1955 Alberta general election

none September 2023 1955 Alberta general election Alberta 1921 legislative no no 1952 Alberta general election 1952 12th Alberta Legislative Assembly 1955 6 29 members 1959 Alberta general election 1959 61 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 31 seats were needed for a majority Ernest Manning.jpg AB Social Credit nohash Ernest Manning AB Social Credit name May 31, 1943 Edmonton 53 seats, 56.2% 53 37 16 175,553 46.4% 9.8% LIB AB Liberal nohash James H. Prowse AB Liberal name June 25, 1947 Edmonton 3 seats, 22.4% 3 15 12 117,741 31.1% 8.7% J Percy Page.jpg AB Conservative nohash John P. Page AB Conservative name 1952 Edmonton 2 seats, 3.7% 2 3 1 34,757 9.2% 5.5% Elmer Ernest Roper.jpg AB CCF nohash Elmer E. Roper AB CCF name 1942 Edmonton (lost re-election) 1 seats, 14.1% 2 2 ±0 31,180 8.2% 5.9% Premier Premier after election Ernest Manning AB Social Credit name Ernest Manning AB Social Credit name The 1955 Alberta general election was held on June 29, 1955, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Despite losing almost 10% of the popular vote (compared to its 1952 proportion of the vote) and 30% of its seats in the legislature, the Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C. Manning, received a slightly higher number of votes than in 1952 and won a comfortable majority for its sixth term in government. The Liberal Party emerged as the principal opposition to the Social Credit juggernaut, winning over 30% of the popular vote, and increasing its legislative caucus from 4 members to 15. The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation won two seats. However its leader, MLA Elmer Roper, was defeated, ending his thirteen-year career in the legislature. Three Conservative Party candidates and various independents also won seats. This provincial election, like the previous seven, saw district-level proportional representation (Single transferable voting) used to elect the MLAs of Edmonton and Calgary. City-wide districts were used to elect multiple MLAs in the cities. All the other MLAs were elected in single-member districts through Instant-runoff voting. This was the last provincial election to use PR. After this the electoral system was changed to Plurality voting. The rise in opposition MLAs was only partially created in the cities where single transferable voting was in use. Only one more opposition MLA was elected in the cities versus the number elected there in 1952. Calgary elected two Liberals in 1955 versus one in 1952. The addition of seven Liberal MLAs was produced by the rise in Liberal Party popularity. This was a sign of dis-satisfaction with the SC government which by that point in time had been in power 20 years. A portion of the increased opposition caucus were four Liberal MLAs who were elected in rural districts through vote transfers conducted under instant-runoff voting despite the Social Credit candidate in each of the districts being the leader in the First Count. The election of these four caused the government to abandon the STV/AV system that had been in use since 1924. After the system's replacement by single-member Plurality voting and various other reforms put into effect by Premier Manning, the SC government would take many more seats in subsequent elections. Hesketh Bob 1987 The Abolition of Preferential voting in Alberta https://ourspace.uregina.