1909 Alberta general election

none May 2022 1909 Alberta general election Alberta 1905 legislative no no 1905 Alberta general election 1905 1st Alberta Legislative Assembly 1909 03 22 members 1913 Alberta general election 1913 41 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 21 seats were needed for a majority x160px AB Liberal nohash Alexander Rutherford AB Liberal name 1905 Strathcona 23 seats, 57.56% 22 36 14 29,634 59.26% 1.70% x160px AB Conservative nohash Albert Robertson AB Conservative name 1905 ran in High River 2 seats, 37.13% 2 2 0 15,848 31.69% 5.44% S AB Socialist nohash unknown AB Socialist name — — pre-creation 0 1 1 1,302 2.60% 2.60% L AB Labour nohash Donald McNabb AB Labour name 1909 ran in Lethbridge City (lost) pre-creation 1 0 1 214 0.43% 0.43% Premier Premier after election Alexander C. Rutherford AB Liberal name Alexander C. Rutherford AB Liberal name The 1909 Alberta general election was the second general election held in the province of Alberta, Canada. It took place on March 22, 1909, to elect 41 members to the 2nd Alberta Legislature. The incumbent Liberal Party led by Premier Alexander C. Rutherford achieved a re-election victory, securing a majority government by winning 36 out of the 41 seats in the legislature with more than 59 per cent of the popular vote. The Conservative Party led by Albert Robertson once again formed the official opposition, with only two members, and Robertson himself was defeated in his own seat in High River. The remaining three seats were divided among smaller parties and independent candidates. Prior to the election, the Legislative Assembly passed An Act respecting the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in February 1909 which created an additional 16 seats in the Legislature, expanding from 25 members to a total of 41, and redistributed the boundaries of the provincial electoral districts.An Act respecting the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, SA 1909, c 2, retrieved from CanLII on December 9, 2021 As part of the redistricting process, the Crowsnest Pass region was separated from the Pincher Creek electoral district and established as its own district named Rocky Mountain. This new district had a significant population of coal miners, which was reflected in the election outcome with the election of a Socialist candidate. Due to the increased population and growth of Edmonton and Calgary, each city was granted an additional seat in the legislature. As a result, multi-seat districts were established in these cities, allowing voters to cast up to two votes using the block voting system. In Edmonton, two Liberal candidates were elected to represent the two seats, while in Calgary, one Liberal and one Conservative candidate emerged victorious. This marked the first instance in Alberta's political history where multiple-seat districts were used and mixed representation, with members from different parties, were elected in a district. (Each election from here until 1955 would have at least one multiple-seat district.)A Report on Alberta Elections 25–81 The election in the Athabasca electoral district was conducted on July 15, 1909, due to the remoteness of the riding.Saturday News, April 7, 1909, p. 1 Despite the election being an overwhelming success for the Liberal government of Premier Rutherford, his administration was embroiled with the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway scandal shortly after the election. The scandal divided the Liberal Party and forced Rutherford to resign in 1910. Arthur Sifton, Alberta's chief justice was selected as the second Premier of Alberta in an effort to restore party unity. Background 1905 general election thumb|alt=Members of the first Legislative Assembly of Alberta, taken in 1906.