Bow River (electoral district)

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Bow River was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968 and from 1979 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1914 from Macleod riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Calgary North, Calgary South, Crowfoot, Medicine Hat, Palliser, Red Deer and Rocky Mountain ridings.

It was re-created in 1976 from parts of Lethbriddge, Paliser and Rocky Mountain ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Beaver river, Calgary North, Calgary Northeast, Calgary Southeast, Calgary Southwest, Calgary West, Crowfoot, Lethbrdieg, Macleod, Red Deer and Wild Rose ridings.


[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Government HALLADAY, Howard Hadden 3,757
     Opposition GOUGE, Jesse Elmer 2,996
     Non-Partisan League GALBRAITH, Daniel Harcourt 1,453
     Labour REID, John 312


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive GARLAND, Edward Joseph 11,527
     Conservative FULTON, William Rose 3,579
     Unknown WIERTZ, Herbert Adolph 369


Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive GARLAND, Edward Joseph 3,773
     Liberal GOUGE, Jesse Elmer 2,917
     Conservative DOUGLASS, William James 2,075


Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers GARLAND, Edward Joseph 5,144
     Conservative SCRATCH, Acle Carman 3,028


Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers GARLAND, Edward Joseph 5,825
     Conservative GRAHAM, Dawson 4,653


Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit JOHNSTON, Charles Edward 7,529
     Conservative DAVISON, Andrew 3,091
     Co-operative Commonwealth GARLAND, Edward Joseph 2,315
     Liberal WALROD, Charles Ross 1,242


Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit JOHNSTON, Charles Edward 5,410
     Liberal CLAYPOOL, A.B. 4,050
     National Government MANNING, M.E. 3,248
     Co-operative Commonwealth LIESMER, A.J.E. 2,197
     Communist ANDERSON, Lawrence 847


Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit JOHNSTON, Charles Edward 6,569
     Progressive Conservative MCKINNON, John Angus 3,917
     Co-operative Commonwealth COLDWELL, John Herbert 3,386
     Liberal SOUTHERN, William George 2,091
     Labour-Progressive BROWN, John Blair 1,149


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit JOHNSTON, Charles Edward 8,537
     Liberal MACDONALD, William Duncan 4,449
     Progressive Conservative WILDE, Wilfred John 2,558
     Co-operative Commonwealth ELLINSON, George Edwin 1,530
     Labour-Progressive ROBERTS, Arthur Llewelyn 969


Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit JOHNSTON, Charles Edward 7,320
     Liberal MACDONALD, William Duncan 4,698
     Progressive Conservative WILDE, Wilfred J. 2,698
     Labour-Progressive ROBERTS, Arthur Llewelyn 671


Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit JOHNSTON, Charles Edward 7,383
     Progressive Conservative WOOLLIAMS, Eldon Mattison 7,039
     Liberal BATES, Arthur Cecil 4,493


Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative WOOLLIAMS, Eldon M. 12,695
     Social Credit JOHNSTON, Charles Edward 5,646
     Liberal OLSON, Francis John Robert 1,772


Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative WOOLLIAMS, Eldon M. 10,733
     Social Credit PORTER, Francis J. 6,844
     Liberal HASTINGS, Earl A. 3,944
     New Democrat BOWERS, Gordon 1,629


Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative WOOLLIAMS, Eldon M. 11,461
     Social Credit PORTER, Francis J. 7,460
     Liberal HASTINGS, Earl 4,589
     New Democrat SIEWERT, Walter W. 1,481


Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative WOOLLIAMS, Eldon M. 12,611
     Social Credit ALLEN, Ron 5,671
     Liberal ANDERSON, W. James 3,615
     New Democrat MURDOCH, Doug 1,836


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Taylor 25,973
     Independent Stanley Schumacher 8,378
     Liberal HOMBERT, Madeline J. 4,633
     New Democrat BURKE, Gale 2,200


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Taylor 30,463
     Liberal TILLEY, Neville 5,850
     New Democrat RADKE, David 2,802
     Social Credit KIDDLE, Edward M. 656


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gordon Taylor 43,033
     New Democrat MCCUTCHEON, William 5,258
     Liberal TANNER, B.C. 4,066
     New Democrat TAYLOR, Gordon D. 2,349
     Confederation of Regions OSEEN, Dean 1,443
     Social Credit ERHART, Tom 326

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Riding history from the] Library of Parliament

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