Lethbridge District 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 1909 to 1913.[1]
 Alberta electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Alberta |
| District created | 1909 |
| District abolished | 1913 |
| First contested | 1909 |
| Last contested | 1910 |
History
editThe Lethbridge District was created prior to the 1909 Provincial election from the Lethbridge electoral district, which was split into Lethbridge City and the Lethbridge district. At the 1909 Liberal convention, Dr. John H. Rivers, the Mayor of Raymond was selected as the Liberal candidate over W. W. Douglas, the Mayor of Taber.[2]
Lethbridge District was short-lived, however, when prior to the 1913 Alberta general election, it was split into Little Bow and Taber electoral districts.
Election results
edit1909
edit| 1909 Alberta general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Archibald J. McLean | 791 | 56.06% | – | ||||
| Liberal | John H. Rivers | 620 | 43.94% | – | ||||
| Total | 1,411 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – | |||||
Source(s)
Source: "Lethbridge District Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
1910 by-election
edit| Alberta provincial by-election, June 22, 1910 Ministerial by-election upon Archibald J. McLean's appointment as Provincial Secretary on June 1, 1910 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Archibald J. McLean | Acclaimed | – | – | ||||
| Total | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | N/A | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | N/A | N/A | – | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | – | ||||||
Source(s)
"By-elections". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 26, 2020. | ||||||||
By-election reasons
edit- June 22, 1910—Sitting member A.J. McLean accepted office in provincial ministry, crossed the floor to the Liberal party.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Election results for Lethbridge District". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ "Mayor Rivers, to be the Liberal Candidate". Raymond Rustler. March 5, 1909. p. 1.
Further reading
edit- 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 May 25, 2020.
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