|Members of the first Legislative Assembly of Alberta, taken in 1906. The 1905 Alberta general election as a fiercely contested battle between the formidable Liberal machine led by Rutherford and the less organized Conservative Party under R. B. Bennett. The Liberals had the advantage of incumbency, as Rutherford had been appointed as the first Premier, and their superior organizing ability. These factors contributed to a resounding victory for the Liberals, who won 22 out of the 25 seats in the Legislature. In contrast, the Conservative Party only managed to win two seats.Thomas 1959 28 Historian Lewis Thomas argues that the overwhelming Liberal triumph can be attributed to their incumbent status. The Liberal government, in its two months of power, had not faced any scandals or policy failures, making it difficult for the opposition to effectively criticize and challenge them.Thomas 1959 29 Additionally, the Liberals were able to leverage their control over the machinery of government, both at the provincial and federal levels. Thomas notes that there are a few surviving written suggestions of Liberal appointments, indicating their effective exercise of patronage powers.Thomas 1959 29–30 Furthermore, Thomas argues that the Conservative Party's strong positions on issues such as provincial control over the school system and public lands did not resonate significantly with the voters.Thomas 1959 29 The Conservatives attributed their defeat to the Roman Catholic vote, which was perceived to be sympathetic to Wilfrid Laurier due to his support for separate schools. Bennett himself believed that his loss in Calgary by a margin of 37 votes to William Henry Cushing was influenced by Roman Catholic interests,Thomas 1959 29 the labor vote, and his absence from the district during campaigning.Gray 1991 92 Consequently, Bennett promptly resigned as leader and temporarily withdrew from politics.Gray 1991 93 By-elections During the first session of the Alberta Legislature, four by-elections were held, with three taking place in 1906. In each of these by-elections, the incumbent Liberal party managed to retain the seats. The first by-election occurred in Lethbridge after Liberal Leverett George DeVeber's appointment to the Senate of Canada on March 8, 1906. Liberal candidate William Simmons emerged victorious with 43.9 per cent of the vote, defeating Labour candidate Frank Henry Sherman who received 37.4 per cent, and Conservative candidate A. E. Keffer who secured 18.7 per cent of the vote.Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 469W. C. Simmons, Liberal, is Returned April 12, 1906 The Lethbridge Herald https://digitallibrary.uleth.ca/digital/collection/herald/id/145 1 Following the appointment of Matthew McCauley, the Vermilion representative, as the Warden of the Edmonton Penitentiary, Liberal James Bismark Holden was acclaimed as his successor on July 16, 1906.Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 469 Similarly, when Charles Stuart, the Gleichen representative, was appointed to the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories in October 1906, a by-election was held, resulting in Liberal candidate Ezra Riley securing 56.3 per cent of the vote and defeating Conservative candidate William L. Walsh.Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 469 A significant surprise occurred in the 1909 by-election in Lethbridge when William Simmons resigned to run in the 1908 Canadian federal election in Medicine Hat. Labour candidate Donald McNabb was acclaimed as the representative for Lethbridge on January 8, 1909, becoming Alberta's first Labour representative.Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 469No Opposition to Donald McNabb The Lethbridge Daily Herald 1 January 8, 1909 https://digitallibrary.uleth.ca/digital/collection/herald/id/26229 The 1st Alberta Legislature was dissolved and the election writ was dropped on March 22, 1909.Babcock 1989 42 Election Electoral boundaries The boundaries of the electoral districts for the first Alberta general election in 1905 were determined by the Alberta Act and became a subject of controversy. Accusations of gerrymandering in favour of the Liberal Party and northern Alberta arose,During the debates in Parliament, it was generally agreed upon that the dividing line of northern and southern Alberta was township 38 of the Alberta Township System. Township 38 includes the City of Red Deer, Alberta.Kilpatrick 1980 94 with Calgary-based newspapers such as the Calgary Herald, Calgary Albertan, and Eye-Opener claiming that the borders provided preferential treatment to Edmonton and northern Alberta.Kilpatrick 1980 88 Prime Minister Laurier had received assurances from Alberta Members of Parliament Peter Talbot and Frank Oliver that the distribution was fair.Kilpatrick 1980 88 The question of whether there was population-based gerrymandering elicits different responses. Historian Lewis Thomas points out that the final layout favoured northern Alberta with an additional district, even