Acadia (federal electoral district)

Not to be confused with Acadie (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 Conservative Jack Horner 10,813 57.23 +5.37
Social Credit Arthur Wiebe 5,384 28.50 –5.79
Liberal Walter Peter Hourihan 1,786 9.45 –0.29
New Democratic Art Bunney 911 4.82 +0.72
Total valid votes 18,894 99.55
Total rejected ballots 85 0.45 +0.11
Turnout 18,979 78.65 –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 Conservative Jack Horner 10,616 51.86 +8.97
Social Credit G. Marshall Hewson 7,018 34.29 –4.16
Liberal Walter Peter Hourihan 1,995 9.75 –1.18
New Democratic Floyd Albin Johnson 840 4.10 –1.09
Total valid votes 20,469 99.66
Total rejected ballots 70 0.34 –0.31
Turnout 20,539 84.33 +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 Conservative Jack Horner 8,440 42.89 –7.46
Social Credit G. Marshall Hewson 7,565 38.45 +9.30
Liberal Walter Peter Hourihan 2,150 10.93 –4.67
New Democratic Floyd Albin Johnson 1,021 5.19 +0.28
Independent Liberal James A. Robinson 311 1.58 –
All Canadian John Darby Naismith 189 0.96 –
Total valid votes 19,676 99.35
Total rejected ballots 128 0.65 +0.21
Turnout 19,804 80.17 +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 Conservative Jack Horner 9,669 50.35 +40.88
Social Credit Meredith P. Bergman 5,597 29.15 –23.80
Liberal Crawford Ferguson 2,995 15.60 –14.21
Co-operative Commonwealth Ken Simpson Tory 942 4.91 –2.87
Total valid votes 19,203 99.56
Total rejected ballots 84 0.44 +0.00
Turnout 19,287 77.27 –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 Credit Victor Quelch 10,348 52.94 +7.00
Liberal Crawford Ferguson 5,825 29.80 –13.53
Progressive Conservative William R. Kent 1,852 9.48 –
Co-operative Commonwealth Stuart McRae 1,520 7.78 –2.94
Total valid votes 19,545 99.57
Total rejected ballots 85 0.43 –0.15
Turnout 19,630 77.53 +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 Credit Victor Quelch 7,956 45.95 –12.54
Liberal Arthur Melville Day 7,503 43.33 +1.82
Co-operative Commonwealth Stuart McRae 1,856 10.72 –
Total valid votes 17,315 99.41
Total rejected ballots 102 0.59 +0.00
Turnout 17,417 66.59 –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 Credit Victor Quelch 5,897 58.48 +6.58
Liberal Isber Frank Shacker 4,186 41.52 +22.51
Total valid votes 10,083 99.42
Total rejected ballots 59 0.58 –0.35
Turnout 10,142 75.64 –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 Credit Victor Quelch 5,556 51.90 +6.56
Liberal Lawrence Edgar Helmer 2,035 19.01 –26.00
Co-operative Commonwealth John Kenneth Sutherland 1,903 17.78 +8.12
Progressive Conservative John Albert Williams 1,211 11.31 –
Total valid votes 10,705 99.07
Total rejected ballots 101 0.93 –0.03
Turnout 10,806 78.58 +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 Credit Victor Quelch 3,767 45.34 –13.43
Liberal Arthur Melville Day 3,740 45.01 +31.25
Co-operative Commonwealth George B. Smith 802 9.65 –8.06
Total valid votes 8,309 99.03
Total rejected ballots 81 0.97 +0.01
Turnout 8,390 56.02 –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 Credit Victor Quelch 6,166 58.76 –
Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Gardiner 1,859 17.72 –
Liberal Arthur Melville Day 1,444 13.76 –
Conservative Cyril Augustin Coughlin 1,024 9.76 –
Total valid votes 10,493 99.05
Total rejected ballots 101 0.95 –
Turnout 10,594 65.78 –
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 Alberta Robert Gardiner acclaimed
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 Alberta Robert Gardiner 7,041 79.61 +15.74
Conservative George Harrison Wade 1,803 20.39 +2.75
Total valid votes 8,844 100.00
Total rejected ballots unknown
Turnout 8,844 54.63 +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 %
Progressive Robert Gardiner 5,362 63.87
Liberal Robert Eaton 1,552 18.49
Conservative George Harrison Wade 1,481 17.64
Total valid votes 8,395 100.00
Total rejected ballots unknown
Turnout 8,395 52.69
Eligible voters/turnout 15,934
Progressive gain from Swing –
Source: Library of Parliament[25][26]

See also

References

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