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]

Lethbridge District
Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1909
District abolished1913
First contested1909
Last contested1910

History

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The 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

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1909

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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

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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

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  • June 22, 1910—Sitting member A.J. McLean accepted office in provincial ministry, crossed the floor to the Liberal party.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Election results for Lethbridge District". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Mayor Rivers, to be the Liberal Candidate". Raymond Rustler. March 5, 1909. p. 1.

Further reading

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