Rocky Mountain (provincial electoral district)
Rocky Mountain was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1935.[1]
 Alberta electoral district | |
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| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1909 |
| District abolished | 1935 |
| First contested | 1909 |
| Last contested | 1935 |
Rocky Mountain is not to be confused with Rocky Mountain House which was formed in 1940 north of Rocky Mountain's former boundary.
History
Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rocky Mountain | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| See Rosebud electoral district from 1905-1909 | ||||
| 2nd | 1909–1913 | Charles M. O'Brien | Socialist | |
| 3rd | 1913–1917 | Robert E. Campbell | Conservative | |
| 4th | 1917–1921 | |||
| 5th | 1921–1926 | Philip Martin Christophers | Labor | |
| 6th | 1926–1930 | |||
| 7th | 1930–1935 | George Edward Cruickshank | Independent | |
| 8th | 1935–1940 | Ernest O. Duke | Social Credit | |
| See Banff-Cochrane electoral district from 1940-1975, Okotoks-High River electoral district from 1940-1971 and Pincher Creek-Crowsnest electoral district from 1940-1993 |
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In 1909 Rocky Mountain was formed from the western edge of Rosebud in the north part of the riding, the entire riding of Banff, the western half of High River and Macleod. As well as the north part of Pincher Creek. In 1940, the north part of the riding merged with Cochrane to form Banff-Cochrane. Okotoks-High River expanded to fill the central portion of the riding and Pincher Creek expanded to fill the south end of the riding and became Pincher Creek-Crowsnest. The riding ran the length of the Rocky Mountains along the Alberta / British Columbia border.
Election results
1909 Alberta general election
| 1909 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Socialist | Charles M. O'Brien | 555 | 37.83% | – | ||||
| Independent Liberal | J.A. Macdonald | 520 | 35.45% | – | ||||
| Conservative | H.E. Lyon | 392 | 26.72% | – | ||||
| Total | 1,467 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Socialist pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1913 Alberta general election
| 1913 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Robert E. Campbell | 1,099 | 41.74% | 15.02% | ||||
| Socialist | Charles M. O'Brien | 1,018 | 38.66% | 0.83% | ||||
| Liberal | William B. Powell | 516 | 19.60% | – | ||||
| Total | 2,633 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Conservative gain from Socialist | Swing | 0.35% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1917 Alberta general election
| 1917 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Robert E. Campbell | Acclaimed | – | – | ||||
| Total | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain 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 | ||||||||
1921 Alberta general election
| 1921 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Labor | Philip Martin Christophers | 1,304 | 40.02% | – | ||||
| Liberal | A. Morrison | 1,143 | 35.08% | – | ||||
| United Farmers | W. Sharpe | 811 | 24.89% | – | ||||
| Total | 3,258 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Labor gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1926 Alberta general election
| 1926 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Labor | Philip Martin Christophers | 1,765 | 52.66% | 12.63% | ||||
| Conservative | John Kerr | 801 | 23.90% | – | ||||
| Liberal | A.M. Densmore | 786 | 23.45% | -11.63% | ||||
| Total | 3,352 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 349 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Labor hold | Swing | 11.91% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1930 Alberta general election
| 1930 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent | George Edward Cruickshank | 1,604 | 50.02% | – | ||||
| Labor | Joseph Stobbs | 820 | 25.57% | -27.09% | ||||
| Independent | R. Sudworth | 783 | 24.42% | – | ||||
| Total | 3,207 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 280 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 5,242 | 66.52% | 1.79% | |||||
| Independent gain from Labor | Swing | -2.16% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1935 Alberta general election
| 1935 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Social Credit | Ernest O. Duke | 2,996 | 54.49% | – | ||||
| Communist | H. Murphy | 1,080 | 19.64% | – | ||||
| Liberal | D.J. MacNeil | 1,033 | 18.79% | – | ||||
| Independent | George Edward Cruickshank | 389 | 7.08% | -42.60% | ||||
| Total | 5,498 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 148 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 6,888 | 81.97% | 15.45% | |||||
| Social Credit gain from Independent | Swing | 5.20% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
- "Election results for Rocky Mountain". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
Further reading
- Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
External links
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See also: Elections in Canada | |
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