though Oliver and Talbot were aware that more than 1,000 additional voters south of the Red Deer River had participated in the 1904 federal election.Thomas 1959 13 Alexander Bruce Kilpatrick notes that the census results from 1906 indicate that if the 38th township is chosen as the dividing line (City of Red Deer), there were 93,601 people in northern Alberta and 87,381 in southern Alberta, with an additional 4,430 residing in the 38th township.Kilpatrick 1980 95 Kilpatrick argues that there was a misconception regarding the population distribution in the Strathcona census district, with the assumption that most people lived south of the 38th Township, when in fact a significant majority lived north of it.Kilpatrick 1980 94 However, Kilpatrick describes the layout of the electoral districts as a "blatant manipulation of the electoral map to suit a particular purpose."Kilpatrick 1980 96 He claims that Oliver designed the constituencies to maximize the influence of Edmonton, with the borders not aligning with the previous constituencies from the North-West Territories Assembly, and instead, they were drawn to have several ridings bordering the city.Kilpatrick 1980 96 Meanwhile, Calgary did not have the same advantages in design and went from having two seats in the North-west Territories Assembly to one in the new Alberta Legislature.Kilpatrick 1980 96 It was not until the fourth and final session of the 1st Alberta Legislature that changes to provincial elections procedures and electoral districts were addressed. The government introduced the Act respecting the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, which significantly altered the electoral map and extended the maximum term of the Legislature from four to five years. Sixteen new seats were added, increasing the total number of seats from 25 to 41.Thomas 1959 63 Seven of the new constituencies were located south of the central City of Red Deer, seven were north of Red Deer, and two districts were adjacent to the Red Deer city in land to be opened up for settlement by new railroads.Thomas 1959 63-64 The districts of Calgary and Edmonton were provided with a second seat, and elections were to be held using multiple non-transferable vote.Thomas 1959 64 Historian Lewis Thomas notes that the idea of redistribution was deemed necessary due to the rapid population growth and development, and the significant increase in seats was generally accepted without controversy.Thomas 1959 63 However, Albert Robertson, leader of the Conservative Party and representative for High River, criticized the extension of the election cycle from four to five years and the provisions for two members in each of Calgary and Edmonton.Thomas 1959 64 Liberal representative Anthony Rosenroll, who represented Wetaskiwin, also criticized the changes, believing that rural constituencies deserved greater representation.Thomas 1959 64 Voting and eligibility During the first provincial election in 1905, the eligibility requirements for voters and candidates remained in place as per the rules established by the North-West Legislative Assembly through The Territories Elections Ordinance.The Territories Elections Ordinance C.O. 1905 3 https://archive.org/details/cu31924016985586/page/n77 Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 7 The right to vote was granted to male British subjects who were 21 years or older, had resided in the North-West Territories for at least 12 months, and had lived in the electoral district for the preceding three months.Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 7 The election took place on November 9, 1905, with polling stations open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 7 During the 1905 election, voters marked an "X" on a blank sheet of paper using a coloured pencil that corresponded to the candidate they wished to vote for, with red representing the Liberal Party and blue representing the Conservative Party.Thomas 1959 13Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 35 During the fourth session of the first Legislative Assembly, the government introduced the Act respecting Elections of Members of the Legislative Assembly.An Act respecting Elections of Members of the Legislative Assembly, SA 1909, c. 3, retrieved from CanLII on December 9, 2021 This Act stipulated that voters must be male British subjects, 21 years of age or older, who had resided