Rocky Mountain (provincial electoral district)

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Rocky Mountain
Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created1909
District abolished1935
First contested 1909
Last contested 1935

Rocky Mountain was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1935. [1]

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Rocky Mountain is not to be confused with Rocky Mountain House which was formed in 1940 north of Rocky Mountain's former boundary.

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Rocky Mountain
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
See Rosebud electoral district from 1905-1909
2nd  1909–1913   Charles M. O'Brien Socialist
3rd  1913–1917   Robert E. Campbell Conservative
4th  1917–1921
5th  1921–1926   Philip Martin Christophers Dominion Labor
6th  1926–1930
7th  1930–1935   George Edward Cruickshank Independent
8th  1935–1940   Ernest O. Duke Social Credit
See Banff-Cochrane electoral district from 1940-1975,
Okotoks-High River electoral district from 1940-1971
and Pincher Creek-Crowsnest electoral district from 1940-1993

In 1909 Rocky Mountain was formed from the western edge of Rosebud in the north part of the riding, the entire riding of Banff, the western half of High River and Macleod. As well as the north part of Pincher Creek. In 1940, the north part of the riding merged with Cochrane to form Banff-Cochrane. Okotoks-High River expanded to fill the central portion of the riding and Pincher Creek expanded to fill the south end of the riding and became Pincher Creek-Crowsnest. The riding ran the length of the Rocky Mountains along the Alberta / British Columbia border.

After the Alberta Legislature passed an Act increasing the number of seats from 25 to 41, [2] the Frank Paper described the Rocky Mountain constituency as a "monstrous gerrymander" which benefited labour interests. [3] An effort was made for the 1909 election to have a single candidate represent both the Liberal and Conservative parties, but eventually both parties nominated a candidate. [4] Henry Edward Lyon was nominated for the Conservatives, while John Angus McDonald was nominated for the Liberals. [5]

Election results

1909

1909 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Socialist Charles M. O'Brien 55537.83%
Independent Liberal John Angus Macdonald52035.45%
Conservative Henry Edward Lyon39226.72%
Total1,467
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A
Eligible electors / TurnoutN/A
Socialist pickup new district.
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain Official Results 1909 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020. [6]

1913

1913 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert E. Campbell 1,09941.74%15.02%
Socialist Charles M. O'Brien 1,01838.66%0.83%
Liberal William B. Powell51619.60%
Total2,633
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A
Eligible electors / TurnoutN/A
Conservative gain from Socialist Swing 0.35%
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917

1917 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert E. Campbell Acclaimed
TotalN/A
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A
Eligible electors / turnoutN/AN/A
Conservative hold Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain 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%±%
Dominion Labor Philip Martin Christophers 1,30440.02%
Liberal A. Morrison1,14335.08%
United Farmers W. Sharpe81124.89%
Total3,258
Rejected, spoiled and declinedN/A
Eligible electors / TurnoutN/A
Dominion Labor gain from Conservative Swing N/A
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1926

1926 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Dominion Labor Philip Martin Christophers 1,76552.66%12.63%
Conservative John Kerr80123.90%
Liberal A.M. Densmore78623.45%-11.63%
Total3,352
Rejected, spoiled and declined349
Eligible electors / TurnoutN/A
Dominion Labor hold Swing 11.91%
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain Official Results 1926 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1930

1930 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George Edward Cruickshank 1,60450.02%
Dominion Labor Joseph Stobbs82025.57%-27.09%
Independent R. Sudworth78324.42%
Total3,207
Rejected, spoiled and declined280
Eligible electors / Turnout5,24266.52%1.79%
Independent gain from Dominion Labor Swing -2.16%
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain Official Results 1930 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1935

1935 Alberta general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Social Credit Ernest O. Duke 2,99654.49%
Communist H. Murphy1,08019.64%
Liberal D.J. MacNeil1,03318.79%
Independent George Edward Cruickshank 3897.08%-42.60%
Total5,498
Rejected, spoiled and declined148
Eligible electors / Turnout6,88881.97%15.45%
Social Credit gain from Independent Swing 5.20%
Source(s)
Source: "Rocky Mountain Official Results 1935 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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References

  1. "Election results for Rocky Mountain". abheritage.ca. Wayback Machine: Heritage Community Foundation. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. An Act respecting the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, SA 1909, c 2, retrieved from CanLII on 2021-12-09
  3. "Is Monstrous Gerrymander". Frank Paper. March 4, 1909. p. 1.
  4. "Lyon Tory Candidate". Frank Paper. March 4, 1909. p. 1.
  5. "Election Notice". Frank Paper. March 18, 1909. p. 1.
  6. "Election Notice". Frank Paper. March 18, 1909. p. 1.

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