Ribstone (provincial electoral district)

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]

Ribstone

Alberta electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of Alberta
District created	1913
District abolished	1940
First contested	1913
Last contested	1935

Ribstone is named for the Hamlet of Ribstone, Alberta.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Ribstone
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
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 general election

1913 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Gray Turgeon	669	55.56%	0.00%
	Conservative	William John Blair	535	44.44%	0.00%
Total			1,204	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			N/A	N/A	–
	Liberal pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "Ribstone 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	James Gray Turgeon	Acclaimed	–	–
Total			N/A	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			N/A	N/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 general election

1921 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Farmers	Charles O. Wright	2,192	70.69%	–
	Liberal	James Gray Turgeon	909	29.31%	–
Total			3,101	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			N/A	N/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 general election

1926 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Farmers	William George Farquharson	1,524	62.72%	-7.97%
	Liberal	Allen Johnstone	622	25.60%	-3.72%
	Conservative	E.C. Tregale	284	11.69%	–
Total			2,430	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			215	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			3,767	70.22%	–
	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 general election

1930 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Farmers	William George Farquharson	1,672	60.14%	-2.57%
	Liberal	James Lees	837	30.11%	4.51%
	Conservative	Daniel Glockzin	271	9.75%	-1.94%
Total			2,780	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			157	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			4,093	71.76%	–
	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 general election

1935 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Credit	Albert Lester Blue	2,684	71.16%	–
	Liberal	R.M. Lee	589	15.62%	-14.49%
	United Farmers	William George Farquharson	499	13.23%	-46.91%
Total			3,772	–	–
Rejected, Spoiled and Declined			117	–	–
Eligible electors / Turnout			4,455	87.30%	–
	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.

Also see

• Alberta provincial electoral districts
• Ribstone, Alberta, a hamlet in eastern Alberta.

References

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

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