Ribstone (provincial electoral district)

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Ribstone
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1913
District abolished1940
First contested 1913
Last contested 1935

Ribstone was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1913 to 1940. [1]

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Ribstone is named for the Hamlet of Ribstone, Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ribstone
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Sedgewick electoral district from 1909-1913
3rd  1913–1917   James Gray Turgeon Liberal
4th  1917–1921
5th  1921–1926   Charles O. Wright United Farmers
6th  1926–1930 William George Farquharson
7th  1930–1935
8th  1935–1940   Albert Lester Blue Social Credit
See Wainwright electoral district from 1940-2004
and Acadia-Coronation electoral district from 1940-1963

Electoral history

1913

1913 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Gray Turgeon 66955.56%0.00%
Conservative William John Blair 53544.44%0.00%
Total1,204
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A
Eligible electors / turnoutN/AN/A
Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Ribstone Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917

1917 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Gray Turgeon Acclaimed
TotalN/A
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A
Eligible electors / turnoutN/AN/A
Liberal hold Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Ribstone Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
One of eleven Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta acclaimed under The Elections Act Section 38, which stipulated that any member of the 3rd Alberta Legislative Assembly would be guaranteed re-election, with no contest held, if the member joined for wartime service in the First World War.
An Act amending The Election Act respecting Members of the Legislative Assembly on Active Service. , SA 1917, c. 38

1921

1921 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Farmers Charles O. Wright 2,19270.69%
Liberal James Gray Turgeon 90929.31%
Total3,101
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A
Eligible electors / turnoutN/AN/A
United Farmers gain from Liberal Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Ribstone Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1926

1926 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Farmers William George Farquharson 1,52462.72%-7.97%
Liberal Allen Johnstone62225.60%-3.72%
Conservative E.C. Tregale28411.69%
Total2,430
Rejected, spoiled and declined215
Eligible electors / turnout3,76770.22%
United Farmers hold Swing -2.13%
Source(s)
Source: "Ribstone Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1930

1930 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Farmers William George Farquharson 1,67260.14%-2.57%
Liberal James Lees83730.11%4.51%
Conservative Daniel Glockzin2719.75%-1.94%
Total2,780
Rejected, spoiled and declined157
Eligible electors / turnout4,09371.76%
United Farmers hold Swing -3.54%
Source(s)
Source: "Ribstone Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1935

1935 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Albert Lester Blue 2,68471.16%
Liberal R.M. Lee58915.62%-14.49%
United Farmers William George Farquharson 49913.23%-46.91%
Total3,772
Rejected, spoiled and declined117
Eligible electors / turnout4,45587.30%
Social Credit gain from United Farmers Swing 12.75%
Source(s)
Source: "Ribstone Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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References

  1. "Election results for Ribstone". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

Further reading

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