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/31a2939f-a026-4630-8c4d-c3639e79180d/content Prairie Forum 12 1 123–144 0317-6282A Report on Alberta Elections, p. 77-80 Voter turnout in this election was 68 per cent.A Report on Alberta Elections, p. 81 Snap vote The 1955 election was brought on after Liberal leader James Harper Prowse questioned the confidence of the government in question period regarding members of the Social Credit caucus who had had dealings with the Alberta Treasury Branch. Manning was angered by the question and had the Lieutenant Governor dissolve the assembly despite having two more years left in his term. Expulsion On the last day of the campaign Ernest Manning barred candidates Roy Lee and John Landeryou from running as official Social Credit candidates. However, due to the ballots having already been printed, the two men were still listed under the Social Credit name. Lee and Landeryou had violated the Legislative Assembly Act by renting a building to the provincial government.Manning Takes Belated Kick At Two Former S.C. Members Calgary Herald June 29, 1955 1 End of STV and AV Following this election, the Social Credit government did away with the Alternative Vote Instant-runoff voting system, that had been in place in the rural constituencies, and the PR through Single Transferable Vote system in Edmonton and Calgary, both of which had been in place since 1924. Under Single Transferable Voting, results would take up to five days to count the necessary vote transfers, before the last member was declared elected. This was especially problematic, in Edmonton that elected seven members. The resulting representation was very well balanced, with as many as four parties commonly elected in each major city. As well, the government in 1955 had lost four local elections in rural constituencies due to vote transfers held under IRV, when its candidate had received the largest portion of the vote in the first round but was not elected to the seat after re-distribution of the ballots in later counts. The cancellation of the IRV system was meant to prevent this in the future. In four constituencies the SC candidate had received plurality of first-choice votes but was not elected when another candidate surpassed his lead through vote transfers conducted under IRV. This indicated to the government that the supporters of the opposition parties were beginning to support each other in a joint effort to defeat the government. (One historian has stated that there were 20 constituencies like this in which the SC at the end won only five but that number is too high. There were 16 constituencies in which, in the first count, no candidate took the majority of the votes. Only in these constituencies was it necessary to hold more counts (involving re-distribution of some votes in accordance with voters' marked back-up preferences). Even where vote transfers were conducted and more counts held, mostly the candidate leading in the first round won the seat in the end, but there were four constituencies (Acadia-Coronation, Athabasca, Lac Ste. Anne and Vermilion) in which the leading candidate in the first round was not the candidate with the most votes at the end and thus did not win the seat. The victim in all four cases was a SC candidate.) The government presented the complicated voting procedure as reason to shift to First past the post, a voting system that was simpler but also was expected to give the government more seats. The 1955 election saw the election of the largest opposition caucus that Manning faced during his 25 years as premier (although it was just 