in Alberta for a minimum of 12 months, and had lived in the electoral district for the preceding three months.An Act respecting Elections of Members of the Legislative Assembly, SA 1909, c. 3, s. 11, retrieved from CanLII on December 9, 2021 The new Act continued to exclude judges, prisoners, and Indigenous persons from voting.An Act respecting Elections of Members of the Legislative Assembly, SA 1909, c. 3, s. 10, retrieved from CanLII on December 9, 2021 Additionally, the Act provided the government with the option to postpone the election date for the electoral districts of Athabasca and Peace River to allow more time for information about the nominated candidates to be disseminated.An Act respecting Elections of Members of the Legislative Assembly, SA 1909, c. 3, s. 151, retrieved from CanLII on December 9, 2021 This provision proved unnecessary for Peace River, as Liberal candidate James Cornwall was acclaimed.Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 45 However, it was utilized for Athabasca, with the election taking place more than three months later on July 15, 1909.Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 47 Unlike the 1905 election, the Returning Officers were required to print ballots with each candidate's name listed in alphabetical order. The Campaign and election results Liberal In the 1905 election, the Liberal Party, led by Rutherford, achieved a landslide victory by securing 22 out of the 25 seats. During the first Legislature, the Liberal Party focused on implementing measures to develop the province. Their campaign centered on portraying the Conservative Party as subordinates to the Canadian Pacific Company, labeling them as "butler-in-ordinary" to the company.Thomas 1959 68 The Liberal Party faced hostility from the Canadian Pacific Company due to the government's actions, such as imposing taxes on railway lands, enacting the Workers Compensation Act, limiting the workday in coal mines to eight hours, enforcing Sabbath restrictions strictly, and implementing a new provincial railway policy to expand railway lines within the province.Thomas 1959 68 Premier Rutherford dedicated much of his election efforts to conservative strongholds in Southern Alberta, including Calgary, Lethbridge, and Pincher Creek, where he campaigned for candidates.Babcock 1989 42 The Liberal Party's campaign slogan was "Rutherford, Reliability, and Railroads."Babcock 1989 42 Rutherford also appealed to voters, urging them not to view the election as a purely partisan affair. He emphasized that all voters were "Albertans" and that the interests of the province should take precedence over party affiliations.Babcock 1989 42 Prominent Conservative lawyer Paddy Nolan unexpectedly supported the Liberal Party during the election, Nolan went as far as campaigning alongside Rutherford throughout the province, despite his own Conservative affiliation.MacEwan Grant He left them laughing when he said good-bye : the life and times of frontier lawyer Paddy Nolan 1987 Western Producer Prairie Books Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 978-0-88833-241-7 127 https://archive.org/details/heleftthemlaughi0000mace Once again, the Liberal Party emerged victorious in the election, securing a strong majority of votes and seats in the Legislature. Eight members were elected by acclamation,Thomas 1959 69 while Cabinet members enjoyed significant support from their constituents. The Liberal Party's influence was particularly dominant in Northern Alberta.Thomas 1959 69 Conservative Following the disappointing outcome of the 1905 election, and with the failure to secure a seat in Calgary, R. B. Bennett, the leader of the Conservative Party, resigned from his position and temporarily withdrew from politics.Gray 1991 93 Only two Conservative candidates were successful in the election: Hiebert in Rosebud and Albert Robertson in High River. When the first session of the Legislature commenced in 1906, Robertson was appointed as the Leader of the Opposition. In the Legislature, Robertson advocated for public ownership of the telephone systemThomas 1959 38 and railways,Thomas 1959 59–60 which differed from the government's policy of leaving both sectors under private control. thumb|left|Maitland Stewart McCarthy, a federal Member of Parliament was offered the position of Conservative Party leader, but declined. Prior to the 1909 election, the Conservative Party convention was held to establish party policies and select a new leader. Robertson, known for his staunch conservatism and loyalty,Thomas 1959 68 faced criticism for his imperial connections.Thomas 1959 68 The other Conservative representative, Cornelius Hiebert, displayed little interest in partisan politics and increasingly aligned himself with the Liberal government.Thomas 1959 67 Hiebert and Robertson clashed during the session, and although Hiebert supported the party platform at the convention, he decided to run as an Independent in the 1909 election.Thomas 1959 67-68 The leadership of the Conservative Party was offered to Maitland Stewart McCarthy, a lawyer and Member of the House of Commons for Calgary. However, McCarthy declined the leadership offer as it would require him to resign his federal seat, which he had controversially won in the 1908 election, and he believed that such a resignation would be perceived as an admission of guilt for the 1908 controversy.Thomas 1959 68 Despite not contesting the election, Robert Brett was seen as the de facto leader of the Conservative Party.Gray 1991 99 R. B. Bennett, without his consent, was nominated as a candidate, which led him to return to politics.Gray 1991 99 However, he did not consider taking on the leadership of the party again.Thomas 1959 68 The convention failed to select a permanent leader, leaving the party effectively without a leader, despite Robertson holding the position of Leader of the Opposition in the Legislature.Thomas 1959 68Babcock 1989 42 The Conservative convention platform aligned with many aspects of the Liberal government's policies but advocated for government ownership in certain areas such as railways and telephones.Thomas 1959 66 The platform also promised initiatives such as Initiative, Referendum, and Recall, as well as a plebiscite on the prohibition of liquor trafficking.Thomas 1959 67 Other platform proposals included reforestation in areas affected by forest fires, a commission for electrical power, the establishment of an experimental farm, civil service reform, the construction of highways, government-owned grain elevators, and other initiatives.Thomas 1959 67 Once again, the Conservative Party failed to make a significant impact with voters, managing to secure only two seats in the Legislature, with Bennett winning in Calgary and George Hoadley in the neighboring Okotoks constituency.Thomas 1959 69 Historian Lewis Thomas notes that the Conservatives were compelled to accept another "moral victory," although prominent Conservative William Antrobus Griesbach expressed weariness with such symbolic victories.Thomas 1959 69 Other parties Third parties and Independent candidates played a large role in the election. In five districts the only opposition to the Liberal candidate was an Independent or candidate of a small party. These were St. Albert, Strathcona, Camrose, Red Deer and Pakan.Lucien Boudreau is the nominee Edmonton Bulletin March 6, 1909 1 In the 1909 election, Charles M. O'Brien, a Socialist candidate, achieved victory in the coal mining district of Rocky Mountain.Thomas 1959 69Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 47 Although he did not receive official union support, he gained significant backing from the coal miners in the district. In a closely contested race, O'Brien narrowly defeated Liberal candidate John Angus Macdonald by a margin of only 32 votes.Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 47 O'Brien's successful election to the legislature indicated a growing trend of radicalization among coal miners in Alberta.Working People in Alberta: A History https://books.google.com/books?id=0o8E8ozywI4C&pg=PA54 Finkel Alvin 2012 Athabasca University Press 978-1-926836-58-4 54–55 Lethbridge City's incumbent MLA Donald McNabb, the only Labour Party man in the Legislature, ran for his seat again in 1909 but he placed a distant third. Since his election earlier in 1909, he been recognized as a moderate man - it is reported that BC labour king-pin R.P. Prettipiece had criticized his politics. He was the only man to run under the Labour label in 1909.Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 46 Independent-Conservative candidate Edward Michener defeated the Liberal incumbent John Thomas Moore in Red Deer.Thomas 1959 69 The Conservative Party chose not to field a candidate in the district, and Michener captured 51.3 per cent of the vote.Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 47 Courting Liberal voters, he had said if elected, he would support Liberal Premier Rutherford. Aftermath thumb|alt=R. B. Bennett was elected as a Conservative candidate in the Calgary district.|R. B. Bennett was elected as a Conservative candidate in the Calgary district. The Edmonton Bulletin noted after the beginning of the 2nd Legislature, despite still holding only two seats, experienced an improvement in their position. This was attributed to the presence of R. B. Bennett in the legislature, with the newspaper describing him as superior to both Robertson and Hiebert in terms of political skills and debating abilities.Thomas 1959 69 Alberta and Great Waterways Railway scandal Alberta and Great Waterways Railway scandal Prior to the 1909 election, the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway (A&GW) President William Clarke had announced that the line would be completed by the end of 1912, ahead of schedule.Thomas 1959 69 When the A&GW bonds went on sale in London in November 1909, the issue was oversubscribed. The following month, the contract for ties was awarded.Thomas 1959 70 Everything seemed to be progressing as planned when, at the beginning of the new legislative session, Liberal backbencher John R. Boyle asked the government a series of innocuous questions about the company and the guarantees made to it. Rutherford, Minister of Railways as well as Premier, responded to the questions in writing.Thomas 1959 70-71 Before he did so, however, a rumour began to circulate that William Henry Cushing, Minister of Public Works, had resigned from the cabinet.Babcock 1989 59 Boyle and Conservative leader R. B. Bennett questioned Rutherford about the rumours, but Rutherford initially refused to make any announcement. The next day, however, the rumour was confirmed when the Premier read Cushing's letter of resignation in the legislature. In this letter, Cushing gave his reasons for resigning as disagreement with the government's railway policy, which he claimed was developed without his involvement or consent. Rutherford disagreed with this claim, and expressed his regret for Cushing's resignation.Thomas 1959 71 The scandal split the Liberal Party: Rutherford's Minister of Public Works, William Henry Cushing, resigned from the government and publicly attacked its railway policy, and a large portion of the Liberal caucus voted to defeat the government in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The government survived all of these votes.Thomas 1959 84-85 Rutherford largely placated the legislature by appointing a royal commission to investigate the affair, but pressure from Lieutenant-Governor George Bulyea and unrest within his own caucus forced Rutherford's resignation and his replacement by Arthur Sifton.Thomas 1959 90 The royal commission gave its report months after Rutherford resigned. The majority on the commission did not find Rutherford or his cabinet guilty of any wrongdoing, but criticized them for poor judgment, both concerning to the loan guarantees and the exemptions the A&GW received from provincial legislation.Thomas 1959 104 A minority report was more sympathetic, and declared the allegations against them "disproved".Thomas 1959 105 James Cornwall, a Liberal backbencher who supported Rutherford, fared somewhat worse: his personal financial involvement in the railway gave rise to "suspicious circumstances", but he too was not proven guilty of any wrongdoing.Thomas 1959 104 Besides provoking Rutherford's resignation, the scandal opened rifts in the Liberal Party that took years to heal. Sifton eventually smoothed over most of these divisions, but was frustrated in his railway policy by legal defeats. He ultimately adopted a similar policy to Rutherford's, and the A&GW was eventually built by private interests using the money raised from provincial loan guarantees. Results PartyVotesSeatsAB Liberal row-name 29,63459.3 white 59.3% AB Liberal 200 1.7pp36 41 AB Liberal 250 2 14AB Conservative row-name 15,84831.7 AB Conservative 200 5.4pp2 41 AB Conservative 250 2N/AAB Socialist row-name 1,3022.6 AB Socialist 200N/A1 41 AB Socialist 250 2 1     Others and independents3,2206.4 AB Independent 200 0.5pp2 41 AB Independent 250 2 1 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal AB Liberal 59.26 Conservative AB Conservative 31.70 Socialist AB Socialist 2.60 Others CA Inde 6.44Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal AB Liberal 87.80 Conservative AB Conservative 4.88 Socialist AB Socialist 2.44 Others CA Inde 4.88 Full results Summary of the 1909 Alberta general election |- !rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Party !rowspan="2"|Leader !rowspan="2"|Candidates !colspan="4"|Seats !colspan="3"|Popular vote |- !1905 !Dissol. !1909 !