Battle River—Camrose

Battle River—Camrose
Alberta electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1953
District abolished1968
First contested1953
Last contested1965

Battle River—Camrose was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1953 to 1968. This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Battle River, and Camrose ridings. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Battle River, Vegreville and Wetaskiwin ridings.

Members of Parliament

Battle River—Camrose
Parliament Years Member Party
District created from Battle River and Camrose
22nd  1953–1955     Robert Fair Social Credit
 1955–1957 James Alexander Smith
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     Clifford Smallwood Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
District dissolved into Battle River, Vegreville and Wetaskiwin

Election results

1965

1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Clifford Smallwood 14,015 57.87 –2.97
Social Credit Frederick R. Barber 5,531 22.84 –0.55
Liberal Harold J. Yerxa 2,929 12.09 +1.34
New Democratic Alfred O. Arnston 1,745 7.20 +2.19
Total valid votes 24,220 99.69
Total rejected ballots 75 0.31 –0.10
Turnout 24,295 77.11 –5.08
Eligible voters 31,508
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –1.76
Source: Library of Parliament[1][2]

1963

1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Clifford Smallwood 15,565 60.84 +7.39
Social Credit Arthur Henry Rosenau 5,984 23.39 –4.65
Liberal Stanley J. Perka 2,752 10.76 –1.59
New Democratic Alfred O. Arnston 1,283 5.01 –1.16
Total valid votes 25,584 99.59
Total rejected ballots 105 0.41 –0.16
Turnout 25,689 82.19 +3.87
Eligible voters 31,255
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.37
Source: Library of Parliament[3][4]

1962

1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Clifford Smallwood 12,883 53.45 –3.93
Social Credit James A. Smith 6,758 28.04 +1.05
Liberal Robert A. Jones 2,976 12.35 +2.60
New Democratic Alfred O. Arnston 1,488 6.17 +0.28
Total valid votes 24,105 99.43
Total rejected ballots 139 0.57 +0.20
Turnout 24,244 78.32 +2.49
Eligible voters 30,955
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –1.44
Source: Library of Parliament[5][6]

1958

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Clifford Smallwood 13,049 57.38 +40.42
Social Credit James A. Smith 6,137 26.99 –21.75
Liberal Francis Clifford Saville 2,216 9.74 –14.85
Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Rolseth 1,340 5.89 –3.82
Total valid votes 22,742 99.62
Total rejected ballots 86 0.38 –0.18
Turnout 22,828 75.83 +0.65
Eligible voters 30,103
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing +9.33
Source: Library of Parliament[7][8]

1957

1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit James A. Smith 10,945 48.74 +7.04
Liberal S. Carl Heckbert 5,523 24.59 –15.19
Progressive Conservative Clifford Smallwood 3,808 16.96 –
Co-operative Commonwealth Harold Rolseth 2,180 9.71 –8.80
Total valid votes 22,456 99.44
Total rejected ballots 126 0.56 +0.56
Turnout 22,582 75.18 –
Eligible voters 30,038
Social Credit hold Swing –4.08
Source: Library of Parliament[9][10]

1955

Canadian federal by-election, November 11, 1955
Death of Robert Fair
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit James A. Smith 8,455 41.70 –8.95
Liberal F. Mac Smith 8,067 39.79 +14.95
Co-operative Commonwealth William Irvine 3,753 18.51 +6.11
Total valid votes 20,275 100.00
Total rejected ballots unknown
Turnout 20,275 – –
Eligible voters
Social Credit hold Swing +3.00
Source: Library of Parliament[11]

1953

1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Social Credit Robert Fair 9,238 50.65 –
Liberal Francis Clifford Saville 4,531 24.84 –
Co-operative Commonwealth Alfred O. Arnston 2,261 12.40 –
Progressive Conservative Charles Henry McCleary 1,784 9.78 –
Labor–Progressive Ewart Pearse Taylor 426 2.34 –
Total valid votes 18,240 99.43
Total rejected ballots 104 0.57 –
Turnout 18,344 59.87 –
Eligible voters 30,641
Social Credit gain from Swing +37.74
Source: Library of Parliament[12][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Battle River--Camrose, 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: Battle River--Camrose, 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: Battle River--Camrose, 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: Battle River--Camrose, 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: Battle River--Camrose, 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: Battle River--Camrose, Alberta (1955)". lop.parl.ca.
  12. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Battle River--Camrose, Alberta (1953)". lop.parl.ca.
  13. ^ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1953). Twenty-Second General Election, 1953: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Queen's Printer.


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