Redcliff was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1926.[1]
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Defunct provincial electoral district | |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
District created | 1913 |
District abolished | 1926 |
First contested | 1913 |
Last contested | 1921 |
The Redcliff electoral district was formed prior to the 1913 Alberta general election from the Medicine Hat, Lethbridge District and Gleichen electoral districts. The Redcliff electoral district derived its name from the Town of Redcliff, Alberta.
The Redcliff electoral district was dissolved prior to the 1926 Alberta general election, and formed the new Empress electoral district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Redcliff | ||||
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Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
See Medicine Hat electoral district from 1905-1913, Lethbridge District from 1909-1913 and Gleichen electoral district from 1905-1913 |
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3rd | 1913–1917 | Charles S. Pingle | Liberal | |
4th | 1917–1921 | |||
5th | 1921–1926 | William C. Smith | United Farmers | |
See Empress electoral district from 1926-1940 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Charles Pingle | 645 | 60.11% | – | ||||
Conservative | H. S. Gerow | 428 | 39.89% | – | ||||
Total | 1,073 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – | |||||
Source(s)
Source: "Redcliff Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Charles Pingle | Acclaimed | – | – | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Redcliff Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. One of eleven Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta acclaimed under The Elections Act Section 38, which stipulated that any member of the 3rd Alberta Legislative Assembly would be guaranteed re-election, with no contest held, if the member joined for wartime service in the First World War. An Act amending The Election Act respecting Members of the Legislative Assembly on Active Service., SA 1917, c. 38 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
United Farmers | William C. Smith | 1,950 | 58.44% | – | ||||
Liberal | Charles S. Pingle | 1,387 | 41.56% | – | ||||
Total | 3,337 | – | – | |||||
Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
Eligible electors / turnout | 4,385 | 76.10% | – | |||||
United Farmers gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Redcliff Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |
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See also: Elections in Canada |