+/- !Votes !% !+/- (pp) AB Liberal row-name |align=left|Alexander Cameron Rutherford | 42 || 23 || 22 ||36 ||+14 || 29,634 || 59.26% || +1.70 AB Conservative row-name |align=left|Albert Robertson | 29 || 2 || 2 ||2 || 0 || 15,848 || 31.69% || −5.44 AB Independent row | colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Independent | 6 || 0 || 0 ||1 || +1 || 1,695 || 3.39% || −1.92 |- AB Independent row | colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"|Independent Liberal | 2 || 0 || 0 ||1 || +1 || 1,311 || 2.62% || |- AB Socialist row-name |align=left| | 2 || 0 || 0 ||1 || +1 || 1,302 || 2.60% || |- AB Labour row-name |align=left| Donald McNabb | 1 || 0 || 1 ||0 || -1 || 214 || 0.43% || |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="3"|Total |82 ||25 ||25 ||41 || || 50,004 || 100% || |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="11" | Source: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 12 |} Members elected For complete electoral history, see individual districts AB Liberal Conservative Other |- |Alexandra |AB Liberal background| |Alwyn Bramley-Moore77164.63% | |James R. Lowery42235.37% | | | |New District |- |Athabasca |AB Liberal background| |Jean Côté23059.59% | |V. Maurice71.81% | |William Bredin (Liberal)14938.60% |AB Liberal background| |William Fletcher Bredin |- |rowspan="2"|Calgary |AB Liberal background| |William Henry Cushing2,57926.90% | |Thomas Blow1,90719.88% | |George Howell (Socialist)7477.79% |rowspan="2" AB Liberal background| |rowspan="2" |William Henry Cushing |- | |William Egbert1,93320.16% |AB Conservative background| |R. B. Bennett2,42325.27% | | |- |Camrose |AB Liberal background| |George P. Smith1,01055.16% | |I.W.T. McEachern82144.84% | | | |New District |- |Cardston |AB Liberal background| |John William Woolf52157.44% | |Levi Harker38642.56% | | |AB Liberal background| |John William Woolf |- |Claresholm |AB Liberal background| |Malcolm McKenzie69661.87% | |Fred Garrow42938.13% | | | |New District |- |Cochrane |AB Liberal background| |Charles Wellington Fisher62767.56% | |Robert George Brett30132.44% | | |AB Liberal background| |New District from Banff and RosebudCharles Wellington Fisher |- |Didsbury |AB Liberal background| |Joseph E. Stauffer99373.18% | |Samuel T. Scarlett20815.33% | |Cornelius Hiebert15611.50% |AB Independent background| |New District from RosebudCornelius Hiebert |- |rowspan="2" |Edmonton |AB Liberal background| |Charles Wilson Cross3,28240.01% | |Albert Freeman Ewing1,59519.45% | |John Gailbraith3484.24% |rowspan=2 AB Liberal background| |rowspan=2|Charles Wilson Cross |- |AB Liberal background| |John Alexander McDougall2,97736.30% | | | | |- |Gleichen |AB Liberal background| |Ezra H. Riley77059.46% | |James Shouldice52540.54% | | |AB Liberal background| |Ezra Riley |- |High River |AB Liberal background| |Louis Melville Roberts60450.33% | |George Douglas Stanley59649.67% | | |AB Conservative background| |Albert J. Robertson |- |Innisfail |AB Liberal background| |John A. Simpson51953.45% | |George W. West45246.55% | | |AB Liberal background| |John A. Simpson |- |Lac Ste. Anne |AB Liberal background| |Peter GunnAcclaimed | | | | | |New District |- |Lacombe |AB Liberal background| |William Franklin PufferAcclaimed | | | | |AB Liberal background| |William Franklin Puffer |- |Leduc |AB Liberal background| |Robert T. TelfordAcclaimed | | | | |AB Liberal background| |Robert T. Telford |- |Lethbridge City |AB Liberal background| |William Ashbury Buchanan52944.12% | |William C. Ives45638.03% | |Donald McNabb (Labour)21417.85% |AB Labour background| |New District from LethbridgeDonald McNabb |- |Lethbridge District | |John H. Rivers62043.94% | | |AB Independent background| |Archibald J. McLean (Ind. Liberal)79156.06% | |New District from Lethbridge |- |Macleod |AB Liberal background| |Colin Genge34251.12% | |E.P. McNeill32748.88% | | |AB Liberal background| |Malcolm McKenzie |- |Medicine Hat |AB Liberal background| |William Thomas