40 per cent of the seats in the Legislature). As well, it was the most opposition members Social Credit would face during its 36 years in power. After the shift to First past the post the next election (1959) saw the government win all but four of the seats in the Legislature, far more than its due share of the vote. Results +Elections to the 13th Alberta Legislative Assembly (1955)PartyLeaderCandidatesFirst-preference votesSeats Votes ± % Fpv First-preference votes Change (pp) 1952 1955 ± AB Social Credit row-nameErnest C. Manning62 175,553 7,764 46.42 -9.82 -2 1em background:red5337 61 AB Social Credit16 AB Liberal row-nameJames H. Prowse53 117,741 75,812 31.13 8.76 -2 1em background:green315 61 AB Liberal12 AB Conservative row-nameCompared to 1952 Conservative/PC totalJohn P. Page26 34,757 23,786 9.19 5.52 -2 1em background:green23 61 AB Conservative1 AB CCF row-nameElmer Roper38 31,180 10,749 8.24 -5.81 -2 1em background:red22 61 AB CCFAB Independent Social Credit row-name3 2,721 1,482 0.72 -0.69 -2 1em background:red11 61 AB IndependentAB Coalition row-nameFrank Gainer2 4,581 4,581 1.21 1.21 -2 1em background:green –1 61 AB Coalition1 AB Independent row-name7 4,225 3,520 1.12 0.88 -2 1em background:green –1 61 AB Independent1 AB Liberal-Conservative row-nameRoss Ellis2 4,001 4,001 1.06 1.06 -2 1em background:green –1 61 AB Independent1 AB Labor-Progressive row-name9 3,420 2,288 0.90 0.43Total 202378,179 100.00% Rejected ballots 22,839 2,226 Turnout 401,018 82,070 68.0% 8.6 Registered voters 589,409 52,239 a MLAs elected #EA6D6A Acadia-Coronation: James Sims #90EE90 Alexandra: Anders Aalborg #EA6D6A Athabasca: Richard Hall #A9A9A9 Banff-Cochrane: Frank Gainer #EA6D6A Bonnyville: Jake Josvanger #DCDCDC Bow Valley-Empress: Bryce Stringam (Ind Independent) #90EE90 Bruce: Earl Hardy #90EE90 Calgary: Frederick C. Colborne #90EE90 Calgary: Arthur Dixon #EA6D6A Calgary: Hugh John MacDonald #EA6D6A Calgary: Grant MacEwan #9999FF Calgary: Arthur Ryan Smith #90EE90 Calgary: Rose Wilkinson #90EE90 Camrose: Chester Sayers #90EE90 Cardston: Edgar Hinman #90EE90 Clover Bar: Floyd Baker #90EE90 Cypress: Harry Strom #90EE90 Didsbury: James Lawrence Owens #90EE90 Drumheller: Gordon Taylor #90EE90 Edmonton: Edgar Gerhart #90EE90 Edmonton: Ernest Manning #EA6D6A Edmonton: Abe Miller #9999FF Edmonton: John Page #EA6D6A Edmonton: James Harper Prowse #90EE90 Edmonton: Joseph Donovan Ross #EA6D6A Edmonton: Harold Tanner #90EE90 Edson: Norman Willmore #90EE90 Gleichen: George E. Bell #90EE90 Grande Prairie: Ira McLaughlin #EA6D6A Grouard: Joseph Desfosses #90EE90 Hand Hills: Wallace Warren Cross #EA6D6A Lac La Biche: Michael Maccagno #EA6D6A Lac Ste. Anne: John Mills #90EE90 Lacombe: Allen Patrick #DCDCDC Leduc: Ronald Ansley (I-SC Independent Social Credit) #90EE90 Lethbridge: John Landeryou #90EE90 Little Bow: Peter Dawson #90EE90 Macleod: James Hartley #90EE90 Medicine Hat: Elizabeth Robinson #9999FF Okotoks-High River: Ross Ellis (L-C Liberal-Conservative) #90EE90 Olds: Frederick Niddrie #90EE90 Peace River: William Gilliland #90EE90 Pembina: Robin Jorgenson #90EE90 Pincher Creek-Crowsnest: William Kovach #90EE90 Ponoka: Glen Johnston #9999FF Red Deer: Cam Kirby #EA6D6A Redwater: Alfred Macyk #90EE90 Rocky Mountain House: Alfred Hooke #EA6D6A St. Albert: Arthur Soetaert #90EE90 St. Paul: Raymond Reierson #90EE90 Sedgewick: Jack Hillman #90EE90 Spirit River: Adolph Fimrite #90EE90 Stettler: John Clark #EA6D6A Stony Plain: John McLaughlin #90EE90 Taber: Roy S. Lee #EEDDAA