Empress (provincial electoral district)

Empress was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1926 to 1940.[1]

Empress
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1926
District abolished1939
First contested1926
Last contested1935

History

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The Empress electoral district was created prior to the 1926 Alberta general election, constituting the boundaries of the former Redcliff electoral district.

The electoral district was named for the Village of Empress, Alberta.

The Empress electoral district merged with Bow Valley in the 1939 boundary redistribution to form Bow Valley-Empress.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Empress
Assembly Years Member Party
See Redcliff electoral district from 1913-1926
6th  1926–1930     William C. Smith United Farmers
7th  1930–1935
8th  1935–1940     David Lush Social Credit
See Bow Valley-Empress electoral district from 1940-1971

Election results

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1926

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1926 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers William C. Smith 922 58.54%
Liberal D. McEachern 464 29.46%
Conservative D. MacCrimmon 189 12.00%
Total 1,575
Rejected, spoiled and declined 110
Eligible electors / turnout 2,169 77.69%
Source(s)
Source: "Empress Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1930

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1930 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Farmers William C. Smith 941 60.40% 1.86%
Independent E. A. Mantz 617 39.60%
Total 1,558
Rejected, spoiled and declined 54
Eligible electors / turnout 2,260 71.33%
United Farmers hold Swing -4.14%
Source(s)
Source: "Empress Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1935

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1935 Alberta general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit David Lush 1,453 72.07%
United Farmers William C. Smith 324 16.07% -44.33%
Liberal K. A. Pollock 239 11.86%
Total 2,016
Rejected, spoiled and declined 45
Eligible electors / turnout 2,440 84.47%
Social Credit gain from United Farmers Swing 17.60%
Source(s)
Source: "Empress Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Empress". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

Further reading

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