Finlay1,24971.66% | |Francis O. Sissons49428.34% | | |AB Liberal background| |William Thomas Finlay |- |Nanton |AB Liberal background| |John M. Glendenning43954.88% | |Albert J. Robertson36145.13% | | | |New District |- |Okotoks | |Malcolm McHardy40743.72% |AB Conservative background| |George Hoadley52456.28% | | | |New District |- |Olds |AB Liberal background| |Duncan Marshall76064.63% | |George McDonald41635.37% | | | |New District |- |Pakan |AB Liberal background| |Prosper-Edmond LessardAcclaimed | | | | | |New District |- |Peace River |AB Liberal background| |James K. CornwallAcclaimed | | | | |AB Liberal background| |Thomas A. Brick |- |Pembina |AB Liberal background| |Henry William McKenneyAcclaimed | | | | | |New District |- |Pincher Creek |AB Liberal background| |David Warnock56057.26% | |E.J. Mitchell41842.74% | | |AB Liberal background| |John Plummer Marcellus |- |Ponoka |AB Liberal background| |William A. Campbell46667.05% | |John A. Jackson22932.95% | | |AB Liberal background| |John R. McLeod |- |rowspan="2" |Red Deer |rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2" |John T. Moore49438.56% |rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2" | |AB Independent background| |Edward Michener65751.29% |rowspan="2" AB Liberal background| |rowspan="2" |John T. Moore |- | |Donald McClure13010.15% |- |Rocky Mountain | |John Angus Macdonald52035.45% | |Henry Edward Lyon39226.72% |AB Socialist background| |Charles M. O'Brien (Socialist)55537.83% | |New District |- |Sedgewick |AB Liberal background| |Charles StewartAcclaimed | | | | | |New District |- |St. Albert |AB Liberal background| |Lucien Boudreau52850.97% | | | |Wilfrid Gariépy (Liberal)39337.93%Omer St. Germain (Ind. Liberal)11511.10% |AB Liberal background| |Henry William McKenney |- |Stettler |AB Liberal background| |Robert L. Shaw87371.27% | |J.K. Creighton35228.73% | | | |New District |- |Stony Plain |AB Liberal background| |John A. McPherson39843.74% | |John McKinley10811.87% | |Dan Bronx (Ind.)25027.47%Charlie R. Cropley (Ind.)15416.92% |AB Liberal background| |John A. McPherson |- |Strathcona |AB Liberal background| |Alexander Cameron Rutherford1,03485.67% | |Rice Sheppard17314.33% | | |AB Liberal background| |Alexander Cameron Rutherford |- |Sturgeon |AB Liberal background| |John Robert BoyleAcclaimed | | | | |AB Liberal background| |John Robert Boyle |- |Vegreville |AB Liberal background| |James Bismark Holden1,24972.66% | |F.W. Fane47027.34% | | | |New District |- |Vermilion |AB Liberal background| |Archibald Campbell91966.55% | |Albert Richard Aldridge46233.45% | | |AB Liberal background| |James Bismark Holden |- |Victoria |AB Liberal background| |Francis A. WalkerAcclaimed | | | | |AB Liberal background| |Francis A. Walker |- |Wetaskiwin |AB Liberal background| |Charles H. Olin71359.82% | |James George Anderson47940.18% | | |AB Liberal background| |Anthony Sigwart de Rosenroll |- |} See also List of Alberta political parties Notes References Works cited Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office Legislative Assembly of Alberta Elections Alberta A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005 2006 Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Centennial Series Edmonton, AB 0-9689217-8-7 https://archive.org/details/centennialseries04perr/mode/2up May 25, 2020 Babcock Douglas R. A Gentleman of Strathcona: Alexander Cameron Rutherford 1989 The University of Calgary Press Calgary 0-919813-65-8 https://archive.org/details/alexandercameron0000unse registration Gray James H. James H. Gray R.B. Bennett: The Calgary Years 1991 University of Toronto Press Toronto 978-0-8020-5975-8 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780802059758 registration Kilpatrick Alexander Bruce A Lesson in Boosterism: The Contest for the Alberta Provincial Capital, 1904-1906 Urban History Review 1980 8 3 47–109 10.7202/1019362ar 0703-0428 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1019362ar Lewis Gwynne Thomas The Liberal Party in Alberta https://archive.org/details/liberalpartyinal0000thom registration 1959 University of Toronto Press Toronto, Ontario 978-0-8020-5083-0 Further reading Hopkins J. Castell The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1909 1910 The Annual Review Publishing Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_k5z7 Category:1909 elections in Canada 1909 Category:March 1909 in Canada Category:1909 in Alberta