Vegreville: Stanley Ruzycki #EA6D6A Vermilion: Russell Whitson #90EE90 Wainwright: Henry Ruste #90EE90 Warner: Leonard Halmrast #90EE90 Wetaskiwin: John Wingblade #EEDDAA Willingdon: Nick Dushenski a Synopsis of results + Results by riding1955 Alberta general election (all except Calgary, Edmonton and servicemember MLAs) 2006 A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005 https://archive.org/details/centennialseries04perr/page/194/mode/2up Edmonton Legislative Assembly of Alberta 194–207 0-9689217-9-5 Riding First-preference votes Turnoutincluding spoilt ballots Final counts Winning partyName SC Lib Liberal Con Conservative CCF I-SC Independent Social Credit Coal Coalition L-C Liberal-Conservative LPP Labor-Progressive Ind Independent Total SC Lib Liberal Con Conservative CCF I-SC Independent Social Credit 1952 1955   Acadia-Coronation2,026 1,932 – 607 – – – – – 4,56583.6% 2,122 2,263 – – – SC Lib Alexandra2,143 1,420 101 590 – – – – – 4,254 67.4%Elected on 1st count SC SC Athabasca2,073 2,069 – – – – – 293 – 4,43571.8% 2,097 2,145 – – – SC Lib Banff-Cochrane1,926 – – – – 2,342 – – – 4,26870.7%Elected on 1st count SC CoalBonnyville1,331 2,250 – – 788 – – – – 4,36974.3%Elected on 1st count SC LibBow Valley-Empress2,330 – – – – – – – 2,569 4,89974.5%Elected on 1st count SC Ind Bruce1,978 1,525 70 998 – – – – – 4,57174.2% 2,105 2,033 – – – SC SC Camrose2,899 2,214 217 734 – – – – – 6,06472.2% 3,081 2,758 – – – SC SC Cardston1,813 985 – – – – – – – 2,798 61.8%Elected on 1st count SC SC Clover Bar2,314 1,609 331 603 – – – – – 4,85770.6% 2,505 2,158 – – – SC SC Cypress2,668 1,205 – – – – – – – 3,87371.7%Elected on 1st count SC SC Didsbury2,601 – – – – 2,239 – – – 4,84072.3%Elected on 1st count SC SC Drumheller3,224 995 – – – – – 183 – 4,402 67.4%Elected on 1st count SC SC Edson2,529 2,146 192 – – – – – – 4,86770.7%Elected on 1st count SC SC Gleichen1,912 1,784 – – – – – – – 3,69674.6%Elected on 1st count SC SC Grande Prairie3,240 1,481 377 538 – – – – – 5,63670.8%Elected on 1st count SC SC Grouard2,319 2,855 – 571 – – – – – 5,745 67.5% 2,425 3,026 – – – Lib Lib Hand Hills2,685 1,666 – – – – – – 282 4,63381.7%Elected on 1st count SC SC Lac La Biche1,868 1,931 – – – – – – – 3,79974.0%Elected on 1st count SC Lib Lac Ste. Anne1,965 1,684 – 1,374 – – – – – 5,02376.6% 2,120 2,592 – – – SC Lib Lacombe2,255 – 1,579 602 – – – – – 4,43672.5%Elected on 1st count SC SC Leduc950 963 394 1,147 1,338 – – – – 4,79268.2% – 1,871 – – 2,035 I-SC I-SC Lethbridge4,788 3,361 883 490 – – – – – 9,522 63.6%Elected on 1st count SC SC Little Bow2,481 1,359 510 – – – – – – 4,35075.2%Elected on 1st count SC SC Macleod3,037 1,946 – – – – – – – 4,983 66.3%Elected on 1st count SC SC Medicine Hat5,066 1,862 – 605 – – – – – 7,533 61.7%Elected on 1st count SC SC Okotoks-High River2,482 – – – – – 2,607 – – 5,08977.3%Elected on 1st count SC L-C Olds3,161 2,238 – – – – – – – 5,39974.7%Elected on 1st count SC SC Peace River3,456 2,184 – 780 – – – – – 6,420 63.2%Elected on 1st count SC SC Pembina2,609 1,708 – 840 – – – – – 5,15772.9%Elected on 1st count SC SC Pincher Creek-Crowsnest2,799 – – – – – 1,394 363 – 4,55673.2%Elected on 1st count SC SC Ponoka2,254 1,323 184 698 – – – – 130 4,58971.3% 2,320 1,417 – 751 – SC SC Red Deer4,170 – 4,381 637 – – – – – 9,18870.2% 4,286 – 4,786 – – SC Con Redwater1,632 1,878 – 552 – – – 270 – 4,33272.5% 1,739 2,214 – – – SC Lib Rocky Mountain House2,829 1,200 – 417 – – – – – 4,44668.6%Elected on 1st count SC SC St. Albert2,509 2,618 159 – – – – – 646 5,93279.6% 2,610 