Acadia (federal electoral district)

Acadia
Alberta electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1925
District abolished1968
First contested1925
Last contested1965

Acadia was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1968.

History

Acadia was created in 1924 from Battle River, Red Deer, Medicine Hat and Bow River ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Battle River, Crowfoot, Medicine Hat, Palliser and Red Deer ridings.

Members of Parliament

Acadia
Parliament Years Member Party
District created from Battle River, Red Deer, Medicine Hat and Bow River
15th  1925–1926     Robert Gardiner Progressive
16th  1926–1930     United Farmers
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Victor Quelch Social Credit
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Jack Horner Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
District dissolved into Battle River, Crowfoot, Medicine Hat, Palliser and Red Deer

Election results

1965

1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJack Horner10,81357.23+5.37
Social CreditArthur Wiebe5,38428.50–5.79
LiberalWalter Peter Hourihan1,7869.45–0.29
New DemocraticArt Bunney9114.82+0.72
Total valid votes 18,89499.55
Total rejected ballots 850.45+0.11
Turnout 18,97978.65–5.68
Eligible voters/turnout 24,130
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –0.21
Source: Library of Parliament[1][2]

1963

1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJack Horner10,61651.86+8.97
Social CreditG. Marshall Hewson7,01834.29–4.16
LiberalWalter Peter Hourihan1,9959.75–1.18
New DemocraticFloyd Albin Johnson8404.10–1.09
Total valid votes 20,46999.66
Total rejected ballots 700.34–0.31
Turnout 20,53984.33+4.16
Eligible voters/turnout 24,356
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.40
Source: Library of Parliament[3][4]

1962

1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJack Horner8,44042.89–7.46
Social CreditG. Marshall Hewson7,56538.45+9.30
LiberalWalter Peter Hourihan2,15010.93–4.67
New DemocraticFloyd Albin Johnson1,0215.19+0.28
Independent LiberalJames A. Robinson3111.58–
All CanadianJohn Darby Naismith1890.96–
Total valid votes 19,67699.35
Total rejected ballots 1280.65+0.21
Turnout 19,80480.17+2.90
Eligible voters/turnout 24,703
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.92
Source: Library of Parliament[5][6]

1958

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJack Horner9,66950.35+40.88
Social CreditMeredith P. Bergman5,59729.15–23.80
LiberalCrawford Ferguson2,99515.60–14.21
Co-operative CommonwealthKen Simpson Tory9424.91–2.87
Total valid votes 19,20399.56
Total rejected ballots 840.44+0.00
Turnout 19,28777.27–0.26
Eligible voters/turnout 24,961
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing +8.54
Source: Library of Parliament[7][8]

1957

1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditVictor Quelch10,34852.94+7.00
LiberalCrawford Ferguson5,82529.80–13.53
Progressive ConservativeWilliam R. Kent1,8529.48–
Co-operative CommonwealthStuart McRae1,5207.78–2.94
Total valid votes 19,54599.57
Total rejected ballots 850.43–0.15
Turnout 19,63077.53+10.94
Eligible voters/turnout 25,319
Social Credit hold Swing –3.27
Source: Library of Parliament[9][10]

1953

1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditVictor Quelch7,95645.95–12.54
LiberalArthur Melville Day7,50343.33+1.82
Co-operative CommonwealthStuart McRae1,85610.72–
Total valid votes 17,31599.41
Total rejected ballots 1020.59+0.00
Turnout 17,41766.59–9.05
Eligible voters/turnout 26,157
Social Credit hold Swing –5.36
Source: Library of Parliament[11][12]

1949

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditVictor Quelch5,89758.48+6.58
LiberalIsber Frank Shacker4,18641.52+22.51
Total valid votes 10,08399.42
Total rejected ballots 590.58–0.35
Turnout 10,14275.64–2.94
Eligible voters/turnout 13,409
Social Credit hold Swing +6.58
Source: Library of Parliament[13][14]

