Bow Valley (provincial electoral district)

Bow Valley was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1940, and again from 1971 to 1997.[1]

Bow Valley
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1913
District abolished1940
District re-created1971
District re-abolished1997
First contested1913
Last contested1993

History
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bow Valley
Assembly Years Member Party
See Gleichen electoral district from 1905-1913
and Lethbridge District from 1909-1913
3rd  1913–1913     George Lane Liberal
 1913–1917 Charles Richmond Mitchell
4th  1917–1921
5th  1921–1926
6th  1926–1930 Joseph Tweed Shaw
7th  1930–1935     John Mackintosh Independent
8th  1935–1940     Wilson E. Cain Social Credit
See Edson electoral district from 1940-1971
and Bow Valley-Empress electoral district from 1940-1971
17th  1971–1975     Fred Mandeville Social Credit
18th  1975–1979
19th  1979–1982
20th  1982–1986     Tom Musgrove Progressive Conservative
21st  1986–1989
22nd  1989–1993
23rd  1993–1997 Lyle Oberg
See Strathmore-Brooks electoral district from 1996-2019,
Drumheller-Chinook electoral district from 1996-2004
and Cypress-Medicine Hat electoral district from 1996-Present

The Bow Valley electoral district was formed in 1913 from the Gleichen and Lethbridge District electoral districts. Bow Valley would be abolished prior to the 1940 Alberta general election, primarily forming Bow Valley-Empress electoral district, and a small portion added to Edson electoral district.

Bow Valley was revived in the 1970 electoral district re-distribution from the Bow Valley-Empress electoral district.

In the 1996 electoral district re-distribution, the Bow Valley electoral district was abolished and the territory was divided among Strathmore-Brooks, Drumheller-Chinook and Cypress-Medicine Hat electoral districts. The Electoral Boundaries Commission drafted the report with the intention of the Strathmore-Brooks electoral district retaining the name "Bow Valley".[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

The 1926 Alberta general election would be the first held under single transferable vote in rural districts. Liberal leader Joseph Tweed Shaw would come second in the first count to United Farmers of Alberta candidate Ben S. Plumer.[3] However, on the count of transferable votes Shaw would win the district by one vote.[4]

Election results

1913 general election
1913 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGeorge Lane39661.78%–
ConservativeHarold William Hounsfield Riley24538.22%–
Total 641––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout 1,08159.30%–
Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1913 by-election
Alberta provincial by-election, June 12, 1913
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Richmond MitchellAcclaimed
Called due to resignation of G. Lane to provide seat
Source: "By-elections for the Period of 1905 – 1973". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2015-06-30.

1917 general election
1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharles Richmond Mitchell60458.13%-3.65%
ConservativeEdmund F. Purcell43541.87%3.65%
Total 1,039––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout 1,46670.87%11.58%
Liberal hold Swing -3.65%
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1921 general election
1921 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCharles Richmond Mitchell1,69472.30%14.17%
United FarmersGeorge A. Love64927.70%–
Total 2,343––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout 2,669N/AN/A
Liberal hold Swing 14.17%
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1926 general election
1926 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes
1st count		%Votes
final count		±%
LiberalJoseph Tweed Shaw84735.94%1,048-36.36%
United FarmersBen S. Plumer86936.87%1,0479.17%
ConservativeEdmund F. Purcell64127.20%––
Total 2,357–––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 188–––
Eligible electors / turnout 3,75067.87%––
Liberal hold Swing -22.77%
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Instant-runoff voting requires a candidate to receive a plurality (greater than 50%) of the votes.
As no candidate received a plurality of votes, the bottom candidate was eliminated and their 2nd place votes were applied to both other candidates until one received a plurality.

1930 general election
1930 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
IndependentJohn Mackintosh1,25356.65%–
United FarmersL.P. Schooling95943.35%6.49%
Total 2,212––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 189––
Eligible electors / turnout 2,93681.78%13.91%
Independent gain from Liberal Swing 7.11%
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1935 general election
1935 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditWilson E. Cain1,77659.76%–
LiberalDavid Nelson59119.89%–
United FarmersJ. M. Wheatley40113.49%-29.86%
IndependentJohn Mackintosh2046.86%-49.78%
Total 2,972––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 127––
Eligible electors / turnout 3,60685.94%4.16%
Social Credit gain from Independent Swing 13.29%
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1971 general election
1971 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditFred Mandeville3,58468.16%–
Progressive ConservativeDon Murray1,67431.84%–
Total 5,258––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 39––
Eligible electors / turnout 6,87777.02%–
Social Credit pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1975 general election
1975 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditFred Mandeville2,99258.89%-9.28%
Progressive ConservativeJim C. George1,90637.51%5.68%
New DemocraticSyd Evans1833.60%–
Total 5,081––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 14––
Eligible electors / turnout 7,98163.84%-13.18%
Social Credit hold Swing -7.48%
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1975 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1979 general election
1979 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditFred Mandeville4,12359.81%0.92%
Progressive ConservativePaul Bartlett2,48436.03%-1.48%
New DemocraticRon Wickson2012.92%-0.69%
LiberalBrian Nearing861.25%–
Total 6,894––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 21––
Eligible electors / turnout 10,07668.63%4.79%
Social Credit hold Swing 1.20%
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1979 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1982 general election
1982 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom N. Musgrove4,54160.34%24.31%
IndependentMurray Erickson2,71936.13%–
New DemocraticBradley Neubauer2663.53%0.62%
Total 7,526––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 35––
Eligible electors / Turnout 10,98568.83%0.20%
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing 0.22%
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1982 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1986 general election
1986 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom N. Musgrove3,39557.88%-2.46%
RepresentativeMartha Andrews1,22020.80%–
LiberalBud Olson1,04617.83%–
New DemocraticVanore Voaklander2053.49%-0.04%
Total 5,866––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 6––
Eligible electors / Turnout 12,28747.79%-21.04%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 6.43%
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1986 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1989 general election
1989 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTom N. Musgrove3,40560.46%2.58%
LiberalGeorge Timko1,56127.72%9.89%
New DemocraticLarry D. Kern66611.83%8.33%
Total 5,632––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 12––
Eligible electors / Turnout 11,48649.14%1.35%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.17%
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1989 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1993 general election
1993 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeLyle Oberg5,40361.25%0.79%
LiberalPeter Hansen2,42427.48%-0.24%
New DemocraticRichard Knutson5586.33%-5.50%
Social CreditReuben Huber4364.94%–
Total 8,821––
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined 17––
Eligible electors / Turnout 14,32761.69%12.55%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 0.52%
Source(s)
Source: "Bow Valley Official Results 1993 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References
  1. "Election results for Bow Valley". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (June 1996). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. Mackenzie, John (June 3, 1926). "As Seen From the Press Gallery". The U.F.A. United Farmers of Alberta. 5 (15): 8. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. "Bow Valley Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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