Redcliff (provincial electoral district)

Redcliff was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1926.[1]

Redcliff

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 Redcliff electoral district was formed prior to the 1913 Alberta general election from the Medicine Hat, Lethbridge District and Gleichen electoral districts. The Redcliff electoral district derived its name from the Town of Redcliff, Alberta.

The Redcliff electoral district was dissolved prior to the 1926 Alberta general election, and formed the new Empress electoral district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs)

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Redcliff
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
See Medicine Hat electoral district from 1905-1913, Lethbridge District from 1909-1913 and Gleichen electoral district from 1905-1913
3rd	1913–1917		Charles S. Pingle	Liberal
4th	1917–1921
5th	1921–1926		William C. Smith	United Farmers
See Empress electoral district from 1926-1940

Electoral history

1913 general election

1913 Alberta general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Pingle	645	60.11%	–
	Conservative	H. S. Gerow	428	39.89%	–
Total			1,073	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			N/A	N/A	–
Source(s) Source: "Redcliff 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	Charles Pingle	Acclaimed	–	–
	Liberal hold		Swing		N/A
Source(s) Source: "Redcliff 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	William C. Smith	1,950	58.44%	–
	Liberal	Charles S. Pingle	1,387	41.56%	–
Total			3,337	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			N/A	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			4,385	76.10%	–
	United Farmers gain from Liberal		Swing		N/A
Source(s) Source: "Redcliff Official Results 1921 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

See also

• Alberta provincial electoral districts
• Redcliff, Alberta, a Town in southeastern Alberta, Canada.

References

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