Clearwater (provincial electoral district)

Clearwater was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1913 to 1926.[1]

Clearwater

Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created	1913
District abolished	1926
First contested	1913
Last contested	1921

History

The district was controversial because it had only 74 enumerated people when it was created under the 1913 redistribution. It was the smallest district in terms of population in Alberta history. After Joseph State died in 1924, the United Farmers government was facing a possible by-election in the district. The government decided to redistribute the riding and drop the seat from the Assembly. The riding was divided up between Pembina, Lac Ste. Anne and Peace River.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Clearwater
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
3rd	1913–1917		Henry William McKenney	Liberal
4th	1917–1921		Joseph State
5th	1921–1926
See Pembina electoral district from 1909-1971 Lac Ste. Anne electoral district from 1909-1971 and Peace River electoral district from 1926-1971

Election results

1913 general election

1913 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry William McKenney	40	38.83%	–
	Conservative	A. Williamson Taylor	39	37.86%	–
	Socialist	Joseph Andrew Clarke	24	23.30%	–
Total			103	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			N/A	N/A	–
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "Clearwater Official Results 1913 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1917 general election

1917 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph State	188	64.38%	25.55%
	Conservative	R. M. Frith	104	35.62%	-2.25%
Total			292	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			407	71.74%	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		13.90%
Source(s) Source: "Clearwater Official Results 1917 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

1921 general election

1921 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph State	234	41.94%	-22.45%
	Liberal	O. T. Lee	147	26.34%	-38.04%
	Independent	R. G. Campbell	117	20.97%	–
	Independent	S. W. Chambers	60	10.75%	–
Total			558	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			709	78.70%	+6.96%
	Liberal hold		Swing		-6.59%
Source(s) Source: "Clearwater Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

• Rotten borough
• Alberta provincial electoral districts

References

1. "Election results for Clearwater". abheritage.ca. Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
2. "An Act to Amend the Legislative Assembly Act chapter 35". Statutes of the Province of Alberta. Government of Alberta. 1924. pp. 371–373.

Further reading

• Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

External links

• Elections Alberta
• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta