Acadia (federal electoral district)

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

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History

Acadia was created in 1924 from Battle River 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

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

  1. Robert Gardiner, Progressive/United Farmers (1925–1935)
  2. Victor Quelch, Social Credit (1935–1958)
  3. Jack Horner, Progressive Conservative (1958–1968)

Election results

1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Robert Gardiner 5,362
Liberal Robert Eaton 1,552
Conservative George Harrison Wade 1,481
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
United Farmers of Alberta Robert Gardiner 7,041
Conservative George Harrison Wade 1,803
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
United Farmers of Alberta Robert Gardiner acclaimed
1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Social Credit Victor Quelch 6,166
Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Gardiner 1,859
Liberal Arthur Melville Day 1,444
Conservative Cyril Augustin Coughlin 1,024
1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Social Credit Victor Quelch 3,767
Liberal Arthur M. Day 3,740
Co-operative Commonwealth George B. Smith 802
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Social Credit Victor Quelch 5,556
Liberal Lawrence Edgar Helmer 2,035
Co-operative Commonwealth John Kenneth Sutherland 1,903
Progressive Conservative John Albert Williams1,211
1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Social Credit Victor Quelch 5,897
Liberal Isber Frank Shacker 4,186
1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Social Credit Victor Quelch 7,956
Liberal Arthur M. Day 7,503
Co-operative Commonwealth Stuart McRae 1,856
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Social Credit Victor Quelch 10,348
Liberal Crawford Ferguson 5,825
Progressive Conservative William R. Kent 1,852
Co-operative Commonwealth Stuart McRae 1,520
1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Jack Horner 9,669
Social Credit Meredith P. Bergman 5,597
Liberal Crawford Ferguson 2,995
Co-operative Commonwealth Kenn S. Tory 942
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Jack H. Horner 8,440
Social Credit G. Marshall Hewson 7,565
Liberal Walter Peter Hourihan 2,150
New Democratic Floyd A. Johnson 1,021
Independent Liberal James A. Robinson 311
Independent John Darby Naismith189

† John Naismith campaigned under the All Canadian Party designation, the only candidate ever to do so.

1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Jack Horner 10,616
Social Credit G. Marshall Hewson 7,018
Liberal Walter Peter Hourihan 1,995
New Democratic Floyd A. Johnson 840
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Jack Horner 10,813
Social Credit Arthur Wiebe 5,384
Liberal Walter Peter Hourihan 1,786
New Democratic Art Bunney 911

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