Acadia (provincial electoral district)

Acadia was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1940.[1]

Acadia
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1913
District abolished1940
First contested1913
Last contested1935

History

The Acadia electoral district was formed from the Sedgewick electoral district prior to the 1913 Alberta general election. The Acadia electoral district would be abolished and the Acadia-Coronation electoral district would be formed in its place prior to the 1940 Alberta general election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Acadia
Assembly Years Member Party
See Sedgewick electoral district from 1909-1913
3rd  1913–1917     John McColl Liberal
4th  1917–1921
5th  1921–1926     Lorne Proudfoot United Farmers
6th  1926–1930
7th  1930–1935
8th  1935–1940     Norman B. James Social Credit
See Acadia-Coronation electoral district from 1940-1963

Election results

1910s

1913 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn McColl63756.27%
ConservativeW. D. Bentley49543.73%
Total 1,132
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 2,32748.65%
Source(s)
Source: "Acadia Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn McColl1,84248.22%-8.05%
ConservativeE. Gordon Jonah1,22932.17%-11.56%
IndependentLorne Proudfoot74919.61%
Total 3,820
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout N/AN/A
Liberal hold Swing 1.75%
Source(s)
Source: "Acadia Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1920s

1921 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United FarmersLorne Proudfoot3,10677.42%
LiberalJames C. Cottrell90622.58%-25.64%
Total 4,012
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 5,80069.17%
United Farmers gain from Liberal Swing 19.39%
Source(s)
Source: "Acadia Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
1926 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United FarmersLorne Proudfoot2,05666.65%-10.77%
ConservativeJ. P. Kerr62720.32%
LiberalGeo. Campbell40213.03%-9.55%
Total 3,085
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A
Eligible electors / turnout 4,25372.54%
United Farmers hold Swing -4.26%
Source(s)
Source: "Acadia Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1930s

1930 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United FarmersLorne Proudfoot2,10371.87%5.23%
IndependentJ. W. Robinson82328.13%
Total 2,926
Rejected, spoiled and declined 75
Eligible electors / turnout 4,04174.26%
United Farmers hold Swing -1.29%
Source(s)
Source: "Acadia Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
1935 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditNorman B. James1,83466.67%
United FarmersLorne Proudfoot62822.83%-49.04%
LiberalF. W. Beynon28910.51%
Total 2,751
Rejected, spoiled and declined 85
Eligible electors / turnout 3,14290.26%
Social Credit gain from United Farmers Swing 0.05%
Source(s)
Source: "Acadia Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References

  1. "Election results for Acadia". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

Further reading

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