Clearwater (provincial electoral district)

Clearwater was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1913 to 1926.[1]

Clearwater
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1913
District abolished1926
First contested1913
Last contested1921

History

The district was controversial because it had only 74 enumerated people when it was created under the 1913 redistribution. It was the smallest district in terms of population in Alberta history. After Joseph State died in 1924, the United Farmers government was facing a possible by-election in the district. The government decided to redistribute the riding and drop the seat from the Assembly. The riding was divided up between Pembina, Lac Ste. Anne and Peace River.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Clearwater
Assembly Years Member Party
3rd  1913–1917     Henry William McKenney Liberal
4th  1917–1921 Joseph State
5th  1921–1926
See Pembina electoral district from 1909-1971
Lac Ste. Anne electoral district from 1909-1971
and Peace River electoral district from 1926-1971

Election results

1913 general election
1913 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHenry William McKenney4038.83%–
ConservativeA. Williamson Taylor3937.86%–
SocialistJoseph Andrew Clarke2423.30%–
Total 103––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout N/AN/A–
Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Clearwater Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917 general election
1917 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph State18864.38%25.55%
ConservativeR. M. Frith10435.62%-2.25%
Total 292––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout 40771.74%–
Liberal hold Swing 13.90%
Source(s)
Source: "Clearwater Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1921 general election
1921 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph State23441.94%-22.45%
LiberalO. T. Lee14726.34%-38.04%
IndependentR. G. Campbell11720.97%–
IndependentS. W. Chambers6010.75%–
Total 558––
Rejected, spoiled and declined N/A––
Eligible electors / turnout 70978.70%+6.96%
Liberal hold Swing -6.59%
Source(s)
Source: "Clearwater Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

References
  1. "Election results for Clearwater". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. "An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly Act chapter 35". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 1924. pp. 371–373.

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