1913 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Douglas Stanley61652.47%2.80%
LiberalR. L. McMillan55847.53%-2.80%
Total 1,174––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout 1,47579.59%–
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 2.14%
Source(s)
Source: "High River Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeGeorge Douglas Stanley92351.05%-1.42%
LiberalDaniel Edward Riley88548.95%1.42%
Total 1,808––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout N/AN/A–
Conservative hold Swing -1.42%
Source(s)
Source: "High River Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1920s


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1921 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United FarmersSamuel Brown1,01453.91%–
LiberalJohn V. Drumheller86746.09%-2.86%
Total 1,881––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout 2,48875.60%–
United Farmers gain from Conservative Swing 2.86%
Source(s)
Source: "High River Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
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1926 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United FarmersSamuel Brown1,13758.34%+4.43%
ConservativeWilliam Levi Carlyle54127.76%–
LiberalM. R. Morrison27113.90%-32.19%
Total 1,949––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 93––
Eligible electors / turnout 2,85371.57%–
United Farmers hold Swing 7.45%
Source(s)
Source: "High River Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also



References


  1. "Election results for High River". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2007.
  3. Thomas, Lewis Gwynne (1959). The Liberal Party in Alberta. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. p. 28.

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