Nanton (provincial electoral district)

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Nanton
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1909
District abolished1930
First contested 1909
Last contested 1926

Nanton was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1926. [1]

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History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Nanton
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See High River electoral district from 1905-1909
and Macleod electoral district from 1905-1909
2nd  1909–1913   John M. Glendenning Liberal
3rd  1913–1917
4th  1917–1921   James Weir Nonpartisan League
5th  1921–1926   Daniel Harcourt Galbraith United Farmers
6th  1926–1930
See Nanton-Claresholm electoral district from 1930-1940

The Nanton electoral district was formed prior to the 1909 Alberta general election from a portion of the High River and Macleod electoral districts.

Prior to the 1930 Alberta general election, the Nanton electoral district was merged with a portion of the Claresholm electoral district to form the Nanton-Claresholm electoral district.

The electoral district was named for the Town of Nanton.

Election results

1909

1909 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John M. Glendenning 43954.88%–
Conservative Albert J. Robertson 36145.13%–
Total800––
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A––
Eligible electors / turnout1,042N/A–
Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Nanton Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1913

1913 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John M. Glendenning 46359.51%4.64%
Conservative John Thomas Cooper31540.49%-4.64%
Total778––
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A––
Eligible electors / turnout95481.55%–
Liberal hold Swing 4.64%
Source(s)
Source: "Nanton Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917

1917 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Non-Partisan League James Weir 43934.79%–
Liberal John M. Glendenning 41532.88%-26.63%
Conservative John Thomas Cooper40832.33%-8.16%
Total1,262––
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A––
Eligible electors / turnoutN/AN/A–
Independent gain from Liberal Swing -8.56%
Source(s)
Source: "Nanton Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1921

1921 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Farmers Daniel Harcourt Galbraith 72761.35%–
Liberal John M. Glendenning 45838.65%5.77%
Total1,185––
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A––
Eligible electors / turnoutN/AN/A–
United Farmers gain from Independent Swing 10.40%
Source(s)
Source: "Nanton Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1926

1926 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Farmers Daniel Harcourt Galbraith 74557.75%-3.60%
Conservative W. H. Keen34126.43%–
Liberal D. Stanford20415.81%-22.84%
Total1,290––
Rejected, spoiled and declined73––
Eligible electors / turnout1,81675.06%–
United Farmers hold Swing 4.31%
Source(s)
Source: "Nanton Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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References

  1. ↑ "Election results for Nanton". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

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