3,029 – – – SC Lib St. Paul2,761 2,049 – – – – – 415 – 5,22576.4%Elected on 1st count SC SC Sedgewick2,748 1,450 – 483 – – – – – 4,68171.7%Elected on 1st count SC SC Spirit River2,369 1,306 – 950 – – – – – 4,62573.1%Elected on 1st count SC SC Stettler2,892 – 1,523 726 – – – – – 5,14174.6%Elected on 1st count SC SC Stony Plain1,788 2,865 – 758 – – – – – 5,41171.4%Elected on 1st count SC Lib Taber2,788 1,186 – – 595 – – – – 4,569 68.0%Elected on 1st count SC SC Vegreville1,887 1,126 – 1,953 – – – – – 4,96681.0% 2,197 – – 2,374 – SC CCF Vermilion2,018 1,728 – 684 – – – 307 – 4,73775.4% 2,111 2,131 – – – SC Lib Wainwright2,657 1,537 – 570 – – – 63 – 4,82772.0%Elected on 1st count SC SC Warner1,917 1,178 – – – – – – – 3,095 55.8%Elected on 1st count SC SC Wetaskiwin2,695 1,636 258 892 – – – – – 5,48172.3% 2,756 1,731 – 942 – SC SC Willingdon1,580 756 – 1,729 – – – – – 4,06575.5% 1,701 – – 2,108 – CCF CCF a #B9E5B9 silver = Open seat #F5F5DC silver = turnout is above provincial average #DCDCDC silver = Candidate was in previous Legislature #EABB94 silver = Incumbent had switched allegiance #FFFF00 silver = Previously incumbent in another riding #EEBBBB silver = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature #87CEFA silver = Incumbency arose from by-election gain #FFA07A silver = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada #F0E68C silver = Multiple candidates Multi-member districts auto District Seats won(in order declared)Calgary              Edmonton               5em   Social Credit   Liberal   Conservative (in Edmonton); Progressive Conservative (in Calgary) #B8BFFE silver = Candidate was in previous Legislature #CC6699 silver = First-time MLA STV analysis Exhausted votes Eighteen districts went beyond first-preference counts in order to determine winning candidates: + Exhausted votes (1955)DistrictCountsExhausted 1st preference Final Votes% of 1st prefCalgary62,494 59,366 3,128 5.01 2 1em background:redEdmonton76,544 74,367 2,177 2.84 2 1em background:redAcadia-Coronation4,565 4,385 180 3.94 2 1em background:redAthabasca4,435 4,242 193 4.35 2 1em background:redBruce4,571 4,138 433 9.47 2 1em background:redCamrose6,064 5,839 225 3.71 2 1em background:redClover Bar4,857 4,663 194 3.99 2 1em background:redGrouard5,745 5,461 284 4.94 2 1em background:redLac Ste. Anne5,023 4,712 311 6.19 2 1em background:redLeduc4,792 3,906 886 18.49 2 1em background:redPonoka4,589 4,488 101 2.20 2 1em background:redRed Deer9,188 9,072 116 1.26 2 1em background:redRedwater4,332 3,953 379 8.75 2 1em background:redSt. Albert5,932 5,639 293 4.94 2 1em background:redVegreville4,966 4,571 395 7.95 2 1em background:redVermilion4,737 4,242 495 10.45 2 1em background:redWetaskiwin5,481 5,429 52 0.95 2 1em background:redWillingdon4,065 3,809 256 6.30 2 1em background:red Calgary Social Credit fielded more candidates than available seats. Liberals had a full slate, while the Conservatives and CCF, focusing on potential votes only, chose to have fewer candidates. PartyCandidatesMLAs elected 1955 1952 ± 1955 1952 ± AB Social Credit row-name7 6 1 3 4 1 AB Liberal row-name6 6 2 1 1 AB Conservative row-name4 5 1 1 1 AB CCF row-name4 6 2 – – AB Labor-Progressive row-name1 – 1 – – – AB Independent row-name1 – 1 – – – AB Labour row-name– 1 1 – – – AB Independent Labour row-name– 1 1 – – –Total23 25 2 6 5 1 Reports of count-by-count results are incomplete, skipping rounds 10, 11 and 1317. June 30, 1955 A.R. Smith Tops Calgary Voting Calgary Herald 1, 10 July 2, 1955 Brecken Out On