1945

1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditVictor Quelch5,55651.90+6.56
LiberalLawrence Edgar Helmer2,03519.01–26.00
Co-operative CommonwealthJohn Kenneth Sutherland1,90317.78+8.12
Progressive ConservativeJohn Albert Williams1,21111.31–
Total valid votes 10,70599.07
Total rejected ballots 1010.93–0.03
Turnout 10,80678.58+22.55
Eligible voters/turnout 13,752
Social Credit hold Swing –9.72
Source: Library of Parliament[15][16]

1940

1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditVictor Quelch3,76745.34–13.43
LiberalArthur Melville Day3,74045.01+31.25
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge B. Smith8029.65–8.06
Total valid votes 8,30999.03
Total rejected ballots 810.97+0.01
Turnout 8,39056.02–9.76
Eligible voters/turnout 14,976
Social Credit hold Swing +8.91
Source: Library of Parliament[17][18]

1935

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social CreditVictor Quelch6,16658.76–
Co-operative CommonwealthRobert Gardiner1,85917.72–61.89
LiberalArthur Melville Day1,44413.76–
ConservativeCyril Augustin Coughlin1,0249.76–10.63
Total valid votes 10,49399.05
Total rejected ballots 1010.95–
Turnout 10,59465.78–
Eligible voters/turnout 16,104
Social Credit gain from United Farmers of Alberta Swing +38.24
Source: Library of Parliament[19][20]

1930

1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United Farmers of AlbertaRobert Gardineracclaimed
Total valid votes –
Eligible voters/turnout
United Farmers of Alberta hold Swing –
Source: Library of Parliament[21][22]

1926

1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United Farmers of AlbertaRobert Gardiner7,04179.61+15.74
ConservativeGeorge Harrison Wade1,80320.39+2.75
Total valid votes 8,844100.00
Total rejected ballots unknown
Turnout 8,84454.63+1.94
Eligible voters/turnout 16,190
United Farmers of Alberta gain from Progressive Swing +79.61
Source: Library of Parliament[23][24]

1925

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
ProgressiveRobert Gardiner5,36263.87
LiberalRobert Eaton1,55218.49
ConservativeGeorge Harrison Wade1,48117.64
Total valid votes 8,395100.00
Total rejected ballots unknown
Turnout 8,39552.69
Eligible voters/turnout 15,934
Progressive gain from Swing –
Source: Library of Parliament[25][26]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1965)". lop.parl.ca.
  2. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1965). Twenty-Seventh General Election, 1965: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/umn.31951d013775845.
  3. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1963)". lop.parl.ca.
  4. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1963). Twenty-Sixth General Election, 1963: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/umn.31951d013775837.
  5. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1962)". lop.parl.ca.
  6. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1962). Twenty-Fifth General Election, 1962: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/uc1.a0004484481.
  7. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1958)". lop.parl.ca.
  8. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1958). Twenty-Fourth General Election, 1958: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
  9. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1957)". lop.parl.ca.
  10. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1957). Twenty-Third General Election, 1957: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015061584382.
  11. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1953)". lop.parl.ca.
  12. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1953). Twenty-Second General Election, 1953: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
  13. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1949)". lop.parl.ca.
  14. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1949). Twenty-First General Election, 1949: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024873526.
  15. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1945)". lop.parl.ca.
  16. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1945). Twentieth General Election, 1945: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024873476.
  17. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1940)". lop.parl.ca.
  18. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1940). Nineteenth General Election, 1940: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024873468.
  19. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1935)". lop.parl.ca.
  20. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1935). Eighteenth General Election, 1935: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
  21. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1930)". lop.parl.ca.
  22. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1930). Seventeenth General Election, 1930: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024873450.
  23. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1926)". lop.parl.ca.
  24. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1926). Sixteenth General Election, 1926: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024873443.
  25. ↑ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Acadia, Alberta (1925)". lop.parl.ca.
  26. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1925). Fifteenth General Election, 1925: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer. hdl:2027/mdp.39015024873310.
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