Last Count Calgary Herald 1–2 The following includes only the winning candidates plus those others going beyond the 17th round: Calgary (1952 Alberta general election)(analysis of transferred votes, candidates ranked in order of 1st preference) #9999FF PC Arthur Ryan Smith 1 9726 15.59 9726 10000 #EA6D6A Liberal Hugh John MacDonald 12 9298 15.02 7501 10000 #90EE90 Social Credit Frederick C. Colborne 19 9602 16.17 5470 10000 #9999FF PC Paul Brecken 21 7618 12.83 5034 10000 #90EE90 Social Credit Rose Wilkinson 20 8979 15.12 4973 10000 #90EE90 Social Credit Arthur J. Dixon 21 7698 12.97 4566 10000 #90EE90 Social Credit Howard B. Macdonald 18 5668 9.48 4423 10000 #EA6D6A Liberal Grant MacEwan 21 8338 14.05 4019 10000 3128 5.01 21 10000 3,128 5.01 Edmonton All major parties ran full slates. There were also two Labour candidates PartyCandidatesMLAs elected 1952 1948 ± 1952 1948 ± AB Social Credit row-name7 7 3 3 AB Liberal row-name7 7 3 2 1 AB Conservative row-name7 7 1 1 AB CCF row-name7 7 – 1 1 AB Labor-Progressive row-name1 1 – – – AB Independent row-name1 – 1 – – –Total30 29 1 7 7 Edmonton (1955 Alberta general election) (seven members elected, candidates ranked in order of 1st preference) July 2, 1955 How Edmonton Chose M.L.A.s By Numerical Vote Edmonton Journal 2 27 Ernest Manning AB Social Credit 30.33% #98FB98 23,216 James Harper Prowse AB Liberal 24.50% #98FB98 18,755 18,755 Elmer Roper AB CCF 5.81% 4,444 4,628 4,985 5,018 5,048 5,052 5,119 5,127 5,208 5,221 5,378 5,398 5,836 5,850 6,145 6,161 6,171 7,460 7,468 7,530 7,611 7,635 7,708 7,856 8,097 8,125 8,263 John Percy Page AB Conservative 5.34% 4,086 4,446 4,998 5,015 5,017 5,050 5,056 5,136 5,142 5,429 5,446 5,561 5,575 5,731 5,753 5,791 5,806 5,833 5,863 7,352 7,465 7,523 7,743 7,888 8,565 8,676 #98FB98 9,224 Edgar Bailey AB Liberal 3.88% 2,971 3,136 4,724 4,732 4,735 4,751 4,761 4,781 4,784 4,796 4,805 4,820 4,825 4,859 4,869 5,021 5,026 5,068 5,079 5,125 5,368 5,398 6,369 6,446 Andre Dechene AB Liberal 3.76% 2,877 2,937 3,696 3,696 3,696 3,707 3,708 3,709 3,713 3,716 3,741 3,746 3,750 3,978 3,990 4,168 4,174 4,190 4,194 4,228 4,922 4,985 Abe William Miller AB Liberal 3.64% 2,787 2,976 4,634 4,642 4,642 4,647 4,650 4,659 4,665 4,692 4,701 4,724 4,741 4,788 4,807 5,107 5,118 5,140 5,155 5,323 6,185 6,242 7,998 8,199 #98FB98 10,674 Anthony Hlynka AB Social Credit 2.48% 1,896 3,289 3,311 3,313 3,314 3,314 3,317 3,320 3,324 3,326 3,330 3,337 3,343 3,350 3,381 3,390 3,455 3,466 3,686 3,706 3,728 5,295 5,503 J. Laurier Payment AB Liberal 2.14% 1,640 1,700 2,843 2,859 2,859 2,861 2,863 2,866 2,869 2,880 2,883 2,892 2,898 2,962 2,976 3,062 3,067 3,087 3,094 3,124 Harold Tanner AB Liberal 2.10% 1,604 1,677 4,144 4,161 4,164 4,171 4,175 4,211 4,215 4,231 4,243 4,247 4,250 4,286 4,306 4,430 4,437 4,448 4,455 4,522 5,464 5,490 6,746 6,891 9,496 #98FB98 10,445 Joseph Donovan Ross AB Social Credit 2.06% 1,575 5,632 5,662 5,672 5,673 5,674 5,678 5,690 5,695 5,705 5,711 5,722 5,733 5,744 5,746 5,752 5,944 5,951 6,195 6,236 6,275 7,078 7,166 9,319 9,437 9,447 #98FB98 9,483 Edgar Gerhart AB Social Credit 1.72% 1,320 5,179 5,192 5,193 5,194 5,197 5,201 5,203 5,213 5,218 5,225 5,231 5,231 5,249 5,259 5,268 5,510 5,522 5,884 5,908 5,927 6,717 6,887 8,973 9,099 9,106 #98FB98 9,121 Gifford Main AB Conservative 1.39% 1,064 1,137 1,203 1,204 1,204 1,227 1,228 1,252 1,255 1,317 1,321 1,682 1,709 1,975 1,992 2,014 2,021 2,037 2,052 William Harasym AB Labor-Progressive 1.24% 947 956 960 962 963 965 965 966 969 971 977 979 983 986 Robert Atkin AB CCF 1.23% 940 956 965 965 983 984 1,146 1,148 1,212 1,213 1,318 1,319 1,455 1,466 1,608 1,617 1,618 William J.M. Henning AB Social Credit 1.03% 785 2,246 2,253 2,257 2,258 2,258 2,258 2,262 2,264 2,266 2,268 2,272 2,278 2,285 2,290 2,294 2,494 2,502 3,483 3,502 3,519 Gerard Amerongen AB Conservative 0.90% 692 726 759 760 763 785 791 879 879 890 893 933 937 Cyril G. Havard AB Social Credit 0.79% 602 1,346 1,349 1,352 1,353 1,354 1,354 1,355 1,356 1,361 1,362 1,365 1,367 1,369 1,378 1,386 1,941 1,946 Mrs. C.N. Hattersley AB Social Credit 0.73% 555 1,306 1,306 1,307 1,308 1,312 1,314 1,316 1,318 1,320 1,326 1,332 1,332 1,336 1,354 1,379 Lois Grant AB Liberal 0.72% 552 570 928 930 932 935 937 948 957 960 970 974 978 988 1,019 Robert F. Lambert AB Conservative 0.72% 548 566 584 586 586 647 647 659 661 675 677 Floyd Johnson AB CCF 0.60% 458 475 478 479 484 484 495 497 596 598 708 713 Frederick John Mitchell AB Conservative 0.53% 405 449 476 482 483 491 491 502 502 Mary Crawford AB CCF 0.50% 383 398 403 405 412 423 452 456 521 522 Ivor Dent AB CCF 0.43% 328 333 336 338 364 365 390 394 Mrs. John A. L. Smith AB Conservative 0.39% 299 309 328 330 347 359 361 Arthur E. Thompson AB CCF 0.38% 290 298 301 301 356 356 Robert L. Brower AB Conservative 0.29% 221 228 238 238 239 Hubert M. Smith AB CCF 0.23% 177 181 188 189 Charles E. Payne AB Independent 0.17% 127 140 162 0 0 20 29 37 49 70 88 99 123 159 185 204 533 566 624 756 798 850 942 1,043 1,286 1,834 2,038 2,038 2,177 27 127,069 76,544 6,248 9,569 82,792 (65.2%) Edmonton (1952 Alberta general election)(analysis of transferred votes, candidates ranked in order of 1st preference) #90EE90 Social Credit Ernest Manning 1 23216 30.33 23216 25000 #EA6D6A Liberal James Harper Prowse 1 18755 24.50 18755 25000 #EEDDAA CCF Elmer Roper 27 8263 11.11 4444 25000 #9999FF Conservative John Percy Page 27 9224 12.40 4086 25000 #EA6D6A Liberal Edgar Bailey 24 6446 8.63 2971 25000 #EA6D6A Liberal Andre Dechene 22 4985 6.60 2877 25000 #EA6D6A Liberal Abe William Miller 25 10674 14.33 2787 25000 #90EE90 Social Credit Anthony Hlynka 23 5503 7.31 1896 25000 #EA6D6A Liberal J. Laurier Payment 20 3124 4.13 1640 25000 #EA6D6A Liberal Harold Tanner 26 10445 14.02 1604 25000 #90EE90 Social Credit Joseph Donovan Ross 27 9483 12.75 1575 25000 #90EE90 Social Credit Edgar Gerhart 27 9121 12.26 1320 25000 #9999FF Conservative Gifford Main 19 2052 2.71 1064 25000 #FF6347 LPP William Harasym 14 986 1.29 947 25000 #EEDDAA CCF Robert Atkin 17 1618 2.13 940 25000 #90EE90 Social Credit William J.M. Henning 21 3519 4.65 785 25000 #9999FF Conservative Gerard Amerongen 13 937 1.23 692 25000 #90EE90 Social Credit Cyril G. Havard 18 1946 2.57 602 25000 #90EE90 Social Credit Mrs. C.N. Hattersley 16 1379 1.81 555 25000 #EA6D6A Liberal Lois Grant 15 1019 1.34 552 25000 #9999FF Conservative Robert F. Lambert 11 677 0.89 548 25000 #EEDDAA CCF Floyd Johnson 12 713 0.93 458 25000 #9999FF Conservative Frederick John Mitchell 9 502 0.66 405 25000 #EEDDAA CCF Mary Crawford 10 522 0.68 383 25000 #EEDDAA CCF Ivor Dent 8 394 0.52 328 25000 #9999FF Conservative Mrs. John A. L. Smith 7 361 0.47 299 25000 #EEDDAA CCF Arthur E. Thornton 6 356 0.47 290 25000 #9999FF Conservative Robert L. Brower 5 239 0.31 221 25000 #EEDDAA CCF Hubert M. Smith 4 189 0.25 177 25000 #DCDCDC Independent Charles E. Payne 3 162 0.21 127 25000 2177 2.84 27 25000 2,177 2.84 See also List of Alberta political parties References Alberta 1955 Category:1955 in Alberta Category:June 1955 in Canada